What is going on?

Looks like it keeps creating new log ins.

cpoulos wrote:Looks like it keeps creating new log ins.

There's no captcha, recaptcha, email verification or anything on the signup page. Just a radio button last time I checked.

Looks like it may have slowed down.

Korean fraternity boys.....

I run a basic phpbb board and I allow posts by unregistered guests and I don't get any spam posts anymore. A few lines of code adds a check box that the spam bots don't know needs to be checked but it plainly tells guests to check the box...and if they don't it allows them to try again and again without losing their post....but it won't post until they check that box.

It has worked 100% for years.

Edit: I see that they register first. I also have registration defense system, but they are really good at registering, so eventually I gave up and turned on email verification and administrative approval. Spam sucks

RonS wrote:I run a basic phpbb board and I allow posts by unregistered guests and I don't get any spam posts anymore. A few lines of code adds a check box that the spam bots don't know needs to be checked but it plainly tells guests to check the box...and if they don't it allows them to try again and again without losing their post....but it won't post until they check that box.

It has worked 100% for years.

These aren't guest posts, they are registered users

But these dickbreaths ARE registered!
The forum lets in all the trash.

There still coming hot and heavy, I can't keep up with them.

amenite wrote: These aren't guest posts, they are registered users

chunkyfrog wrote:But these dickbreaths ARE registered!
The forum lets in all the trash.

I saw that after inposted, and edited my post.
I say again: spam sucks

Ya I'm trying to delete them as fast as I can as well - we're not looking at 80 pages worth any more but it's still coming in strong.

Sigh

they're still coming in but no where near as fast as before.

Either that, or we have more people deleting them.

Carolyn got rid of a bunch of users. But there are still more. I think it stopped signing up new ones for now. The last new name has not change for awhile.

Need ADMIN to delete the last few that signed in, or they will keep posting.

maybe just figure out a way to block all posts that are non English characters.