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   poslathian
   LeafLabs

   We're working on a systematic method to minimize our spam vulnerability, but for now we just cleaned it up. Beating CAPTCHA's is just too easy these days.

   Posted 5 years ago #
2. 

   soundcyst
   Member

   http://xkcd.com/810/

   Posted 5 years ago #
3. 

   gbulmer
   Moderator

   http://xkcd.com/810/ :-)

   Posted 5 years ago #
4. 

   Silntknight
   Moderator

   So... Maybe you guys might want to try that... At least it's easy to see what is and isn't spam right now. I like Gbulmer's original idea of having new threads pass through a moderator first.

   Posted 5 years ago #
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   mabl
   Member

   Adafruit also has a nice spam protection system where the user has to decipher resistor values. You might want to ask them. :D

   Posted 5 years ago #
6. 

   poslathian
   LeafLabs

   hah...cute.

   Posted 5 years ago #
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   poslathian
   LeafLabs

   So I dumped a moderator plugin into our forum engine (bbpress). Its not exactly what we what, it basically gives moderator-users privileges to delete posts. With more time we can mod the plugin or find a better one (anyone have any good recommendations).

   I gave moderator access to 3 upstanding, high volume posters. Hopefully reducing the chances of full page take-over by spam. Ideally what we want though, instead of offering the privilege to delete, we want to offer the privilege to approve.

   Well put something together, for now have the moderator hack.

   Posted 5 years ago #
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   crenn
   Moderator

   Awwr! I'm a little disappointed to find out that I'm not a upstanding or high volume poster :P

   Posted 5 years ago #
9. 

   mbolivar
   LeafLabs

   hm. check again?

   Posted 5 years ago #
10. 

    crenn
    Moderator

    Heh. I'll help keep the spam under check now

    Posted 5 years ago #
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    Silntknight
    Moderator

    So I looked at this post just for kicks. Crenn is told to look again. I'm not Crenn, but I look and see "Moderator" next to his name. Then I scroll up and get a perchance look at my name, and see "Moderator." Spam will become a myth from the dark ages of the internet.

    Posted 5 years ago #
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    mbolivar
    LeafLabs

    :)

    Posted 5 years ago #
13. 

    gbulmer
    Moderator

    LeafLabs - Have you got any closer to a better spam solution?

    Posted 5 years ago #
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    poslathian
    LeafLabs

    new registrants will now be queried with DIFFICULT addition problems upon registration.

    we will see how effective it is. Perhaps we should increase the difficulty of the problems.

    anyway, now that we have the base level "captcha" in there we can hack on it in whatever way pleases us.

    any good ideas for the leaflabs human test? we will implement the best idea. So far it is to shamelessly copy the awesome adafruit human-test, which is to decode the resistor

    Posted 5 years ago #
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    gbulmer
    Moderator

    Is the system blocking users who have had their first post deleted?

    Posted 5 years ago #

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