Streaming sports listings in various forum threads??

aczlan · Dec 28, 2015

Just click on the "Report Post" icon and someone will get rid of them...

Aaron Z

quicksandfarmer · Mar 12, 2016

Would it be possible to make a rule that new members cannot start a thread until they have a posting history? It seems like the spammers have a MO where they create a new account and then start new threads.

k0ua · Mar 12, 2016

quicksandfarmer said:
Would it be possible to make a rule that new members cannot start a thread until they have a posting history? It seems like the spammers have a MO where they create a new account and then start new threads.

That seems like a very good idea.

MossRoad · Mar 12, 2016

They've also posted as replies to threads. The management is working on it. Just report the posts as you see 'em.

CobyRupert · Mar 12, 2016

Yes, spammers do that, but so what? Their thread quickly falls.
I do see a lot of legitimate 1st timers who probably were searching the internet for information on a tractor related topic, they find TBN, and their first post is a legitimate specific question.
A newbie may not have anything to contribute until they have a question.

Wagtail · Mar 12, 2016

Interesting to see that the streamed games have been Super Rugby (Union) games. The 'Super' part is just the name of the league (South Africa/Australia/New Zealand).

And there're different codes/versions of football down here: Rugby Union (the original game), Rugby League (a modified version), Australian Rules Football (a different game entirely), soccer (a 'diving' sport, as far as I can tell)...

I just SPAM the lot.

Deere Dude · Mar 12, 2016

So what do the spammers get out of pushing these live streaming venues?

Mendonsy · Mar 12, 2016

CobyRupert said:
Yes, spammers do that, but so what? Their thread quickly falls.
I do see a lot of legitimate 1st timers who probably were searching the internet for information on a tractor related topic, they find TBN, and their first post is a legitimate specific question.
A newbie may not have anything to contribute until they have a question.

That's a valid point. Almost everyone starts out with a question of some sort.

One thing that might work is to prohibit posting links for a while.

aczlan · Mar 12, 2016

Deere Dude said:
So what do the spammers get out of pushing these live streaming venues?

Google sees links to their spam site on a reputable site which increases the likelihood that someone searching for live streaming will hit their site. They probbaly serve a lot of ads and some malware on those sites, but not much streaming video.

Aaron Z