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I just logged on in here after receiving a PM from a recently joined spammer. There are also a number of other spammers currently posting on the board. Where can I report these members to?

 

 

i too was sent a pm for porn. Singlegirl or something like that.

 

 

Yeah me three.

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Just do what I did guys. I forwarded a copy of my PM to Ashely (the only active mod) with a cc to Drew and typed a short message letting them know it was a spam message I received. Then let her take care of it. This is the easiest way in my opinion.

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Have a little patience guys. HF is always good about cleaning this stuff up once a mod logs in, but there is only 1 active mod these days (they should really think about adding another) so you'll have to wait until she logs in.

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You guys are acting like it's easy to be a mod. I've done modding on other sites and you guys don't understand what a headache it van be. All the scrutiny, everyone thinks they can do your job better, Ect. Don't apply to be a mod, it would be a wasted effort, if hf needs another mod, drew will pic the right candidate.

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stupid spammer. account is suspended. I'm going to figure out how to delete the offending PM from everybody's inbox... This should be fun.

no worries, i deleted mine the old fashioned way

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Drew, anyway you can add a captcha to the registration process. It will stop bots from being able to register.

There is a captcha on registrations and actually it is now reCaptcha I believe. Supposed to be much better.

This however was a single spammer spamming through PM messages. Currently, there is no captcha in place for sending PM's. That might have to change soon.

I just ran an update on the database and changed the content of the spam message to remove the bad link. If you still have the message in your inbox, go take a look and you'll see what I mean.

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There is a captcha on registrations and actually it is now reCaptcha I believe. Supposed to be much better.

This however was a single spammer spamming through PM messages. Currently, there is no captcha in place for sending PM's. That might have to change soon.

I just ran an update on the database and changed the content of the spam message to remove the bad link. If you still have the message in your inbox, go take a look and you'll see what I mean.

Shows how long ago I registered. I got the PM spam as well, but since I get so few PMs it was kind of nice...if not a bit annoying.

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im a admin on another forum. I kno what it takes to be a moderator on a forum

I've come to appreciate the agony unique to each, although I prefer admin because it is awesome to have the final say.

 

Spamming is a universal evil. It is an aggravation for an admin to have to individually validate new members, but in my experience it takes less time collectively than the individual time it takes to clean up the mess caused by each spammer. You can root out most spammers and other malcontents fairly quickly by googling the IP address they registered with before deciding whether or not to activate their accounts.

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i love how everyone is trying to jump the gun and be a mod. lol.

just because you all spend so much time on hf doesnt make you a good candidate.

if there needs to be a new mod. im sure the current mods will give recommendations to drew, then he will decide.

thats even if we need a new mod.

 

so honestly, stop campaigning. lol

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i love how everyone is trying to jump the gun and be a mod. lol.

just because you all spend so much time on hf doesnt make you a good candidate.

if there needs to be a new mod. im sure the current mods will give recommendations to drew, then he will decide.

thats even if we need a new mod.

 

so honestly, stop campaigning. lol

 

 

Don't try and fool us with your hidden agenda for HF domination. lol. :D

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if there needs to be a new mod. im sure the current mods will give recommendations to drew, then he will decide.

 

that's how it's done

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