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    I've been reporting a few spammers as well...... w@nkers





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    Quote Originally Posted by VroomVroom View Post
    spammers are so annoying. bunch of pathetic losers with nothing better to do??
    I suspect it is an automated bot program in this particular case.

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    Quote Originally Posted by mickstv View Post
    I've been reporting a few spammers as well...... w@nkers
    And much appreciated too mate, you are always one of the first to report them and have been for a number of years.

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    Been a few times I have logged in to see every " New posts" are full of the crap.....
    Will look for the report Post next time.
    I did notify once before..

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    mutanti, its the triangle, bottom left 4th choice over.

    they (it, the bot?) visited again this morning.

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    Quote Originally Posted by mutanti View Post
    Will look for the report Post next time.
    Just look for the radio button in the offending post, see below pic of the button, press it and it will pop up a window, just write spammer and hit send

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    Quote Originally Posted by vnboost View Post
    Why are we getting spammed so hard lately?
    Me thinks That Muslims are do it because of the anti Muslim on this Forum. Yes this is real as I help a Friend of Mine that is Muslim from the Mosque of Runcorn Qld and he pick me up from Home and took me to his house to fix his Steerable Dish (new Motech) and He know Austech, so a few of them and he commented on how we are racist on this forum. Personally we should be allow to say what we want
    All of the Member on Austech, Saw Hello to FARHAD!! My kids use to call him when young Uncle FART HARD.

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    Quote Originally Posted by Mr 672A View Post
    Me thinks That Muslims are do it because of the anti Muslim on this Forum.
    That doesn't make much sense.

    Spammers rely on people buying a product or service, or at least clicking on links.

    There would be no benefit 'advertising' on a website where nobody is interested.... and we are not interested in any SPAM, regardless of who sends it, so they are wasting their time and efforts, regardless of what imaginary sky fairy they worship, if any.

    As admin mentioned, this is likely an automated bot and sends crap everywhere... without any knowledge or choice of religion, race, colour, political persuasion, etc.

    Now, let's not turn this into a Muslim/Anti-Muslim thread please... even if you do think Muslims are malicious and responsible for the SPAM.

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    Quote Originally Posted by mtv View Post
    That doesn't make much sense.

    Spammers rely on people buying a product or service, or at least clicking on links.

    There would be no benefit 'advertising' on a website where nobody is interested.... and we are not interested in any SPAM, regardless of who sends it, so they are wasting their time and efforts, regardless of what imaginary sky fairy they worship, if any.

    As admin mentioned, this is likely an automated bot and sends crap everywhere... without any knowledge or choice of religion, race, colour, political persuasion, etc.

    Now, let's not turn this into a Muslim/Anti-Muslim thread please... even if you do think Muslims are malicious and responsible for the SPAM.
    The one I spotted just talk about anything not related to the forum itself. Its Just jibberish just to piss you off. Well Im tell you what I was told whilst in a car sitting in the Passengers seat. See Most of the Muslims I Know have 2.3M Satellite Dish (about 500 or More have dishes) either in Brisbane Runcorn area or the Big Head Office Mosque in Root Hill Blacktown Road and they watch the MTA Channel on Asiasat 5 (3760H ) and whilst at it they watch any other Arabic satellite Channel (not allow to do this) so when they Google for Satellite they find this Site and some how wonder the the General Chat Forum.

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    I have made a couple of changes as they are getting worse. I notice the last one just got auto moderated so you would not have seen any of the posts, hopefully most will now go this way.

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    Quote Originally Posted by admin View Post
    I have made a couple of changes as they are getting worse. I notice the last one just got auto moderated so you would not have seen any of the posts, hopefully most will now go this way.
    Just deleted another stack of spam from a couple of new registrations, so they are still getting through, admin

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    wow this morning they were reappearing as fast as they were being deleted

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    I know it's annoying, but do you guys think those anti-robot captcha things might work? You know, "Prove you're human."

    What would be sad is if it got to a point where someone first has to be recommended by another member or qualify somehow before being allowed to join, but that might very well be necessary unfortunately.

    Maybe you need to pass some kind of test before joining.

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    Quote Originally Posted by Rick View Post
    I just hit report and enter Spam or spammer alert, the admin team are very quick to act
    You're right. Even at 5.30 in the morning.

    Sorry to whoever got the short straw this time

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    What spam?


    If u want to go on an expedition get a Land Rover, if u want to come home from an expedition get a Landcruiser!

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    Quote Originally Posted by PZ. View Post
    Sorry to whoever got the short straw this time
    That's ok mate - it's not like you have to delete them one at a time.

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    Wow again today . . .

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    Quote Originally Posted by mtv View Post
    Just deleted another stack of spam from a couple of new registrations, so they are still getting through, admin
    Yep, I cleaned up a few this morning. I have to tread very carefully otherwise I will end up blocking all legit users signing up.

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    Quote Originally Posted by AdrianR View Post
    I know it's annoying, but do you guys think those anti-robot captcha things might work? You know, "Prove you're human."
    We have them. And they complete them on sign up.

    What we do really depends on how long they keep going, most spam generally stops after a period of time but there are always exceptions to the rule. And unfortunately as forums are in decline, so are modifications to deal with a lot of things.

    Another option is the one in the picture below :


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    Quote Originally Posted by admin View Post
    We have them. And they complete them on sign up.
    Yeah, no, I meant before each and every post.

    There was a forum I was on before where it did this for about the first ten posts or so, until the team could see I was a legit poster. Once I became an established member, the captcha didn't come up anymore. Sometimes it did though, just at random, just to keep one on your toes.

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