Asher Kelman
OPF Owner/Editor-in-Chief
We spend far too much time sifting through folk who manage to get through our clever filters to stop spammers. So the checking is tedious and by hand.
Today we had some 45 new users of which ~ 43 were spammers, most from one source but with different IP addresses.
In the first round of filtering, the registrations are simply deleted. In the next round, after checking, they are banned. However this is tedious and a waste of time!
So I'm thinking of solutions;
Maybe both would be the best way.
Any other ideas!
Asher
Today we had some 45 new users of which ~ 43 were spammers, most from one source but with different IP addresses.
In the first round of filtering, the registrations are simply deleted. In the next round, after checking, they are banned. However this is tedious and a waste of time!
So I'm thinking of solutions;
- Charge say $15 to join and that way spammers will not bulk join. 40 registrations would cost $600!
- Have folk post an introduction with pictures, (in a new Section of OPF that only administration can view) with evidence they are genuine photographers. If they are approved, the post would be moved into the forum proper.
Maybe both would be the best way.
Any other ideas!
Asher