WS65711 wrote:Dave wrote:WS65711 wrote:Yes... saw all that early this morning. @Dave Maybe (if you haven't already) make it so that anyone "new" registering for the site must wait to be approved before they can post?
OK, but how do I go about verifying they are not a spammer? I mean, ask them a question like are you a spammer?
I don't know. But maybe just the delay in waiting for "approval" would be enough to put off a spammer, whereas a legitimate user would be willing to wait to become a part of this community.
But then.... It's still a
gamble, isn't it?
The spammers are actually bots that are constantly trolling the web for forums. As soon as they receive permission they start spamming. They don't care if it takes 1 second or 1 year to get the approval.
When real people register it is usually because they have a question and they wouldn't appreciate being put on hold for a few days.