Re: Need help (forum spambot countermeasures)
Posted: Thu Dec 01, 2016 3:14 pm
Time for a confession: I think this mysterious "spammer" was me!
I created an account and lurked for a long time. As a proper busy person who never reads disclaimers and merely scrolls down as quick as possible to hit "accept," I never read the code of conduct for the forum. Thus, my first post ever contained a link, got marked as spam, and I was banned forever. (I was just trying to help some people find a good water filter, it's something I'm passionate about!)
Then, I tried in vain to get back on the forums by creating new accounts. It was right around the time this thread was started. I figured if I tried enough one would get approved, but Jacob was NOT having it haha. I had to use my fiance's computer before I finally got approved again. I don't know why it didn't occur sooner that my IP address must have been flagged. I guess I was desperate for my ERE fix and wasn't thinking straight
Anyway, maybe that will quell some of the fears that a horde of nasty scammers is trying to burst down the gates. Or, maybe my plight happened simultaneously to all this and it's just a coincidence.
TLDR: don't throw a hyperlink in your first post.
I created an account and lurked for a long time. As a proper busy person who never reads disclaimers and merely scrolls down as quick as possible to hit "accept," I never read the code of conduct for the forum. Thus, my first post ever contained a link, got marked as spam, and I was banned forever. (I was just trying to help some people find a good water filter, it's something I'm passionate about!)
Then, I tried in vain to get back on the forums by creating new accounts. It was right around the time this thread was started. I figured if I tried enough one would get approved, but Jacob was NOT having it haha. I had to use my fiance's computer before I finally got approved again. I don't know why it didn't occur sooner that my IP address must have been flagged. I guess I was desperate for my ERE fix and wasn't thinking straight
Anyway, maybe that will quell some of the fears that a horde of nasty scammers is trying to burst down the gates. Or, maybe my plight happened simultaneously to all this and it's just a coincidence.
TLDR: don't throw a hyperlink in your first post.