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Coodyscoops

Member
I created two threads and one minute i notice im watching them, the next minute its as if i never posted anything. Any suggestions?

i dont even receive emails that i posted a thread even though my prefs are set to send emails
 

Coodyscoops

Member
Thanks so
It looks like you got hit with our spam filter that’s why
It’s just waiting approval

since it’s Christmas our mod staff arespending time offline
thanks sooo much... something told me it may have been approval... Hope everyone enjoys their christmas!
 

WannabeWizard2003

Well-Known Member
This sucks, I never participate and just watch from the sidelines. I created an account because I had a legitimate problem and thought you guys would be able to help me. Guess I got hit with the spam filter and can't post anything. Greeeeeeeeeeat. Back to the side lines for me I guess. So happy I decided to take my time to bother.

***EDIT: This thread is pretty deceiving, My post came back pretty soon saying it was awaiting approval. The problem however is that I was never notified. If I was I never would have had the thought "what happened to my post". Oh well.....
 
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sunni

Administrator
Staff member
This sucks, I never participate and just watch from the sidelines. I created an account because I had a legitimate problem and thought you guys would be able to help me. Guess I got hit with the spam filter and can't post anything. Greeeeeeeeeeat. Back to the side lines for me I guess. So happy I decided to take my time to bother.

***EDIT: This thread is pretty deceiving, My post came back pretty soon saying it was awaiting approval. The problem however is that I was never notified. If I was I never would have had the thought "what happened to my post". Oh well.....
Very few real accounts get hit by the spam filter the majority is legitimate spam
Sorry but we’ll have to deal with 1-2 people getting hit per month than thousands of spam poses
 

WannabeWizard2003

Well-Known Member
Very few real accounts get hit by the spam filter the majority is legitimate spam
Sorry but we’ll have to deal with 1-2 people getting hit per month than thousands of spam poses
I understand and thanks for getting in here. I apologize for being impatient. This thread just kinda got me worried about my post is all, as it was legitimate. Thanks sunni for the reply :)
 

PadawanWarrior

Well-Known Member
Very few real accounts get hit by the spam filter the majority is legitimate spam
Sorry but we’ll have to deal with 1-2 people getting hit per month than thousands of spam poses
Could it be possible that he's been banned before and is starting a new account? Maybe the filter is seeing the same IP address as one that was previously banned. I have no idea. It was just a thought.
 

WannabeWizard2003

Well-Known Member
Could it be possible that he's been banned before and is starting a new account? Maybe the filter is seeing the same IP address as one that was previously banned. I have no idea. It was just a thought.
Nah, this is my first time ever participating in a forum for growing. This is the reason why I joined (see link below). I get the fact it's a job to administrate these forums.
 

TacoMac

Well-Known Member
I run the same forum software. Basically, it works like this:

There are databases that contain the lists of usernames and IP's of known bot spammers. Any time somebody registers or posts for the first time, the username and IP are run against those known databases. If it gets a hit (for instance, you're using a user name that is a known bot or your IP was used for spamming) then it flags you.

The admins will see a flag in their panel that shows all the possible spam/bot accounts/posts. They then go through them one by one manually to see if they are in fact spam.

It may sound antiquated, but when you consider that the software automatically processes hundreds if not thousands of bots per day and only one legitimate person gets flagged every couple weeks or so, it becomes clear that the software does a hell of a job.
 

sunni

Administrator
Staff member
I run the same forum software. Basically, it works like this:

There are databases that contain the lists of usernames and IP's of known bot spammers. Any time somebody registers or posts for the first time, the username and IP are run against those known databases. If it gets a hit (for instance, you're using a user name that is a known bot or your IP was used for spamming) then it flags you.

The admins will see a flag in their panel that shows all the possible spam/bot accounts/posts. They then go through them one by one manually to see if they are in fact spam.

It may sound antiquated, but when you consider that the software automatically processes hundreds if not thousands of bots per day and only one legitimate person gets flagged every couple weeks or so, it becomes clear that the software does a hell of a job.
yup its really helpful
 
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