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Tue 16 Mar 2021 09:53
Spam - bathtub tom

Looking at the 'latest post' times, I presume a load of spam came in just after midnight, as the new posts aren't there. Thank you mods.

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Tue 16 Mar 2021 10:58
Spam - FP

Seconded.

Yes, there has been a lot of spam recently, but it doesn't last long, so someone (or more than one person) is very on the ball.

No doubt all will be revealed soon.

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Tue 16 Mar 2021 14:16
Spam - HJ Editor

Since the very sad passing of Avant I have taken on removing spam as often as I can - most of it comes in overnight so I check as soon as I can (after the school run).

We will have two new moderators in place as soon as we can so I will let everyone know when that happens.

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Tue 16 Mar 2021 14:50
Spam - FP

Thanks for this. It does make the forum a more pleasant place to visit.

I'm thinking we could probably make a good guess as to who the moderators will be - but best of luck to you and them.

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Tue 16 Mar 2021 15:01
Spam - HJ Editor

I'm sure you can all work out who they will be but I won't ruin the big reveal....

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Wed 17 Mar 2021 01:58
Spam - expat

Thank you for removing the spam. Would it be possible for new members to have their first posts vetted by a moderator before appearing in the forum? I think that might stop most of the spam.

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Wed 17 Mar 2021 07:02
Spam - FP

" Would it be possible for new members to have their first posts vetted by a moderator before appearing in the forum? I think that might stop most of the spam."

That would be a good idea, but we have also had plenty of instances where a spammer has posted something innocuous in their first post as a precursor to spam, presumably to get around your proposed protocol. (I assume they believe it's already in place.)

No idea what you do about that.

Edited by FP on 17/03/2021 at 07:03

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Wed 17 Mar 2021 23:58
Spam - focussed

On another forum that I occasionally post on, the rule is that newbies have to achieve 5 posts before they can post any links. It might help.

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Thu 18 Mar 2021 09:38
Spam - Xileno

These are all good ideas and in use on some other forums. Another option is the use of a Captcha on registering. These will of course take time to code and test and I have no idea where this might fit in the IT Team's list of priorities. In the meantime ORB and I will try and keep the forums as spam-free as we can.

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