Stop the bots!

[ComplicatioN]

Gbatemp should have a rule where you must post into the introduction section.
Doing this shall allow you to view the rest of the forum.

Anyone agree?

 

[Hadrian]

THOU MUST NOT TALK ABOUT THE BANNING OF JPH!

 

[he_returns]

THOU MUST NOT TALK ABOUT THE BANNING OF JPH!

wat happened to jph

 

[Satangel]

THOU MUST NOT TALK ABOUT THE BANNING OF JPH!

wat happened to jph

BLASPHEMY!!!

 

[ProtoKun7]

Funny how there happens to be a recent bot spamming sighted in GBA...again...

 

[Magmorph]

Would it be possible to give certain members the ability to hide posts? Like if your post count is greater than a set amount it would give you the option to hide offensive posts instead of just reporting them. That would get rid of the porn in the GBA section much faster.

 

[ProtoKun7]

Would it be possible to give certain members the ability to hide posts? Like if your post count is greater than a set amount it would give you the option to hide offensive posts instead of just reporting them. That would get rid of the porn in the GBA section much faster.

Maybe have an option to report while still in thread view, so if it's painfully obvious that it's spam, then it can be reported without being opened.

 

[p1ngpong]

Would it be possible to give certain members the ability to hide posts? Like if your post count is greater than a set amount it would give you the option to hide offensive posts instead of just reporting them. That would get rid of the porn in the GBA section much faster.

Maybe have an option to report while still in thread view, so if it's painfully obvious that it's spam, then it can be reported without being opened.

This got me thinking, how about....

If a thread from an unconfirmed member that is up to an hour old gets five or more reports in its OP, it automatically becomes invisible to everyone apart from the mods. This way a new sub group of mods does not need to be created, and everyone can do their part.

 

[Elritha]

edit : why are the christmas smileys still here ?

Still considered Christmas until another few days.

I've noticed the bots do tend to spam the GBA section the most also. I like p1ngpong's suggestion, once it isn't abused for other reasons.

I also wonder would making registration that bit more difficult cut down on these bots?

 

[_Burai_]

Would it be possible to give certain members the ability to hide posts? Like if your post count is greater than a set amount it would give you the option to hide offensive posts instead of just reporting them. That would get rid of the porn in the GBA section much faster.

Maybe have an option to report while still in thread view, so if it's painfully obvious that it's spam, then it can be reported without being opened.

This got me thinking, how about....

If a thread from an unconfirmed member that is up to an hour old gets five or more reports in its OP, it automatically becomes invisible to everyone apart from the mods. This way a new sub group of mods does not need to be created, and everyone can do their part.

This is a good Idea but sometimes people tend to report N00bs... -_- I've seen them

 

[Guild McCommunist]

Would it be possible to give certain members the ability to hide posts? Like if your post count is greater than a set amount it would give you the option to hide offensive posts instead of just reporting them. That would get rid of the porn in the GBA section much faster.

Maybe have an option to report while still in thread view, so if it's painfully obvious that it's spam, then it can be reported without being opened.

This got me thinking, how about....

If a thread from an unconfirmed member that is up to an hour old gets five or more reports in its OP, it automatically becomes invisible to everyone apart from the mods. This way a new sub group of mods does not need to be created, and everyone can do their part.

This is a good Idea but sometimes people tend to report N00bs... -_- I've seen them

How would you know if a noob gets reported? Not many people will say "REPORTED!" on a noob just asking a simple quesiton about cIOS or their Wii. And most reported "noob" posts are reported because they're asking for/giving ROM links, which shouldn't be viewable by us here.

I like p1ngy's option a lot, but the last thing we need is dipshits abusing this by reporting perfectly fine threads that are popular just to be asses. And it'd be just as much work for mods to clean up these as it would be to just delete the adverts.

 

[Snorlax]

Just curious, is there CAPTCHA when registering?

 

[MegaAce™]

Just curious, is there CAPTCHA when registering?

You must write "There are no ROMs in GBAtemp" in some field.

 

[Magmorph]

I like p1ngy's option a lot, but the last thing we need is dipshits abusing this by reporting perfectly fine threads that are popular just to be asses. And it'd be just as much work for mods to clean up these as it would be to just delete the adverts.

Even if people did abuse it, I would rather the porn be hidden than have some of the younger members of this site be able to view it.

 

[Hadrian]

Just curious, is there CAPTCHA when registering?

You must write "There are no ROMs in GBAtemp" in some field.

That isn't really there to stop the spambots, its suppose to actually make people look at it and realise that we don't have roms here at all.

Which makes those who say "where do I download this here" look even more stupid.

 

[Snorlax]

Just curious, is there CAPTCHA when registering?

You must write "There are no ROMs in GBAtemp" in some field.

Oh right. :/ Well, we should defs introduce some sort of CAPTCHA system. o_o
I'm getting sick of seeing topics leading me to 'gay porn movies', then being disappointed when they're deleted before I could view the valuable content!

 

[Guild McCommunist]

I like p1ngy's option a lot, but the last thing we need is dipshits abusing this by reporting perfectly fine threads that are popular just to be asses. And it'd be just as much work for mods to clean up these as it would be to just delete the adverts.

Even if people did abuse it, I would rather the porn be hidden than have some of the younger members of this site be able to view it.

Agreed. But not to keep bumping my idea, first few post restrictions like image blocking and embedded link blocking could do that. Sure, a younger member may stumble upon a thread about porn, but if images were blocked at least they won't see some naked chick suckin' cock.

 

[tj_cool]

Oh right. :/ Well, we should defs introduce some sort of CAPTCHA system. o_o
I'm getting sick of seeing topics leading me to 'gay porn movies', then being disappointed when they're deleted before I could view the valuable content!
I already suggested that, but costello confirmed that we already have one:

QUOTE(Costello @ Sep 12 2009, 06:44 AM) you are wrong we have captcha on registration

 

[Snorlax]

I just went through the registration process, and I couldn't find a captcha system. :/
WHAR IS THIS ILLUSIVE CAPTCHACHACHACHACHA?! D:>

 

[Deleted_171835]

I just went through the registration process, and I couldn't find a captcha system. :/
WHAR IS THIS ILLUSIVE CAPTCHACHACHACHACHA?! D:>

What is your second account? Tell me, nao!

 

[Snorlax]

I just went through the registration process, and I couldn't find a captcha system. :/
WHAR IS THIS ILLUSIVE CAPTCHACHACHACHACHA?! D:>

What is your second account? Tell me, nao!

Trophy.
D:< I demand a CAPTCHA system be implemented immediatly!