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    • DavidPSD
      DavidPS
      last edited by

      A limit of 3 new threads for the first day is a very generous compromise and it will get the job done.

      ““Effective health care depends on self-care” - Ivan Illich, 👀
      ☂️

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      • ThinPickingT
        ThinPicking @brad
        last edited by

        @brad said in What's up with all the spam posts?:

        a consensus

        🤝

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        • DavidPSD
          DavidPS
          last edited by DavidPS

          Well so much for the idea that the the spam was only going to be 200 new posts at a go.
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          ““Effective health care depends on self-care” - Ivan Illich, 👀
          ☂️

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          • ThinPickingT
            ThinPicking @DavidPS
            last edited by ThinPicking

            *006 behaviour. Imposter!

            Please ignore/block them for now. I'll clean them up when I'm at a bigger screen.

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            • LukeL
              Luke
              last edited by

              I liked the basketball engraving machine better than the pellet machine.

              I've never been a big party attender, but I never went to a party where I didn't probably offend most of the people there by talking about what I was interested in. (Ray Peat)

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                Peatful @Luke
                last edited by

                @Luke said in What's up with all the spam posts?:

                I liked the basketball engraving machine better than the pellet machine.

                Based

                The further society drifts from the truth the more it will hate those who speak it.

                SD

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                • jamezb46J
                  jamezb46
                  last edited by

                  Why can't membership to the forum be more difficult to get so that only humans can enter?

                  In time there is life but no knowledge; outside time there is knowledge but no life

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                  • alfredoolivasA
                    alfredoolivas
                    last edited by

                    The laziness is insane.

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                    • alfredoolivasA
                      alfredoolivas @jamezb46
                      last edited by

                      @jamezb46 Or as someone said before hand... litterally cap the posts for a new account to a few posts and comments for the first day. If a real account wants to post more, he or she can wait a day, it's not deep.

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                      • ThinPickingT
                        ThinPicking @alfredoolivas
                        last edited by ThinPicking

                        @alfredoolivas said in What's up with all the spam posts?:

                        @jamezb46 Or as someone said before hand... litterally cap the posts for a new account to a few posts and comments for the first day. If a real account wants to post more, he or she can wait a day, it's not deep.

                        Another vicious bot attack this morning @brad'ster. If this is possible I think it's a good idea.

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                        • alfredoolivasA
                          alfredoolivas @ThinPicking
                          last edited by alfredoolivas

                          @ThinPicking Hell, even restrict the amount of comments and posts an account can make within the first 2 hours of creation!

                          The most notorious spam accounts will create all their spam within an hour and never login again afterwards.

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                          For example, yori007 was created, made a bunch of mess within the first hour of creation, and didn't log back in after the first hour

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                          • LukeL
                            Luke
                            last edited by

                            I sense a little emphasis on machines here.

                            I've never been a big party attender, but I never went to a party where I didn't probably offend most of the people there by talking about what I was interested in. (Ray Peat)

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                            • ThinPickingT
                              ThinPicking @Luke
                              last edited by

                              It's quite fascinating really. This. This is the plan apparently.

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                              • ThinPickingT
                                ThinPicking @alfredoolivas
                                last edited by

                                @alfredoolivas said in What's up with all the spam posts?:

                                The laziness is insane.

                                Laziness or aversion to actual speech. Even that which is written and 'anon'.

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                                • DavidPSD
                                  DavidPS
                                  last edited by DavidPS

                                  Well, it looks like the admin team has been busy banning new users. 8 new users (by my quick count) were banned within a few hours. Thank you.
                                  https://bioenergetic.forum/users

                                  The spamsters seem intent on being mischievous.

                                  I am wondering to myself if (or how) the situation will escalate.

                                  ““Effective health care depends on self-care” - Ivan Illich, 👀
                                  ☂️

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                                  • DavidPSD
                                    DavidPS @alfredoolivas
                                    last edited by

                                    @alfredoolivas said in What's up with all the spam posts?:

                                    and didn't log back in after the first hour

                                    The account may have been quickly banned to prevent them from creating additional new posts.

                                    ““Effective health care depends on self-care” - Ivan Illich, 👀
                                    ☂️

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                                    • bradB
                                      brad @DavidPS
                                      last edited by

                                      I added a few anti-spam provisions.

                                      1. CAPTCHA for new users. (Not sure if this worked.)
                                      2. New users have their posts placed in a queue requiring manual approval before they're posted to the main page. This can be avoided if you confirm your email address or get 2 "reputation" points (still not quite sure what those are).

                                      Let me know if this helps. Will roll them back if unpopular.

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                                      • KilgoreK
                                        Kilgore @brad
                                        last edited by Kilgore

                                        @brad said in What's up with all the spam posts?:

                                        New users have their posts placed in a queue requiring manual approval before they're posted to the main page. This can be avoided if you confirm your email address or get 2 "reputation" points (still not quite sure what those are).

                                        The reputation points are upvotes.

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                                        • NoeticJuiceN
                                          NoeticJuice @brad
                                          last edited by NoeticJuice

                                          @brad said in What's up with all the spam posts?:

                                          "reputation" points

                                          I don't think this is beneficial. Being able to vote on posts can further discourage people from posting things that go against consensus. But those very same posts can promote learning and lead to interesting and beneficial discoveries, even if the content of those posts are inaccurate.

                                          "We must remember that the only instrument of investigation we possess is our mind . . . The quality and condition of the telescope govern the observation resulting from its use. If there is dust on our lens, we see dark spots in the heavens."

                                          🎧🎶24/7

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                                          • ThinPickingT
                                            ThinPicking @Kilgore
                                            last edited by

                                            Upvoted.

                                            I'm here for the downvotes.

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