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Yes 24 (63.2%) No 14 (36.8%) Total votes: 38 « Created by: GMTonyKosten on: 05/09/06 at 10:58:23 »

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Klick God Member Offline Posts: 528 Joined: 01/31/03	Re: Guest spam Reply #49 - 03/04/07 at 08:18:28	Post Tools	Print Post
	Where are the moderators for the General Chess Section? It's starting to flow over with spam.

	There just isn't enough televised chess - DAVID LETTERMAN
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986 Full Member Offline I love ChessPublishing.com! Posts: 105 Location: Germany Joined: 06/11/05	Re: Guest spam Reply #48 - 07/03/06 at 21:09:25	Post Tools	Print Post
	The thread "Template Monster Collection" in the general chess section looks like Spam to me, isn't it? Cheers, Tom


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GMTonyKosten YaBB Administrator Offline Mr Dynamic? Posts: 3161 Location: Clermont-Ferrand Joined: 12/19/02 Gender:	Re: Guest spam Reply #47 - 06/20/06 at 22:12:19	Post Tools	Print Post
	Have deleted post, and Mr Amnesac, too!


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MNb God Member Offline Rudolf Spielmann forever Posts: 10758 Location: Moengo Joined: 01/05/04 Gender:	Re: Guest spam Reply #46 - 06/20/06 at 02:50:18	Post Tools	Print Post
	It is not exactly spam, but Amnesac's stupid joke in the General Chess section has nothing to do with chess either. So I would not mind, if GM Tony Kosten would delete that one too.

	The book had the effect good books usually have: it made the stupids more stupid, the intelligent more intelligent and the other thousands of readers remained unchanged. GC Lichtenberg
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GMTonyKosten YaBB Administrator Offline Mr Dynamic? Posts: 3161 Location: Clermont-Ferrand Joined: 12/19/02 Gender:	Re: Guest spam Reply #45 - 06/12/06 at 10:06:38	Post Tools	Print Post
	Thanks! I've deleted the message, and I've deleted the member. Of course, he may want to register again, in which case I will start getting rougher!


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TalJechin God Member Offline There is no secret ingredient. Posts: 2892 Location: Malmö Joined: 08/12/04 Gender:	Re: Guest spam Reply #44 - 06/11/06 at 10:42:13	Post Tools	Print Post
	Hmm, the first spammer to register? http://www.chesspub.com/cgi-bin/yabb2/YaBB.pl?num=1150004244


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woofwoof God Member Offline chess is like life Posts: 929 Location: Singapore Joined: 07/04/05 Gender:	Re: Guest spam Reply #43 - 05/25/06 at 16:42:00	Post Tools	Print Post
	GM Kosten, Its really nice to come in & see the place so clear of spam for once. Well done! Thanks for your efforts. GMTonyKosten wrote on 05/25/06 at 14:33:45: I agree, let's try to keep this a nice Forum where people can discuss chess openings without being hassled. And football of course! Especially if it concerns something pro Ajax!

	"I don't make mistakes. I make prophecies which immediately turn out to be wrong." - Murray Walker
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GMTonyKosten YaBB Administrator Offline Mr Dynamic? Posts: 3161 Location: Clermont-Ferrand Joined: 12/19/02 Gender:	Re: Guest spam Reply #42 - 05/25/06 at 14:33:45	Post Tools	Print Post
	I agree, let's try to keep this a nice Forum where people can discuss chess openings without being hassled. Incidentally, I haven't seen any spam since registering became compulsory (just for posting, of course), which is good news. I notice on the YaBB forum that this is such a commmon problem these days that they are working on new tools to help counter it. I actually had a look at one of the worst spammer's sites, and their forum was closed down 'because of abuse'!


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Klick God Member Offline Posts: 528 Joined: 01/31/03	Re: Guest spam Reply #41 - 05/25/06 at 11:46:04	Post Tools	Print Post
	I don`t see why this is an issue at all. People who are really interested in chess and want to post can afford the 2 mins it takes to register. This forum is the best chess-related forum on the internet. For people who are interested in chess and wants to make a contribution or have questions, the 2-min effort should not keep them from posting. On the other hand, spammers might find after a while that it becomes too tedious to register, just to have their right to post cancelled. I see that GM Kosten now has made registering compulsory. Well done! Let`s keep it this way and the forum might still be a nice place to stop by.

	There just isn't enough televised chess - DAVID LETTERMAN
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CraigEvans God Member Offline If I can't sacrifice a pawn, I'll throw my rook in Posts: 588 Location: Bryn, South Wales Joined: 07/14/03 Gender:	Re: Guest spam Reply #40 - 05/24/06 at 07:49:18	Post Tools	Print Post
	I still like the suggestion, if it's possible, to make guests have to enter a word from a graphic to prevent automated guest spam. Since this would hardly be an onerous task, there would be no chance of deterring the current regular guest posters who do contribute, while ending any chance of automated guest spam. If this is not possible, then preventing guest posting looks like almost the only option.

	"Give a man a pawn, and he'll smell a rat. Give a man a piece, and he'll smell a patzer." - Me. "If others have seen further than me, it is because giants have been standing on my shoulders."
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woofwoof God Member Offline chess is like life Posts: 929 Location: Singapore Joined: 07/04/05 Gender:	Re: Guest spam Reply #39 - 05/24/06 at 05:35:52	Post Tools	Print Post
	TalJechin wrote on 05/23/06 at 09:40:36: By now, it does seem high time to test 'members only' for a month, as the spam seems to increase every week. This observation is very correct. By looking at the votes so far, it does show that the majority favours the 'members only' route. (almost 2/3rds majority) So in the spirit of true democracy, it would be the right thing to do. I'm not too convinced abt the 1 month thing tho. I think it should be a permanent thing. Spammers can always come back after 1 month & do their nonsense again.

	"I don't make mistakes. I make prophecies which immediately turn out to be wrong." - Murray Walker
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Glenn Snow God Member Offline Posts: 1720 Location: Franklin Joined: 09/27/03 Gender:	Re: Guest spam Reply #38 - 05/24/06 at 05:33:03	Post Tools	Print Post
	It is unfortunate that such drastic measures should be taken, but I have to agree that only registered members should be able to post. Probably have to set up something that prevents automated registering too.


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Scholar God Member Offline Posts: 557 Location: Chicago Joined: 04/26/04	Re: Guest spam Reply #37 - 05/24/06 at 05:28:12	Post Tools	Print Post
	I must say, with the increasing frequency of the spam, I think that preventing guest posts is probably the best route to go for the moment. Some of the other compromises (like requiring guest posts to be approved) also seem good, if technically feasible. Hopefully the "permanent guests" will understand the decision and register.


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MNb God Member Offline Rudolf Spielmann forever Posts: 10758 Location: Moengo Joined: 01/05/04 Gender:	Re: Guest spam Reply #36 - 05/24/06 at 01:31:54	Post Tools	Print Post
	Anyhow, something must be done. GM Kosten?

	The book had the effect good books usually have: it made the stupids more stupid, the intelligent more intelligent and the other thousands of readers remained unchanged. GC Lichtenberg
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Keano God Member Offline Money doesn't talk, it swears. Posts: 2916 Location: Toulouse Joined: 05/25/05 Gender:	Re: Guest spam Reply #35 - 05/23/06 at 09:47:11	Post Tools	Print Post
	Agreed!


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