# Suggestion to fix the spammer issue **URL:** \ **Category:** SON240sx Off Topic\ **Created:** [November 19, 2006, 4:48pm UTC](https://forums.speedlife.net/t/suggestion-to-fix-the-spammer-issue/101837 "2006-11-19T16:48:02Z")\ **Posts on this page:** 7\ **Page:** 1
**Author:** ![Solarian](https://yyz2.discourse-cdn.com/flex034/user_avatar/forums.speedlife.net/solarian/32/5514_2.png) [@Solarian](https://forums.speedlife.net/u/Solarian)\ **Post date:** [November 19, 2006, 4:48pm UTC](https://forums.speedlife.net/t/suggestion-to-fix-the-spammer-issue/101837/1 "2006-11-19T16:48:02Z")
Change the registration so that it’s admin/moderator approval required, and throw in one short entry on “why you want to join SON?” Nothing fancy, just a quick line, to assure that it’s a real person. It can also be used to turn away idiots too, as an added bonus 😃 ---
**Author:** ![roast](https://yyz2.discourse-cdn.com/flex034/user_avatar/forums.speedlife.net/roast/32/5498_2.png) [@roast](https://forums.speedlife.net/u/roast)\ **Post date:** [November 22, 2006, 5:53am UTC](https://forums.speedlife.net/t/suggestion-to-fix-the-spammer-issue/101837/2 "2006-11-22T05:53:55Z")
> [@Solarian](#): > > Change the registration so that it’s admin/moderator approval required, and throw in one short entry on “why you want to join SON?” Nothing fancy, just a quick line, to assure that it’s a real person. It can also be used to turn away idiots too, as an added bonus 😃 This is great if our admins were paid employee’s however since they’re volunteers I would suggest a simple captcha. I believe it’s an easy modification on phpBB and shouldn’t take near as much resources as the above solution. > **[CAPTCHA](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Captcha)** > > A CAPTCHA (/ˈkæp.tʃə/ KAP-chə) is a type of challenge–response test used in computing to determine whether the user is human in order to deter bot attacks and spam. > The term was coined in 2003 by Luis von Ahn, Manuel Blum, Nicholas J. Hopper, and John Langford. It is a contrived acronym for "Completely Automated Public Turing test to tell Computers and Humans Apart." A historically common type of CAPTCHA (displayed as Version 1.0\[clarification needed\]) was first invented in 1997 by two group... For the inquiring minds (not directed at admins) [http://www.matthewleverton.com/howto/phpBB2-captcha.html](http://www.matthewleverton.com/howto/phpBB2-captcha.html) [http://www.phpbb.com/phpBB/viewtopic.php?t=382890](http://www.phpbb.com/phpBB/viewtopic.php?t=382890) > **[phpBB Security Best Practices](https://www.webmasterworld.com/community_building/274.htm)** > > News and discussion for the independent webprofessional ---
**Author:** ![Gonad](https://yyz2.discourse-cdn.com/flex034/user_avatar/forums.speedlife.net/gonad/32/5481_2.png) [@Gonad](https://forums.speedlife.net/u/Gonad)\ **Post date:** [November 22, 2006, 7:18am UTC](https://forums.speedlife.net/t/suggestion-to-fix-the-spammer-issue/101837/3 "2006-11-22T07:18:49Z")
We already have that in the registration. Try logging out, and then trying to register. Its’ not exactly squirmy text but still. Maybe someone’s gotten a hack to do image recognition on the verification image/text. :dunno: > [@roast](#): > > [quote=Solarian]Change the registration so that it’s admin/moderator approval required, and throw in one short entry on “why you want to join SON?” Nothing fancy, just a quick line, to assure that it’s a real person. It can also be used to turn away idiots too, as an added bonus 😃 This is great if our admins were paid employee’s however since they’re volunteers I would suggest a simple captcha. I believe it’s an easy