When a new user's first post ...

[Graybeard]

... tells me that I will get rich and has a gmail address to learn the FANTASTIC SECRETS! --all caps and written with poor grammar and/or pure hype.
That's total bullshit from an amateur grifter/scammer.

 

[T J Tutor]

I've had over 40 of them sign up this morning. Fortunately I caught those before they were integrated and able to post.

They are scaling up their efforts to get in here.

 

[GriD]

Thanks @T J Tutor for performing those maintenance tasks !
Even if a few get past the maze you catch up with them
The effort is very much appreciated!

 

[Aiden L]

... tells me that I will get rich and has a gmail address to learn the FANTASTIC SECRETS! --all caps and written with poor grammar and/or pure hype.
That's total bullshit from an amateur grifter/scammer.

Did you see the guy yesterday wanting people to download a pdf to make $1000 in one hour. Hopefully no one fell for it.

 

[T J Tutor]

Hopefully no one fell for it.

I think most of here are well equipped to see past the garbage. But you are right, we need to protect those that may fall for it.

 

[Aiden L]

I think most of here are well equipped to see past the garbage. But you are right, we need to protect those that may fall for it.

Yeah I understand in here most people can see past it but its almost a guarantee that he's been spamming that everywhere and during covid vulnerable people may fall for it.

 

[T J Tutor]

BTW!

All of you also play an important role in this as most of you are willing to bring it to my attention when I miss this stuff or before I have a chance to see this type of crap.

SOOOOOOO, THANK YOU ALL FOR THE HELP!

 

[Graybeard]

I've had over 40 of them sign up this morning. Fortunately I caught those before they were integrated and able to post.

They are scaling up their efforts to get in here.

Invasion of the Grifters
Such a waste of your, (and our), time.

 

[Honeybadger]

I really appreciate moderators and members safeguarding this important community, so that serious affiliate marketers of all levels can achieve personal goals

Affiliate Fix has been a turning point in my life

 

[Honeybadger]

I've had over 40 of them sign up this morning. Fortunately I caught those before they were integrated and able to post.
They are scaling up their efforts to get in here.

Maybe send new users to the What is affiliate marketing section
Then make them take a 50-question quiz with 90% pass before they can post
Just an idea !!

 

[Aiden L]

Maybe send new users to the What is affiliate marketing section
Then make them take a 50-question quiz with 90% pass before they can post
Just an idea !!

Thats a good idea but what about real people that join to learn, it just alienates them.

 

[Graybeard]

Just challenge them and dis or dox them wherever they appear.

 

[Graybeard]

Maybe send new users to the What is affiliate marketing section
Then make them take a 50-question quiz with 90% pass before they can post
Just an idea !!

I really don't like that idea because there are many genuine newcomers that don't really know much about CPA or affiliate marketing but come with good intentions. People that seek to learn are always welcome.

Snake people are not welcome

 

[GriD]

It's probably a good idea to at least slow down the rate at which a new user can post...
Possibly limit the very first post to "introductions" and use admin moderation to post it...
For an example I see someone has just registered, his introduction post does not introduce him but some numbered list of "ideas"... And already 19 posts in a very short time...
Nothing against anybody being active but this looks like spamming to me... (but what do I know?)
@T J Tutor, seems like you got some cleaning ahead...

 

[Graybeard]

ModBot time

Over 6 posts in 90 min deploy no-post response for 36 hours.
The programing logic should not be that hard. You could repurpose the last activity routine to be used for this.
--I have observed that pattern as of late with short nonsense posts that may be some sort of post-bot? IDK for sure.

Then there is the wall of words posts
-- usually the first 1-2 posts. set a word count cap maybe wc -w.
Hold any posts over 150 words in a moderation queue.

 

[Honeybadger]

@Graybeard
The response from @Ckalde was definitely a bot !!

Naturally there are chances to return it

Entrance quiz about affiliate marketing, with alternating questions/answers, would ward off most of gremlins
Even 10 questions would have a good impact
Most spammers go for easy targets

 

[Strickland]

tells me that I will get rich and has a gmail address

We had one of these the other day, to say that gmail will be getting an insane amount of spam right now is an understatement.
I had a lot of fun with that email addy

 

[Aiden L]

Naturally there are chances to return it

What do you mean? Most likely a bot.

 

[Graybeard]

Entrance quiz about affiliate marketing, with alternating questions/answers,

What I did was a simple minded question what color is grass, what is the second letter in dog --bots will choke it seems when the have to think
not many forum bots use AI

 

[SMTPBOXES]

Don't ask me how many phishers are trying to sneak trough at our service.
They are mostly from Singapore, Albania, Algeria, India and Bangladesh.
I'm getting Goosebumps when I see them online.