Attention Mods/Admin- really inappropriate Spam

[Texas Aggie]

Is there some way in the software to prevent links and pics for, like the first 10 days of one's existence? That would cut down on spam posts.

[HLin NC]

I admin'd college sports message board for about 5 years and it had the ability to post limit new members or any member for that matter based on parameters set. This board's format is vBulletin which is similar to what we used.

I'm not sure one could limit the actual content. Something to look into.

I don't think I'd want to get into the moderation between real members' discussion. The back channel whining was one of the things that drove me out of it before. I would be willing to nuke trash like that and the other spam that gets through the filters though.

[waltjp]

Hello? Anyone listening?

[chymechowder]

I started reading the thread. 4 or 5 posts in, i thought the spam people were complaining about was the selling of study guides and having to pay for website memberships. I thought, "Hmm. this doesn't seem so bad."

then I scrolled down a little more.

zoinks.

[Welpe]

I had talked with Brad about volunteering to mod this forum and he said he'd let me know. I just sent him another e-mail to follow up with him.

[umpirebob71]

Somebody is spamming all the threads. It's really getting out of hand.

[APG]

The problem is there is only one active moderator (bob) and he only has the power to delete/edit posts in the basketball and baseball forum. Brad hasn't been on the forums in a bit and he's the only one who has the power to ban posters. Mick had super moderator powers but since his untimely passing, we've been left a void in moderating powers.

We probably need 2-5 posters given mod powers with 2-3 of those given super moderator powers and maybe upgrade bob to admin powers. Heck if we wanted to start banning these spam bots, all one would have to do is go to the testing forum and just ban every poster in there.