modification on phpBB and shouldn’t take near as much resources as the above solution. > **[CAPTCHA](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Captcha)** > > A CAPTCHA (/ˈkæp.tʃə/ KAP-chə) is a type of challenge–response test used in computing to determine whether the user is human in order to deter bot attacks and spam. > The term was coined in 2003 by Luis von Ahn, Manuel Blum, Nicholas J. Hopper, and John Langford. It is a contrived acronym for "Completely Automated Public Turing test to tell Computers and Humans Apart." A historically common type of CAPTCHA (displayed as Version 1.0\[clarification needed\]) was first invented in 1997 by two group... For the inquiring minds (not directed at admins) [http://www.matthewleverton.com/howto/phpBB2-captcha.html](http://www.matthewleverton.com/howto/phpBB2-captcha.html) [http://www.phpbb.com/phpBB/viewtopic.php?t=382890](http://www.phpbb.com/phpBB/viewtopic.php?t=382890) > **[phpBB Security Best Practices](https://www.webmasterworld.com/community_building/274.htm)** > > News and discussion for the independent webprofessional ---
**Author:** ![Gonad](https://yyz2.discourse-cdn.com/flex034/user_avatar/forums.speedlife.net/gonad/32/5481_2.png) [@Gonad](https://forums.speedlife.net/u/Gonad)\ **Post date:** [November 22, 2006, 7:22am UTC](https://forums.speedlife.net/t/suggestion-to-fix-the-spammer-issue/101837/4 "2006-11-22T07:22:16Z")
> [@Solarian](#): > > Change the registration so that it’s admin/moderator approval required, and throw in one short entry on “why you want to join SON?” Nothing fancy, just a quick line, to assure that it’s a real person. It can also be used to turn away idiots too, as an added bonus 😃 Or we can just disable registration. Ziptied anyone? :hsugh: ---
**Author:** ![roast](https://yyz2.discourse-cdn.com/flex034/user_avatar/forums.speedlife.net/roast/32/5498_2.png) [@roast](https://forums.speedlife.net/u/roast)\ **Post date:** [November 22, 2006, 7:23am UTC](https://forums.speedlife.net/t/suggestion-to-fix-the-spammer-issue/101837/5 "2006-11-22T07:23:48Z")
> [@Gonad](#): > > We already have that in the registration. > > Try logging out, and then trying to register. > > Its’ not exactly squirmy text but still. > > Maybe someone’s gotten a hack to do image recognition on the > verification image/text. :dunno: Yeah, i was too lazy to logout & re-register. get squirmy text!! Do we have GD? ---
**Author:** ![GT1](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/g/b5e925/32.png) [@GT1](https://forums.speedlife.net/u/GT1)\ **Post date:** [November 22, 2006, 8:34am UTC](https://forums.speedlife.net/t/suggestion-to-fix-the-spammer-issue/101837/6 "2006-11-22T08:34:44Z")
> [@Gonad](#): > > [quote=Solarian]Change the registration so that it’s admin/moderator approval required, and throw in one short entry on “why you want to join SON?” Nothing fancy, just a quick line, to assure that it’s a real person. It can also be used to turn away idiots too, as an added bonus 😃 Or we can just disable registration. Ziptied anyone? :hsugh:[/quote] as always ill agree with ziptied format GT ---
**Author:** ![Solarian](https://yyz2.discourse-cdn.com/flex034/user_avatar/forums.speedlife.net/solarian/32/5514_2.png) [@Solarian](https://forums.speedlife.net/u/Solarian)\ **Post date:** [November 22, 2006, 6:40pm UTC](https://forums.speedlife.net/t/suggestion-to-fix-the-spammer-issue/101837/7 "2006-11-22T18:40:13Z")
I wasn’t suggesting huge application essays, I was talking like… one sentence. Ex: I BAUGHT 240 WANT TO DORIFTOU SR24DETT I AM DORIKIN!!11one I don’t see how it would take that long to read that, and maybe have a link in your email to approve it?