Spam threads gone wild - Page 5

Bluebagger06 · 04-28-2024, 11:22 AM

Looks like the admin are doing a nice job on keeping the spammers out

HMMM i wonder if these dating spam sites are in the right forum? Need to tell these guys the rules about posting in wrong forums!

CamaroDreams76 · 04-28-2024, 12:35 PM

I think it's more of a security issue like ease of making a profile/verification. The admins are removing them fairly quickly. Also if we do our parts and report them, admin remove them faster. There's literally one or two of the dating ones a day. All new user names as well.

*SSE 4 2SS* · 04-28-2024, 04:20 PM

Oh the irony...

We are trying, and I've spent over 4 hours in the last three days, deleting the accounts of over 500 spammers, by user name, like pharmacy..., or viagra, or..... There are thousands more but it takes a lot of time...

I'm a member that was also asked to be a mod.... I would certainly like to come visit and enjoy it, but we gotta put up with spammers and complaints... Which would you prefer we tend to??? We are after all, all volunteers with a love of Camaros...

I would enjoy not having to worry about it, but we do....Feel free to report the posts you see, or not... Your choice... And I moved this to the proper forum, without penalty...

1JEWLDSSRS · 04-28-2024, 04:58 PM

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Originally Posted by CamaroDreams76

I think it's more of a security issue like ease of making a profile/verification. The admins are removing them fairly quickly. Also if we do our parts and report them, admin remove them faster. There's literally one or two of the dating ones a day. All new user names as well.

Yes sir!! I do my best when I'm on...

1JEWLDSSRS · 04-28-2024, 05:01 PM

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Originally Posted by SSE 4 2SS

Oh the irony...

We are trying, and I've spent over 4 hours in the last three days, deleting the accounts of over 500 spammers, by user name, like pharmacy..., or viagra, or..... There are thousands more but it takes a lot of time...

I'm a member that was also asked to be a mod.... I would certainly like to come visit and enjoy it, but we gotta put up with spammers and complaints... Which would you prefer we tend to??? We are after all, all volunteers with a love of Camaros...

I would enjoy not having to worry about it, but we do....Feel free to report the posts you see, or not... Your choice... And I moved this to the proper forum, without penalty...

Again, I'd like to say THANKS to you guys for what you do to try to keep the forums clean as you possibly can. And I'm sure, as you stated, it's a never ending and time consuming battle for you all!! I always try to do my part for you folks.. Thanks..

Aqua Blue RS/SS · 04-28-2024, 06:27 PM

Do you guys need help on the other side of the board? I’m a mod on another vbulletin based site and happy to help.

I’ve been reporting this stuff every time i see it. I know on the other site I mod on the admins have told us that a lot of the recent spam stuff is AI generated and really hard to get a handle on.

InFiD3ViL · 04-28-2024, 11:46 PM

Quote:

Originally Posted by SSE 4 2SS

Oh the irony...

We are trying, and I've spent over 4 hours in the last three days, deleting the accounts of over 500 spammers, by user name, like pharmacy..., or viagra, or..... There are thousands more but it takes a lot of time...

I'm a member that was also asked to be a mod.... I would certainly like to come visit and enjoy it, but we gotta put up with spammers and complaints... Which would you prefer we tend to??? We are after all, all volunteers with a love of Camaros...

I would enjoy not having to worry about it, but we do....Feel free to report the posts you see, or not... Your choice... And I moved this to the proper forum, without penalty...

Damn, dude, thank you!

I had no idea it was actually that bad. I see them from time to time, but never at the level you mentioned. Just shows that you guys are trying to keep it under control.

90503 · 11-14-2024, 09:09 AM

They're baaaaaack!!!....(looks like with a vengeance!!!!!)

ariZona28 · 11-14-2024, 01:56 PM

Yep. Looks like the Mods are doing a pretty good job of tamping them down. 👏 Lots of unnecessary work for our people. Greatly appreciated.

1JEWLDSSRS · 11-14-2024, 07:22 PM

Yeah they are! I reported most all of them this morning when I first logged on and saw the rampant posts of them!!! They were everywhere!! Wow. Looks like most of them have been tamed down, except for a few that are left. Been a while since it was this bad. Also I wonder if they are working on the website again because it is slow as a snail again between page backs, and looking at posts. Kinda like it was last year around now.. I hope they get it all squared away, and figure out a way to BEAT the spammers!! Thanks mods for all you do, and you guys who help report them..

*SSE 4 2SS* · 11-15-2024, 02:15 AM

"We" are chasing them, well a couple of us are.... I'm getting 20-30 emails a day for spammer bots... Some have 1 post, or maybe two, and some have some random number like 37, or 42 posts.

