Re: Stopping Spam Members - PLEASE HELP

Posted by Gary Lewis on Nov 01, 2017; 8:38pm
URL: https://support.nabble.com/Stopping-Spam-Members-PLEASE-HELP-tp7598853p7598905.html

Greg - Thanks for the response.  I've implemented this process, which I think is three steps from the user's viewpoint:  (Oops, I was going to use indentation to denote each step, but this isn't my site with the neat coding someone provided me, so I can't.  )

  Step 1: A user registers and I get an email.  I then respond with a request to read the guidelines and reply.

  Step 2: User reads the guidelines and responds that he has done.  Then I anoint them as a Member and send them a message saying they are good to go.

  Step 3: They read the email and start posting.

I think I like this better as your way gives the spammer the ability to flood the "Introduce Yourself" area.  And, I don't think your approach is any less steps for the new user, they just get to post something more quickly.  However, my users are used to posting in the "Introduce Yourself" area, and preventing them from doing so would be confusing.

However, your adder of moving the writeup to a place where others can respond might make it workable.

Anyway, thanks!