Bots

I am trying to at least delete the posts asap but we need Teebs to stop them completely.

i don't think that stops them, i think guest accounts shouldn't be allowed to post or comment until they fully register & verify their account.
also, having moderator(s) at different time zones allows around the clock filtration of these pests. (i personally would volunteer for such task ! as i live in the EU )

i don't think that stops them, i think guest accounts shouldn't be allowed to post or comment until they fully register & verify their account.
also, having moderator(s) at different time zones allows around the clock filtration of these pests. (i personally would volunteer for such task ! as i live in the EU )

They have normal accounts, not guests. Maybe better veryfication would work.

Ok I was just trying to think of a solution to all the spam messages

List of the bots I see:

Sharzonmef
PhiplipgeX

I would suggest at least level 3 (or equivalent of 5 to 10 posts) to be required for making new threads.

I would suggest at least level 3 (or equivalent of 5 to 10 posts) to be required for making new threads.

but they can just spam comments then spam threads when they unlock them.

I am sure Teebs will come up with elegant idea how to stop them. :smile:

Maybe better veryfication would work.

Fairly certain this is the key here.
Let us summon teebling!

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Make them click on ALL of the buses and fire hydrants and crosswalks and traffic lights and oh my God I hate those things.

what can be done is implement a wow-eque questions that change in each form/wrong entry in the registration form as anti automated bot measure
like this picture

would be funny if one of those questions was Where's Mankrik's Wife ?!
or where is the Argent Dawn located ?!
or what does MC stand for ?!
or Where is Karazhan ?!
or what weapons do hunters use ?! answer = yes

We already have something like this, but the question (and the answer) is static, which is what's causing the issue.
The questions / answers cannot be static because it just takes one correct reply to redirect a whole lot of bots to one forum, which can easily be done by someone at their desk looking for a place to send the bots.

Make them click on ALL of the buses and fire hydrants and crosswalks and traffic lights and oh my God I hate those things.

believe me, this isn't difficult to circumvent, as a software engineer, i can tell you it is quite easy to train a python AI script that uses CNN(convoluted neural networks) to distinguish each object in a picture and choose the correct answer.

would be funny if one of those questions was Where's Mankrik's Wife ?!

We know where she is, but not who killed her.