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[DarkWolfXV]

I have always wondered. It's not really a very popular forum (or so do I think), and like daily, there is a spambot strike. What makes this forum so attractive for spambots? Discuss.

[werty892]

ITT Small forums are targeted harder than large ones, because they have less administration. When we had a small forum for a minecraft server I used to play on, we had loads o bots.

[alway]

Also probably less effective filtering software, as well as an ability to let people post immediately after signing up.

[miauw62]

Also, most spam is ranking spam, to get their websites on page one of google results.

[Neonivek]

I think it is mostly because there aren't any moderators to really take them out.

[BFEL]

I honestly would say Bay12 has it pretty easy spam wise.

Ever been to the Stardrive forums?
You can't type the word "kitchen" there anymore.

THATS HOW BAD IT IS.

Hell actually its not even bots there, supposedly its a bunch of indian people getting paid a dollar an hour to spam it.
Pretty messed up stuff.

[UristMcDwarf]

Hell actually its not even bots there, supposedly its a bunch of indian people getting paid a dollar an hour to spam it.
Pretty messed up stuff.

... can i get in on that?

[MadMalkavian]

If we had to fill out a captcha with each post it might make things a little less spam-filled around here. Just think it might be a good idea that's all.

[Graknorke]

If we had to fill out a captcha with each post it might make things a little less spam-filled around here. Just think it might be a good idea that's all.

Fuck no.

[PanH]

Captchas are evil.

[Xantalos]

EVERY post? Hell no. First 5 on an account, that'd be reasonable.

[Aklyon]

If we had to fill out a captcha with each post it might make things a little less spam-filled around here. Just think it might be a good idea that's all.

No, that would just drive off everyone in FG&RP and sub-boards and be a fucking pain in the arse.

[Mlamlah]

EVERY post? Hell no. First 5 on an account, that'd be reasonable.

This is something i could get behind, however sometimes i need to use my tablet for computer related activities, and a captcha every post would just make posting an even more monotonous task.

[Xantalos]

EVERY post? Hell no. First 5 on an account, that'd be reasonable.

This is something i could get behind, however sometimes i need to use my tablet for computer related activities, and a captcha every post would just make posting an even more monotonous task.

You've posted more than 5 times though. I meant per account.

[Cheesecake]

Well, we could just ignore the spambots. It's what I do with all my problems. Most of them.