Sure, save the IP addresses.
If we notice a pattern, we might be able to block them preemptively.
(But if they turn out to be random, I don't know if it will be much good...)
fork spammers.
They are the commy nazi hippies that just cringe at the statement "the cheese stands alone."If we notice a pattern, we might be able to block them preemptively.
(But if they turn out to be random, I don't know if it will be much good...)
fork spammers.
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If we notice a pattern, we might be able to block them preemptively.
(But if they turn out to be random, I don't know if it will be much good...)
fork spammers.
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It takes a random quote, if it even takes any quote and produces a few standard phrases, such as:
Looks interessting, where can i get the real deal?
Could someone explain this further?
And so on, so forth.. Reason I know it's a spambot is because for the first sentence it quoted:
Pete,
And for the second sentence it did:
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I'm removing them on sight.. *loads rifle..*
Pete, should I save the IP's? They're all from proxies.. but alteast you could block that.. dunno, your call..
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*Types in FreeBasic Site,.. gives up after 12 pages*
Ouch, I'm nowhere.... Tho, type xtrGRAPHICS and hit "I'm felling lucky"(Google) it takes you right to my site....
Oh well...
Edit: Oops, I typoed... I rank 41th
Ouch, I'm nowhere.... Tho, type xtrGRAPHICS and hit "I'm felling lucky"(Google) it takes you right to my site.... Oh well...
Edit: Oops, I typoed... I rank 41th
41st... unless your name is, Jocke The Beast. Then, and only then is it, 41th... forty-firth???
j/k
Statistics: Posted by Dr_D — Sat Sep 24, 2005 2:34 am
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I have now disabled *all* guest posts of QB News articles.
I was hoping I could control the spam without having to resort to blocking everybody, but unfortunately I couldn't find a satisfactory method.
Now if you have a QB News article that you'd like to post, you have to either email it to me or send it via the Contact Form and I will post it for you.
If this new system discourages people from using the QB News feature, I think I will probably just eliminate it completely from the site. Not that many people use it anyway, and it's caused far more problems than it was worth.
we understand pete...not a problem...someone always comesI was hoping I could control the spam without having to resort to blocking everybody, but unfortunately I couldn't find a satisfactory method.
Now if you have a QB News article that you'd like to post, you have to either email it to me or send it via the Contact Form and I will post it for you.
If this new system discourages people from using the QB News feature, I think I will probably just eliminate it completely from the site. Not that many people use it anyway, and it's caused far more problems than it was worth.
along and ruins a fellows attempt at runnning a cool site...
you had a good run...now ya got to apply some brakes....
thanks for having such a nice site and forum too
LOTS of HARD work man...
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Ouch, I'm nowhere.... Tho, type xtrGRAPHICS and hit "I'm felling lucky"(Google) it takes you right to my site.... Oh well...
Edit: Oops, I typoed... I rank 41th
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For example, if you search for "qbasic" in Google, QBasic.com is #1, QBasic New Zealand is #8, Pete's QB Site is #11, and so on...
Google sorts based mostly on popularity, or in other words, by which sites have the most links pointed to them. Other factors influence rating too, like use of keywords, reputablility of the site, how often the site updates, etc.
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Statistics: Posted by Rattrapmax6 — Fri Sep 16, 2005 4:56 pm
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It has a few downsides, like the fact that it can be taken advantage of, but in it's by far the best system we've got. All search engine ranking methods have vulnerabilities.
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Statistics: Posted by Rattrapmax6 — Fri Sep 16, 2005 10:46 am
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Wounders, why these spams keep coming.... Wouldn't it be a waiste of his time? He can't be making money here, I mean... No1 here is clicking on these ads are they? 
It's for search engine rankings. The more sites that link to your site, the higher it will place in Google, Yahoo and most other major engines.Statistics: Posted by Pete — Fri Sep 16, 2005 2:15 am
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Statistics: Posted by Rattrapmax6 — Thu Sep 15, 2005 9:00 pm
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Make it so when we post, make a checkbox that says: "Mark as QB News". Then, you have to be logged in and you can still use QB News 
Thats a great idea, but still, only give certain permission to some people to do that (but most of em, that way the bot can't make an account (or a human can and the bot uses it) and then post spam all over again.Statistics: Posted by {Nathan} — Thu Sep 15, 2005 7:25 pm
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