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How to flag spam users

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Ken Noyce · · Layton, UT · Joined Aug 2010 · Points: 2,648

Just wondering how you flag a spam user if they haven't posted anything yet? If you look at the recently posted photos, the first page has like 15 different (probably the same person) photos that are just logos for some company that the user's profile links to.

Nick Wilder · · Boulder, CO · Joined Jan 2005 · Points: 4,098

Please include a link to any one of them and we'll take care of it ASAP.

Thanks.

Ken Noyce · · Layton, UT · Joined Aug 2010 · Points: 2,648
FrankPS · · Atascadero, CA · Joined Nov 2009 · Points: 276

Ken,

Good find. How did you stumble across these spammers?

Frank

Ken Noyce · · Layton, UT · Joined Aug 2010 · Points: 2,648
FrankPS wrote:Ken, Good find. How did you stumble across these spammers? Frank
I like looking through the recent photos, and there were a ton of photos that were just the logo of a company. I just went through each of them and copied their profile link.
Ken Noyce · · Layton, UT · Joined Aug 2010 · Points: 2,648
Ken Noyce · · Layton, UT · Joined Aug 2010 · Points: 2,648
Nick Wilder · · Boulder, CO · Joined Jan 2005 · Points: 4,098

Thanks. I am deleting these and will fix a flaw in the signup system that is letting these people in.

Ken Noyce · · Layton, UT · Joined Aug 2010 · Points: 2,648
Nick Wilder wrote:Thanks. I am deleting these and will fix a flaw in the signup system that is letting these people in.
Great, thanks!
Ken Noyce · · Layton, UT · Joined Aug 2010 · Points: 2,648
Ken Noyce · · Layton, UT · Joined Aug 2010 · Points: 2,648
Ken Noyce · · Layton, UT · Joined Aug 2010 · Points: 2,648
Ken Noyce · · Layton, UT · Joined Aug 2010 · Points: 2,648
Nick Wilder · · Boulder, CO · Joined Jan 2005 · Points: 4,098

Thanks. Got these. Adding more code to try to prevent this... pesky buggers!

Ken Noyce · · Layton, UT · Joined Aug 2010 · Points: 2,648
Nick Wilder wrote:Thanks. Got these. Adding more code to try to prevent this... pesky buggers!
Thanks!
Nathan D Johnson · · Unknown Hometown · Joined Mar 2013 · Points: 402

Nick - have you thought about using Google's reCAPTCHA on the sign up form?

Nick Wilder · · Boulder, CO · Joined Jan 2005 · Points: 4,098
Nathan D Johnson wrote:Nick - have you thought about using Google's reCAPTCHA on the sign up form?
Yes, we use that (actually on the confirm email form, which is required before posting). We use several other methods to detect spammers, but these ones have been getting through. I think they might actually be humans, which is virtually impossible to stop.
rocknice2 · · Montreal, QC · Joined Nov 2006 · Points: 3,847
Nick Wilder wrote: I think they might actually be humans, which is virtually impossible to stop.
Maybe it's kennoyce? 😆
Ken Noyce · · Layton, UT · Joined Aug 2010 · Points: 2,648
rocknice2 wrote: Maybe it's kennoyce? 😆
Man, how did you know? I guess I'll just stop creating all of these awesome accounts now:(
Ken Noyce · · Layton, UT · Joined Aug 2010 · Points: 2,648
Ken Noyce · · Layton, UT · Joined Aug 2010 · Points: 2,648
Guideline #1: Don't be a jerk.

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