Idea to help fight spammers .

**Johnny** · December 15th, 2009

I think you should confirm members before letting them post. That might get rid of the spammers a little easier ..

**perris** · December 15th, 2009

we do that for the most part johnny, but we also have some filters that allow certain posts to get through without having to get a mod to approve the post

those filters work pretty good, a few do get through though and I know it's annoying but you should see what does not get through

**Dark Atheist** · December 15th, 2009

i just keep reporting spammy posts when they come up, then if they aren't delt with in a timely manner then we can bitch to the mods

**Electronic Punk** · December 16th, 2009

The spam filter actually does a really good job and I do think it blocks a good deal of the total.

ThackeG67 · August 3rd, 2010

May I know the function of spam filter and how it works? and how to tell if a certain post is a spam? I'm just curious guys..

**Johnny** · August 3rd, 2010

Originally Posted by ThackeG67

May I know the function of spam filter and how it works? and how to tell if a certain post is a spam? I'm just curious guys..

No, you can't. That is a top secret setup to keep people from getting through it.

We don't give that info to people with one post. I am sure you can understand ..

**LordOfLA** · August 5th, 2010

I doubt it would be publicised at all

If you are smart though you just go get the spam filter code and look through it yourself

If the developers are smart it'll be encrypted or hosted on a 3rd party server with an API

**Johnny** · August 5th, 2010

Originally Posted by LordOfLA

I doubt it would be publicised at all

If you are smart though you just go get the spam filter code and look through it yourself

If the developers are smart it'll be encrypted or hosted on a 3rd party server with an API

Yep, and people with one post asking for the info sounds mighty fishy, if you know what I mean ...

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Johnny Paul Reed Smith Joined: January 2004 Location: Happy Valley Posts: 4,869 Reputation: 2369 Power: 173	Idea to help fight spammers . I think you should confirm members before letting them post. That might get rid of the spammers a little easier .. Paul Reed Smith.

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perris OSNN Godlike Veteran Joined: January 2002 Location: new york Posts: 12,258 Reputation: 4333 Power: 291	Re: Idea to help fight spammers . we do that for the most part johnny, but we also have some filters that allow certain posts to get through without having to get a mod to approve the post those filters work pretty good, a few do get through though and I know it's annoying but you should see what does not get through IT'S NOT WHAT YOU'VE DONE IT'S WHAT YOU ARE GOING TO DO

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Dark Atheist OSNN Veteran Addict Joined: April 2003 Location: In The Void Posts: 6,373 Blog Entries: 9 Reputation: 1877 Power: 193	Re: Idea to help fight spammers . i just keep reporting spammy posts when they come up, then if they aren't delt with in a timely manner then we can bitch to the mods

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Electronic Punk The Last High Joined: December 2001 Location: London Posts: 18,510 Blog Entries: 51 Reputation: 3652 Power: 349	Re: Idea to help fight spammers . The spam filter actually does a really good job and I do think it blocks a good deal of the total.

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ThackeG67 OSNN One Post Wonder Joined: August 2010 Posts: 1 Reputation: 0 Power: 0	Re: Idea to help fight spammers . May I know the function of spam filter and how it works? and how to tell if a certain post is a spam? I'm just curious guys..

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Johnny Paul Reed Smith Joined: January 2004 Location: Happy Valley Posts: 4,869 Reputation: 2369 Power: 173	Re: Idea to help fight spammers . Originally Posted by ThackeG67 May I know the function of spam filter and how it works? and how to tell if a certain post is a spam? I'm just curious guys.. No, you can't. That is a top secret setup to keep people from getting through it. We don't give that info to people with one post. I am sure you can understand .. Paul Reed Smith.

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LordOfLA Godlike! Joined: February 2004 Location: Salisbury, Wiltshire, UK Posts: 7,031 Blog Entries: 5 Reputation: 4137 Power: 213	Re: Idea to help fight spammers . I doubt it would be publicised at all If you are smart though you just go get the spam filter code and look through it yourself If the developers are smart it'll be encrypted or hosted on a 3rd party server with an API If HK-47 and GLaDOS had a child, the character they create would cause the video game world to overdose on awesome. -sheridanmovieguy: Dragon age forum user.

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Johnny Paul Reed Smith Joined: January 2004 Location: Happy Valley Posts: 4,869 Reputation: 2369 Power: 173	Re: Idea to help fight spammers . Originally Posted by LordOfLA I doubt it would be publicised at all If you are smart though you just go get the spam filter code and look through it yourself If the developers are smart it'll be encrypted or hosted on a 3rd party server with an API Yep, and people with one post asking for the info sounds mighty fishy, if you know what I mean ... Paul Reed Smith.

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