I've discovered in some cases I can't batch select their posts to delete them, as it comes back as an invalid selection.... Software, or cross site posting, or something.... In those cases I have been able to select everyone of their posts and "Unapprove" them... which means you guys can't see them.... It's like a silence button, and they don't know it has happened.

After that, I can go into another remote page and ban the user name, so they can't post anymore... It's a pain in the butt... And nothing but clowns sitting behind a keyboard building BOTs to go and wreak havoc... (That's my best guess)

Please continue to report them as you see them and we'll get to them.. and I apologize there aren't more active people behind the scenes right now... Life....

larry_g · 11-15-2024, 07:50 AM

Keep up the good work and we'll keep reporting them.

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1JEWLDSSRS · 11-15-2024, 02:44 PM

Quote:

Originally Posted by SSE 4 2SS

"We" are chasing them, well a couple of us are.... I'm getting 20-30 emails a day for spammer bots... Some have 1 post, or maybe two, and some have some random number like 37, or 42 posts.

I've discovered in some cases I can't batch select their posts to delete them, as it comes back as an invalid selection.... Software, or cross site posting, or something.... In those cases I have been able to select everyone of their posts and "Unapprove" them... which means you guys can't see them.... It's like a silence button, and they don't know it has happened.

After that, I can go into another remote page and ban the user name, so they can't post anymore... It's a pain in the butt... And nothing but clowns sitting behind a keyboard building BOTs to go and wreak havoc... (That's my best guess)

Please continue to report them as you see them and we'll get to them.. and I apologize there aren't more active people behind the scenes right now... Life....

Well done sir!! We appreciate all you guys trying to keep it cleaned out!! We will keep doing our best to report them all as we see them. Thanks also to you guys helping report them! Oh, and the website seems to be back to normal in the speed thing again. So far, so good!!

1JEWLDSSRS · 11-19-2024, 10:18 AM

Man o man the TEMU nuts have struck wildly in the first section!! Wow, wish they'd leave us alone!! And I'm sure the mods aren't very happy with them either..

04-28-2024, 11:22 AM	#57
Bluebagger06 Drives: 2012 camaro ss Join Date: Sep 2018 Location: Illinois Posts: 537	Spammers Looks like the admin are doing a nice job on keeping the spammers out HMMM i wonder if these dating spam sites are in the right forum? Need to tell these guys the rules about posting in wrong forums! __________________ GPI Powered

04-28-2024, 12:35 PM	#58
CamaroDreams76 Tri-County Camaro SWFL Drives: 2013 IOM 2SS/RS/1LE Join Date: Apr 2013 Location: South West FL Posts: 3,371 View My Garage	I think it's more of a security issue like ease of making a profile/verification. The admins are removing them fairly quickly. Also if we do our parts and report them, admin remove them faster. There's literally one or two of the dating ones a day. All new user names as well. __________________ Just bolt ons........ https://www.camaro5.com/forums/showthread.php?t=343023

04-28-2024, 04:20 PM	#59
SSE 4 2SS Boosted Moderator Drives: Bone Stock LS3 Join Date: Sep 2009 Location: Marion Tx Posts: 15,799	Oh the irony... We are trying, and I've spent over 4 hours in the last three days, deleting the accounts of over 500 spammers, by user name, like pharmacy..., or viagra, or..... There are thousands more but it takes a lot of time... I'm a member that was also asked to be a mod.... I would certainly like to come visit and enjoy it, but we gotta put up with spammers and complaints... Which would you prefer we tend to??? We are after all, all volunteers with a love of Camaros... I would enjoy not having to worry about it, but we do....Feel free to report the posts you see, or not... Your choice... And I moved this to the proper forum, without penalty... __________________ If the car feels like it is on rails, you are probably driving too slow. -Ross Bentley Horsepower is how fast you hit the wall. Torque is how far you take the wall with you. “If everything seems under control, you're just not going fast enough.” Mario Andretti If you can turn, you ain't going fast enough...

04-28-2024, 06:27 PM	#62
Aqua Blue RS/SS Drives: ABM #93 Join Date: Oct 2018 Location: Lotaburger Posts: 3,188	Do you guys need help on the other side of the board? I’m a mod on another vbulletin based site and happy to help. I’ve been reporting this stuff every time i see it. I know on the other site I mod on the admins have told us that a lot of the recent spam stuff is AI generated and really hard to get a handle on. __________________ 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.

