). Why? What's in it for someone?Bogus new members, 'bots' and things...
-
dtaai-maai
- Hero
- Posts: 14258
- Joined: Mon Jul 30, 2007 10:00 pm
- Location: UK, Robin Hood country
Bogus new members, 'bots' and things...
There seem to be a few instances at the moment of some 'bots' getting through the membership screening: annadolf (and previous incarnation) at least, and I'm betting webs.works is one too (apologies if I'm wrong, of course! ). Why? What's in it for someone?
). Why? What's in it for someone?This is the way
Re: Bogus new members, 'bots' and things...
Trolls/Spammers and general fools are abound everywhere....as you know.
Must be like the Alamo on HQ's PCs sometimes.........
Sometimes though, the ones that do get through really do conjure up some strange images of what they must be like.
I always find it funny when you get someone on the newest member section who's called H8888J2!!etV......
Must be like the Alamo on HQ's PCs sometimes.........
Sometimes though, the ones that do get through really do conjure up some strange images of what they must be like.
I always find it funny when you get someone on the newest member section who's called H8888J2!!etV......
Resolve dissolves in alcohol
Re: Bogus new members, 'bots' and things...
The ones that get through the registration system are human, they'll waste the time posting ten stupid comments then slip in a link to some spammy website that the mods delete instantly.
It is a completely futile process yet still they come.
The ones that have names composed of random letters are usually bots that can get around the registration form but cannot post due to our link blocking security features.
It is a completely futile process yet still they come.
The ones that have names composed of random letters are usually bots that can get around the registration form but cannot post due to our link blocking security features.