Sunday, December 18, 2011

Some new anti-spam measures...

As some people have noticed, I've been fighting forum spam and wiki spam for a while.  I've decided to try a few new things to combat this.

- I'm now using peoplesign as my capcha provider.  This, in theory, is harder for bots but still easy for humans.
- I've integrated Stop Forum Spam with my phpBB3 install to help block spammer registrations.
- I've modified the Cryptohaze Wiki to use the phpBB forum database instead of its own internal registration, and to require a valid account for editing.

This should, in theory, help reduce the flow of garbage into my forum.  Any other suggestions or things people find useful?

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  4. I find the irony of all the "I don't spam sites!" SEO optimizers *SPAMMING MY SITE* to be comical. Assholes.

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