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    Luke
    last edited by Apr 15, 2025, 12:34 PM

    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 Apr 15, 2025, 3:17 PM

      @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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        jamezb46
        last edited by Apr 15, 2025, 3:21 PM

        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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          alfredoolivas
          last edited by Apr 15, 2025, 3:22 PM

          The laziness is insane.

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            alfredoolivas @jamezb46
            last edited by Apr 15, 2025, 3:24 PM

            @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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              ThinPicking @alfredoolivas
              last edited by ThinPicking Apr 16, 2025, 4:22 PM Apr 16, 2025, 3:06 PM

              @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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                alfredoolivas @ThinPicking
                last edited by alfredoolivas Apr 16, 2025, 4:28 PM Apr 16, 2025, 4:26 PM

                @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.

                195cef24-e0b6-454e-8738-848528041526-image.png

                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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                  Luke
                  last edited by Apr 17, 2025, 8:24 AM

                  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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                    ThinPicking @Luke
                    last edited by Apr 17, 2025, 8:56 AM

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

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                      ThinPicking @alfredoolivas
                      last edited by Apr 17, 2025, 8:58 AM

                      @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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                        DavidPS
                        last edited by DavidPS Apr 17, 2025, 10:17 AM Apr 17, 2025, 10:08 AM

                        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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                          DavidPS @alfredoolivas
                          last edited by Apr 17, 2025, 10:21 AM

                          @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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                            brad @DavidPS
                            last edited by Apr 25, 2025, 3:18 AM

                            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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                              Kilgore @brad
                              last edited by Kilgore Apr 25, 2025, 6:40 AM Apr 25, 2025, 6:26 AM

                              @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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                                NoeticJuice @brad
                                last edited by NoeticJuice Apr 25, 2025, 7:14 AM Apr 25, 2025, 6:53 AM

                                @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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                                  ThinPicking @Kilgore
                                  last edited by Apr 25, 2025, 8:59 AM

                                  Upvoted.

                                  I'm here for the downvotes.

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                                    ThinPicking @NoeticJuice
                                    last edited by Apr 25, 2025, 9:01 AM

                                    Agreed. Upvoted.

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                                      DavidPS
                                      last edited by DavidPS Apr 25, 2025, 11:29 AM Apr 25, 2025, 11:29 AM

                                      I am good with the anti-spam provisions that have been added. Let's wait and see how it goes.

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

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                                        ThinPicking @DavidPS
                                        last edited by Apr 25, 2025, 11:42 AM

                                        👍 🔺 📈

                                        Eastbots in a state of utter confusion.

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                                          Kilgore
                                          last edited by Apr 25, 2025, 5:16 PM

                                          you love to see it:
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                                          Screenshot_2025-04-25_10-15-16.jpg

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