New Anti Spam Feature - Moderators please read

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Starting tonight all users will have to have 5 posts in order to include a URL into their post. This is just another step in an effort to thwart the spammers... Some more anti-spam measures are coming soon.
 
Knestis said:
Am I still a moderator...? I don't think I see any links with any super powers...

K
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Do you have the toolbar across the top of the thread that includes "Thread Tools", "Search This Thread", "Rate Thread", "Diaplay Modes", and "Moderation"?
 
erlrich said:
Do you have the toolbar across the top of the thread that includes "Thread Tools", "Search This Thread", "Rate Thread", "Diaplay Modes", and "Moderation"?
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Yeah but the arrow pointer does not turn into a finger but if I click it I see the options.

Nevermind. :blink:
 
maybe not...look at the very right of those choices. On my screen, there is a small down arrow. Clicking on it brings moderation choices, and hovering over it causes a "moderation" balloon to float. i'm on Firefox.
 
Kirk, we can bump you up to modertor... I didnt realize you were one before. Just say the word if you have time to moderate.

On another note I added email verification tonight.

If you set this option to 'Yes' new members will not be allowed to post messages until they visit a link that is sent to them in an email when they sign up.

I thought this was enabled by default.. but just discovered it was not. Should thwart still more spammers...

Next I will be adding a "trick question" to the registration process that spammers from Beijing would not know but that any racer would...but what to ask that will not disuade a newbie car guy from joining?? hmmmmmm :shrug:
http://www.vbulletin.com/forum/showthread.php?t=205214

EDIT - Just tested the new features. Email response now required to register and the extra quetion to foil standard registration scripts has been added.... Works like a champ... I"m guessing we see very little spam until the next exploit of the forum software ios discovered...if ever. :happy204:
 
Thanks for not making the posting limit so onerous. I've been on another v-b list for three years and still don't have rights to upload a custom avitar:shrug: For the longest time I didn't have enough posts to do anything other than text. I tried to get around it, I think this is in the faq on message board posting, but I forgot the term. Where you waste litterally hours posting repeat messages to get your post count up. Above all I had dial up at the time too that would drop out right when I was ready to submit my message:blink: In the end the thread was erased and my post count fell back down to text only levels. For the next year I avoided that board like the plague.

James
 
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