Glitch City Laboratories Archives

Jesus H. Christ, this needs to stop. Not only are there obvious bots roaming about, but many new "members" put links to unrelated sites in their profiles, an obvious attempt at boosting search engine ratings. Perhaps a different pending membership system should be reinstated, such as being allowed one introductory post to determine whether the poster is a bot.

Jesus H. Christ, this needs to stop. Not only are there obvious bots roaming about, but many new "members" put links to unrelated sites in their profiles, an obvious attempt at boosting search engine ratings. Perhaps a different pending membership system should be reinstated, such as being allowed one introductory post to determine whether the poster is a bot.

Jesus H. Christ, this needs to stop. Not only are there obvious bots roaming about, but many new "members" put links to unrelated sites in their profiles, an obvious attempt at boosting search engine ratings. Perhaps a different pending membership system should be reinstated, such as being allowed one introductory post to determine whether the poster is a bot.

This, but don't make it voting.

- Should we adopt this proposal, or some variation thereof? Is it even possible? Are we overreacting?
- Who should determine the validity of a new member? One person? Existing moderators? New "Introduction Moderators"? Members plus? Or everyone? Punishments for abusing power would remain the same.
- How long should the ban for spambots be, or should there be a ban at all? After all, the Introductions Board could simply be a safety net to prevent it from leaking elsewhere.
- Can we prevent profile spam? Is that even necessary?

How about we automatically ban anyone who puts an external link in their first post? Obviously you'd have to remind new members on the registration page or something, but I think it's more or less foolproof.

Implemented new captcha/question.  Let's see the effects.

Too bad we can't create a bot on the boards to get rid of spambots.

What animal goes meow/mew?
A cat?  But cats don't go mew. And mew isn't a animal.

Mew goes mew. Is Mew not a cat?

Edit: If Pokemon are not animals, what are they? Fungi?

What animal goes meow/mew?
A cat?  But cats don't go mew. And mew isn't a animal.

Kittens do and they're cats. :P

Mew goes mew. Is Mew not a cat?

Edit: If Pokemon are not animals, what are they? Fungi?