Gloves | 11,790 Administrator · Posted July 2, 2023 Author Share Posted July 2, 2023 2 minutes ago, Nes Freak said: what about having to do a recapcha wile registering? if there bots that should in theory stop them. all though... ive heard that those dont work very well anymore as the bots have gotten more advanced. I have a Captcha on the signup form, it works for the basic bitch bots, but the more advanced ones still get through, and the actual human spammers usually get through. 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Nes Freak | 584 Posted July 2, 2023 Share Posted July 2, 2023 (edited) 15 hours ago, Gloves said: I have a Captcha on the signup form, it works for the basic bitch bots, but the more advanced ones still get through, and the actual human spammers usually get through. ah... figures. ok i got one but this might be trickier to do. a custom recapcha using the site mascot to beat a simple and easy 8-bit mario style level that can randomly generate a new level layout per user. not an easy thing to make, but! the bot people arnt going to reprogram their bots to get on this site. plus it would be a fun thing for new users. that would for sure stop the bots. Edited July 2, 2023 by Nes Freak Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Gloves | 11,790 Administrator · Posted July 2, 2023 Author Share Posted July 2, 2023 It's honestly not the end of the world to even just leave it as-is tbh. Yes, bots have gotten "smarter" but we see like, what, 1 Asian text bot a week? The more common ones are those that join the site, make an "About Me" section in their profile with a link, then dip. Those never bother users at all, and we mostly catch them as they join. There's a quick easy "flag as spammer" button we use in both cases, and it deletes everything they may have posted. We're still looking at ways to further mitigate, but I really don't think the bots at this point are a big deal at all, just a minor part of managing a website such an this (ie a free place for anyone to join and chat easily). 2 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Gloves | 11,790 Administrator · Posted July 2, 2023 Author Share Posted July 2, 2023 1 minute ago, Nes Freak said: ah... figures. ok i got one but this might be trickier to do. a custom recapcha using the site mascot to beat a simple and easy 8-bit mario style level that can randomly generate a new level layout per user. not an easy thing to make, but! the bot people arnt going to reprogram their bots to get on this site. plus it would be a fun thing for new users. that would for sure stop the bots. Lol that's a great idea actually. Not sure how I'd implement it, but certainly something to consider if it's possible. 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
BlackVega | 583 Posted July 2, 2023 Share Posted July 2, 2023 Wow beating a mario level during registration..... what if someone sucks balls? 2 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Nes Freak | 584 Posted July 2, 2023 Share Posted July 2, 2023 3 minutes ago, BlackVega said: Wow beating a mario level during registration..... what if someone sucks balls? thats why i said easy levels lol. anyone that comes here and cant beat a simple action platformer level doesn't need to be here XD 2 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Gloves | 11,790 Administrator · Posted July 2, 2023 Author Share Posted July 2, 2023 15 minutes ago, BlackVega said: Wow beating a mario level during registration..... what if someone sucks balls? 2 1 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Tulpa | 3,510 Posted July 3, 2023 Share Posted July 3, 2023 16 hours ago, BlackVega said: Wow beating a mario level during registration..... what if someone sucks balls? It's okay. You're already in. 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
BlackVega | 583 Posted October 23, 2023 Share Posted October 23, 2023 (edited) Edited October 23, 2023 by BlackVega Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Gloves | 11,790 Administrator · Posted October 24, 2023 Author Share Posted October 24, 2023 On 10/23/2023 at 4:20 AM, BlackVega said: Same user got banned from here for doing the same a while back. Sad little troll. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Hammerfestus | 3,853 Posted October 24, 2023 Share Posted October 24, 2023 On 7/2/2023 at 3:40 PM, Gloves said: Lol that's a great idea actually. Not sure how I'd implement it, but certainly something to consider if it's possible. Should I create an alt account so I can play the game? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
the_wizard_666 | 1,325 Posted October 25, 2023 Share Posted October 25, 2023 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Gentlegamer | 174 Posted October 26, 2023 Share Posted October 26, 2023 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Link | 2,714 Posted October 26, 2023 Share Posted October 26, 2023 My turn Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Gentlegamer | 174 Posted October 26, 2023 Share Posted October 26, 2023 meta 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Gloves | 11,790 Administrator · Posted October 26, 2023 Author Share Posted October 26, 2023 Con sarn it. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
BlackVega | 583 Posted October 26, 2023 Share Posted October 26, 2023 On 10/24/2023 at 9:39 PM, Gloves said: Same user got banned from here for doing the same a while back. Sad little troll. But was porn at least good? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Gloves | 11,790 Administrator · Posted October 26, 2023 Author Share Posted October 26, 2023 6 hours ago, BlackVega said: But was porn at least good? It was not really porn in the traditional sense. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Gentlegamer | 174 Posted October 26, 2023 Share Posted October 26, 2023 On 10/23/2023 at 2:20 AM, BlackVega said: do any of the Sega-16 mods post here? I've been locked out of my account for a while and the password reset doesn't work Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
BlackVega | 583 Posted October 26, 2023 Share Posted October 26, 2023 2 minutes ago, Gentlegamer said: do any of the Sega-16 mods post here? I've been locked out of my account for a while and the password reset doesn't work I absolutely despise all forums that still rely on the early 2000s technology and this is why I don't participate in any of them anymore. All forums are just such a dead meme nowadays. This place is the only exception Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Gloves | 11,790 Administrator · Posted October 30, 2023 Author Share Posted October 30, 2023 On 10/26/2023 at 9:49 AM, BlackVega said: I absolutely despise all forums that still rely on the early 2000s technology and this is why I don't participate in any of them anymore. All forums are just such a dead meme nowadays. This place is the only exception They don't use SSL - I'd not make an account there, in this day and age. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
YOURTURN | 1,256 Posted November 4, 2023 Share Posted November 4, 2023 On 10/26/2023 at 5:22 AM, Gloves said: It was not really porn in the traditional sense. Not to necro your response, but I do relate to you when it came to that. What I mean is that before I started to be a moderator at this anime/video game forum (circa the PS2 days), there was a member that got hit hard with the ban hammer by a mod that had a "zero tolerance for any stupidity" policy. With me finding out how stupid he was. Because instead of him accepting my offer to have his account reinstated, he chose to attack me with literal hardcore "porn" on the forum while using fake IPs that still ended up rerouting to his ISP. 2 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
BlackVega | 583 Posted November 4, 2023 Share Posted November 4, 2023 What is wrong with trolls sending porn to people?? This sounds like internet 2005 at its finest Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Link | 2,714 Posted November 4, 2023 Share Posted November 4, 2023 14 minutes ago, BlackVega said: What is wrong with trolls sending porn to people?? This sounds like internet 2005 at its finest Blood of Bahamut found. 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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