Rudivdk Posted September 15, 2018 Got the additional question and answered it. Not a big issue and if it helps against those spam messages I would even fill out a list of 10. Good luck admins with your efforts in cleaning the forum. Whatever you come up with, I'm with you guys! Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Robert8 Posted September 15, 2018 It seems to be working. There is less spam than before Great Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
jimmynick Posted September 16, 2018 Had noticed the spam but was quite baffled when I was asked for my favourite theme upon attempting to load the site. Glad you all are on top of it Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Johnny1360 Posted September 16, 2018 Ah what a pleasure to peruse the forums without having to wade through bucket loads of spam, looks like its working. Many thanks to those who spend their valuable time making it possible. Keep up the good work and thanks very much. Not enough can be said for the people that make this a great forum. Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
mocbuild101 Posted September 16, 2018 18 hours ago, Jim said: We do have four questions at the moment, I only had two... 11 hours ago, Phoxtane said: How effective is this new measure in the Spam Wars? It seems pretty effective so far, I guess you could say it's a new hope... Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
62Bricks Posted September 16, 2018 I hope I'm not asked my favorite theme again and have to remember what I put in. I'm not a "theme" guy, really... Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Jim Posted September 16, 2018 4 hours ago, 62Bricks said: I hope I'm not asked my favorite theme again and have to remember what I put in. I'm not a "theme" guy, really... That is a fine answer too. As long as you give a normal answer. Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Cylo Posted September 16, 2018 I don't mind it as long as it keeps spammers away. Is there a possibility to use a bot to auto ban obvious spammers, and the ones that the bots miss can be reported by members Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Bartybum Posted September 16, 2018 (edited) Not gonna lie, when it asked me for my favourite theme I just told it 'none of your business' to be petty lol. Also, what do you judge to be normal @Jim? Edited September 16, 2018 by Bartybum Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Holodoc Posted September 16, 2018 13 minutes ago, Bartybum said: Also, what do you judge to be normal @Jim? Almost everything else but 'askdjgada' Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Bartybum Posted September 16, 2018 Just now, Holodoc said: Almost everything else but 'askdjgada' Ehhhh even that's debatable. I can see other users doing that just to get it over with. Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Jim Posted September 16, 2018 14 minutes ago, Bartybum said: Ehhhh even that's debatable. I can see other users doing that just to get it over with. In that case they have no business here. Simple as that. (New users that is) It doesn’t really matter what existing users enter. The check is for new users. Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Renny The Spaceman Posted September 16, 2018 8 hours ago, mocbuild101 said: It seems pretty effective so far, I guess you could say it's a new hope... Let's just hope the spammers won't strike back! Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Jim Posted September 16, 2018 Just now, Renny The Spaceman said: Let's just hope the spammers won't strike back! Unless they go DDoS on our ass, they won’t be bothering us anymore. Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Renny The Spaceman Posted September 16, 2018 (edited) 10 minutes ago, Jim said: Unless they go DDoS on our megablocks, they won’t be bothering us anymore. Ding dong the witch Spammers is dead have been stopped from making obnoxious Topics unless they go DDoS on our Mega-bloks but in almost all other scenarios we'll be okay. Edited September 16, 2018 by Renny The Spaceman Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Jim Posted September 16, 2018 22 hours ago, BrickJagger said: What do you mean by that? Moving the whole site to a new server possibly? I'm not really familiar with how that works. Not to another server perse, but creating new software using different technologies. Currently, we use forum software written by a third party. We hardly have any influence on that. It is what it is. Creating something ourselves gives us more flexibility to do cool stuff with the site. Downside is that it is time-consuming and we will face some challenges importing the current content. Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Scarilian Posted September 16, 2018 Got the additional question and answered it. Though hopefully it is not one of these 'remember what you put' as i wrote a rather long sentence xD Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Artanis I Posted September 17, 2018 On 9/16/2018 at 2:24 AM, Holodoc said: And I bet my head he is a left-hander! Right hand is probably on the mouse Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Bob De Quatre Posted September 17, 2018 On 9/15/2018 at 3:16 PM, Jim said: so maybe it's better to forget I said it I'll forget you said it Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
LegoFjotten Posted September 17, 2018 On 9/16/2018 at 3:39 PM, Jim said: Creating something ourselves gives us more flexibility to do cool stuff with the site. Downside is that it is time-consuming and we will face some challenges importing the current content. Oh, slippery slope that is... unless you want to replace your LEGO hobby with "writing forum software as a hobby", don't do it. (Seriously. Don't do it. You'll regret it forever.) Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Captain Becker Posted September 17, 2018 Took me a bit off guard, but more than happy to do it in order to prevent spamming Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Jim Posted September 17, 2018 1 hour ago, LegoFjotten said: Oh, slippery slope that is... unless you want to replace your LEGO hobby with "writing forum software as a hobby", don't do it. (Seriously. Don't do it. You'll regret it forever.) Hehe I know the drill. Lucky for me I’m better at building software than LEGO But I know it’s always way more work than you expect. Have been looking into (open source) forum software though. Couldn’t resist to do some window shopping. Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
samurai-turtle Posted September 17, 2018 What if someone put "MegaBlocks" for their favorite theme? Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Holodoc Posted September 18, 2018 8 hours ago, samurai-turtle said: What if someone put "MegaBlocks" for their favorite theme? He/she will receive a special invitation to our next event to discuss this matter in public. Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Bob De Quatre Posted September 18, 2018 And the spammer have now officially correct answer for the security questions... Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
