DriverPacks.net Forum - New user registration requirements foil spammers!

Re: New user registration requirements foil spammers!

null@example.com (TechDud) — Sat, 09 Feb 2013 02:49:10 +0000

"Indeed, O'Neil" - Christopher Judge

Re: New user registration requirements foil spammers!

null@example.com (mr_smartepants) — Wed, 06 Feb 2013 21:44:58 +0000

I know right!?
One spammer I just deleted posted 93 times today.

Re: New user registration requirements foil spammers!

null@example.com (ricktendo64) — Wed, 06 Feb 2013 17:42:07 +0000

LOL its like they are taunting you

Re: New user registration requirements foil spammers!

null@example.com (OverFlow) — Wed, 09 May 2012 01:14:07 +0000

And the number one goofball still present here

Re: New user registration requirements foil spammers!

null@example.com (mr_smartepants) — Tue, 08 May 2012 19:38:46 +0000

Woohoo! That's 645 idiots we don't have to deal with. Thanks Wim!

Re: New user registration requirements foil spammers!

null@example.com (Wim Leers) — Tue, 08 May 2012 15:52:14 +0000

I just checked the DB. Apparently this plug-in only retains the data for the last 30 days. Which is good.

However, there's an auto-increment primary key, which is currently at 645. So, the current grand total is 645

Re: New user registration requirements foil spammers!

null@example.com (mr_smartepants) — Tue, 08 May 2012 12:21:10 +0000

352 blocked spammers since 2012-04-08 14:04:04
Last 24 hours: 10
Last 7 days: 74
Last 30 days: 352

I wish there was a "total" number.

Re: New user registration requirements foil spammers!

null@example.com (mr_smartepants) — Wed, 28 Mar 2012 20:50:00 +0000

373 blocked spammers since 2012-03-09 11:44:19
Last 24 hours: 88
Last 7 days: 148
Last 30 days: 373

Man, these idiots just don't learn.

Re: New user registration requirements foil spammers!

null@example.com (mr_smartepants) — Tue, 20 Mar 2012 06:24:55 +0000

178 blocked spammers since 2012-03-09 11:44:19
Last 24 hours: 6
Last 7 days: 60
Last 30 days: 178

This is really effective!

Re: New user registration requirements foil spammers!

null@example.com (mr_smartepants) — Fri, 16 Mar 2012 20:55:46 +0000

150 blocked spammers since 2012-03-09 11:44:19
Last 24 hours: 9
Last 7 days: 127
Last 30 days: 150

Wow, this is nice! Thanks Wim!

Re: New user registration requirements foil spammers!

null@example.com (mr_smartepants) — Thu, 15 Mar 2012 06:29:22 +0000

No new user accounts AT ALL since 3/9. 6 days without a single user registration.
Wow.

139 blocked spammers since 2012-03-09 11:44:19
Last 24 hours: 7
Last 7 days: 139
Last 30 days: 139

Re: New user registration requirements foil spammers!

null@example.com (Helmi) — Wed, 14 Mar 2012 09:58:20 +0000

Nice to hear!
It was getting quite excessive killing all those spammers on a daily basis...

Anyway, @TechDud:
IMO, it's missing one essential category:
Type ID 10 T: Posts by those who post but don't read.

Re: New user registration requirements foil spammers!

null@example.com (mr_smartepants) — Mon, 12 Mar 2012 22:48:44 +0000

Wow, these new changes are REALLY effective!

112 blocked spammers since 2012-03-09 11:44:19
Last 24 hours: 55
Last 7 days: 112

The idiots have been busy.

Re: New user registration requirements foil spammers!

null@example.com (TechDud) — Mon, 12 Mar 2012 08:26:51 +0000

now that the spam is gone, that leaves the "seven types of commentards":

Simon Sharwood APAC Editor from 'the Register' wrote:

"Researchers say labels beyond "lurker" and "contributor" needed"

here --> http://www.theregister.co.uk/2012/03/12 … ommentard/

Would you say DP's (itself Stage 2?) needs more "Type 4" posts?

New user registration requirements foil spammers!

null@example.com (mr_smartepants) — Mon, 12 Mar 2012 06:31:23 +0000

Our founder Wim Leers has implemented a new user registration process and as a result our spambot registration count has dropped dramatically.
In the past, we were manually deleting between 20-30 spambot accounts per day. Over the past weekend I've manually deleted 3.
Looks like we found a countermeasure that works.

66 blocked spammers since 2012-03-09 11:44:19
Last 24 hours: 10
Last 7 days: 66

So if you are a legitimate user with accessibility issues and are having problems with the new system, please send an email to the admin and we'll create an account manually for you.