Advertising robots (1 Viewer)

[TerrbleSpellor]

http://community.boredofstudies.org/showthread.php?t=98714

This is a robot (i believe anyway).

If you want to stop this advertising, you can implement that technology you see on yahoo, hotmail etc when you sign up for an email account where you have to input the text given on an image before you can proceed.

So far there have been 3 advertisements in one day, 2 of which were advertising dangerous/illegal pyramid schemes.

It stops robots etc

 

[wanton-wonton]

I believe that's expensive.

 

[TerrbleSpellor]

I wouldn't think so? Lots of places have them. I don't much about web-design, but im sure there is a cheapy/freeware version out there.

 

[mr_brightside]

Good idea mathmite.

Ive seen this used on other forums too.
All new users should be required to put in a security code.

 

[sunny]

This was suggested some time ago...so long ago I don't remember who it was, and I don't actually remember the reason it was never implemented either, though I'm sure its on the admins' to do list somewhere.

 

[TerrbleSpellor]

Good idea mathmite.

Ive seen this used on other forums too.
All new users should be required to put in a security code.

Why did you call me "mathmite"? What is it?

 

[seremify007]

Maybe you can get a module or something? can't be too hard to modify the register.php to have an extra check box or something which robots won't know how to respond to?

As for robot.. how can you tell it's a bot? All I know is that it has a 0 post count

 

[Lazarus]

If you want to stop this advertising, you can implement that technology you see on yahoo, hotmail etc when you sign up for an email account where you have to input the text given on an image before you can proceed.

I thought we'd already set this up ages ago, but as it happens, I had forgotten to turn it on.

It's done now. Thanks.

 

[TerrbleSpellor]

http://community.boredofstudies.org/showthread.php?t=98714

you might want to investigate that also. Im pretty sure its an advertisement, as the person only has one post.

I'm pretty sure that i'ts a spam disguised as a genuine post.

 

[Lazarus]

Yes... considering the user posted a mere three seconds after registering, I'd say you're correct.

 

[seremify007]

Wow... speed-posting =]

 

[insert-username]

I think I found another one, although this one's been registered since December. 2 posts, and both were identical, advertising some VIP card only available in the UK.
http://community.boredofstudies.org/showthread.php?t=98766.
http://community.boredofstudies.org/showthread.php?t=98767.

Interestingly enough, the second one was posted in a full HTML table format... quote the reply to see what I mean.


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