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#51 2010-09-16 06:48:31

Lunar
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From: Germany
Registered: 2006-03-29
Posts: 4347
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Re: (Human) spambots are back :(

Firsfron of Ronchester wrote:

Newest human spambot: Terry27

and his evil twin Terry273:
http://www.tadwilliams.com:9080/bbs/vie … p?id=10606

I have to admit that those Terry Bot posts are a tiny little bit funny :-)

"This heart gets stronger, this skin gets thicker, this mouth gets louder"

 

#52 2010-09-16 17:26:03

Maladroit
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From: Passamaquadey
Registered: 2001-06-03
Posts: 1523
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Re: (Human) spambots are back :(

Persistent little gits, aren't they?

Thanks guys, for all the background work you do to keep this place clean.

Er. Tidy? No. Uncluttered? Ha.

Um. You know what I mean.

Proud Member of the Log Brigade

 

#53 2010-09-17 01:19:02

cyan
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From: Oakland
Registered: 2005-02-16
Posts: 22782

Re: (Human) spambots are back :(

It's morphed into Terry358!

"Reality is for those people who can't handle fantasy!" - Genisis X

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#54 2010-09-17 01:20:52

cyan
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From: Oakland
Registered: 2005-02-16
Posts: 22782

Re: (Human) spambots are back :(

Maladroit wrote:

Thanks guys, for all the background work you do to keep this place clean.

Er. Tidy? No. Uncluttered? Ha.

Um. You know what I mean.

*guffaw*

(and OH the 'like unto men, oh lordy!' post I was tempted to make [/naughty])

Last edited by cyan (2010-09-17 01:29:23)

"Reality is for those people who can't handle fantasy!" - Genisis X

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#55 2010-09-17 02:31:02

Aan`allein
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From: The Netherlands - occasionally
Registered: 2001-06-04
Posts: 5637
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Re: (Human) spambots are back :(

They've started using tor (an anonymizing service) to post. :/ I guess I'm going to need to hack rel="nofollow" into punbb for new posters; taking away the value they get from posting here seems to be the only effective way forward. Now where did I leave that spare bucket of free time?

Mozilla developer comment of the however long it'll be this time:
<Mossop> run for the hills!
<Boriss> i can't, i'm at a local maximum!

Just Imagine...

 

#56 2010-09-18 01:35:36

cyan
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From: Oakland
Registered: 2005-02-16
Posts: 22782

Re: (Human) spambots are back :(

Is perry147 a human spambot perhaps?

"Reality is for those people who can't handle fantasy!" - Genisis X

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#57 2010-09-18 02:24:21

Aan`allein
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From: The Netherlands - occasionally
Registered: 2001-06-04
Posts: 5637
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Re: (Human) spambots are back :(

cyan wrote:

Is perry147 a human spambot perhaps?

Yes. And all gone now. :)

Mozilla developer comment of the however long it'll be this time:
<Mossop> run for the hills!
<Boriss> i can't, i'm at a local maximum!

Just Imagine...

 

#58 2010-11-22 20:40:49

Em
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From: somewhere left of reality
Registered: 2004-12-28
Posts: 42278

Re: (Human) spambots are back :(

Hamsterone1 looks iffy.

Don't let appearances fool you, there's always only one reality. 1Q84, Haruki Murakami.

 

#59 2010-12-21 18:53:32

Jaime
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From: Wilmington, NC
Registered: 2001-06-01
Posts: 11441

Re: (Human) spambots are back :(

Something that's started happening over on the Melanie Rawn forum is hackers or bots or some other ill-mannered sort trying to take over already existing accounts.  I hadn't been there in a year and a half until I got a notice that my account had been locked out for too many password failures, and it turns out I'm not the only one.

Might want to watch out for that, if you haven't run into it already.

Yield to temptation; it may not pass your way again.

-- Heinlein

 

#60 2010-12-22 04:44:42

Aan`allein
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From: The Netherlands - occasionally
Registered: 2001-06-04
Posts: 5637
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Re: (Human) spambots are back :(

Hmm, thanks for the warning. I've been advising people on another forum where I moderate to put in some pre-emptive counter measures for that, but never considered this place (mostly cause it seems low profile to me). Will have to make some time to see how punbb acts by default when faced with that problem.

Mozilla developer comment of the however long it'll be this time:
<Mossop> run for the hills!
<Boriss> i can't, i'm at a local maximum!

Just Imagine...

 

#61 2011-01-05 05:30:49

Miiru
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From: Just a bit left of center.
Registered: 2001-06-20
Posts: 14675
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Re: (Human) spambots are back :(

That sounds particularly pernicious.

Ted Kennedy in a speedo is just another sign of the coming apocalypse.
-wiked

 

#62 2011-01-05 12:08:12

Sahi
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From: Assendelft (the Netherlands)
Registered: 2001-06-04
Posts: 37882
Website

Re: (Human) spambots are back :(

Miiru! *pounyhuggles*

"I'm a much nicer person online" - Aan'Allein

First member of the Shadowmarch Council of Sages, Official Quiller's Mint Historian
You may call me the Porcupine Lady, or if you are feeling generous the Erinaceous One.

