Gauntlet
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Might want to keep an eye out here if they're specifically targeting MDing forums.
Surprised they haven't deleted the spam yet, but I don't know nuttin' about running a web site, Miss Scarlett. Maybe it's not as easy as I think.
Might want to keep an eye out here if they're specifically targeting MDing forums.
What site is this Gauntlet??
For longer than the past 12 months, we've been doing new member registrations manually. We check the new member information manually against on-line spammer databases and other means, before authorizing the new member. Even then, we'll watch their first few posts. You'll be amazed at how many incipient spammers get caught, including a repeat spammer, who will not be named, during registration. It is a lot of work for the admins, but it is worth it.
They are trying...this was a pretty big attack.
Most were in the Minelab Explorer forum.
chinese mass spamming
Posted by: Jason in Enid
Date: 1 hour ago
Moderator
Registered: 7 years ago
Posts: 1,536
Yes folks, I have seen the reports and I'm sure the other mods have as well. I spent half an hour this morning deleting messages before I looked at the top and saw there were still 1400+ of them to go! It would literally be an entire day to do this one by one. I don't have the power to wholesale delete posts from someone, so it's going to take a mod with more power than I to get rid of them.
Just wanted to put this out so you know it's not being ignored.
Jason posted that in the 3030 sub forum I think. There are still numerous spam posts in the Explorer sub forum!
So glad we have the Owners/Admins we do!!
It seems so stupid to spam a primarily English speaking forum with 1000's of Chinese language spam messages.
They got hit again, a few in today's finds by the same guy, 145 in the beep and dig forum under a different name...could be a lot more in the other forums.
Looks like they still have a big problem.
I just spent a half hour deleting 99 of them from the Xterra sub-forum. The various moderators are busy trying to clean up the mess.