Spam bots?

Cmdr Maxwell · Post by **Cmdr Maxwell** » Mon Jul 20, 2020 7:56 am

Are we getting some spam bots joining the forum? the last couple of accounts are posting random links (the latest one being russian in Charon's workshop area).

Post by **Niilo** » Mon Jul 20, 2020 11:34 am

Yeah, looks like they found us - because dndgamer.net now redirects to this forum.

I'm at work now, tonight I'll upgrade the protection against spambots registering on the forum.

Post by **Niilo** » Mon Jul 20, 2020 6:21 pm

Let's see how reCaptcha v2 works against those bots.

Cmdr Maxwell · Post by **Cmdr Maxwell** » Tue Jul 21, 2020 4:17 pm

Niilo wrote: ↑Mon Jul 20, 2020 6:21 pm Let's see how reCaptcha v2 works against those bots.

Thanks Niilo, although that sounds like you just threw down the gauntlet to the spam bots. They may very well accept that challenge! (they're pesky things)

Post by **Niilo** » Tue Jul 21, 2020 6:08 pm

Cmdr Maxwell wrote: ↑Tue Jul 21, 2020 4:17 pm
Niilo wrote: ↑Mon Jul 20, 2020 6:21 pm Let's see how reCaptcha v2 works against those bots.
Thanks Niilo, although that sounds like you just threw down the gauntlet to the spam bots. They may very well accept that challenge! (they're pesky things)

As long as the spam bots aren't named Barney Stinson, I think we'll be alright!

Grodech · Post by **Grodech** » Tue Jul 21, 2020 8:34 pm

Grodech · Post by **Grodech** » Tue Aug 04, 2020 2:55 pm

Those last two joins feel kinda spambot-ty to me. The one says they're from "Usa", but anybody actually from the US, would have used "USA", not "Usa".

Cmdr Maxwell · Post by **Cmdr Maxwell** » Tue Aug 04, 2020 6:48 pm

Agreed

Post by **Niilo** » Tue Aug 04, 2020 8:54 pm

And his Gmail username is supposedly "p.le.nk.i.s.fi.l.mby"

... yeah, right.

Post by **Charon** » Tue Aug 11, 2020 7:54 pm

Do we have a question and answer captcha up?
Something a computer struggles to figure out like type dragon without any vowels or write dungeon backwards or put the letters in dice in alphabetical order. Might be more effective, who knows.

Grodech · Post by **Grodech** » Wed Aug 19, 2020 5:55 pm

More spam accounts... One even managed to get a post in Russian to Charon's personal workspace.

Cmdr Maxwell · Post by **Cmdr Maxwell** » Wed Aug 19, 2020 6:33 pm

https://i.giphy.com/ToMjGpJtFowJWBTZjIA.gif

Post by **Niilo** » Wed Aug 19, 2020 7:10 pm

Cmdr Maxwell · Post by **Cmdr Maxwell** » Thu Aug 20, 2020 4:43 pm

https://i.gifer.com/70s5.gif

Grodech · Post by **Grodech** » Thu Aug 20, 2020 4:48 pm

We may still have one more. He's got a Russian link in his information/signature.

Post by **Charon** » Thu Aug 20, 2020 7:38 pm

The Russian text says something about interior design, so yes. ¬¬

Cmdr Maxwell · Post by **Cmdr Maxwell** » Sat Aug 22, 2020 7:27 pm

This is what the spammer is thinking: "купи мою кухонную стойку, сука"

Ricochet · Post by **Ricochet** » Thu Aug 27, 2020 7:16 am

Got another one in Charon's work area. This one also links to something about interior design in his signature, but the rest is all bitcoin garble.

I second the idea for a special question sign up method - I think our old one asked you to spell out the long form of D&D or the like?

Cmdr Maxwell · Post by **Cmdr Maxwell** » Thu Aug 27, 2020 3:39 pm

Ricochet wrote: ↑Thu Aug 27, 2020 7:16 am I second the idea for a special question sign up method - I think our old one asked you to spell out the long form of D&D or the like?

I'm also of the idea of throwing all spammers into Hell, but I don't think that's going to happen any time soon. I third the idea for the special question

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