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General Category => Hockey => Topic started by: KenP on November 16, 2017, 09:54:49 AM

Title: IS THERE ANYTHING WE CAN DO REGARDING THE SPAM POSTS?
Post by: KenP on November 16, 2017, 09:54:49 AM
This seems like it's becoming a regular occurrence.  For my part I'll click on the "Mark Forum Read".  Is there anything that can be done from the Admin side to select a user and delete all his/her/it's posts?
Title: Re: IS THERE ANYTHING WE CAN DO REGARDING THE SPAM POSTS?
Post by: upprdeck on November 16, 2017, 10:44:10 AM
i guess the first recourse is dont let a user post more than a few posts in the first few days or weeks like some sights do.. if that is even possible
Title: Re: IS THERE ANYTHING WE CAN DO REGARDING THE SPAM POSTS?
Post by: Trotsky on November 16, 2017, 10:53:25 AM
Quote from: upprdecki guess the first recourse is dont let a user post more than a few posts in the first few days or weeks like some sights do.. if that is even possible
I thought there was a block on for multiple posts within some very short amount of time.  Which I have actually triggered through normal use.  Which is probably a DSM-5 warning sign.
Title: Re: IS THERE ANYTHING WE CAN DO REGARDING THE SPAM POSTS?
Post by: marty on November 16, 2017, 11:34:47 AM
Quote from: Trotsky
Quote from: upprdecki guess the first recourse is dont let a user post more than a few posts in the first few days or weeks like some sights do.. if that is even possible
I thought there was a block on for multiple posts within some very short amount of time.  Which I have actually triggered through normal use for someone with over 10,000 posts.  Which is probably a DSM-5 warning sign.

FYP
Title: Re: IS THERE ANYTHING WE CAN DO REGARDING THE SPAM POSTS?
Post by: Trotsky on November 16, 2017, 01:19:51 PM
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Title: Re: IS THERE ANYTHING WE CAN DO REGARDING THE SPAM POSTS?
Post by: Swampy on November 20, 2017, 09:54:07 AM
Suggestions:
 
1. Create a separate forum for hockey topics that have been dormant for 6 months or more; this would limit the number of "active" topics one has to search through
2. Limit the number of posts an individual user can make within a given time limit
3. Add a Captcha to all postings.
Title: Re: IS THERE ANYTHING WE CAN DO REGARDING THE SPAM POSTS?
Post by: Roy 82 on November 20, 2017, 04:52:56 PM
Quote from: SwampySuggestions:
 
1. Create a separate forum for hockey topics that have been dormant for 6 months or more; this would limit the number of "active" topics one has to search through
2. Limit the number of posts an individual user can make within a given time limit
3. Add a Captcha to all postings.

Thanks for offering constructive suggestions. I like 3 (as long as a human can read it) with a bit of 2 if it is a big number.
Title: Re: IS THERE ANYTHING WE CAN DO REGARDING THE SPAM POSTS?
Post by: Swampy on November 20, 2017, 08:53:47 PM
Quote from: Roy 82
Quote from: SwampySuggestions:
 
1. Create a separate forum for hockey topics that have been dormant for 6 months or more; this would limit the number of "active" topics one has to search through
2. Limit the number of posts an individual user can make within a given time limit
3. Add a Captcha to all postings.

Thanks for offering constructive suggestions. I like 3 (as long as a human can read it) with a bit of 2 if it is a big number.

Some forums I use require a 30 to 60 second wait before they accept a second post from the same account. ELF could use this method or limit to something like 5 posts in a 30 minute interval.
Title: Re: IS THERE ANYTHING WE CAN DO REGARDING THE SPAM POSTS?
Post by: upprdeck on November 21, 2017, 11:08:33 AM
during games there used to be lost of posts.. now we get a few follow ups after the game.

the is almost no logical reason for someone to post to all the threads either..  how about a limit to how many threads you can post to in some time frame.
Title: Re: IS THERE ANYTHING WE CAN DO REGARDING THE SPAM POSTS?
Post by: CowbellGuy on November 22, 2017, 12:56:36 PM
Whatever I end up doing, it's going to require updating the forum software and along with that, the templates before I can implement some hurdles and my spare time is devoted to the CHN app rewrite so unbunch your panties.
Title: Re: IS THERE ANYTHING WE CAN DO REGARDING THE SPAM POSTS?
Post by: Trotsky on November 22, 2017, 01:03:11 PM
Quote from: CowbellGuyWhatever I end up doing, it's going to require updating the forum software and along with that, the templates before I can implement some hurdles and my spare time is devoted to the CHN app rewrite so unbunch your panties.
New poll, please.




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