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New Anti-Spam Measures - New Users must be approved
Posted by: curt ()
Date: July 30, 2012 09:55AM

In an effort to prevent spammers from joining the list and posting spam messages before being banned, I've turned on moderating of new users.

From now on, when a person registers for a new account, I get a message asking me to approve or disapprove them. That allows me to run a cursory check on them to see if they're a real fan or just a spammer. Right now, new user requests are only running 1 or 2 a day, so it's not a burden for me to do a quick search on their email and/or requested userid to see if they are spammers.

Hopefully, this will cut down on spamming.

Go Dolphins!

Curt

Curt "DOLFAN in St. Petersburg" Fennell
Godfather, Phins.com

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Re: New Anti-Spam Measures - New Users must be approved
Posted by: berkeley223 ()
Date: July 30, 2012 01:45PM

thanks for this!

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Re: New Anti-Spam Measures - New Users must be approved
Posted by: Aqua&Orange ()
Date: July 30, 2012 01:55PM

This is great news

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Edited 1 time(s). Last edit at 07/30/2012 06:25PM by Aqua&Orange.

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Re: New Anti-Spam Measures - New Users must be approved
Posted by: Aqua&Orange ()
Date: July 30, 2012 01:56PM

Awesome thumbs up

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Re: New Anti-Spam Measures - New Users must be approved
Posted by: berkeley223 ()
Date: July 30, 2012 02:37PM

I still think there should be some remedial dolphins knowledge test to root out potential spammers. like, what was the dolphins record during the perfect season, or who were the marks brothers? I doubt the spammer would know, or take the time to google the info and respond. plus it would probably root out thunder's latest incarnation.

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Re: New Anti-Spam Measures - New Users must be approved
Posted by: ChyrenB ()
Date: July 30, 2012 04:54PM

Aqua&Orange Wrote:
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> This is great news ????


True, the spammers do not appear so often as to become a pain in the butt but they do come often enough that it would be good not to have to see post about jewelry every three months or so.

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Re: New Anti-Spam Measures - New Users must be approved
Posted by: berkeley223 ()
Date: July 30, 2012 05:42PM

where will i find my pandora charm braceletes now??

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Re: New Anti-Spam Measures - New Users must be approved
Posted by: JC ()
Date: July 31, 2012 05:19AM

berkeley223 Wrote:
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> I still think there should be some remedial
> dolphins knowledge test to root out potential
> spammers. like, what was the dolphins record
> during the perfect season, or who were the marks
> brothers?


OH Oh I know. During the perfect season, the dolphins didn't lose ANY games.

And, the Marks brothers were Groucho, Harpo, Chico, Zeppo. They had another brother, Gummo, who wasn't part of the act but was a successful businessman on his own.

Now, how's about you all buy some fake Uggs from me?

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Re: New Anti-Spam Measures - New Users must be approved
Posted by: montequi ()
Date: July 31, 2012 05:31AM

JC Wrote:
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> And, the Marks brothers were Groucho, Harpo,
> Chico, Zeppo. They had another brother, Gummo,
> who wasn't part of the act but was a successful
> businessman on his own.

smileys with beer

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Re: New Anti-Spam Measures - New Users must be approved
Posted by: THE Truth ()
Date: July 31, 2012 05:32AM

berkeley223 Wrote:
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> I still think there should be some remedial
> dolphins knowledge test...

We are definately going to lose some posters if they have to pass a knowledge test... smiling bouncing smiley

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Re: New Anti-Spam Measures - New Users must be approved
Posted by: samsam3738 ()
Date: July 31, 2012 06:15AM

THE Truth Wrote:
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> berkeley223 Wrote:
> --------------------------------------------------
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> > I still think there should be some remedial
> > dolphins knowledge test...
>
> We are definately going to lose some posters if
> they have to pass a knowledge test... smiling bouncing smiley

Remember goganmiami1stunner............I truly believe that if you asked him WHAT COLOR IS Jason Taylors white horse?

He would think about it for a few minutes before answering.

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Re: New Anti-Spam Measures - New Users must be approved
Posted by: Crowder52 ()
Date: August 09, 2012 11:35AM

Nice work! thanks

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Re: New Anti-Spam Measures - New Users must be approved
Posted by: Phinjim ()
Date: August 12, 2012 11:20AM

In a related question, can one of the moderators or curt please look into the ridiculously high number of adware tracking cookies one get when using Phins.com.

