Aliases and User Abuse
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Topic: Aliases and User Abuse
Posted By: James
Subject: Aliases and User Abuse
Date Posted: 28 Oct 2010 at 10:57am
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Well folks as you know there have been alot of sites getting hammered by spam and the occasional hackers. Our site has seen its hay daze of this activity along with aliases that stirred up the pot. So hang out and read a long post here if you choose. If you are a new registered member that has not been approved and want to know why your not approved please read this whole post. Over this last week we have had several users that have registered but did not get approved. After email exchanges which often don't prove squat I approved these accounts since they seemed to know paddling terms, local rivers and in some cases had excuses on why they did not meet the criteria I have set for approving accounts. In any case I am writing this to let everyone know that all the moderators need your help identifying spammers, hackers or aliases. Clearly there is a big difference between an alias and an abusive alias that the later can only be seen after the abuse has been made. So keep an eye out and help our team keep the board clean of driftwood. To kayakerbabe (aka Sharon Micock) and the other recent joins, I am sure your all just a bunch of fun loving paddlers and since your on other boards and have returned my emails your approved, but be warned that our group does not deal well with jokers who hide behind aliases and although paddlers boast thick skins the northwest has a way of thinning them down. For everyone else that did not get approved or those that might wonder why I never even responded on why they were rejected here is the criteria used. Registration Approval Process
~ James |
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Posted By: Tobin
Date Posted: 28 Oct 2010 at 11:29am
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Thanks James! ------------- Sure? |
Posted By: chipmaney
Date Posted: 28 Oct 2010 at 2:05pm
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Sounds reasonable to me, James. I also say kudos for instituting moderators and banning combative posters, as the site has really become much more positive, and I have noticed a lot of new people now using the site. So, Thanks! Speaking of moderators, I am pretty unclear about how that works. In particular, I am wondering why the really inflammatory language posted on the FITW Video post was never edited or removed??? Is that within the power of the moderators? ------------- sitting all alone on a mountain by a river that has no end |
Posted By: James
Date Posted: 28 Oct 2010 at 2:33pm
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The moderators have full ability to perform all functions Except: access
the database tools which really only pertain to the back end of the
site. Moderators can edit, remove, move, limit, ban and help change
accounts, posts, threads and forums. I just found the thread you are talking about Chip and I did not see that until now. I still help out but I am not "the moderator" anymore. I would have probably moved it to the closed zone myself but I am trying not to be involved outside of keeping the site operational since that was the role I was asked to take. Lastly since Leif chose to leave this board, I think our community would best served if we did not continue to bring him back up on the board. Now not to get off topic - this ain't about moderation its about registrations |
Posted By: dave
Date Posted: 28 Oct 2010 at 10:04pm
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Originally posted by James
To kayakerbabe (aka Sharon Micock) and the other recent joins, I am sure your all just a bunch of fun loving paddlers and since your on other boards and have returned my emails your approved, but be warned that our group does not deal well with jokers who hide behind aliases and although paddlers boast thick skins the northwest has a way of thinning them down. Umm, James, Sharon Micock? You better look at that name a little closer.... ------------- Nomad |
Posted By: kurle
Date Posted: 28 Oct 2010 at 10:15pm
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Posted By: SupaSta
Date Posted: 28 Oct 2010 at 11:49pm
I think I know her. Doesn't she paddle with Seymour Butts and Phil McKrakin?  ------------- Life is short, paddle hard! |
Posted By: Travisimo
Date Posted: 28 Oct 2010 at 11:52pm
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I think she drives a Rolls Canardly. Once she rolls she can hardly get back up again. ------------- H2O please |
Posted By: Tobin
Date Posted: 29 Oct 2010 at 7:32am
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Did Barry Mycochner also join up? ------------- Sure? |
Posted By: James
Date Posted: 29 Oct 2010 at 8:34am
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Example of a user that just registered a few moments ago. To activate the new membership tanie1rearptait click on the link below: - Stop Forum Spam Email: http://www.stopforumspam.com/search?q=tanie1@kolonie.pomorze.pl - http://www.stopforumspam.com/search?q=tanie1@kolonie.pomorze.pl Stop Forum Spam IP: http://www.stopforumspam.com/search?q=221.214.27.252 - http://www.stopforumspam.com/search?q=221.214.27.252 Google Search: http://www.google.com/search?q=tanie1@kolonie.pomorze.pl - http://www.google.com/search?q=tanie1@kolonie.pomorze.pl |
Posted By: irenen
Date Posted: 29 Oct 2010 at 9:47am
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Wow, I had no idea it took that much work to keep the forum clear of spammers - I get comment spam from those types of people all the time on my blog but it's a lot less work for me to kill the comment before it gets posted, thanks for going to all the effort here. ------------- It's all fun and games until someone loses a paddle. |
Posted By: James
Date Posted: 29 Oct 2010 at 11:20am
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It's not really a choice. We get about 5-10 spam registrations per day and if even a couple get through the spam posting on the board would be an absolute nightmare. Most of the fake accounts are folks in other countries that want to post ads and CPP links to make money not actually hack. Even despite the effort to keep them out we still have had a few leak in. If we were to run open registration like we did years ago it would be a daily job cleaning out the forum. The fake alias issue is much less common and obviously harder to deal with since most people myself included use handles for web posting. Clearly we have a heavy simpson audience also. Mike Rotch! Mike Rotch! Hey, has anybody seen Mike Rotch lately? Listen to me, you little puke. One of these days, I'm going to catch you, and I'm going to carve my name on your back with an ice pick! |
Posted By: septimus prime
Date Posted: 29 Oct 2010 at 11:56am
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lmfao
------------- Jon Shell Bee |
Posted By: Tobin
Date Posted: 29 Oct 2010 at 12:24pm
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Simon Feldersnatch?
------------- Sure? |
Posted By: Weide
Date Posted: 29 Oct 2010 at 10:41pm
| Adolf Oliver Bush |
Posted By: chipmaney
Date Posted: 30 Oct 2010 at 4:29pm
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Drew P. Weiner
------------- sitting all alone on a mountain by a river that has no end |
Posted By: AaronS
Date Posted: 30 Oct 2010 at 8:03pm
| Wilma Fingerdoo |