Anyone else noticed spam popping up more often since the switch the XenForo?
Anything we can do about it?
Anything we can do about it?
More spam since switch?
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I wish there was something that we can do, the first page for me is literally all deleted spam threads. 
I have some suggestions that might help, either one or more, depending what can be configured:
1. The first post, or maybe first couple of posts, have to be approved by a moderator before any more posts can be made, and before the first ones show up.
2. Users with less than x posts can't include URLs in the post.
3. Users with less than x posts can only reply to posts, but not make a new post.
1. The first post, or maybe first couple of posts, have to be approved by a moderator before any more posts can be made, and before the first ones show up.
2. Users with less than x posts can't include URLs in the post.
3. Users with less than x posts can only reply to posts, but not make a new post.
№ 1 Solved all the spam problem on UT forums. In all the time just two spam posts came through, but I think that's more due to moderator attention slipping. Pretty much when pre-mod came in effect the mass spam stopped in just a couple of days. Spammers understood that it's just useless to try there.
Clean Talk Anti-Spam and Stop Forum Spam sites sometimes provide add-ons for forums that filter out suspect or robot spammers and then list them to have their registration approved.
I suppose this becomes a form of pre-moderation and therefore more heavy lifting from mods and admins.
But yes; there is definitely a shitload more spammers being registered here than ever before.
Yeah, it's an everyday thing now with the spam. I definitely agree with Syri's ideas. Hopefully Brizz or someone will implement them.
