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#### Anti-SpamBot mechanism installed

Posted by: Abwayax
Date: 2006-10-23 01:36:16
So you may ask, what is the mechanism to stop spammers?
If you see a question regarding dog's ears whilst posting a comment, please answer it. If you don't, the system will not let your comment through. I'm anticipating that the spammers are running automated spambots - bots aren't programmed to answer questions such as this.
Further measures will be taken if this proves unsuccessful.

#### Re: Anti-SpamBot mechanism installed

Posted by: ACE91
Date: 2006-10-23 09:24:54
Hopefully this will stop the spam invasion of DOOM! I'm glad you finally installed something to do something about this. But if I may make a suggestion: Perhaps instead of only one question, the question-asking-thingy should pick randomly from a long list of obviously stupid questions? That would prevent a spammer from just programming the answer to this one question into the spambots.

#### Re: Anti-SpamBot mechanism installed

Posted by: Abwayax
Date: 2006-10-23 11:43:34
I'm assuming that, with such a long long list of sites to spam, that the operators of the bots don't pay attention to any one site. :)
If this does get defeated though, I have more up my sleeve just in case.

#### Re: Anti-SpamBot mechanism installed

Posted by: Newo
Date: 2006-10-23 16:01:14
It seems to be working anyway! *touches wood, burns it, eats it, reconsumes it and touches it again*
I think what you do need is a list of names of the people who don't know how many legs a dog has and what they did put.
So if someone tried pretending they didn't know, we can laugh at them. Wait….That's not kind….scratch that idea.

#### Re: Anti-SpamBot mechanism installed

Posted by: MissingNo
Date: 2006-11-22 09:24:33

> I think what you do need is a list of names of the people who don't know how many legs a dog has and what they did put.
> So if someone tried pretending they didn't know, we can laugh at them. Wait….That's not kind….scratch that idea.

I put "pizza" to see if it would catch it and it told me:
[spoiler3=Spoiler warning]

> No one's buying your pills, asswipe.

[/spoiler3]
I can see it now:
[spoiler3=OMFG DO NOT LOOK IF YOU ARE EASILY OFFENDED]

> OH NOES MY PILL COMPANY IS RUINED!!!!111 jesus1 groin infection

[/spoiler3]
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