STG, please change your moderator hours...or give trusted forumers theead deletion.

[Zeus]

The spam bot is getting very annoying especially when I am trying to reference threads. So, may STG please change moderator hours or give trusted forum group thread deletion powers specifically to be used for spam bot?

We used to have this before and if the spam cannot be contained, this seems to be an appropriate solution. The spam bot seems to specifically post during moderator off hours.

[Bellaelda]

Yup and yup and yup

[KKIDIRA]

Yes please fix this it's much more annoying than our forum trolls

[Trollish]

Yes please fix this it's much more annoying than our forum trolls

Hmm?

[BaronB]

Or install a better captcha system or only allow forum posts by accounts that have been activated by email perhaps?

[Schnitzel]

Or install a better captcha system or only allow forum posts by accounts that have been activated by email perhaps?

thing is,
I heard some bots can get past captchas...

also, I've recently noticed something about the bots.
I went to the forums member list, and searched for the spambot's name, and there are over 10 names related to it. all of which were created one day, and never logged on for a while.
And a recent bot, I've noticed was a name i had seen before in the members list.

I'm not saying that each of those names are the bot, just saying we should probably keep an eye on those ones...

[BaronB]

thing is,
I heard some bots can get past captchas...

also, I've recently noticed something about the bots.
I went to the forums member list, and searched for the spambot's name, and there are over 10 names related to it. all of which were created one day, and never logged on for a while.
And a recent bot, I've noticed was a name i had seen before in the members list.

I'm not saying that each of those names are the bot, just saying we should probably keep an eye on those ones...

So what almost like not a bot but a person whos actually just logged in spamming ?

Might be worth banning all accounts associated with the ip at least prehaps...


Who knows but giving players control... nope.


*sips tea*

[Schnitzel]

So what almost like not a bot but a person whos actually just logged in spamming ? I mean the spammer guy could log into one of the accounts, then leave and let the bot spam
Might be worth banning all accounts associated with the ip at least prehaps... but what if the spammer uses a VPN?

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[Serancha]

So what almost like not a bot but a person whos actually just logged in spamming ?

Might be worth banning all accounts associated with the ip at least prehaps...


Who knows but giving players control... nope.


*sips tea*

They're bots. Automated spammers programmed to fill in any and all forms they find online. These are not real people yet they can be quite sophisticated and it is possible for a lot of them to get through many captchas.

However, they are not able to read a sentence and do what it says. If you say "please type the word green in the box", they will just see it as a box that needs to be filled. They have no way to know to type "green" in the box to pass the test. If this is required in order to register, they can't sign up, which means they also can't make new topics and posts.

And I totally agree, giving players the ability to delete threads would be a disaster in many ways.

Another option is to disallow thread creation when the mods are sleeping. That wouldn't hurt the game, and people could still respond to threads but would have to wait till morning to post new ideas. This option is not as user-friendly as the first, but it would also help.

[BaronB]

They're bots. Automated spammers programmed to fill in any and all forms they find online. These are not real people yet they can be quite sophisticated and it is possible for a lot of them to get through many captchas.

However, they are not able to read a sentence and do what it says. If you say "please type the word green in the box", they will just see it as a box that needs to be filled. They have no way to know to type "green" in the box to pass the test. If this is required in order to register, they can't sign up, which means they also can't make new topics and posts.

And I totally agree, giving players the ability to delete threads would be a disaster in many ways.

Another option is to disallow thread creation when the mods are sleeping. That wouldn't hurt the game, and people could still respond to threads but would have to wait till morning to post new ideas. This option is not as user-friendly as the first, but it would also help.

Sorry im aware of what bots are and what they can be capable of, asnt surr if ruizhe was insinuating that the bots might actually be a person >. <

+1 to the rest of the post tho ^.^

[Trollish]

[Fyrce]

Yes, very annoying.

[Xeusx]

They won't do this. I PM'ed Remiem months ago about this and She can't do this solution.

[Nheedles]

They have this website too, its very creepy.

[Candylicks]

Yes they need moderator of Asian TZ who can remove the bot as it pops.

[Deadroth]

Yes they need moderator of Asian TZ who can remove the bot as it pops.

European central zone is also much desired...

[Soundlesskill]

Please don't give anyone the power to remove threads. Instead, as the post above suggests, get a mod from another timezone.

[Suentous PO]

What would "trusted" mean, someone who has never been banned?

[Zeus]

What would "trusted" mean, someone who has never been banned?

That could be a qualification, yes. STG could create a new permission group specifically for spam thread deletion and invite forum users to this permission group. Forum users in this group would only be instructed to use thread deletion powers for spam thread of the spam bot. Nothing more, nothing less. Deviate from that and one should be removed from the group in order to prevent power hungry people from abusing it.

I personally would recommend those who already help others for the sake of helping alone like: influential members of The Community Guild.

I'm not saying this out of self-gain either. I would personally prefer that I am not made one - would be far too annoying for me to have to handle. So, those who don't mind but are still trustworthy are suitable candidates.

Your opinion?

[dudetus]

That could be a qualification, yes. STG could create a new permission group specifically for spam thread deletion and invite forum users to this permission group. Forum users in this group would only be instructed to use thread deletion powers for spam thread of the spam bot. Nothing more, nothing less. Deviate from that and one should be removed from the group in order to prevent power hungry people from abusing it.

I personally would recommend those who already help others for the sake of helping alone like: influential members of The Community Guild.

I'm not saying this out of self-gain either. I would personally prefer that I am not made one - would be far too annoying for me to have to handle. So, those who don't mind but are still trustworthy are suitable candidates.

Your opinion?

Because of minor inconvenience cuz of some spambot, STG should give post deletion rights to hand picked trustworthy members, give them precise guidelines and monitor their actions constantly.

More work than gain, and what if some powerdrunken "community mod" goes deletionspree and deletes stickies?