New Forum Setting - Please Help Me Test

[Mr Peabody]

Yeah, I noticed on FA2 the number of posts was N/A, that was cute.

[atomicAdam]

that is a little frustrating - it means that the user group controls are not working the way they should - i'm going to have to see if I can manage the permissions by individual forum.

[ForeverAutumn]

Yeah, I noticed on FA2 the number of posts was N/A, that was cute.

I think that's because Adam deleted the account so I could register again using that same email address.

[ForeverAutumn]

that is a little frustrating - it means that the user group controls are not working the way they should - i'm going to have to see if I can manage the permissions by individual forum.

If this is the only forum that I could post in before confirming registration, is that so bad? It would reduce the spam everywhere but here, which means that spammers couldn't hit us with multiple posts.

[basite]

audiokarma.org uses email verification, you'll have to type a "secret message" (the picture with a word in it), and admin approval setting, but they STILL manage to get alot of new members, and most of them actually post there too...

[ForeverAutumn]

So - did you get the automatic Welcome Email and then a second one from me about writing to allow you to post on the forum.

But I never recieved anything with a link for me to confirm my registration.

Hey Adam,
I just got into the office and found the welcome email with the confirmation link in my spam folder. So it did get sent.

Let me know if I can help in any other way or if you want me to retest anything.

[Hyfi]

Quick question, are the spammer accounts created by BOTs or real people with nothing better to do?

If they are BOTS, you can use the picture word feature but it has to be the 2 part one where one word makes sense and the other does not because the BOTs cannot read the ones that do not make sense.

I like the idea about forcing to fill out the profile also since it would make a spammer waste time.

[Hyfi]

Not sure its working with the latest hit of spam.

Make everyone including current members fill out the profile and type the picture words both.

[atomicAdam]

The recapchia we have is an alphanumeric picture, but it is old.

I've been pushing to get this feature updated by engineering but unfortunately audioreview forums isn't top priority. Though this is very frustrating.

I'll check out the latest spammers and see whats up.

I might just see if I can block out all forums to new members. Guest, as in people not logged in, should still be able to see.

[atomicAdam]

Ok I just further restricted the 'user awaiting confirmation email' user group.

Mods - if you get more spam - can you please see if the user group is from a 'user awaiting confirmation email' or 'regular users'.

The user awaiting confirmation email should be a highly restricted access user group at this point.

The point being now I have to move them from that group to regular user by hand after they respond to my inquiry email.

Thanks,
-adam

[Geoffcin]

I'm getting a message about having double posted every time I post now?

[atomicAdam]

It could be a data base issue - i've only been messing with the User Awaiting Email Confirmation user group permissions.

I'll check into it.

[atomicAdam]

last post worked ok for me.

[ForeverAutumn]

I'm getting a message about having double posted every time I post now?

I've been getting that, off and on, for weeks.

[Geoffcin]

Thanks, I'm glad to know I'm not alone with my little "problem"

[Geoffcin]

weird, that time it didn't happen!

[atomicAdam]

IT just made some changes. LMK if it continues.

Thanks,

Also - I'm working on the SPAM issue the best I can w/in the access I have.

At the moment I'm trying to regulate all new users. No longer is it sign up, get email, and be able to post.

Now it is sign up, I send email, they send email back, and I set up account to be able to participate.

This leads to a lot email sending on my part. I'm trying to find where our automatically generated email contents are held, in which case I'll ask the user in there to send me another email before I confirm and move account over to being able to participate.

I hope this will reduce spam. I'm also editing and highly restricting the User Awaiting Email Confirmation user group.

[ForeverAutumn]

Also - I'm working on the SPAM issue the best I can w/in the access I have.

At the moment I'm trying to regulate all new users. No longer is it sign up, get email, and be able to post.

Now it is sign up, I send email, they send email back, and I set up account to be able to participate.

This leads to a lot email sending on my part. I'm trying to find where our automatically generated email contents are held, in which case I'll ask the user in there to send me another email before I confirm and move account over to being able to participate.

I hope this will reduce spam. I'm also editing and highly restricting the User Awaiting Email Confirmation user group.

Wow Adam. That's a lot of extra work on your part. Thanks for all the time you're spending trying to make this site better.

[atomicAdam]

Wow Adam. That's a lot of extra work on your part. Thanks for all the time you're spending trying to make this site better.

no worries - it is my job.

the one thing i'd like to get going which i need everyone's help on is an active and progressively bigger forum base.

so, help me with that....

and if you have ideas LMK.

thanks
-adam

[GMichael]

IT just made some changes. LMK if it continues.

Thanks,

Also - I'm working on the SPAM issue the best I can w/in the access I have.

At the moment I'm trying to regulate all new users. No longer is it sign up, get email, and be able to post.

Now it is sign up, I send email, they send email back, and I set up account to be able to participate.

This leads to a lot email sending on my part. I'm trying to find where our automatically generated email contents are held, in which case I'll ask the user in there to send me another email before I confirm and move account over to being able to participate.

I hope this will reduce spam. I'm also editing and highly restricting the User Awaiting Email Confirmation user group.

I agree with FA. That seems very kluncky to me. There must be an automated way to make it harder for Spammers without forcing you to be tied to your PC/laptop. What if people want to join at 3AM? If I were to sign up for a sight and wasn't able to post till the next day, I might forget all about them.

Please don't think that I'm just complaining. You are going above and beyond the call of dutty IMO. It just seems that there should be an easier way.

[atomicAdam]

you know i just signed up at another forum and they had to 'ok' the sign up. so I'm not super worried about it.

the problem is I'm not an engineer - so I can't install an updated vB or recapchia. i've got no other choice though I am being a squeaky wheel, so maybe i'll get some action out of the higher ups.

[ForeverAutumn]

Want me to yell at them for you? They won't know what hit 'em.

Edit: I got the duplicate post message on this post.

[atomicAdam]

Edit: I got the duplicate post message on this post.

LOL - oh computers! Probably some clocks are off between servers and database.

ugh........

And thanks for the offer, but remember, you get more flies with sugar than salt.

[ForeverAutumn]

And thanks for the offer, but remember, you get more flies with sugar than salt.

While the sugar thing usually works, every once in a while I find that trading in my sugar bowl for a nine pound hammer does the trick.

[atomicAdam]

While the sugar thing usually works, every once in a while I find that trading in my sugar bowl for a nine pound hammer does the trick.

Trust you me, I'm a fairly imposing 6'4" tall. But isolating engineering and IT means my projects will continue to be put on the back shelf. In this case, if a little sugar doesn't work, and a little squeak doesn't get oiled, I just have to keep adding more. Trust me, it isn't in my nature to do it that way. But I need my projects worked on.