Spammers

[toprob]

Since we are light on admin at the moment, I'm keeping an eye on registrations, and it does seem like we are getting hit quite hard with spammer signups.
Just a reminder that the best response to these posts is to press the 'report' button (visible if you are signed in), rather than engage in the conversation -- that way a moderator can get onto it quickly.

[dbcunnz]

Hi Rob yep that is exactly what I did as soon as I saw the post best not to reply to them that way you don't give them any thing if I had of had admin rights it would have gone earlier the same as the one early the other morning I could of had that off before they finished putting all their nasty posts on it

[spongebob206]

HI guys
I can keep a look out, but without sounding totally thick, what are the signs?

Obviously a newbie, I have not seen any to date, do they advertise?

Cheers

[toprob]

Believe me, you'll know one if you see it. The last one was offering a loan service.

The admin stop most of these at the sign-up stage, as spammer signups are normally done automatically, so they don't give sensible answers to some of the questions -- "What's your simming style?"

Only the odd one gets through, so you won't see much rubbish making it onto the forum. And really, a dozen spammers can't really do much harm compared to one kid with a grudge.

What I want to get across is that there is only so much the admin can do to contol this, the members need to do their bit as well, which includes being a bit sceptical, and have a least a basic understanding of the dangers on the web.

EDIT: I see that another one got through the signup system, so if you want to see what a spammer signup looks like, take a look at our newest member -- Cliff06. Bear in mind that a lot of these are automatic systems searching the web for forums to access. They are clever enough to know that they need to give answers to all the questions asked, they just don't give real answers, which makes them easier to spot -- for the moment. It would be real easy to get around this, and one day they will.


Preferred Flight Simulator: Cliff605
Favourite Addon : United States
Simming Style: Cliff605
Multiplayer ID: No Information
Years of Experience: US
How did you find NZFF?: San Antonio

I'll disable this account when I'm back on the PC, I don't have admin access from my laptop. (I can't remember the password....)

[spongebob206]

Ok Mate

Will keep an eye out.
Thanks

Derek