11-14-2024, 01:56 PM	#65
ariZona28 Give speed a chance Drives: 2015 Camaro 2LS, 2015 Camaro Z/28 Join Date: Nov 2019 Location: Mesa, Az Posts: 2,768	Yep. Looks like the Mods are doing a pretty good job of tamping them down. 👏 Lots of unnecessary work for our people. Greatly appreciated. __________________ 2LS: a TREMENDOUS machine. Z/28: it's a BIT MORE POWERFUL, of course.

11-14-2024, 09:09 AM	#64
90503 Drives: 2011 2SS/RS LS3 Join Date: Nov 2011 Location: Torrance Posts: 14,564	They're baaaaaack!!!....(looks like with a vengeance!!!!!)

11-14-2024, 07:22 PM	#66
1JEWLDSSRS Drives: 2011 SS-RS Join Date: May 2011 Location: FLORIDA Posts: 13,848	Yeah they are! I reported most all of them this morning when I first logged on and saw the rampant posts of them!!! They were everywhere!! Wow. Looks like most of them have been tamed down, except for a few that are left. Been a while since it was this bad. Also I wonder if they are working on the website again because it is slow as a snail again between page backs, and looking at posts. Kinda like it was last year around now.. I hope they get it all squared away, and figure out a way to BEAT the spammers!! Thanks mods for all you do, and you guys who help report them.. __________________ TSP STAGE 3 CAM,231/246 @112 LSA 614/641 LIFT, CIRCLE D 5C-4200-4500 CONVERTER,LOD INTAKE.CORSA EXHAUST. DSS 1 PC DS. PEGASUS SOLID CRADLE MOUNTS. 486RWHP/475RWTQ.LOTS MORE.

11-15-2024, 02:15 AM	#67
SSE 4 2SS Boosted Moderator Drives: Bone Stock LS3 Join Date: Sep 2009 Location: Marion Tx Posts: 15,799	"We" are chasing them, well a couple of us are.... I'm getting 20-30 emails a day for spammer bots... Some have 1 post, or maybe two, and some have some random number like 37, or 42 posts. I've discovered in some cases I can't batch select their posts to delete them, as it comes back as an invalid selection.... Software, or cross site posting, or something.... In those cases I have been able to select everyone of their posts and "Unapprove" them... which means you guys can't see them.... It's like a silence button, and they don't know it has happened. After that, I can go into another remote page and ban the user name, so they can't post anymore... It's a pain in the butt... And nothing but clowns sitting behind a keyboard building BOTs to go and wreak havoc... (That's my best guess) Please continue to report them as you see them and we'll get to them.. and I apologize there aren't more active people behind the scenes right now... Life.... __________________ If the car feels like it is on rails, you are probably driving too slow. -Ross Bentley Horsepower is how fast you hit the wall. Torque is how far you take the wall with you. “If everything seems under control, you're just not going fast enough.” Mario Andretti If you can turn, you ain't going fast enough...

11-15-2024, 07:50 AM	#68
larry_g Drives: 2014 1SS/1LE Join Date: Nov 2015 Location: Louisville, KY Posts: 879	Keep up the good work and we'll keep reporting them. Sent from my Pixel 8 Pro using Tapatalk __________________ 830 WHP 700 WTQ, Whipple 2.9 @ 13lbs Boost, Flex Fuel Tune by Blevins Tuning, LSA SBE, 3.5 GripTec, ATI LS3 Damper, AFR 260cc Mongoose, ARP Studs, Yella Terra Ultralites, Johnson 2110R, BTR PDS Stage 3, Melling 10355, Improved Racing Baffle, ID1050X, DSX Triple Fuel Pump, RotoFab CAI, NW 103mm TB, Stainless Works 1-7/8" LTH to 3" Speed Eng w/ X-pipe to NPP, Powermaster 9509 XS, Detroit Speed Motor Mounts, MGW, Monster LT1-S, ZL1 Calipers, DBA Rotors & Pads, Bilstein B6 Struts & Shocks, BMR 1.25" Drop Springs & Adj Rear Bar, Pegasus Solid Bushings, Z/28 Wheels, other misc parts.

11-19-2024, 10:18 AM	#70
1JEWLDSSRS Drives: 2011 SS-RS Join Date: May 2011 Location: FLORIDA Posts: 13,848	Man o man the TEMU nuts have struck wildly in the first section!! Wow, wish they'd leave us alone!! And I'm sure the mods aren't very happy with them either.. __________________ TSP STAGE 3 CAM,231/246 @112 LSA 614/641 LIFT, CIRCLE D 5C-4200-4500 CONVERTER,LOD INTAKE.CORSA EXHAUST. DSS 1 PC DS. PEGASUS SOLID CRADLE MOUNTS. 486RWHP/475RWTQ.LOTS MORE.