Quote Originally Posted by OLD_SCHOOL View Post
We had one earlier today, advertising same stuff. Seriously, just ban their IP address, then they cant create a new account every other day.
The biggest problem with banning IPs is the fact there are finite numbers of IPs around. There is a gorwing problem in that the internet has no more IPs and more are being increasingly shared. There was an article I read recently when a Wiki moderator blocked an entire country from editing Wikipedia because that country had only one IP to serve all internet users there.


Quote Originally Posted by Mike_ratliff View Post
That only works if they have a static IP address...
It might stop them for a day or two, but it also runs the risk of cutting off any other members who are with the same carier.

They need to make SRP have a persistent cookie, maybe a java one that can be activated by a moderator for these spammers.
That way once a spammer is identified, the cookie can basically burn their identity into their computer, don't allow them to sign out, and make it automatically redirect them elsewhere when they try to open the site.

This isn't illegal, or immoral, it isn't even difficult. They come in as one id, spam, get banned, and the next time they try to access the site instead of seeing SRP come up on their screen, they are automatically redirected to Barney's web site...

and because the SRP cookie is made to be persistent, and to not allow them to log out they would have to erase the cookie before they can access the site again under a different ID. This is easy with regular cookies, but still takes time, with Java cookies, it's darn near impossible.

The plain and simple truth is these spammers don't have time to mess around with sites that fight back. They come in post until banned and move on to their next ID. Many of these spammers are probably the same individual with several member names.
Why should the Moderators have to bann the same guy 10 times a week.
Quality spyware/malware programmes take care of stuff like that, though.


Quote Originally Posted by OLD_SCHOOL View Post
I thought only dial-up uses a non static IP address no? Or you think they might have one of them IP hiding devices?
I have wireless, and if I reset my router I can get one of about three different IPs- I'm guessing they are shared among all the computers that use my ISP in the area.