INVASION OF THE SPAMMERS

[redeye]

WOW it sure seems like we have been slammed with spammers lately . I wish that all of their computers would just blow up and leave us alone sheesh its a pain in the butt to see all of the stupid stuff that they put on here, whatta yall think?

[sammy the blade]

I don't like them, they blow goats!

[john]

They hit this site often I can't stand the junk they try to dump on us.

[tr4252]

Most often, they come in clusters. We go for months sometimes without a twitch, then they come out of the woodwork in droves. Occasionally they come from one source, who bombards us with a bunch all at once, and at times new ones pop up while we're already deleting and banning our asses off. I think this kind of thing happens when some new bot technology becomes available. That's just my best guess. Our administrator Arthas is pretty sharp, and keeps us ahead of the new software or whatever, as it appears.

Seriously Sammy, your comment is an insult to self respecting goats (chuckle).

Tom

[sammy the blade]

It probably will make the spammers breath smell better.

[Viking45]

No offense to anyone but when I find a spam post I not only ban that person but I nuke his post and any one's replies as well. I don't see the point in leaving any reminders of it.
Not sure what the other mods do but I burn all the evidence

Seems like the holidays bring in the spammers.

[sammy the blade]

Must be layoff time. That's usually when they start from what I've seen of factory life.

[john]

No offense to anyone but when I find a spam post I not only ban that person but I nuke his post and any one's replies as well. I don't see the point in leaving any reminders of it.
Not sure what the other mods do but I burn all the evidence

Seems like the holidays bring in the spammers.

I agree Dave! I would erase any trace of them.

[natcherly]

No offense to anyone but when I find a spam post I not only ban that person but I nuke his post and any one's replies as well. I don't see the point in leaving any reminders of it.
Not sure what the other mods do but I burn all the evidence

Seems like the holidays bring in the spammers.

That approach is the same I have always used for spammers. Remove all trace. Not an evidentiary thing but pure anti spam by taking away all incentive to keep coming back.