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DarkCrusade

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Recent bot attack
« on: September 11, 2010, 12:53:45 am »
You'll have seen the most recent bot attack by a bot called what123. I assume it's work noone really wants to do, and you can protect the forum easily by just adding some word check so these bots cannot register anymore.

Thoughts? Better ideas?

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Re: Recent bot attack
« Reply #1 on: September 11, 2010, 01:04:30 am »
There already is one and has been for a long time

What does the bot do?

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Re: Recent bot attack
« Reply #2 on: September 11, 2010, 01:26:13 am »
He spammed 15 threads in the server discussion forum with ads.

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Re: Recent bot attack
« Reply #3 on: September 11, 2010, 04:05:54 am »
might be an idea to delete his account and delete the posts.

http://forums.soldat.pl/index.php?action=profile;area=showposts;u=81092
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Re: Recent bot attack
« Reply #4 on: September 11, 2010, 04:06:25 am »
Probably a good idea to link to his profile: http://forums.soldat.pl/index.php?action=profile;u=81092

Considering the amount this forum gets spammed (not at all) it's not really a big deal
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Re: Recent bot attack
« Reply #5 on: September 11, 2010, 04:18:37 am »
OH NOEZ! BOT ATTACKS EVERYWHERE!

Calm down dc, that was a single bot in like, more than a few months.
Report the posts, say in the comment its a bot, the first mod/admin who sees it will solve the problem.
Common sense. ;(

If its such a big problem, nag mods/admins on irc/similar to do something about it.
And stop backseat modding.
« Last Edit: September 11, 2010, 04:20:10 am by croat1gamer »
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Re: Recent bot attack
« Reply #6 on: September 11, 2010, 04:29:50 am »
How's it backseat moderating to suggest to do something against it? I didn't know there was such protection against bots implemented yet.


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Re: Recent bot attack
« Reply #7 on: September 11, 2010, 04:48:00 am »
Common sense. ;(

difficult to find nowadays

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Re: Recent bot attack
« Reply #8 on: September 11, 2010, 07:07:43 am »
Please just ban this bot. :)
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Re: Recent bot attack
« Reply #9 on: September 11, 2010, 01:19:15 pm »
Although I can't ban, I've muted the account.
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Re: Recent bot attack
« Reply #10 on: September 11, 2010, 04:16:22 pm »
I'm rather confused by the term "recent". There has been bots in here before, advertising such things. They're just usually when you're asleep. :)

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Re: Recent bot attack
« Reply #11 on: September 11, 2010, 08:58:05 pm »
Ill look into the anti bot methods in the registration functionality when I get home tomorrow.

This will not stand under my watch.

I've loved this community for many years and I give you my word on this. The bots will fall.
« Last Edit: September 11, 2010, 09:01:14 pm by jrgp »
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Re: Recent bot attack
« Reply #12 on: September 11, 2010, 09:45:46 pm »
Ill look into the anti bot methods in the registration functionality when I get home tomorrow.

This will not stand under my watch.

I've loved this community for many years and I give you my word on this. The bots will fall.

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On topic: I didn't know people used bots on SF, I mean, it's only just about 3 dozens of active people here...
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Re: Recent bot attack
« Reply #13 on: September 12, 2010, 06:20:59 pm »
My hero!

On topic: I didn't know people used bots on SF, I mean, it's only just about 3 dozens of active people here...

<3

Anyway, it isn't people using a bot or some sort of deliberate attack directed at the Soldat forum for a certain reason. It's a series of web crawler robots that periodically go to all websites, make accounts, and spam ads for their creators in the hope that certain people either by their products or go to their sites to they make some cash off of ad views.

might be an idea to delete his account and delete the posts.

http://forums.soldat.pl/index.php?action=profile;area=showposts;u=81092
Banned it.

And yeah, I think I just made it harder for botfags to register.
« Last Edit: September 12, 2010, 06:23:15 pm by jrgp »
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Re: Recent bot attack
« Reply #14 on: September 17, 2010, 04:44:42 am »
jrgp, have you failed?
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Re: Recent bot attack
« Reply #15 on: September 17, 2010, 05:31:32 am »
jrgp, have you failed?

I'm not done yet.
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Re: Recent bot attack
« Reply #16 on: September 17, 2010, 06:08:17 am »
Kill the bots! :)
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Re: Recent bot attack
« Reply #17 on: September 17, 2010, 10:29:19 am »
Kill the bots! :)

Already did in Soldat 1.5 - It will be a big suprise, if we will do it here, in the soldat forums. x)