Mini Mods - Prevent Spam Posts

Description
This will allow you to automatically scan new posts from new members for common spam keywords. If any are found, the post/thread will be sent to the moderation queue to prevent their spam from having any affect. If your filter is very strict, and a regular user happens to trigger it, no harm is done because your moderators can just approve the post.

Options

• Maximum Posts - this will only scan posts posted by users who have this many (or less) posts. Usually spammers only post 1-5 times!

• Keywords - a list of keywords (or any strings) to be searched. Remember it doesn't match a whole word, so a keyword of "[url" will block the user from posting any links. This is NOT case sensitive!

3.5 Users:
A 3.5x version XML file is also included.

[Reolien01]

This is the first mod I will implement when creating a new vbulletin forum. This is probably the best mod I have ever used, period.

[tpearl5]

Installed this. All spam we get goes to a designated spam forum since the spam is usually specific to electronics:

http://cellphoneforums.net/scams/

[maxicep]

thx really it is pretty cool but i want delete these posts at once

i dont want move to moderation queuehow can i to that? Which plugin need edit ?

[Remi]

Hi

Can I get this hack to send an email alert containing the spam word instead of sending the post for moderation.

Thanks

[Fungsten]

Originally Posted by Remi

Hi

Can I get this hack to send an email alert containing the spam word instead of sending the post for moderation.

Thanks

Or if anything is in the Moderation Queue.

[Fungsten]

Originally Posted by maxicep

thx really it is pretty cool but i want delete these posts at once

i dont want move to moderation queuehow can i to that? Which plugin need edit ?

I thought about that too but, it might delete some legitimate posts with links.

[dilbert]

I suspect this will only work for post / threads.

Let's say I had a thread with 5 posts on Monday.
On Tuesday I installed this modification. I add a keyword of snowman.
Then on Wednesday, someone adds a post to the original thread with the word snowman.
Should that post have been put in moderation? It wasn't.
When I tested it with a new thread, it seemed to work.

Thanks, Cliff

[djbaxter]

Originally Posted by dilbert

I suspect this will only work for post / threads.

Let's say I had a thread with 5 posts on Monday.
On Tuesday I installed this modification. I add a keyword of snowman.
Then on Wednesday, someone adds a post to the original thread with the word snowman.
Should that post have been put in moderation? It wasn't.
When I tested it with a new thread, it seemed to work.

Thanks, Cliff

No. It works according to the post count of the person posting.

If you set it to 10, any post by a member with 10 or fewer posts that includes the word "snowman" will be sent to moderation. However, members with 11 or more posts can post with that word included and it will not be moderated.

[dilbert]

Ahh, now I see why the test worked. I had it set to 0 hoping that disabled it. I created a test user with 0 posts, and viola, it worked.

I have some sensitive security data that I want to make sure is not posted, I don't care how many posts you have. Can I set it to something like 1000000 to make sure it moderates everyone?

Originally Posted by djbaxter

No. It works according to the post count of the person posting.

If you set it to 10, any post by a member with 10 or fewer posts that includes the word "snowman" will be sent to moderation. However, members with 11 or more posts can post with that word included and it will not be moderated.

[djbaxter]

Originally Posted by dilbert

I have some sensitive security data that I want to make sure is not posted, I don't care how many posts you have. Can I set it to something like 1000000 to make sure it moderates everyone?

I suppose. Wouldn't it be simpler to use this for anti-spam and just use vBulletin's built in replacement text feature across the board for the "sensitive security" phrases?

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