aarinfantasy's YAOI Collection

  1. issueid=619 05-11-2013 06:49 AM
    Nezen
    Suggestion: Since there are a lot of spam bots lately...
    A simple suggestion to weed out the spam bots before they register

    So I noticed the forum is going through a wave of spam/advertisement bots lately. Of course every forum has those, but there are still things that can be done to prevent a spammer from registering on aarin.

    First off, captcha images don't work. There are many sites and services dedicated to breaking captchas automatically so spammers can just use that along with an account maker and register to the site. They've also gotten wise to the fact that they can get away with spamming more easily if they post in the support section, so it's obvious they're using auto-posters too.

    Now for my suggestion: when a new user comes to register, you could add 1 or more questions (maybe 2 or 3 max.) that directly relate to yaoi in the registration form. It doesn't need to be something difficult, but even asking "what is yaoi" or "what is an uke" can make a difference and stop or slow down the spammers.

    After all, if they're genuine users who want to be part of a yaoi forum they shouldn't have any problem answering common yaoi-related questions.
Issue Details
Issue Number 619
Issue Type Feature
AF Support Suggestions
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Status Suggested
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