Not sure if its phins.com, or links but I see the sites that I remove later thru spyware for:

doubleclick.com , burstnet.com, tribalfusion.com, media6.com, etc about 40 of them I have to clean out whenever I use phns.com forums or newswire.

Anyone know a good way to block them?

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Re: New Anti-Spam Measures - New Users must be approved
Posted by: DolfanKing ()
Date: August 12, 2012 11:22AM


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Re: New Anti-Spam Measures - New Users must be approved
Posted by: JC ()
Date: August 12, 2012 05:03PM

Sorry guys that I don't know the answer to the adware question. Hopefully Curt can look into it soon.

At least the approving-new-users measure taken by Curt has been working well overall. haven't seen much jewelry ads or fake Uggs ads lately, have we.

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Re: New Anti-Spam Measures - New Users must be approved
Posted by: curt ()
Date: August 13, 2012 05:15AM


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Re: New Anti-Spam Measures - New Users must be approved
Posted by: berkeley223 ()
Date: August 13, 2012 06:29AM

keep it free please. I haven't noticed any adware or anything, but then I have a mac so maybe I wouldn't.
I do notice that the backbutton doesn't always work, which I think has something to do with burstmedia blocking it

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Re: New Anti-Spam Measures - New Users must be approved
Posted by: samsam3738 ()
Date: August 13, 2012 06:47AM

free please

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Re: New Anti-Spam Measures - New Users must be approved
Posted by: curt ()
Date: August 13, 2012 07:21AM


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Re: New Anti-Spam Measures - New Users must be approved
Posted by: berkeley223 ()
Date: August 13, 2012 07:33AM

got it, thanks

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Re: New Anti-Spam Measures - New Users must be approved
Posted by: montequi ()
Date: August 13, 2012 08:29AM

I'm not sure the pay site would get much use, except maybe from a handful of people already on the board. There are free tools out there that block ads, and if it's between free or pay...people will undoubtedly choose free.

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Re: New Anti-Spam Measures - New Users must be approved
Posted by: samsam3738 ()
Date: August 30, 2012 09:23AM

and thank you curt....Its just different sometimes to have to wait for the post that we make to be seen.

I guess it real tough for the moderator to be accepting posts the whole day...

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Re: New Anti-Spam Measures - New Users must be approved
Posted by: berkeley223 ()
Date: September 02, 2012 01:32PM

how come some of my posts are marked as possible spam and there is a delay in them showing up on the forum?

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Re: New Anti-Spam Measures - New Users must be approved
Posted by: JC ()
Date: September 03, 2012 03:54AM

berkeley223 Wrote:
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> how come some of my posts are marked as possible
> spam and there is a delay in them showing up on
> the forum?

Because we're on to you!

But seriously, it's one of the anti-flood measures put in place, and it happens when anyone makes two or more posts shortly after one another.

It happens to anyone who does this (it has happened to me also, even though I can't type very fast).

I get notified when it happens, and when it's a legitimate post (which yours was), I approve it (which I did with yours).

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Re: New Anti-Spam Measures - New Users must be approved
Posted by: berkeley223 ()
Date: September 03, 2012 05:39AM

but JC I posed about pandora charm bracelets for sale and I never saw the post drinking smiley

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Re: New Anti-Spam Measures - New Users must be approved
Posted by: montequi ()
Date: September 03, 2012 06:40AM

Where do I get one of those bracelets? Still waiting! spinning smiley sticking its tongue out

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Re: New Anti-Spam Measures - New Users must be approved
Posted by: JC ()
Date: September 03, 2012 08:12AM

berkeley223 Wrote:
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> but JC I posed about pandora charm bracelets for
> sale and I never saw the post drinking smiley


Oh sorry, I blocked that post because the prices were so great, I borrowed my mom's credit card and bought everything on that site. moderator's privilege, you know. My mom's going to have a great christmas present this year!

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Re: New Anti-Spam Measures - New Users must be approved
Posted by: berkeley223 ()
Date: September 03, 2012 09:35AM

let me know if you need any surgeries in Indonesia, I've got a hookup

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Re: New Anti-Spam Measures - New Users must be approved
Posted by: DolfanKing ()
Date: September 03, 2012 09:41AM

This Nigerian Prince is going to wire a large sum into my bank account. All I had to do was give him my acct number and PIN. Sweet!

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Re: New Anti-Spam Measures - New Users must be approved
Posted by: TheFutt ()
Date: September 14, 2012 12:46PM

I just got flagged as possibly posting SPAM? Huh?

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