I guess all the regulars have noticed a rise in spam on THN, particularly into the EVE forums. Last night we had one account spam around 25 posts before I killed him off. At one time, we'd get one spam sign-up every two or three months. Then it was one every two or three weeks. Now, it's up to three or more a week and rising.
So, we've intervened and installed a plugin to the well known Stop Forum Spam database. This should deny registration by accounts from known spam email or IP addresses. The board is routinely locked down against Guest posting anyhow so this should reduce our spam radically.
Of course, from time to time it may catch a legitimate user. Those users are directed to use the Contact Us page to report a registration problem. If you know someone who is having trouble registering with THN and who should be able to get on please just drop us a note in Hey Admins.
Otherwise, I'm looking forward to taking my finger off the ban trigger for a bit.
So, we've intervened and installed a plugin to the well known Stop Forum Spam database. This should deny registration by accounts from known spam email or IP addresses. The board is routinely locked down against Guest posting anyhow so this should reduce our spam radically.
Of course, from time to time it may catch a legitimate user. Those users are directed to use the Contact Us page to report a registration problem. If you know someone who is having trouble registering with THN and who should be able to get on please just drop us a note in Hey Admins.
Otherwise, I'm looking forward to taking my finger off the ban trigger for a bit.