Please Read: Spambots, seeing illegal links & Reporting Posts

[Hadrian]

When you see a thread posted by a spambot please don't post inside it, it just helps them really. If you want to help just report it and thats it.

Seen an illegal link? Don't quote it, it just makes it more work for us as we have to edit the link out of your post too. Just report it and tell us how its an link to an illegal file and we'll go from there.

Regarding members, we'd appreciate it if you didn't post in the thread that you are reporting them. Just report them and thats that, otherwise most people just edit their posts and we have no proof of what they actually said.

We appreciate all of your help to keep the forum clean of spam, bad behaviour and illegal links.

I love you but in a way man loves his favourite food after going hungry for several hours.

 

[Cyan]

Are spambots trying many pass code ? (that's up to Narin to answer, if he can check the server's log)
Or are they used to detect the html tag's name/id with "type ... in ..." right the first time they visit a new website ?

either changing the pass/html tag/id/name from time to time, or printing it elsewhere than on the registering page could help, no ?



edit :
in fact it doesn't even need to type the sentence, it leads to the register page successfully.
Only the "I read it" needs to be checked, the other doesn't give an error.
(maybe it fails after new account creation confirmation, I can't try that)

I tried to type the sentence and checked all the needed checkbox, then on the next page (real registering page where you type your user information and confirm) it doesn't have the data from the previous page in the forms.
The checkbox and pass code is not on the form.

Maybe they are stored in a session and checked after confirmation, to prevent sending the correct data by form forge ?

 

[Kurobon]

The "GBAtemp does not host ROMs" is the closest I can think of, but we need something else. Maybe a common sense question like "Do you like Twilight?" If the answer's yes, then we know it's either a bot or someone we don't want on the forum anyway.

I lol'd at that

but yeah I found it odd that I never had to write in one of those randomly generated numbers or "click on the open circle". Admin should think about revamping security with some randomly generated code perhaps and only a real person would be able to figure it out

 

[updowners]

I don't really reply to spam topics so it should be fine for me anyway

 

[Law]

Just bumping this up to the latest discussions box because it looks like there are still idiots out there that are posting in the threads.

Also, to those who failed to read the rules:

Use the report function! If you see someone breaking a rule, report it. Don't reply to a post you've just reported and don't write an essay for the report reason but DO make it clear why it should be removed.

 

[Langin]

whoops I did reply an spambot tread srry

 

[ProtoKun7]

whoops I did reply an spambot tread srry

See you in three days

Spoiler

Nah, you might be alright.

 

[Langin]

whoops I did reply an spambot tread srry

See you in three days

Spoiler

Nah, you might be alright.

haha I am a lucky boy 0% warn! =D

well till now... maybe

 

[Hadrian]

3 days? Sometimes I do 12...you gotta do something bad to get that, like insult H.E.R.O. or something.

 

[Langin]

3 days? Sometimes I do 12...you gotta do something bad to get that, like insult H.E.R.O. or something.

wat is h.e.r.o.?? no seriusly I really dont know!

 

[Hadrian]

3 days? Sometimes I do 12...you gotta do something bad to get that, like insult H.E.R.O. or something.

wat is h.e.r.o.?? no seriusly I really dont know!

Its the greatest videogame of all time.

 

[Langin]

3 days? Sometimes I do 12...you gotta do something bad to get that, like insult H.E.R.O. or something.

wat is h.e.r.o.?? no seriusly I really dont know!

Its the greatest videogame of all time.

nah! nope it isnt!

it is lemme think... the legend of zelda majora´s mask!

 

[DeMoN]

Another idea: Make a restriction so that newcomers with less than 10 posts can not post hyperlinks or images.

Reason is because you have to view the topic in order to report it, and no one wants to do that if the topic has a bunch of gay porn in it.

 

[Snorlax]

Another idea: Make a restriction so that newcomers with less than 10 posts can not post hyperlinks or images.

Reason is because you have to view the topic in order to report it, and no one wants to do that if the topic has a bunch of gay porn in it.

Yes, yes, that's a good idea!
Or have a restriction so tempers who haven't posted in the Introduction Section can't make new topics! :] Although, I think that's already been suggested...

 

[Hatsu]

A member's first post has to be read by a moderator?

 

[Snorlax]

A member's first post has to be read by a moderator?

Hmm. However, that might over-burden the mods. o:
I think this calls for an-
ACCOUNT VALIDATION COMMITTEE!

 

[Hatsu]

A member's first post has to be read by a moderator?

Hmm. However, that might over-burden the mods. o:
I think this calls for an-
ACCOUNT VALIDATION COMMITTEE!

Also known as The Vag Staff

 

[Cyan]

and how do you validate or refuse account if the user has not posted a spam yet ?
You can't know 100% it's a bot or not. (some bot doesn't fill their user preferences)



I'm still believing the only way is using pass code, on registration process.
But the original pass code to be typed have to not being written on the page and/or changed often, and not written in an html tag name/id, but more like "write the first word of the 2nd paragraph of this page", or inside the "you have to read the rules, put "and to complete your registration you will need to enter xxxxxxx", end of the rules follows".


For example, if the tag's id is "verification", or "agree_text" I'm sure the bot know what it's used for.
even more if they both (original and empty field) share the same name.

Currently, the code has a flaw :

 To make sure you have understood and agreed to our terms and conditions,

 please type the above message in the box below.

They bothshare the same ID and name.
I don't know how this is read by the next page to check if the user has typed the good sentence in the 2nd input field, but if it's reading the input name, which one is kept ?

If it's $_POST[agree_to_terms3], does it reads the last entry only, or is it an array ? I'm not sure.

To use this as a real array, the html has to be name="agree_to_terms3[]"
then php code is
$agree_to_terms3 = $_POST[agree_to_terms3];
$agree_to_terms3[0] = initial input field
$agree_to_terms3[1] = user input field



am I wrong ?
I didn't use html array for some times, I may be wrong.
I've to make a test to see how it's working.


And when submitting, the next page (real the register page) doesn't even have this data in any hidden inputs.
Could it be checked before the page is loaded ? like when not checking the "I've read the rules" ?
Writing anything is working fine, and let the user to register without error. (I think, I didn't create any new account to be sure)

 

[Langin]

Another idea: Make a restriction so that newcomers with less than 10 posts can not post hyperlinks or images.

Reason is because you have to view the topic in order to report it, and no one wants to do that if the topic has a bunch of gay porn in it.

Yes, yes, that's a good idea!
Or have a restriction so tempers who haven't posted in the Introduction Section can't make new topics! :] Although, I think that's already been suggested...

NO! then they go spamming into the intro forum! and maybe I am a bot

 

[rockstar99]

bots are soo legit these days...

 

[Law]

Another idea: Make a restriction so that newcomers with less than 10 posts can not post hyperlinks or images.

Reason is because you have to view the topic in order to report it, and no one wants to do that if the topic has a bunch of gay porn in it.

Yes, yes, that's a good idea!
Or have a restriction so tempers who haven't posted in the Introduction Section can't make new topics! :] Although, I think that's already been suggested...

1) It would move all the spam to the intro section
2) A flood of old members would have to post in the intro section