Spammers -

[BukitCase]

What's with all the freakin' SPAMMERS? Mods??!?

 

[smstonypoint]

This has been discussed in two recent threads:

http://www.tractorbynet.com/forums/news-feedback/349956-streaming-sports-listings-various-forum.html

http://www.tractorbynet.com/forums/news-feedback/350397-what-happens-spammers-user-names.html

It looks like the best alternative for the time being is to report the spam by clicking on the triangular symbol at the bottom of the message so that the moderators can delete the message.

Steve

 

[davesl708]

Been doing that. Looks like robo spam. I don't recommend clicking on the link. May get more than streaming.

 

[MossRoad]

What's with all the freakin' SPAMMERS? Mods??!?

The mods have no control over preventing spammers. All they can do is blast them once they are reported. So if you see spam, please push the little triangle "Report Post" button and enter SPAM as the reason. After that, as soon as a mod sees the report, they will blast the spammer. Don't reply to the spammers and please don't enter a paragraph of why you hate spammers in the report. We don't like 'em either!

 

[MossRoad]

Also, if you have questions or comments about the forums, its best to enter those in the http://www.tractorbynet.com/forums/news-feedback/ forum, than the other forums. That's the best place for those to get read by the TBN staff.

 

[whirly]

I'm pretty sure the site administrator can block specific IP addresses from accessing the site. Their site administration tools provided by the host should give them the IP address and the tools should be able to block that specific IP address.

Then again who knows

 

[Mendonsy]

He's back again!!!

 

[Wagtail]

There's a new twist. At least there is to me... I can't gain access to the threads (Bolerser is the 'name' this time) in order to mark them as SPAM.

One is for some awards show and the other is our old friend 'live steaming' grid-iron football games.

I wonder if this is because the MODs/Admins have already blocked the buggers & are working on removing them later. I say later because it's still Sunday evening in NA. It's Monday morning (almost noon) where I'm at.

 

[MossRoad]

I'm pretty sure the site administrator can block specific IP addresses from accessing the site. Their site administration tools provided by the host should give them the IP address and the tools should be able to block that specific IP address.

Then again who knows

Not if they use a different IP address each time. And let's say they use a common ISP, like comcast, for example. If they block an IP address from a common ISP, they potentially block legitimate TBN members that have that use that same ISP.

 

[whirly]

Fair point

 

[newbury]

What's with all the freakin' SPAMMERS? Mods??!?

I thought it was a typo and he was talking about spanners in the Attachments forum.

 

[newbury]

What's with all the freakin' SPAMMERS? Mods??!?

I thought it was a typo and he was talking about spanners in the Attachments forum.

 

[motownbrowne]

What if new members had to make a certain number of posts before they could post a link. Maybe 10 would work. Would that discourage spammers enough to get them to go elsewhere??