Rushmore Posted May 23, 2018 Report Share Posted May 23, 2018 (edited) Perhaps this thread is the place to suggest this: I've joined a couple forums where new members need to have one or more posts approved by a moderator before they can post freely. (On CriterionForum.org it's five posts, but one is probably enough.) Seems like a good way to avoid spam without raising the barrier to entry too high. Edited May 23, 2018 by Rushmore Quote Link to post Share on other sites
Peter T Chattaway Posted October 10, 2018 Report Share Posted October 10, 2018 http://artsandfaith.com/index.php?/topic/31293-family-and-politics/&do=findComment&comment=331803 Quote "Sympathy must precede belligerence. First I must understand the other, as it were, from the inside; then I can critique it from the outside. So many people skip right to the latter." -- Steven D. Greydanus Now blogging at Patheos.com. I can also still be found at Facebook, Twitter and Flickr. See also my film journal. Link to post Share on other sites
Rushmore Posted October 25, 2018 Report Share Posted October 25, 2018 michaeljames advertising a plagiarism service Quote Link to post Share on other sites
kenmorefield Posted October 25, 2018 Report Share Posted October 25, 2018 Thanks Rushomre, I'm working with Image to get the site transferred over. Once it is, working through this thread to clean up some of the spam is a priority. Quote 1More Film Blog Faith and Spirituality in Masters of World Cinema Faith and Spirituality in Masters of World Cinema, Volume II Link to post Share on other sites
Rushmore Posted December 9, 2018 Report Share Posted December 9, 2018 Big problem in the music forum. Is it easy to adjust the board settings so that new users need some kind of manual approval, or perhaps a few posts, before starting new topics? Quote Link to post Share on other sites
Joel Mayward Posted December 9, 2018 Report Share Posted December 9, 2018 14 minutes ago, Rushmore said: Big problem in the music forum. Saw it. I deleted the threads, but Ken as Administrator may need to explore the suggestion about new users and new threads. Quote cinemayward.com | twitter Link to post Share on other sites
kenmorefield Posted December 10, 2018 Report Share Posted December 10, 2018 On 12/9/2018 at 3:30 AM, Joel Mayward said: Saw it. I deleted the threads, but Ken as Administrator may need to explore the suggestion about new users and new threads. I am not opposed to such an idea, though I'd like to try some less intrusive fixes first. The board software seems good at identifying those who have spammed other boards and flagging them when they register, so the requirement to make people respond to a validating follow up may be sufficient. Quote 1More Film Blog Faith and Spirituality in Masters of World Cinema Faith and Spirituality in Masters of World Cinema, Volume II Link to post Share on other sites
kenmorefield Posted December 11, 2018 Report Share Posted December 11, 2018 If I understand the control panel correctly, I haven't figured out how to prevent new user from posting yet, but I did change the automatic moderation settings so that if *any* member flags content as spam it is hidden pending review. This works only if the person reported has less than 10 posts. I'll set up a separate response is reported for something other than spam. Edit: I created a rule that would temporarily hide content if it is reported as Offensive -- Inflammatory. This doesn't delete it, just hides it pending review. Question, how many reports should it take to temporarily hide an offensive post? Quote 1More Film Blog Faith and Spirituality in Masters of World Cinema Faith and Spirituality in Masters of World Cinema, Volume II Link to post Share on other sites
Andrew Posted December 11, 2018 Report Share Posted December 11, 2018 10 hours ago, kenmorefield said: Edit: I created a rule that would temporarily hide content if it is reported as Offensive -- Inflammatory. This doesn't delete it, just hides it pending review. Question, how many reports should it take to temporarily hide an offensive post? Two reports would seem reasonable, just to prevent a single person from wreaking havoc. Quote To be an artist is never to avert one's eyes. - Akira Kurosawa https://www.patheos.com/blogs/secularcinephile/ Link to post Share on other sites
John Drew Posted May 10, 2019 Report Share Posted May 10, 2019 In Science & Technology - pretty sure this may be spam. Quote Formerly Baal_T'shuvah "Everyone has the right to make an ass out of themselves. You just can't let the world judge you too much." - Maude Harold and Maude Link to post Share on other sites
kenmorefield Posted May 11, 2019 Report Share Posted May 11, 2019 Thanks John., It's worth mentioning that the board settings have been changed so that if any member flags a post from spam that is from a "new* member (first message), the board will make it invisible until it is reviewed. This was to address porn spam...so it wouldn't remain visible until one of the moderators logged on. But it doesn't actually ban the member until one of the moderators reviews it and confirms it is spam (so someone couldn't, theoretically) flag a post from someone they don't like to get them auto-banned as a spammer. Quote 1More Film Blog Faith and Spirituality in Masters of World Cinema Faith and Spirituality in Masters of World Cinema, Volume II Link to post Share on other sites
Rushmore Posted February 10 Report Share Posted February 10 Posts like this one should at least have the links removed, if not deleted. We shouldn't allow the board to be used to drive search engine traffic to sites selling drugs. Quote Link to post Share on other sites
kenmorefield Posted February 10 Report Share Posted February 10 14 hours ago, Rushmore said: Posts like this one should at least have the links removed, if not deleted. We shouldn't allow the board to be used to drive search engine traffic to sites selling drugs. I deleted it. There were two identical posts. I caught the first one and flagged the person as spammer, but Andrew responded to the second before I could delete it, so it didn't show up as spam. Andrew, I don't know if you want to leave your reply up as a caution to whomever might wander in about the dangers of the spam message. Quote 1More Film Blog Faith and Spirituality in Masters of World Cinema Faith and Spirituality in Masters of World Cinema, Volume II Link to post Share on other sites
Andrew Posted February 11 Report Share Posted February 11 Sure, that's fine Ken - it'll be that, and a PSA against the dangers of kratom! Quote To be an artist is never to avert one's eyes. - Akira Kurosawa https://www.patheos.com/blogs/secularcinephile/ Link to post Share on other sites
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