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Re: Just a quickie for newbies & spammers.

Posted: Sun Oct 17, 2021 3:29 pm
by Alan H
Brozon1 or ppw09116@boofx.com from Kansas - the bit near beijing again - and who has a 1998 Suzuki benz - whatever that is.
Another banned ip address. Oh dear, never mind.

It would be nice for some people who register - then never post - to pop back.
Strangely enough most have gmail.com emails, so I might have a clearout of those who never post and not let gmailers in as they just seem to waste my time.
I send a 'Welcome' email to ALL new folks, but I can't tell if they get them, just that they don't ever return. So in future, anyone with a dud bike, dud ip address or crap email will be deleted immediately.
Comments please......

Re: Just a quickie for newbies & spammers.

Posted: Sun Oct 17, 2021 3:36 pm
by Evans Ward
Wield the spammer hammer Alan! :clap: I’ve let in those that own a legit Suzuki. 8) :up:

Re: Just a quickie for newbies & spammers.

Posted: Sun Oct 17, 2021 4:57 pm
by karl pa
I use gmail.com.
I have no idea why there is an issue with gmail registers, but I wonder if it might not be a bit harsh to ban gmail.com people?
I wonder if gmail.com is banned, the next problem would be Yahoo.com

Re: Just a quickie for newbies & spammers.

Posted: Mon Oct 18, 2021 12:35 am
by Alan H
Here's another this morning - meetaddsay , email lp37vrzabjae@protonmail.com - another one from the USA - the bit in hong kong. So, dud email, dud name, insufficient details, hong kong ip address, silly bike details. Not really much going for him, so he's gone for ever - banned ip address.
My comment on the gmails were a bit tongue in cheek as lots of people have them - usually from a mobile phone - but after registering (for approval by moderators) most never return, not even to check in, much less to say hello.
I usually get on here a couple of times a day - morning & evening UK time, so that's when I see and approve (or not!) new registrees. Evans gets on at different times as is convenient to him. I think the main problem is that everyone wants or expects everything to happen instantly but on a world wide forum, it doesn't. In the past there were regular spamming and offensive posts, mainly from the chinese/philippines neck of the woods, so I changed the registration system to 'admin approval' and spamming now seems to be under control, but there's not many of us and we use our FREE time to do this. I won't ban anyone who posts from having a gmail addy - I have one and google insisted that I needed one when I got my android phone many years ago - and never used it after being spammed by google! But there's lots who never return - dunno why not unless it's the instant thing - so when or if the need arises, I'll thin out the 'never returners' after, say three months, and post details here.

Re: Just a quickie for newbies & spammers.

Posted: Fri Nov 12, 2021 1:12 am
by Alan H
nwp45486 from London - the bit near beijing....
There have been others recently, but too many to list.

Re: Just a quickie for newbies & spammers.

Posted: Mon Nov 15, 2021 1:27 am
by Alan H
webthelog or bne51288@boofx.com who thinks beijing is in the US. Nope!

Re: Just a quickie for newbies & spammers.

Posted: Fri Nov 19, 2021 12:54 am
by Alan H
petencies@protonmail.com who thinks hong kong is in the US....... :wth:

Re: Just a quickie for newbies & spammers.

Posted: Tue Nov 23, 2021 12:55 am
by Alan H
qin06794 or qin06794@zwoho.com who thinks London is in china.
I immediately ban all chinese applications as most of the spam seems to come from there, any dodgy names, emails or 'other things' that aren't right cause immediate permanent ban.
I'm thinking of banning anyone who can't be arsed to say hello on their first post. :twisted:
So many nowadays don't seem to have heard of politeness.....
Gawd, the grumpy pills have really kicked in this morning.

opaylise8@protonmail.com gone today. Thinks hongkong is somewhere else. :roll:

Re: Just a quickie for newbies & spammers.

Posted: Thu Nov 25, 2021 4:29 pm
by Alan H
Tyanchou666 or mmp88981@cuoly.com who thinks beijing is in the US. Nope!!!
I could be wrong but Tyanchou666 doesn't sound very American.....the little devil. :wth:

Re: Just a quickie for newbies & spammers.

Posted: Mon Nov 29, 2021 1:15 am
by Alan H
thehotcontent with another zwoho email address.
Thinks beijing is a suburb of Miami - or t'other way round maybe.... :roll:

Re: Just a quickie for newbies & spammers.

Posted: Wed Dec 08, 2021 2:12 am
by Alan H
topsmartservice or gsm49667@cuoly.com from china who doesn't know where they are or what bike they have. Bye.....

Re: Just a quickie for newbies & spammers.

Posted: Thu Dec 23, 2021 1:17 am
by Alan H
compron3@protonmail.com who has a Suzuki fewfew and lives in beijing..... :roll:

Re: Just a quickie for newbies & spammers.

Posted: Mon Dec 27, 2021 2:00 am
by Alan H
opwellwritet , email pyo95546@boofx.com and topreview on ebm75324@boofx.com from hong kong and both think it's in the US. Oh dear.

Re: Just a quickie for newbies & spammers.

Posted: Wed Jan 19, 2022 12:50 am
by Alan H
carolovemm on xvhdtk81524@chacuo.net and carolovemm2 on carolovemm@yopmai.com with a goushi 1986 Suzuki in hong kong. Hmmmm...... :wth: can't even spell 'yopmail' either.
I don't think so - hk isn't in the US unless someone's shifted it.

Re: Just a quickie for newbies & spammers.

Posted: Mon Jan 24, 2022 12:18 pm
by Alan H
xwx49522 at xwx49522@qopow.com from japan who can't even be bothered to apply to join properly. :wth:

And today, Vanserlam7583 at dsj91620@zwoho.com who's another that thinks beijing is in the US.

It's obvious that certain emails are duff, but anyone with a chinese ip address who tells lies about their whereabouts just gets banned automatically. I check EVERY application, so another message for the duds - save me some time, and don't bother even trying.