 

#63 2011-01-05 19:21:54

Miiru
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From: Just a bit left of center.
Registered: 2001-06-20
Posts: 14675
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Re: (Human) spambots are back :(

It's a me. :3 I've been absent. I feel dreadful about that. :(

Ted Kennedy in a speedo is just another sign of the coming apocalypse.
-wiked

 

#64 2011-01-05 22:56:49

Sahi
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From: Assendelft (the Netherlands)
Registered: 2001-06-04
Posts: 37882
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Re: (Human) spambots are back :(

Well the most important thing is that you're back now!

"I'm a much nicer person online" - Aan'Allein

First member of the Shadowmarch Council of Sages, Official Quiller's Mint Historian
You may call me the Porcupine Lady, or if you are feeling generous the Erinaceous One.

 

#65 2011-01-06 05:54:00

Miiru
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From: Just a bit left of center.
Registered: 2001-06-20
Posts: 14675
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Re: (Human) spambots are back :(

I am! ^^ Hopefully to stay.

Ted Kennedy in a speedo is just another sign of the coming apocalypse.
-wiked

 

#66 2011-01-14 05:13:51

Miiru
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From: Just a bit left of center.
Registered: 2001-06-20
Posts: 14675
Website

Re: (Human) spambots are back :(

Hmm. Want someone else's thoughts before I prematurely banninate-- chris22mitchel  <-- I'm thinking spam, but possibly just a person using their profile space to pimp their job. Y/N?

Ted Kennedy in a speedo is just another sign of the coming apocalypse.
-wiked

 

#67 2011-01-14 05:17:24

Aan`allein
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From: The Netherlands - occasionally
Registered: 2001-06-04
Posts: 5637
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Re: (Human) spambots are back :(

I just got rid off it. That kind of profile is a definite sign of a spam registration. (Also, IP address was in Russia.)

Mozilla developer comment of the however long it'll be this time:
<Mossop> run for the hills!
<Boriss> i can't, i'm at a local maximum!

Just Imagine...

 

#68 2011-01-14 05:40:09

Miiru
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From: Just a bit left of center.
Registered: 2001-06-20
Posts: 14675
Website

Re: (Human) spambots are back :(

Fair enough. :)

I didn't check the IP. /Can/ I check the IP? Oy. Too early for thinkin'.

Ted Kennedy in a speedo is just another sign of the coming apocalypse.
-wiked

 

#69 2011-01-14 05:48:08

Aan`allein
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From: The Netherlands - occasionally
Registered: 2001-06-04
Posts: 5637
Website

Re: (Human) spambots are back :(

I don't know. If you don't see an ip address next to posts here (in the left column), then probably not... (Actually I don't think you can ban people (nor remove their signatures) either, can you?)

Mozilla developer comment of the however long it'll be this time:
<Mossop> run for the hills!
<Boriss> i can't, i'm at a local maximum!

Just Imagine...

 

#70 2011-01-14 15:44:12

Miiru
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From: Just a bit left of center.
Registered: 2001-06-20
Posts: 14675
Website

Re: (Human) spambots are back :(

Actually...

...I don't know. xD

Ted Kennedy in a speedo is just another sign of the coming apocalypse.
-wiked

 

#71 2011-01-15 00:53:30

Sahi
Mantis
From: Assendelft (the Netherlands)
Registered: 2001-06-04
Posts: 37882
Website

Re: (Human) spambots are back :(

As Mantidae, we CAN see IP's. But I haven't got a clue if we can ban and all that stuff.

"I'm a much nicer person online" - Aan'Allein

First member of the Shadowmarch Council of Sages, Official Quiller's Mint Historian
You may call me the Porcupine Lady, or if you are feeling generous the Erinaceous One.

 

#72 2011-02-19 20:36:57

Firsfron of Ronchester
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From: Ronchester
Registered: 2001-06-04
Posts: 9202
Website

Re: (Human) spambots are back :(

Looks like Basilgra needs zapped.

 

#73 2011-02-20 05:11:55

ylvs
Mantis
From: On the sunny side of life
Registered: 2001-06-19
Posts: 5036

Re: (Human) spambots are back :(

Firsfron of Ronchester wrote:

Looks like Basilgra needs zapped.

Darn, Firs has beaten me to it.

zappzappzapp

In an alternate universe, author Bobby Williams is known for his epic fantasy called, "Recollection, Sadness, and Spike". -- Cyan

 

#74 2011-02-20 05:17:31

ylvs
Mantis
From: On the sunny side of life
Registered: 2001-06-19
Posts: 5036

Re: (Human) spambots are back :(

And might Basilgra know that 100% of European mantidae are not online today due to RL moot?
... ominous ...

In an alternate universe, author Bobby Williams is known for his epic fantasy called, "Recollection, Sadness, and Spike". -- Cyan

 

#75 2011-02-21 12:40:02

Aan`allein
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From: The Netherlands - occasionally
Registered: 2001-06-04
Posts: 5637
Website

Re: (Human) spambots are back :(

Sahi took care of the posts yesterday; I banned both ip addresses of this spammer (one for registration, one for posting) today.

Mozilla developer comment of the however long it'll be this time:
<Mossop> run for the hills!
<Boriss> i can't, i'm at a local maximum!

Just Imagine...

 

 

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