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.

[periphrastic]

thanks for this mod (3.6.8 pl2)

installed

came in handy for the first time this morning

[gopherhockey]

Originally Posted by Freesteyelz

The Inline Spam Management takes the issue after fact, unlike your mod which prevents troubled posts. I think vB and your system will compliment each other very nicely. If possible, I'd like you to continue with this mod.

BTW...It does seem to function properly in Beta 3. :up:

I agree. From what I can tell the built-in spam system is not going to fully take the place of this. I'm not interested in a pay system anyway - yours works perfect.. please keep it up for 3.7

[transparent]

Tested and working perfect on 3.7.0. Gold.

This should be released as a standard with VB. Without this addon you really have no proactive defense. This fills a big gap...thx!

I would love for it to continue to be supported & updated as needed.

[steven s]

Originally Posted by transparent

This should be released as a standard with VB. Without this addon you really have no proactive defense. This fills a big gap...thx!

I would love for it to continue to be supported & updated as needed.

I've been using this for so long now, I felt it only right to contribute some money to show my appreciation. Sorry it took so long. :up:

[Marvin Hlavac]

Originally Posted by co0kz

Is there a way to get the post to show to the person that posted even tho its sent to the mod queue? Although this is a great system and its catching everything, i'm actually not using this as it was originally intended. My board is an auction site, and as such im actually using this to catch ppl using the kind of terms as "buy now" and things like that. However because the post doesn't show, we are getting members come back to us saying they can't post even tho they have. What i would like to do is maybe alter the code slighly so that the person that posts, gets to see their own post and it still get sent to moderation queue of which i have the pop alert installed so that my staff know that an auction has just been won.

The main problem is when someone uses the quick reply as most of my members do, you don't the message telling them the post has been sent to moderation. The only way i see round this is to allow the member posting it to see it so they are none the wiser or maybe a pop up alert informing them that there post has been sent and will not show until a moderator is available.

Hope someone can help with this soon as it is confusing some of my members.

Thanks in advance.

I very much agree. I just installed this add-on last night, it works, and I worry that many new members will not know why they cannot see their postings. There is a very brief message telling them their posting will appear after it has been approved, but the message is so short - only about a second or two - and I think most users will not be able to read it, even if they notice the message at all.

Is there a way to extend the length of time for the message (10 seconds would be nice)?

[Chadi]

I agree, an extended display would be nice

[sheefeh]

In my case all the posts to my forum and/or replies are already under moderation for all members. But lately, I am really facing a lot of spammers and even though it is under moderation, it is still very annoying to move these posts to a particular section i.e. Deleted Posts. Is it possible to redirect such posts to the deleted Posts forum immediatly after its been posted with a change in the subject clarifying that its been "auto moved a suspicious spam"?

Thanks

[droid101]

This needs to be updated to do the same for Visitor messages for 3.7. Bots seems to register then do some visitor messages for themselves or others.

Just a thought.

[RichTJ99]

Originally Posted by sheefeh

In my case all the posts to my forum and/or replies are already under moderation for all members. But lately, I am really facing a lot of spammers and even though it is under moderation, it is still very annoying to move these posts to a particular section i.e. Deleted Posts. Is it possible to redirect such posts to the deleted Posts forum immediatly after its been posted with a change in the subject clarifying that its been "auto moved a suspicious spam"?

Thanks

This would be a huge help to us as well. Our Mods are getting tired of spending so much time moving all the moderated spammage

[bongwater]

very good mod. Finally an answer to the spammers who keep signing up and posting

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