Summer and Spammers - Club CDFreaks

*Dr. Who* · 18-07-2006

I report these as I see them. I was wondering if there can be a validation part through the email that you must do before signing in? I was thinking ths would help eliminate some of these at least.

**Da_Taxman** · 18-07-2006

There is e-mail verification at signup...don't know any method to make it more difficult...

*Dr. Who* · 18-07-2006

Thanks for the info. I'll just keep reporting as I see them.

**Da_Taxman** · 18-07-2006

Thanks for the help...the sooner we catch them, the less effective they are!

SystemDown · 18-07-2006

I just signed up, but i know that some forums (ISOnews i think) make it so that you have to wait a certain # of days before you can post. That might also help. Theirs is 5 days, though that seems like a lot. perhaps make it 3 days, and people can only post in the Newbie Forum?

**Arachne** · 18-07-2006

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Originally Posted by SystemDown

I just signed up, but i know that some forums (ISOnews i think) make it so that you have to wait a certain # of days before you can post. That might also help. Theirs is 5 days, though that seems like a lot. perhaps make it 3 days, and people can only post in the Newbie Forum?

They sound like interesting ideas...I'd feel sorry for the mods of the Newbie Forum with all the spam, though

**DrageMester** · 18-07-2006

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Originally Posted by SystemDown

but i know that some forums (ISOnews i think) make it so that you have to wait a certain # of days before you can post.

Many users (most users?) come to technical forums because they have a problem and need help. So they sign up, post their questions and if they like the forum, they become regular members.

If we prevent people from posting on the same day they sign up at CD Freaks, we are going to lose a lot of potential users who will go elsewhere for help.

In my opinion the cure would be worse than the disease!

**Arachne** · 18-07-2006

Yeah, while it might be handy, I don't think if I had a problem I'd like waiting too much for help.

The Newbie Forum only thing sounds interesting, though...but I'd worry that maybe the other forums would get quieter as result of that...not sure.

*Dr. Who* · 18-07-2006

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Originally Posted by Arachne

Yeah, while it might be handy, I don't think if I had a problem I'd like waiting too much for help.

The Newbie Forum only thing sounds interesting, though...but I'd worry that maybe the other forums would get quieter as result of that...not sure.

This would be a good ideal to look into. Might look into this. There are some great members here and if the spam gets too much there are a few people that might want the job. I work from home on another forum and I do nothing but sit at the PC. I'd be willing to be a mod just in the newbie forum.

18-07-2006	#1 (permalink)
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18-07-2006	#2 (permalink)
Da_Taxman Senior (non-technical) Admin Join Date: Mar 2000 Location: Eindhoven, The Netherlands Posts: 13,565	Re: Summer and Spammers There is e-mail verification at signup...don't know any method to make it more difficult... __________________ By registering to our forum you accepted our rules and policies (Dutch), so respect CD Freaks by respecting these rules and policies; Please read these helpful tips and links for all (newbies and oldtimers) Please describe your problem as clear as possible in your topic title, so that others can see what it is about and are more inclined to help if it is something they know something about; I do not provide technical support over E-mail or Private Message (emails with such requests will be bounced); Please post your questions as clear as possible, so others can help you get a correct answer sooner; Please use our search, you might get an answer to your question sooner that way; For any forum related issues you can contact me through PM; I don't dislike newbies, just lazy people who expect others to do their work for them.

18-07-2006	#3 (permalink)
Dr. Who DVD neXt COPY Support Join Date: Feb 2006 Location: U.S.A. Posts: 3,196	Re: Summer and Spammers Thanks for the info. I'll just keep reporting as I see them. __________________ To get the latest DVD neXt COPY update click HERE. Please use the forum to get technical help by posting HERE My Current System : Gigabyte GA-P35-S3G ATX Intel Motherboard, Intel E6600 Core 2 Duo 2.66 ghtz, 4 gigs of OCZ RAM (PC-6400), GeForce 8500GT 512MB 128-bit GDDR2 PCI Express x16 HDCP Ready SLI Supported, HL-DT-ST BD-REGGW-H20L YL03 Firmware, EIDE 150 gig Western Digital HDD, EIDE 120 gig Segate HDD, Pioneer DVR-215D 1.18 Firmware booktype & Region Free Patch , Samsung 203N SB02 Firmware booktype & Region Free Patch, LG H55L-1.05 Firmware booktype & Region Free Patch, Samsung 223F SB00 Firmware booktype & Region Free Patch, Antec True Power 650 watts Power Supply, Antec Gamer 900 Case, Sound Blaster X-FI Gamer Edition 7.1 surround sound, Vista 64 bit with SP1

18-07-2006	#4 (permalink)
Da_Taxman Senior (non-technical) Admin Join Date: Mar 2000 Location: Eindhoven, The Netherlands Posts: 13,565	Re: Summer and Spammers Thanks for the help...the sooner we catch them, the less effective they are! __________________ By registering to our forum you accepted our rules and policies (Dutch), so respect CD Freaks by respecting these rules and policies; Please read these helpful tips and links for all (newbies and oldtimers) Please describe your problem as clear as possible in your topic title, so that others can see what it is about and are more inclined to help if it is something they know something about; I do not provide technical support over E-mail or Private Message (emails with such requests will be bounced); Please post your questions as clear as possible, so others can help you get a correct answer sooner; Please use our search, you might get an answer to your question sooner that way; For any forum related issues you can contact me through PM; I don't dislike newbies, just lazy people who expect others to do their work for them.

18-07-2006	#5 (permalink)
SystemDown New on Forum Join Date: Jan 2006 Posts: 9	Re: Summer and Spammers I just signed up, but i know that some forums (ISOnews i think) make it so that you have to wait a certain # of days before you can post. That might also help. Theirs is 5 days, though that seems like a lot. perhaps make it 3 days, and people can only post in the Newbie Forum?

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Arachne Senior Moderator & Reviewer Join Date: Nov 2005 Location: Keeping my media stash safe. Posts: 25,365	Re: Summer and Spammers Yeah, while it might be handy, I don't think if I had a problem I'd like waiting too much for help. The Newbie Forum only thing sounds interesting, though...but I'd worry that maybe the other forums would get quieter as result of that...not sure. __________________ Current drives: Samsung SH-S203N (SB02 patched) + Pioneer DVR-115D (1.06) + Optiarc AD-5170S (1.12) + Litey LH-20A1H (LL0D) + Samsung SH-S182D (SB06 RPC1) x2 + Litey SHM-165P6S (MS0R) + LG E10N (JE07) + BenQ DW1650 (BCDC) x2 + Litey SHW-1635S (YV6P) x2 + BenQ DW1640@164B (BEFB) + LG 4167B (DL13 TDB) + Samsung SH-S162L (TS08) + NEC ND-4551A (1.Z2) + LG GCE-8520B (1.00) + LiteOn SOHR-5239S (2S0B) Retired: LiteOn LDW-851@SOHW-832 + LiteOn SOHW-1693S + LG 4163B My Review PCs How to delete your upper and lower filters : How to check/enable DMA by Womble Click here to join cdfreaks.com and be part of our friendly community! The CDFreaks Distributed Computing Teams need YOU! Join the Team(s) and help save some lives! Read more here

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