Author Topic: ern free monney! (Read 5157 times)

Thinkto urself · « **on:** February 12, 2009, 08:37:23 pm »

What the fuck is with all the advertisements and bots that have been on the forum recently? Did someone screw up the permissions or are we just going to get craploads(3) of bots from now on?

FliesLikeABrick · « **Reply #1 on:** February 12, 2009, 08:54:43 pm »

"craploads"? I've only seen two of them

Thinkto urself · « **Reply #2 on:** February 12, 2009, 08:59:16 pm »

http://forums.soldat.pl/index.php?topic=32756.0

Quote from: Ruriko on February 11, 2009, 07:19:11 pm

~ lots of anime series to watch online

~~There was also one about unlocking your cellphone I can't seem to find anymore >.>~~
http://forums.soldat.pl/index.php?topic=32745.0

N. Escalona · « **Reply #3 on:** February 12, 2009, 10:27:46 pm »

So apparently I get more spam than this entire forum.

STM1993 · « **Reply #4 on:** February 13, 2009, 01:54:21 am »

If these few bots can somehow register itself and post advertisements recently and at a rather short span of time, then we can be expecting a whole lot more of them coming around.

The Geologist · « **Reply #5 on:** February 13, 2009, 01:59:27 am »

Quote from: STM1993 on February 13, 2009, 01:54:21 am

If these few bots can somehow register itself and post advertisements recently and at a rather short span of time, then we can be expecting a whole lot more of them coming around.

It wasn't a bot, the guy has 90+ posts. Either way, that link was not appropriate and problematic, thus the need for removing it and locking the topic.

jrgp · « **Reply #6 on:** February 13, 2009, 02:08:29 am »

Quote from: STM1993 on February 13, 2009, 01:54:21 am

If these few bots can somehow register itself and post advertisements recently and at a rather short span of time, then we can be expecting a whole lot more of them coming around.

Not necessarily. I think the reason we didn't have so many real bots coming around on the older forums is that it had the user answer a simple math problem (a question bots aren't intelligent enough to answer) instead [or in addition to] of having them type random garbled characters into a box.

Hair|Trigger · « **Reply #7 on:** February 13, 2009, 02:40:24 am »

Maybe someone made high intelligent bots

jrgp · « **Reply #8 on:** February 13, 2009, 02:56:00 am »

Quote from: Hair|Trigger on February 13, 2009, 02:40:24 am

Maybe someone made high intelligent bots

That's the thing...these new forums don't have the bot solve math problems (something bots are currently not coded to be able to do) like the old ones did and instead of them best captcha's (which bots are all pretty much designed for nowadays.)

To demonstrate that solving math problems really keeps bots out, take a look at TMS. Its registration system doesn't have you type strange letters and instead has you answer a simple, one-step, math problem. Not once has a bot ever gotten in during the 2.5 years the site's been up. I guarantee you that if it was a captcha instead, I would have had to deal with them long ago.

The Geologist · « **Reply #9 on:** February 13, 2009, 03:05:06 am »

Might have been a real person signing those accounts up though >_>

N. Escalona · « **Reply #10 on:** February 13, 2009, 03:07:34 am »

reCAPTCHA beats anything else.

pavliko · « **Reply #11 on:** February 13, 2009, 03:22:24 am »

probably someone with no life and too much free time to spend..

a-4-year-old · « **Reply #12 on:** February 13, 2009, 07:10:12 am »

Quote from: jrgp on February 13, 2009, 02:08:29 am

it had the user answer a simple math problem

Lets make it a difficult math problem so most of these jackasses can't join!

N. Escalona · « **Reply #13 on:** February 13, 2009, 10:33:48 am »

Quote from: a-4-year-old on February 13, 2009, 07:10:12 am

Quote from: jrgp on February 13, 2009, 02:08:29 am
it had the user answer a simple math problem
Lets make it a difficult math problem so most of these jackasses can't join!

QFT!

Studies show 93% of all account-based websites could be improved by systematically excluding dumb people. Especially if they self-select themselves by failing the math problem. I would support adding a deprecating comment if the wrong answer is typed in. F*cking Untermensch.

Hair|Trigger · « **Reply #14 on:** February 13, 2009, 06:57:07 pm »

I actually agree with the math thing, maybe if it was year 9 level questions it'd keep the 12yo's out at least

excruciator · « **Reply #15 on:** February 13, 2009, 10:45:52 pm »

Quote from: a-4-year-old on February 13, 2009, 07:10:12 am

Quote from: jrgp on February 13, 2009, 02:08:29 am
it had the user answer a simple math problem
Lets make it a difficult math problem so most of these jackasses can't join!

That's the best reply I've seen in years.

Blue-ninja · « **Reply #16 on:** February 14, 2009, 01:51:50 am »

Quote from: a-4-year-old on February 13, 2009, 07:10:12 am

Quote from: jrgp on February 13, 2009, 02:08:29 am
it had the user answer a simple math problem
Lets make it a difficult math problem so most of these jackasses can't join!

scarface09 · « **Reply #17 on:** February 15, 2009, 11:58:42 pm »

that would be kinda weird...all nerds in a forum...weres the sense of decency here

~Niko~ · « **Reply #18 on:** February 16, 2009, 09:49:10 am »

I vote for the hard math problem. But the people already signed in should solve it, too

tehsnipah · « **Reply #19 on:** February 16, 2009, 03:16:41 pm »

Quote from: pavliko on February 13, 2009, 03:22:24 am

probably someone with no life and too much free time to spend..

I don't really think that... What about us? You?

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