NewZed Posted December 28, 2022 Share Posted December 28, 2022 Just for fun I'm collecting these posts from new "members" with strange names, only one post, and comments that have odd grammar and seem pointless. Here's the first. "It" quoted one of my old posts. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
NewZed Posted December 28, 2022 Author Share Posted December 28, 2022 Here's another. They all seem to choose New York as location. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
NewZed Posted December 28, 2022 Author Share Posted December 28, 2022 (edited) This one is extensive, but still pretty wrong. If anyone is actually not a bot feel free to reply with words that make sense. Edited December 28, 2022 by NewZed Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
NewZed Posted December 28, 2022 Author Share Posted December 28, 2022 (edited) This one is just weird. Doesn't know that the topic is a rim, not a car. Edited December 28, 2022 by NewZed Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
NewZed Posted December 29, 2022 Author Share Posted December 29, 2022 (edited) The latest. NY. One post. This one has something hidden in the flat line under the post. Shows up when pasted though. dynamonsworld.com Edited December 29, 2022 by NewZed Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
tube80z Posted December 29, 2022 Share Posted December 29, 2022 19 minutes ago, NewZed said: The latest. NY. One post. This one has something hidden in the flat line under the post. Shows up when pasted though. dynamonsworld.com I have been very aggressive at banning accounts and hiding posts/threads from spammers. It's possible this is related to me but when I look at the post I don't see the info mentioned. Another mod may have already deleted it. Thanks for reporting, I can't get them all. Cary Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
NewZed Posted December 29, 2022 Author Share Posted December 29, 2022 If you're on a computer, hovering your cursor over the flat line will cause the cursor arrow to turn in to the link selection "hand" and the link location will show up in the lower left corner of the page. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
NewZed Posted December 29, 2022 Author Share Posted December 29, 2022 This might be an old thing but many new "members" are putting web links in their Profiles as Contact Information. These three have joined within the last couple of days. https://forums.hybridz.org/profile/58739-alileyla986/ https://forums.hybridz.org/profile/58740-kats-botanicals/ https://forums.hybridz.org/profile/58741-brazilian-hair-wigs/ Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
rturbo 930 Posted December 29, 2022 Share Posted December 29, 2022 1 hour ago, NewZed said: This might be an old thing but many new "members" are putting web links in their Profiles as Contact Information. These three have joined within the last couple of days. https://forums.hybridz.org/profile/58739-alileyla986/ https://forums.hybridz.org/profile/58740-kats-botanicals/ https://forums.hybridz.org/profile/58741-brazilian-hair-wigs/ Those are all spammers, and can be banned. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
NewZed Posted December 30, 2022 Author Share Posted December 30, 2022 A couple of new ones with web links. https://forums.hybridz.org/profile/58743-banana-backwoods/ This one also posted some spam. https://forums.hybridz.org/profile/58742-michaeljohns12/ Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
tube80z Posted December 30, 2022 Share Posted December 30, 2022 These accounts have all been flagged as spammers and I have removed the posts that were made. I allowed one to stay that was indicated as a bot but have sent them an email asking them to respond on why they are not a bot and should be banned. Thanks for all the help everyone, Cary Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
NewZed Posted January 4, 2023 Author Share Posted January 4, 2023 More. https://forums.hybridz.org/profile/58749-rnc-cleaning-services/ https://forums.hybridz.org/profile/58748-jacobhudson/ https://forums.hybridz.org/profile/58753-texaspremierlighting/ https://forums.hybridz.org/profile/58750-flexyvo/ Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
tube80z Posted January 7, 2023 Share Posted January 7, 2023 Thanks NewZed. Those and a bunch of others have been flagged as spammers. I've also removed from bot posts and topics from the forums. I've been away for a few days and unable to do my daily patrolling. We seem to have a lot more spam activity lately and it will take the village to fight them. Thanks for all the help, Cary Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
NewZed Posted January 10, 2023 Author Share Posted January 10, 2023 There has to be a better way to screen these scammers out. They're just signing up to get their web links on the site. Not really clear where things are supposed to go from there. https://forums.hybridz.org/profile/58772-slotgacor02/ https://forums.hybridz.org/profile/58771-daftarratuslot88/ https://forums.hybridz.org/profile/58770-coeducation/ https://forums.hybridz.org/profile/58773-1sboslot030/ https://forums.hybridz.org/profile/58776-petir33slot/ https://forums.hybridz.org/profile/58777-lienanhtuan1986/ https://forums.hybridz.org/profile/58778-dadelhi/ Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
rturbo 930 Posted January 10, 2023 Share Posted January 10, 2023 I imagine there's some additional security measures that could be put in place in the account creation process. Classiczcars, which has the same software, doesn't have this problem. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
NewZed Posted January 11, 2023 Author Share Posted January 11, 2023 This one at least has a Z in the web link. Maybe the AI is learning. No posts, just a sign up and a web link. https://forums.hybridz.org/profile/58780-northlandz/ Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
tube80z Posted January 11, 2023 Share Posted January 11, 2023 23 hours ago, NewZed said: There has to be a better way to screen these scammers out. They're just signing up to get their web links on the site. Not really clear where things are supposed to go from there. https://forums.hybridz.org/profile/58772-slotgacor02/ https://forums.hybridz.org/profile/58771-daftarratuslot88/ https://forums.hybridz.org/profile/58770-coeducation/ https://forums.hybridz.org/profile/58773-1sboslot030/ https://forums.hybridz.org/profile/58776-petir33slot/ https://forums.hybridz.org/profile/58777-lienanhtuan1986/ https://forums.hybridz.org/profile/58778-dadelhi/ These are all flagged as spammers. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
tube80z Posted January 11, 2023 Share Posted January 11, 2023 14 hours ago, NewZed said: This one at least has a Z in the web link. Maybe the AI is learning. No posts, just a sign up and a web link. https://forums.hybridz.org/profile/58780-northlandz/ Also removed. I try to make sure I check the site a couple of times a day but it doesn't always work out that way. I appreciate the extra help in getting rid of these. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
tube80z Posted January 11, 2023 Share Posted January 11, 2023 22 hours ago, rturbo 930 said: I imagine there's some additional security measures that could be put in place in the account creation process. Classiczcars, which has the same software, doesn't have this problem. Dan would have to answer but we're missing the spam plugin. It appears this software has a license fee that isn't trivial that Dan has been paying. I'm not sure how much the spam plugin costs but there may be other reasons it stopped working I don't know about. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
calZ Posted January 11, 2023 Share Posted January 11, 2023 Here's another one. It's very subtle and might actually be a real person, but they post about 5 meaningless but not obviously spam comments in a row, and then will sneak in a link or reference to 4wheelparts or similar. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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