Spam threads gone wild - Page 9 - Camaro5 Chevy Camaro Forum / Camaro ZL1, SS and V6 Forums

*SSE 4 2SS* · 12-08-2024, 02:22 AM

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Originally Posted by 90503

His last post was in June of '23...not too terribly long ago....Don't know about his Facebook status, but the ads have been changing, he must have some interest in the site. Maybe not.

Tran was never a big poster, but he was huge behind the scenes.... He would go long stretches without ever posting but he scoured pages behind the scenes...

I would like to have the ability to block IP's, and send out registration approvals... Nothing more... I don't want to deal with advertisers or vendors.... That's been his bailiwick for many years...
Part of the issue is this is a quite old version of the software, and there are numerous vulnerabilities is my understanding... I can't believe there isn't a way to update to a newer software and retain the mass of records. No doubt some would be lost... but we could hopefully control the site more efficiently...

As I was told, the members list was a weak spot hackers and others took advantage of, so it was shut off, we can't even access it.... I used to troll the new members list daily looking for tell tale signs of a spammer...."Drives BMW," Lives in (name some place that has never seen a Camaro) We lost that avenue... I'm not saying all BMW drivers are spammers, but we learned to recognize the registration information and very seldom had to apologize. Very Seldom, and it was usually a friend of a friend... We would apologize, welcome them in with open arms and all would have a decent laugh...

Joshinator99 · 12-08-2024, 08:38 AM

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Originally Posted by SSE 4 2SS

Tran was never a big poster, but he was huge behind the scenes.... He would go long stretches without ever posting but he scoured pages behind the scenes...

I would like to have the ability to block IP's, and send out registration approvals... Nothing more... I don't want to deal with advertisers or vendors.... That's been his bailiwick for many years...
Part of the issue is this is a quite old version of the software, and there are numerous vulnerabilities is my understanding... I can't believe there isn't a way to update to a newer software and retain the mass of records. No doubt some would be lost... but we could hopefully control the site more efficiently...

As I was told, the members list was a weak spot hackers and others took advantage of, so it was shut off, we can't even access it.... I used to troll the new members list daily looking for tell tale signs of a spammer...."Drives BMW," Lives in (name some place that has never seen a Camaro) We lost that avenue... I'm not saying all BMW drivers are spammers, but we learned to recognize the registration information and very seldom had to apologize. Very Seldom, and it was usually a friend of a friend... We would apologize, welcome them in with open arms and all would have a decent laugh...

I’m an Administrator on another car forum, and our Moderators are able to IP-ban spammers. Tagging a new user as “spam” automatically deletes any threads they’ve created, posts they’ve made, and IP-bans them. It also automatically looks up any other users with the same IP address and asks if you want to ban those as well. I can’t imagine running a forum without those tools.

In addition, any moderator who does not post in one calendar year gets removed from moderator status. You can’t be a moderator if you’re not on the site lol!

MisterMarauder · 12-08-2024, 11:15 AM

Seriously, it's getting ridiculous. Some spam threads stay up for days or weeks.

Joshinator99 · 12-08-2024, 11:39 AM

Admin is nowhere to be found. Sounds like most of the Moderators are no longer active and the few that are don’t have the necessary anti-spam resources to deal with it. :(

bigd1276 · 12-08-2024, 11:45 AM

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Originally Posted by 90503

His last post was in June of '23...not too terribly long ago....Don't know about his Facebook status, but the ads have been changing, he must have some interest in the site. Maybe not.

18 months since his last post seems like a long time to me, especially if you're the administrator.

arpad_m · 12-08-2024, 12:35 PM

We can summon them easily, though, anything deemed to be political pulls them back like a magnet.

As old as this forum engine is, I'm sure it has at least some post verification scripting capability, at which point this kind of dumb spam would be easy to get rid of.

Need4Camaro · 12-08-2024, 01:50 PM

Whats worse is we also have to deal with ad's in every thread that are not related to certain troll posters.

FlukeSS · 12-08-2024, 04:13 PM

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Originally Posted by arpad_m

We can summon them easily, though, anything deemed to be political pulls them back like a magnet.

As old as this forum engine is, I'm sure it has at least some post verification scripting capability, at which point this kind of dumb spam would be easy to get rid of.

EV's amirite?

The offtopic thread has been around for weeks now, and is 6 pages deep. I've reported it multiple times to no avail.

MisterMarauder · 12-08-2024, 06:30 PM

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Originally Posted by bigd1276

18 months since his last post seems like a long time to me, especially if you're the administrator.

Agreed. The reins need to be handed over so the forum doesn't die a slow death from spam and inactivity. The inactivity will happen due to the spam.

90503 · 12-08-2024, 08:56 PM

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Originally Posted by Joshinator99

I’m an Administrator on another car forum, and our Moderators are able to IP-ban spammers. Tagging a new user as “spam” automatically deletes any threads they’ve created, posts they’ve made, and IP-bans them. It also automatically looks up any other users with the same IP address and asks if you want to ban those as well. I can’t imagine running a forum without those tools.

