Spammers and other lowlife creatures - Volunteer as a forum moderator
Written by Marco Conti Friday, 11 November 2011 14:37
First of all, let me thank you all for frequenting this site. I built HondaGB500 several years ago in an afternoon and for the first few years there was hardly any activity. Recently, I have seen a lot more traffic and some life in the forum. It makes me happy to know that our very small community is using this resource I created.
Volunteer as a forum moderator: Email me and I'll make you a moderator in the forum so you can help me keep the forum clean.
In recent months, more than one user contacted me to let me know that spammers were flooding the forum. I tried deleting some of the posts but it was an uphill battle. Then more recently a frequent user volunteered to help and I made him a "Moderator" in the forum. That helped, but the spammers doubled their efforts.
Today I had a pretty good idea. I first found the spammer and I have banned him. He will be back soon enough. But I also installed a "Search and replace" program that is going to take his links and some of the brand names he is selling and change them to something else. So if you see posts that seem to mean nothing, that's the spammer. All the domain names I could find related to his "gold" will automatically redirect to hondaGB500.com. Some brand names will also change to my own RANT IN ALL CAPS.
No doubt, he will eventually use different domains and spell his shitty product slightly differently (like spammers have been doing with penile dysfunction medication for years now) but I plan to get each new spelling and create another Search & replace rule.
If you would like to help, I can make you a moderator and/or give you access and privileges to be able to delete posts from the forum. You have to promise that you will use this power just for the spam and not for people holding different opinions than yours, but we are not that controversial here.
Email me for more information on how to become a moderator. And thank you for frequenting HondaGB500.com. I may have a surprise for everyone very soon that will make the site much more friendly and useful, but since I'll have to work it in my schedule I won't reveal it until launch day
Marco