Idea for preventing the spambots in the future
So, regarding the more recent spambot attacks,
I've thought of this idea on how the Forums website can keep out the spambots even if no STS staff are online.
My idea: Add a Javascript code that runs each time someone posts more than one thread within 3 minutes, in the same sub-forum, and has "magic specialist" in the title.
Here's my example code (I've only learned about 70-ish% of Javascript, so this might not be runnable "code") :
Disclaimer: This is not real/runnable code.
Code:
<!doctype html>
<html>
<head>
<meta charset="utf-8"> <!-- Ignore this line...it was included in the online html editor..I have no idea what this does... -->
<title>Spambot Finder</title>
</head>
<body>
<script type= "text/javascript">
var userPost; //The post or thread or reply that the Forumer has posted
var user; //The user
/** automatically sends a report to the mods stating that this user's post and profile might possibly be a spambot.
So that the mods can review to decide whether this user is a spambot,
or a normal user who accidentally created a thread relating to the spambots
*/
function flagAsPossibleSpamBot(){
}
if(userPost.toLowerCase().contains("baba ji") || userPost.toLowerCase().contains("B@b@J|") || userPost.toLowerCase().contains("babaJl")){
userPost.delete(); //delete the post
user.flagAsPossibleSpamBot();
}
</script>
</body>
</html>
