[guile09]

dmknights, I agree. In my honest opinion, vbulletin could be doing alot more to prevent or discourage spammers, yet instead of improving the features that already exist, the focus always seems to be on cramming more stuff in.

Just off the top of my head:

1) Built in support tp prevent signatures or links until a new user has made an admin defined number of posts. Also a way to limit the number of posts a new user can make per day so admins can easily identify the problem members and deal with them.

2) Multiple steps to human verification instead of just one. Captcha + question. An admin defined # of questions to ask. A way for admins to enter several questions and answers.

These are 2 small changes that would go a long way in preventing spammers. If vbulletin can implement blogs and a CMS, this seems trivial. Members shouldn't have to download plugins/products to prevent spam.