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stargate
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Joined: 09 Dec 04 Posts: 603
Location: North Attleboro, Ma USA
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Posted: Thu Jan 25, 2007 2:32 pm Post subject: |
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Alashar -- Phil lied
he is not sorry ![Twisted Evil](images/smiles/icon_twisted.gif) |
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spearjr
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Joined: 11 Nov 05 Posts: 206
Location: Southwestern Michigan
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Posted: Thu Jan 25, 2007 2:50 pm Post subject: Re: Idiot postings |
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phil wrote: | Alashar wrote: | I volunteer to join the spam police force too. Would we get to wear a shiny badge? |
Yes, but the badge itself is made out of spam. Sorry. ![Razz](images/smiles/icon_razz.gif) |
So is that a "shiny badge made of canned meat" or a "shiny badge that tells me how to deal with ED"? |
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Bkruppa
Joined: 08 Nov 05 Posts: 241
Location: Fremont, Ca, USA
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Posted: Thu Jan 25, 2007 3:41 pm Post subject: |
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Boy, its like the Spanish Inquisition now ![Shocked](images/smiles/icon_eek.gif) |
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HappyProle SBW Developer
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Joined: 28 Oct 05 Posts: 409
Location: Salt Lake City, UT
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Posted: Thu Jan 25, 2007 4:27 pm Post subject: |
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We're also looking into customizing the phpbb CAPTCHA to stop any bots from registering in the first place. Apparently the out-of-the-box CAPTCHA is absolutely worthless. |
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freduk
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Joined: 18 Jan 06 Posts: 433
Location: Bristol, UK
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Posted: Mon Apr 02, 2007 11:09 am Post subject: |
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Any ETA on this? Spam posts seem to be on the increase, but it could just be my perception as I degenerate into an intolerant cantankerous old git. |
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RyanMC SBW Developer
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Joined: 13 Sep 05 Posts: 344
Location: Draper, UT USA
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Posted: Mon Apr 02, 2007 12:44 pm Post subject: |
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I have installed tons of anti spam stuff, the problem is they use real people to post most of the time. That makes any added efforts really hard to implement. They get real people to register via fake sites that capture our registration pages. Then they use the bots to post once the registration is done by a real person. I am constantly looking for new ways to try and solve this, but its an uphill battle. _________________ ---------------
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Bkruppa
Joined: 08 Nov 05 Posts: 241
Location: Fremont, Ca, USA
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Posted: Mon Apr 02, 2007 1:04 pm Post subject: |
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What about the idea (I believe it was Stargate's) of not letting any posting unless you have joined/completed at least one game? |
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Vinny
Joined: 15 Nov 06 Posts: 43
Location: Basel, Switzerland
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Posted: Mon Apr 02, 2007 4:44 pm Post subject: |
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I would strongly recommend the "must have completed a game" to post, otherwise I predict a rash of games abandoned after 1 turn... |
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craw-daddy
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Joined: 09 Feb 06 Posts: 59
Location: Liverpool, United Kingdom
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Posted: Mon Apr 02, 2007 6:01 pm Post subject: |
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What about the requirement that you "must have completed a game in which stargate was one of the players"?
(Not to add any pressure to stargate's life or anything...) |
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docaction
Joined: 21 May 06 Posts: 215
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Posted: Mon Apr 02, 2007 6:04 pm Post subject: |
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craw-daddy wrote: | What about the requirement that you "must have completed a game in which stargate was one of the players"? |
There is no difference ![Twisted Evil](images/smiles/icon_twisted.gif) |
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stargate
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Posted: Tue Apr 03, 2007 12:17 pm Post subject: |
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craw-daddy wrote: | What about the requirement that you "must have completed a game in which stargate was one of the players"?
(Not to add any pressure to stargate's life or anything...) |
WOW --- it a very small world
hey wise guy --- I'm here in a hotel room in Columbus, Ohio reading this
message with your brother Walter (Eric) -- he says your going to send me
money for his half of the room
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freduk
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Joined: 18 Jan 06 Posts: 433
Location: Bristol, UK
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Posted: Tue Apr 03, 2007 12:36 pm Post subject: |
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stargate wrote: | craw-daddy wrote: | What about the requirement that you "must have completed a game in which stargate was one of the players"?
(Not to add any pressure to stargate's life or anything...) |
WOW --- it a very small world
hey wise guy --- I'm here in a hotel room in Columbus, Ohio reading this
message with your brother Walter (Eric) -- he says your going to send me
money for his half of the room
[/code] |
Wow! What a coincidence! I'm in a hotel room with your sister!
She said she wanted a quick Tikal.
Although it looks like being more of a Reef Encounter. ![Wink](images/smiles/icon_wink.gif) |
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craw-daddy
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Location: Liverpool, United Kingdom
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Posted: Tue Apr 03, 2007 1:00 pm Post subject: |
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stargate wrote: |
WOW --- it a very small world
hey wise guy --- I'm here in a hotel room in Columbus, Ohio reading this
message with your brother Walter (Eric) -- he says your going to send me
money for his half of the room
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Well, well, well, what's he doing in Columbus? No, wait, must be playing games or attending a game convention I guess. And I'll have to have a word with him sometime his promise. |
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sannepoet
Joined: 18 Feb 06 Posts: 13
Location: Amsterdam
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Posted: Tue Apr 03, 2007 1:16 pm Post subject: spam |
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I must be most naieve, I did not see any spam.
but if it really poses a problem, I think Stargate and Vinny got the right combined idea. At least one finished game, to forestall abandonded games.
Hi Stargate, say hello to Crazy yog at that game convention, I am most jealous I can't come there too. Just ever too slightly out of my way ![Crying or Very sad](images/smiles/icon_cry.gif) _________________ Sanne |
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sbryantf
Joined: 03 Aug 05 Posts: 27
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Posted: Tue Apr 03, 2007 1:53 pm Post subject: |
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Personally, I'm not too worried about the "abandoned game" problem. Spamming is a high-volume business (for lack of a better word...), so I don't think the spammers have time to actually read the site and figure out the workaround. On a relatively small site like this I don't think it would be worth their effort.
So basically I think it will be sufficient just to make sure a user has started a game before they post. |
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