How do you fight spam in your forum

[MRGTB]

Send the spam my way, I need some new members!

[hotwheels]

Originally Posted by MRGTB

Send the spam my way, I need some new members!

lmao...............

[Coldhands]

In vb options >> user banning options add these email addresses to the list and that should cut out a few of the spammers

@mail.ru
phentermine_drug@msn.com
xxxfamoustoonshentai.com
freepizzamail.org
ukr.net
fromru.com
ass.com
web.de
rai.com.ua
inbox.lv
COGECO.COM
logic.bm
gala.net
ipod-apple.org
wallstjobs.com
mail15.com
stormloader.com
0gift.org
mail.bg
infect@gmail.com
russianbridesportal.net
anyboard.net
thepersonalshareware.com
usatodays.us
putoncondoms.com
tramadol@msn.com
@dolkern.com
@finance-here.biz
@mail333.com
@filki.com
phentermine@msn.com
@bigfatsearch.biz
@iqsearch.org
@bluevendor.com
@takemedsnow.net
@5crafts.com
@experthyips.com
@getamusic.com
@fountainpharm.com
@toonbeast.com
@plomerz.com
@advertads.com
@bestcdma.net
pharmacy@mail.com
@sibmail.com
@kisenfad.com
@i.ua
@alertonline.info
@casino-poker-web.com
@comuyt.net
cheap_viagra@msn.com
.ru
@hotpop.com
@advertfast.com
@giza.cc
@ua.fm
@freestuffo2.com
@burnacouplemore.com
.info
@1dating.biz
@thecannabishunter.com
@cvg8hette.com
@gyirbg.to
@cashette.com
@pisem.net
@users.1go.dk
@pu-blocker.com
@gawab.com
@++++shemale.net <<<< rhymes with luck
@freenet.de
@pharmahj.pl

[Basscat]

The key to fighting the spam is to keep the spam bots from registering. This hack is the best hack at preventing them from registering.

https://vborg.vbsupport.ru/showthread.php?t=124828

Spam bots can do the image verification, but they can not think. Read up on/then install this hack and you will solve spam issues.

[joeychgo]

I have been working on reducing spam on my forums for some time, and I seem to have found a method of virtually eliminating spam from vBulletin forums... I wrote a tutorial on explaining how to do this.

[How To] Reduce spam on your forum

Its been working for me and I have cut spam down to nearly -ZERO- on my forums. Its a variety of hacks and it works.

[MichaelGoldman]

Originally Posted by Basscat

The key to fighting the spam is to keep the spam bots from registering. This hack is the best hack at preventing them from registering.

https://vborg.vbsupport.ru/showthread.php?t=124828

Spam bots can do the image verification, but they can not think. Read up on/then install this hack and you will solve spam issues.

thanks, installed this one, but it doesn't work for some reason..

[calorie]

There is also this: https://vborg.vbsupport.ru/showthread.php?t=135094

[Nathanial Horn]

I use spam to highten the atmosphere of my site. The more users spam the more "damage" their character takes. Hit points hit zero, they can not post until their character regenerates at least one (in about 8 hours). They get experience to level up their character in the RP forums only, so the more they role play the more experience they get, they then can level up and receive more hit points, thus posting more. The more they rp, the more "spam" type posts they can make, but, if too much, their character will be thrown in cells and bid on as a "slave". And as spam bots can not create a character, they can not post, period.

[Basscat]

Originally Posted by MichaelGoldman

thanks, installed this one, but it doesn't work for some reason..

Did you set it up correctly? Create your question?

[Adrian Schneider]

Originally Posted by Nathanial Horn

I use spam to highten the atmosphere of my site. The more users spam the more "damage" their character takes. Hit points hit zero, they can not post until their character regenerates at least one (in about 8 hours). They get experience to level up their character in the RP forums only, so the more they role play the more experience they get, they then can level up and receive more hit points, thus posting more. The more they rp, the more "spam" type posts they can make, but, if too much, their character will be thrown in cells and bid on as a "slave". And as spam bots can not create a character, they can not post, period.

I think by spam they mean bots (usually) registering and posting advertisements - not members being stupid (which is all too common on one of my sites)