02-14-2021, 11:25 AM
(This post was last modified: 02-19-2021, 01:03 PM by Midas.
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Spam rate is increasing -- and with it the SEO benefits spammers collect by this evil -- and the problem is bound to get worse if nothing is done, until the forum collapses under their weight.
I saw it happening many times in other places; this reflects badly on Ventoy as users come to the forums to find specific help.
An easy measure that has worked well elsewhere, is preventing automatic first posts -- i.e., after registration, all users first post has to be approved by the team before it goes public.
Also, users posting spam should be immediately banned.
Other anti-spam measures can be adopted, scores of examples around the web. (E.g., see https://stopforumspam.com/)
Thanks for considering. Have a nice day.
I saw it happening many times in other places; this reflects badly on Ventoy as users come to the forums to find specific help.
An easy measure that has worked well elsewhere, is preventing automatic first posts -- i.e., after registration, all users first post has to be approved by the team before it goes public.
Also, users posting spam should be immediately banned.
Other anti-spam measures can be adopted, scores of examples around the web. (E.g., see https://stopforumspam.com/)
Thanks for considering. Have a nice day.