Testing SPAM Filter

beatthegmat · Posted: Fri Apr 27, 2007 3:38 pm Post subject: Testing SPAM Filter

In an effort to fight SPAM, I'm testing a new Akismet SPAM Filter MOD for this forum. Let me know whether you guys are experiencing any problems...

beatthegmat · Posted: Sun Apr 29, 2007 5:19 pm Post subject:

Okay, so Akismet MOD doesn't appear to be working yet. Doing some troubleshooting over the next few days...

Thanks for your patience!

beatthegmat · Posted: Sun Apr 29, 2007 9:05 pm Post subject:

Okay, Akismet appears to be working--let me know if you guys are having problems!

beatthegmat · Posted: Mon Apr 30, 2007 3:07 pm Post subject:

I got some feedback from a moderator that one of her posts was blocked by the Akismet spam filter.

Still trying to figure out what had happened. Just as a heads up to the community, we suspect that it had something to do with the URLs she had included in her post.

Spam posts tend to have a lot of URLs listed in a single post, so keep that in mind when you are writing your own posts...

beatthegmat · Posted: Tue May 01, 2007 10:02 pm Post subject:

I heard one incident today that someone had a problem registering. Don't hesitate to contact me via e-mail if you encounter these problems!

Despite the problems here and there, I think that this SPAM filter is performing fairly well!

beatthegmat · Posted: Fri May 04, 2007 9:08 am Post subject:

I've only seen one spam post in the last 5 days!

beatthegmat · Posted: Tue May 08, 2007 12:53 pm Post subject:

One more reminder. Please let me know if you're having problems with the SPAM filter. It's a little buggy, but so far very effective--however, it's important for me to know that it's not inhibiting your interaction with the community!

aim-wsc · Posted: Tue May 08, 2007 11:13 pm Post subject:

this sucks big time not more than one link? huh!

aim-wsc · Posted: Tue May 08, 2007 11:20 pm Post subject:

beatthegmat · Posted: Wed May 09, 2007 2:28 pm Post subject:

Yeah, I'm working on creating exceptions for Monitors. This will take some time...

Thanks for the feedback.

beatthegmat · Posted: Wed May 09, 2007 2:29 pm Post subject: Testing links

beatthegmat · Posted: Wed May 09, 2007 2:38 pm Post subject: Update

Quick update:

I'm speaking to a developer friend about this. I think I have a solution that may allow certain users to post without going through the spam filter...

Thanks for your patience! Smile

beatthegmat · Posted: Thu May 10, 2007 2:27 pm Post subject:

Another update:

I've turned off the SPAM filter temporarily. I've got a few ideas on how to improve this implementation...

Thanks for your patience. We might see some more SPAM over the next few days, but hang in there!

beatthegmat · Posted: Sat May 12, 2007 9:32 pm Post subject:

I've installed a new spam filter...PLEASE let me know if you encounter problems!

Thanks!

beatthegmat · Posted: Wed May 16, 2007 9:38 am Post subject:

I see that the spam filter is still acting a little fishy for some folks. Hang on folks, I'm working out the kinks still!