Ridiculous amount of spam
 

Every few minutes from the last 24 hours a new members joins with a different IP and posts up spam. I really don't know what to do :S

edit: Is it possible to moderate only new members posts?
Can I make it so after x posts they can post without going through the mod que?

I added a new required registration field. this seems to reduce the bot spam by 99.99%

what did you do? I am getting flooded, reports are coming in form other boards that visit mine as well

ACP >> user profilel fields >> add new field >> (choose type) >> fill in details and make required

--------------- Added [DATE]1222887363[/DATE] at [TIME]1222887363[/TIME] ---------------

only problem, which I didnt have an issue with is all current users will be forced to fill in the required field once.

^ I just tried this. *fingers crossed*.

This is what you may want
https://vborg.vbsupport.ru/showthread.php?t=135094

It got rid of a ton of bots for me. It's simple and doesn't really have any negative side effects.

does that hack work?

On the contrary, there are Modifications for FireFox that automatically fill in registration fields.
I've been blocked out of sites and forced to go through the process again manually a few times.

But I'm patient, my friend for example will just go "Screw it" and close the page, there you loose a Member.
While that hack might block 10 Bots for every 1 Member, there are still better alternatives.

As, I said in Chris11987's thread:

We're getting flooded also. I'll go add another field!

Use the Question & Answer Verification.

Admin CP -> Human Verification Manager -> Question & Answer Verification