Spam Attack 2025 - 11 - XX

[DCurrent]

I was just thinking we were due for the spammers to manage an upgrade and start blitzing us - it was past time for one to happen. Well, here we are. As of this post, the forum is currently under a severe spam attack and has been for the last few days. I've had to remove roughly two hundred spam posts in the last 48 hours, @danno has probably cleared just as many, and every few moments the forum is flagging another spammer registration attempt.

Same deal as always - Just report as they come and we'll get them zapped. Sooner or later they figure out we're not a soft target and move on for a while.

In the meantime, I normally try to give benefit of the doubt and allow semi questionable registrations - that's not the case while we're under attack. Any new registrations flagged by the software as potential troublemakers get thrown into the spam heap, no questions asked. Don't like it? Then don't use fake emails and generated names. Take the tin foil hat off and register for real. We don't disclose emails, don't sell info, and the only messages that go out are tagging and alerts (which you can opt out of).

DC

 

[Smart Kitty]

I'm glad spammers has been removed, I passed bad days being discord mod a year ago and holy cow the spams, scams, bots sending nsfw stuff, a true mod hell. That made me quit discord the most part. Ngl I entered in panic when I saw lots and lots of nonsense post . Thank you moderation for keeping the peace here.

 

[DCurrent]

I'm glad spammers has been removed, I passed bad days being discord mod a year ago and holy cow the spams, scams, bots sending nsfw stuff, a true mod hell. That made me quit discord the most part. Ngl I entered in panic when I saw lots and lots of nonsense post . Thank you moderation for keeping the peace here.

They aren’t gone for good, never will be. This latest surge will probably run for about another week. It comes in cycles. Spammers discover some new trick that slips past existing defenses and they start hitting every forum they can find. Forums remain prime targets because search engines index them and many communities these days operate with light moderation. Their goal isn’t to advertise to actual people here, though if someone follows a link they’ll treat it as a lucky accident. The real game is boosting search rankings through sheer volume.

The bots aren’t completely brainless. Their operators spend bandwidth and time to maintain the flood, which means there’s a cost attached. Once they spot that every post, account, and profile gets wiped almost instantly, they decide we’re not worth the trouble and shift to softer targets. There’s a reason the rule about never replying to spam exists. Either the bots themselves or the hired click-farm workers behind them will treat any engagement as a sign that the attack is working, and that guarantees more of it.

DC

 

[Smart Kitty]

Aww sorry, I replied to the spam but mostly to ping you and danno. That's why maxman told me to don't reply the spammers bc they're just bots