Mods Maybe It's Time?

Buzzman · February 7th, 2010, 07:55 AM

vbStopForumSpam - known spammer lookup for new registrations - vBulletin.org Forum

Get an API and submit the scammers. Block them based on IP and Email, not Username and your little rolex watch and dog training spammers will be taken care of.

Just a thought.

TheBeginning · February 7th, 2010, 08:31 AM

Who gonna install that ?

(CraK ofcourse)

Buzzman · February 7th, 2010, 08:46 AM

It takes all of about two seconds. You just need somebody that has full access to members profiles so they can submit to the database.

AmateurFlix · February 7th, 2010, 09:46 AM

only CraK & DX could do that afaik

toker · February 7th, 2010, 10:15 AM

So if my email or IP was banned on some other site that uses this plugin due to lets say moderator abuse or personal vendetta then im automagically banned on every other site using it?

I see to much room for abuse with this as lets say GFY used it and banned everyone in their database then removed the plugin and the bans afterwards. Now every other community using it will have ended up shooting itself in the foot and would probably not have a clue wtf was going on.

CraK · February 7th, 2010, 10:55 AM

We dont have a spammer problem anyway, so I dont see a need for it.

Also, a ban is for their IP, not on their username. So once a user gets banned, their IP gets blocked as well.

Buzzman · February 7th, 2010, 11:38 AM

No not really, there is your last member to sign up and the link to the 500 other forums he joined with his bot. An upstanding citz. from Bangladesh.

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Toker is somewhat right that there is room for abuse. It's up to the forum owners only to report actual spammers, not personal fights etc.

Even if you aren't submitting to the API, the good thing of the plug is that you get the benefit of blocked ip's in the system.

February 7th, 2010, 07:55 AM	#1 (permalink)
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February 7th, 2010, 10:15 AM	#5 (permalink)
toker His Eminence Join Date: Sep 2006 Posts: 1,167	So if my email or IP was banned on some other site that uses this plugin due to lets say moderator abuse or personal vendetta then im automagically banned on every other site using it? I see to much room for abuse with this as lets say GFY used it and banned everyone in their database then removed the plugin and the bans afterwards. Now every other community using it will have ended up shooting itself in the foot and would probably not have a clue wtf was going on. __________________ Varzi Network - Contact me to get great hosting at a great price! www.varzi.net

February 7th, 2010, 10:55 AM	#6 (permalink)
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February 7th, 2010, 11:38 AM	#7 (permalink)
Buzzman Traffic Guru Join Date: Dec 2005 Location: In A House Posts: 384	No not really, there is your last member to sign up and the link to the 500 other forums he joined with his bot. An upstanding citz. from Bangladesh. basujanha2610 - Google Search Toker is somewhat right that there is room for abuse. It's up to the forum owners only to report actual spammers, not personal fights etc. Even if you aren't submitting to the API, the good thing of the plug is that you get the benefit of blocked ip's in the system. __________________ Traffic, Blog and Hardlink Trades