This barrage of spam is getting really annoying. And I don't want to criticize the admins, but there should be an easy way to stop this.

What about inserting an option that makes sure users can only send pm's after they have been on the forum for at least two weeks or when they have a minimal count of 10 posts? Spambots can't work around this.

Same goes with opening new topics (although you could lower the amount of time you have to be here to a few days)

And isn't it possible to have a stricter policy when it comes to making a new profile?
It may seem like spambots are getting more advanced, but a few simple measures and they don't work anymore.

THE BATTLE RAGED ON AND ON

agreed with marcaroni. i still don't know why some of the members who spend more than half their time on this forum can't have the ability to delete spamartists.

i love the mods here, but they're clearly a bit busy. most other forums i've been on have had admins that were the people who spent over half their time here XD and then when spam here gets out of control, it's another burden to the mods that are already busy here =( there are lots of ways to get around this issue..

+1
I guess they could assign a new mod for deleting spambots,someone who's often around or just extend the KOEs permission to delete those. (though this might be too complicated)

Is anyone on this forum responsible for banning them or something?

Depending on the forum.
Rocky for the Kamelot/Others
purplica for the German forum.
Haven't encountered the others I think.

HAHA that was slightly my idea, but instead of it being enabled automatically by 10 posts, make it like a modified trial period. Each newbie gets a limited amount of time/posts to post on the forum, then their accounts either gets rejected (kept in validating mode) or validated by an admin/mod, and they're not allowed to PM.

I really like this topic...and would like even more to see the aforementioned ideas put into action !

I agree with the latter.
For the former, I don't think that'd be a great idea, since a lot of people sign on the forum just to ask a question about something in particular...

I'm sure the Admins are either doing their best, or they've just got shit to do outside the forum. I don't know.
But I still have't gotten a spam PM :D Something about Harris makes Harris awesome and immune to spam.

Hey! I'm awesome and immune too

Something simple they could do is add a captcha for making a new account. I bet when Deron gets finished one will be added.

Some captchas can be easily cracked. We have one on the forum where you have to identify what your favorite kamelot song is. We do need a stronger one.

I bet you if you type something random in that captcha, it would be rejected though.

Still no spam PM's for me. ^______^

Just pointing it out :p

http://www.kamelot.com/kamforum/index.php?showtopic=9823

StephenFox

Don't know how to report it.

I just logged on, and noticed I had 13 new messages, ...all SPAM, and not a single girl who would say hello to me, LOL.

I am not posting often here but I always log here to take a look to see if there's any trouble and possibly use my whip on Brazilian subforum.


My idea is (that I think I already gave my suggestion) that ANY new users must have its messages filtered by any mod/admin. For example: if someone posts something on Brazilian forum, is my obligation to allow or deny that post. If in German one, purplica. After a certain number of allowed posts, the user is free to post anywhere (except KoE, of course), just like we are. So, like that we would have time to check and the admins can ban/delete the user.

And about the PM's, any new user can't send PM's, it only can send them at the same time it is free to post without need mod/admin permission.

Not sure if this idea is possible, but it is an idea.

It sent me two. Kill it with fire.

Was his avatar Wakka?

YES PEOPLE, AFTER ALL MY JOY AND SOLACE IN BEING THE ONLY ONE IMMUNE, IT FINALLY HAPPENED TO ME D:

You weren't the only one immune, I haven't gotten any PMs all this time. Although I'll probably get one after saying that. >_>

I'm still immune

Aww,next time I'll just forward you my spam message

*raises hand*
Immune too!!!!! Are the spermbots afraid of me?

When you have "Wehrmacht-nutty" as your tagline, I wonder why =P

Immune here too, but better that way.

Awwww, thank you dear

I know I'd be scared German plus you love whips! :D

What can I do, I have an unhealthy obsession in this direction.
Whips are awesome. ^^ *cracks one for Kuschelkuchen*

*is immune since is really sitting in a zeppelin with a rail gun and in her spare time, likes to cover things in purple glitter which distracts spambots*

Russian pimp Arrodybub. Don't know how to report it.

Same here. The funny is that was a russian spam and was written the guy was from Japan...

The Russian made it funny to me.
Apparently, it would have been even funnier if I actually understood it.

You could copy/paste it here, see if any of the members here can read it :)

It was something about love,and finding love,that's all I read before I deleted it. XD

Markchen wants to practice his Russian?

I зачёркивать him and now I know how to say delete in Russian

Thanks Rocky!

Now learn how to say Delete in DavidaMurdockesse. :D

This bot needs a shrink. It's plagued with obsessions.

RUPERT MURDOCH IS TRYING TO SPREAD HIS INFLUENCE TO THE KAMFORUM!

Not to sound ungrateful and stuff I know that mods have lives and can't be here all the time,but can we please reconsider another spambot fighting mod? it's getting ridiculous (and this isn't the first time we've been spammed the entire day with no one to help out).

Its not that easy Nienna.
But the bot is gone now

Yay i'm glad spam-bot Davida is gone! It had serious issues so i hid from the general discussion part of the forum yesterday.

Yeah and thus I got a mail from Inikey

Asking my if I wanted to download tons of stuff..

Ok, is this the place where we report these things or where else?

Send the name/link to MetalAges or Rocky :P

YAYYYYYYYYYYYYYYYYYYYYYYYYYYYYYYYYYYYYYYYYYYYY I FINALLY GOT ONE!!!!!! (lnikey, same as Joseph)

I am normal now

They're still scared of me....

I got that one too. First one for a while though!

Please again, spam reporting to me.

Ok, just rocky then ;).