So Jim....

[weshole]

Is there anything you can implement that will stop all these WOW bots from polluting this forum?

[ruthless351]

No kidding! I hate WoW! O and the bots!

[Bassplayer]

Can you do one of those "copy the numbers and letters that are in this box" things.

[Jim]

Well... I had image verification on previoiusly,

I just switched it to reCAPTCHA which should make a large difference.

We'll see I guess

[integra_gsr98]

Force intro thread until they can see the rest of the forum like we have it on NA...

[weshole]

integra_gsr98;237376 wrote:
Force intro thread until they can see the rest of the forum like we have it on NA...

Great Idea!!!!

[DelSlow]

integra_gsr98;237376 wrote:
Force intro thread until they can see the rest of the forum like we have it on NA...

I third that.

[weshole]

Whatever you did Jim, its not working. Just got another one. "Sherlock12"

[SPANISH-RICE]

integra_gsr98;237376 wrote:
Force intro thread until they can see the rest of the forum like we have it on NA...

i like this idea

[weshole]

HEY!!! Whats goin on with this? Any progress Jim? Whatever you did isnt helping at all. In fact, it has gotten worse.

http://www.fargostreet.com/forums/showthread.php?p=237895#post237895

http://www.fargostreet.com/forums/showthread.php?t=13735

[MisterCMK]

Ban the e-mail domains and IP addresses of the spammers. If you want a copy of the list of e-mail domains and IP addys that I have from another board, let me know.

[weshole]

I still like GSR's idea or the verification idea where you have to type the numbers or letters in like "Bassplayer" said.

[MisterCMK]

weshole;237900 wrote:
I still like GSR's idea or the verification idea where you have to type the numbers or letters in like "Bassplayer" said.

That is very easily bypassed by bots.

[SmitEvo]

MisterCMK;237928 wrote:
That is very easily bypassed by bots.

send me the domains and i will ban them...

[KA-T_240]

On another forum the guy that runs the site typed the verification code into the image on the home page. I do not recall a single bot post in 2+ years. You can see it clearly on the homepage. From what I understand, bots just read code and text and can not identify what is contained in an image.

[integra_gsr98]

On NA registration requires a captcha AND first post has to be in the intro section before the user can see the rest of the board...

[Jim]

I've tried re-captcha, gd random based images, and questions, which are all easily defeated by bots as they just have a real user verify whats in it.

I'll change it to an intro post a little later today