Massive spam in the VB.NET forum each morning for several days in a row

[OptionBase1]

Isn't there a throttle that can be placed globally such that any single account can only create X threads per hour? Or if an account creates > X threads in some time frame T that the account is automatically temp banned until mods can review their activity?

Obviously whatever means have been taken these last 5 days aren't stopping this individual from continuing this nonsense.

[techgnome]

I believe the default currently is one post every 30 seconds.... I know I've been caught by that a couple times.
But yeah... its like we're under attack.... My new posts page is showing 114 new posts... only avout 3 of them are legit.

-tg

[Steve R Jones]

Odds are these spammers will get bored and move on at some point in the new future.... The good news is that they aren't posting PORN Pics.

If you guys will continue to REPORT them, we'll continue to ban them.

The option to change the time option would affect All Members...which in turn could cause even more issues.

[Zvoni]

Odds are these spammers will get bored and move on at some point in the new future.... The good news is that they aren't posting PORN Pics.

If you guys will continue to REPORT them, we'll continue to ban them.

The option to change the time option would affect All Members...which in turn could cause even more issues.

Just reported another one a few minutes ago.

Any "similarities" in IP-Address-Range or chosen Nickname for those Spammers?

EDIT: Just a thought i had.....
If, say, a 100 Forum-Members report that newest guy as a Spammer within the next 5 Minutes, does this count as "Spamming the Moderators"?

[OptionBase1]

The option to change the time option would affect All Members...which in turn could cause even more issues.

Is there just one singular configuration option of how to handle someone trying to create tons of new threads?

If it is possible to keep the current "You must wait x seconds before creating a new thread" option AND add something like "Maximum number of new threads created per account per hour = X", where X is something reasonable like 5 or 10, then that would be my suggestion.

[Zvoni]

Is there just one singular configuration option of how to handle someone trying to create tons of new threads?

If it is possible to keep the current "You must wait x seconds before creating a new thread" option AND add something like "Maximum number of new threads created per account per hour = X", where X is something reasonable like 5 or 10, then that would be my suggestion.

Or, IF POSSIBLE, make it dependable on the "rating" an Account has

[OptionBase1]

The worst thing is, I called the number in the subject line, and I'm not sure exactly how it happened, but somehow I ordered 200 lbs of curry to be shipped halfway around the world to some convent in Guatemala.

[Zvoni]

The worst thing is, I called the number in the subject line, and I'm not sure exactly how it happened, but somehow I ordered 200 lbs of curry to be shipped halfway around the world to some convent in Guatemala.

So there was no "Love Help in Iraq"?
Duh..... not again those guys not keeping to what they promise in their advertismements.....

[Shaggy Hiker]

I tried one of the charms against Evil Eye, and it was mediocre, at best. Sure, no Evil Eye, but everybody is giving me the stink-eye, which is still pretty bad.