[Max Taxable]

Originally Posted by kh99

Spam in general is a problem. But to "solve' the problem it isn't necessary to eliminate 100% of all spam, it's only necessary to reduce it to the point where it doesn't interfere with purpose of the site. If you want to insist that it must be 100% eliminated, that's your business, but I disagree.

Again, to accept that there will always be spam isn't defeatist, it's just practical. There's a trade-off between allowng spammers and making it easy for "legitimate" users to use the site. I think there are a lot of people who would rather deal with some spam by removing it when it happens rather than deter even one legitimate user from registering.

Definitely a no-no and it's never happened on my site.

Annoying legitimate users is part of the trade-off for many anyway, no? Lots of boards use post count and/or time since registered restrictions, to inhibit spammers. They use CAPTCHA and/or random questions, etc. These annoy legitimate users. Therefore for my own personal goal, the bar is set higher. Make 100% of ALL spam impossible on my site. That's the standard.... The goal being shot at. Is it Don Quixote and the windmill? Well, currently there are three botnet administrators in federal prison who I personally helped put there. I wonder what they would say about it?

Everyone sets their personal standards for their own sites regarding spam and I have no problem with that. I personally believe vB dot org's standards need to be higher. I just saw three new spam threads, right before I read your reply here. I wonder how many of those could be stopped with the registration time check? I wonder what the resistance is for trying it, since it cannot interfere with legitimate humans and doesn't conflict with native vB human verification or any anti-spam mod out there?

I'm just saying, vB dot org should try harder than it appears they are.