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- Xxdexterxx
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Apr 21 2013 9:59 pm
Looking through the members list, there are a lot of accounts I suspect to be spam-bots.<br /><br />My experience with forums tells me that most accounts with ICQ Messenger are spam-bots, as well as those with "commercial like" or gibberish names. Also, those with similar or numbered names are likely to be spam-bots, too.<br /><br />On forums I moderate, I check names & emails against a spam-database before deciding what to do.<br /><br />[u]Why Remove Spam Accounts? - They're Not Doing Anything[/u]<br />Although they're not spamming everywhere, they're still not doing anything to help. If I want to find a specific member, they're actually making it harder for me to do so.<br /><br />Also, they clog the place up, throw off statistics/information, and are just plain spammy.<br /><br /><br />
- Semper
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Apr 25 2013 12:32 am
It is not so easy to remove accounts and there are hundreds, perhaps thousands of bot accounts. It would take a great deal of time to potentially remove them all. <br /><br />I say this, but then I only have a limited authority, there may be a permission set I don't have access to atm. <br /><br />In short when there are more forum staff with more time then deleting the bot accounts can be done. :)
- Lostone
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Apr 29 2013 8:07 pm
Removing spam bot-posts is no big deal. Banning the spam bots works in that regard. ;)<br />Deleting spam bot accounts can be done - at such time when it is deemed appropriate - in a more efficient way.
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