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Please can you add a verification option in the Registration box that sorts out these spamming fucktards?
Easy. Name the song : "Bizarre ???? Triangle", for example.
The most recent 13 threads on the main board are spam, and every subforum's latest post is spam.
We have no powers besides deleting threads, and to do that we have to move them to the deleted threads forum, it's not as simple as just ticking a box on a menu and making it go away. No powers at all to do anything about individuals. I've contacted Nicos, nothing back yet.
Tim wrote: I've contacted Nicos, nothing back yet.
In other news, bears continue to defecate in woods.
Based on previous form, I really think this could sadly be the end.
Fingers crossed to be proven wrong, however....
If this goes on, then there will be 25 pages of posts to go before we find a (non-sticky) legitimate posting...
Contact Nic to take it down until he sorts out the spamming...
Nick King wrote: If this goes on, then there will be 25 pages of posts to go before we find a (non-sticky) legitimate posting...
Contact Nic to take it down until he sorts out the spamming...
Yep,BCD's at 3 pages (and counting) already
Gazman wrote:
Nick King wrote: If this goes on, then there will be 25 pages of posts to go before we find a (non-sticky) legitimate posting...
Contact Nic to take it down until he sorts out the spamming...
Yep,BCD's at 3 pages (and counting) already
Wow, it's totally out of control now, NOOL has been BOMBED!!!
There is a verification process when you register.. those people are clicking the link on the email they use to register.
Not much I can do beside adding a captcha.
Registration is temporary closed, I have moved all the crap away, hopefully not too many legit stuff.
I am working on a new system that will eventually make everybody's life easier.
Spotnick wrote: Registration is temporary closed, I have moved all the crap away, hopefully not too many legit stuff.
I am working on a new system that will eventually make everybody's life easier.
Thank you. 
Yeah, cheers Spotnik. Lets not start getting arsey and demanding with the moderators about all this, this is a free forum afterall.
Genetic wrote: Yeah, cheers Spotnik. Lets not start getting arsey and demanding with the moderators about all this, this is a free forum afterall.
yeah, the tone of some folks here is bizarre. this is all volunteer and nobody is making a living on it. everyone is doing their best. instead of bitching, offer to help -
Those spammers created like 600 accounts with 600 different IP addresses, and were spamming using only 10 of those, and I still see them as logged on, so they are spamming the website with requests as we speak (and probably taking tons of bandwidth)
I simply locked everybody after the spam began, so if you had a legit account and can't post, feel free to let me know so I can unlock your account.
That is a legit spam attack, never seen something like that. This will force me to either open the code to add a "delay" between posts, a captcha when registering and most useful more tools for moderator.. or I might just give up and take something that already exists and use the suggestion of making current forums read only for reference only.
Except I'm not sure an out of the box system would easily make me do database requests like I had to do for this to fix it easy, but oh well.
Needless to say I didn't sleep much last night.
Spotnick wrote:
Needless to say I didn't sleep much last night.
So bear that in mind the next time you want to moan that the moderators arent doing enough, on here or another forum.
Evening chaps, firstly I greatly appreciate all the work you put in to allow people to talk complete nonsense about the finest pop beat combo Manchester has ever birthed.
Secondly, I know you have lives and can't spend all your waking hours on the Internets.
Finally, thanks for sorting this out.
Mx
Thanks Nic, I can't help feeling we set ourselves up for it, everyone knows vikings love spam
Spotnick wrote: Those spammers created like 600 accounts with 600 different IP addresses, and were spamming using only 10 of those, and I still see them as logged on, so they are spamming the website with requests as we speak (and probably taking tons of bandwidth)
I simply locked everybody after the spam began, so if you had a legit account and can't post, feel free to let me know so I can unlock your account.
That is a legit spam attack, never seen something like that. This will force me to either open the code to add a "delay" between posts, a captcha when registering and most useful more tools for moderator.. or I might just give up and take something that already exists and use the suggestion of making current forums read only for reference only.
Except I'm not sure an out of the box system would easily make me do database requests like I had to do for this to fix it easy, but oh well.
Needless to say I didn't sleep much last night.
Nicos, charge a subscription to make it worth your while. Thanks for your work and this site, and if you ever need advice on sheds... well you know the rest :D
I won't really charge anyone for something that is half broken and that is managed by a few users themselves who do a great job despite having next to zero useful tools to do it.
;-)
Spotnick wrote: I won't really charge anyone for something that is half broken and that is managed by a few users themselves who do a great job despite having next to zero useful tools to do it.
;-)
Well It's appreciated :)
Juliette Binoche Ooh La La wrote:
Spotnick wrote: I won't really charge anyone for something that is half broken and that is managed by a few users themselves who do a great job despite having next to zero useful tools to do it.
;-)
Well It's appreciated :)
Thank you. 
M1 wrote: Maybe it's time to get Ceremony up and running again :) Does that still exist in any way?
Only in the DNA of all NO sites around the world 
Last activity circa 2005 methinks: see here - check out the old digests!
Who can spot their earliest post then - I can find one from Feb'92 
Shit even Factory still had a heartbeat back then (just...) But you try and tell the young people today that...
I was active on the alt.music.new-order newsgroup, and lurked on the Ceremony one starting around 93
we are old! ;)