In addition, any moderator who does not post in one calendar year gets removed from moderator status. You can’t be a moderator if you’re not on the site lol!

Sounds wonderful....Maybe one of these days....

FWIW in case anyone wants to try and research this and understands what they are looking at (certainly not me...lol), this looks like our software:

Powered by vBulletin® Version 3.8.9 Beta 4
Copyright ©2000 - 2024, vBulletin Solutions, Inc.

Hopefully some safeguards are possible.

Mr_Draco · 12-08-2024, 09:46 PM

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Originally Posted by SSE 4 2SS

Part of the issue is this is a quite old version of the software, and there are numerous vulnerabilities is my understanding... I can't believe there isn't a way to update to a newer software and retain the mass of records. No doubt some would be lost... but we could hopefully control the site more efficiently...

Another site I'm a member of was forced to upgrade to 6.0.3 which was the newest version at the time. The upgrade wiped out all posts older than a year old, all avatars, all signatures, profile settings, members picture albums. All pictures that was uploaded to the forums server was deleted. To say it was a mess for a couple months afterwards would be an understatement. After going through all that, I can see why this site hasn't been upgraded.

Mr_Draco · 12-08-2024, 09:54 PM

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Originally Posted by 90503

What's bad, the version we are running was released in 2014. There have been almost 120 version updates since then. Version 3.x.x and 4.x.x stopped receiving technical support back in 2017.

Aqua Blue RS/SS · 12-09-2024, 07:14 PM

Hey Mike and Robert. Thanks for all the work you guys are doing with the bullshit!

1JEWLDSSRS · 12-09-2024, 07:56 PM

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Originally Posted by Aqua Blue RS/SS

Hey Mike and Robert. Thanks for all the work you guys are doing with the bullshit!

^^^ Yes sir!! Can't thank these guys enough for all the hard work and BS they have had to do lately to keep things "cleaned out"!!

12-08-2024, 11:15 AM	#115
MisterMarauder Drives: 2023 Radiant Red ZL1 Join Date: Aug 2018 Location: US Posts: 133	This forum might need the name changed to Spam6 Seriously, it's getting ridiculous. Some spam threads stay up for days or weeks. __________________ Current 2023 Radiant Red ZL1 1992 Z28 Previous 2018 2SS Redline Edition 1992 RS

12-08-2024, 11:39 AM	#116
Joshinator99 Drives: 2017 Camaro 2SS A8 Join Date: Aug 2018 Location: Petersham MA Posts: 5,364	Admin is nowhere to be found. Sounds like most of the Moderators are no longer active and the few that are don’t have the necessary anti-spam resources to deal with it. :( __________________ 2017 Chevy Camaro 2SS A8 Whipple 3.0, Mast Black Label heads, ATI 8L90, Fore triple in-tank pumps, 112mm TB, LPE +52% injectors & BB HPFP, 15” conversion *1059 WHP/944 WTQ, 9.10@152.5*

12-08-2024, 12:35 PM	#118
arpad_m Drives: 2018 Camaro 2SS A8 Join Date: Jul 2017 Location: East Tennessee Posts: 12,303 View My Garage	We can summon them easily, though, anything deemed to be political pulls them back like a magnet. As old as this forum engine is, I'm sure it has at least some post verification scripting capability, at which point this kind of dumb spam would be easy to get rid of. __________________ 2018 Camaro 2SS — G7E MX0 NPP F55 IO6 735 rwhp \| 665 rwtq Magnuson TVS 2300 80mm pulley \| Kooks 1 7/8" LT headers \| JRE smooth idle terminator cam \| LT4 FS & injectors \| TSP forged pistons & rods JMS PowerMAX \| DSX flex fuel kit \| Roto-Fab CAI \| Soler 95mm LT5 TB \| 1LE wheels \| 1LE brakes \| BMR rear cradle lockout \| JRE custom tune 1100 - 1/30/18 \| 2000 - 1/31/18 3000 - 2/06/18 TPW 2/26/18 3400 - 2/19/18 \| 3800 - 2/26/18 4300 - 2/27/18 \| 4B00 - 3/01/18 4200 - 3/05/18 \| 4800 - 3/14/18 5000 - 3/16/18 \| 6000 - 3/19/18

12-09-2024, 07:14 PM	#125
Aqua Blue RS/SS Drives: ABM #93 Join Date: Oct 2018 Location: Lotaburger Posts: 2,989	Hey Mike and Robert. Thanks for all the work you guys are doing with the bullshit! __________________ ABM #2399 2SS/RS:SOLD ABM #93 2SS/RS Black Rally stripes, Titanium Interior 4,000 miles: GM GFX side skirts and diffuser waiting on paint, GM dovetail, GM heritage, RPI ZL1 style splitter. ‘87 IROC-Z Iroc blue. all original unmolested with 50K miles.

12-08-2024, 01:50 PM	#119
Need4Camaro Drives: '17 Camaro 2SS & '99 Camaro Z28 Join Date: Feb 2014 Location: Austin, TX Posts: 1,906	Whats worse is we also have to deal with ad's in every thread that are not related to certain troll posters.