New anti-spam measures - Scroll Saw Woodworking & Crafts Message Board

BobD · 08-11-2009, 04:09 PM

Hi Gang,
We've just installed a new anti-spam measure. It basically looks at the first 10 posts by a new member, and if it suspects that the new member is a spammer, it requires the first 10 posts to be approved by a moderator before it's visible to the rest of the board.

If you are a new member, and your posts are not visible, please be patient until we can approve the posts.

Mods...most threads that have a post that require approval are marked with a little figure icon, so you can see them without having to click and open each and every thread.

Bob

Scrolling Days · 08-11-2009, 04:43 PM

"I, too, support the abolition of Spam."

scrollpup · 08-11-2009, 05:06 PM

I went to the cupboard for this Shawn.Not gonna ask about you

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Scrolling Days · 08-11-2009, 05:11 PM

LOL, not in my cupboard, Jerry. I can't stomach the stuff.

In seriousness, Bob, out of curiosity, will new posters get a message stating that their post is awaiting approval? Unless they come across this thread first, they might otherwise get discouraged with the board if they don't see their remarks come up.

JimSawyer · 08-11-2009, 05:33 PM

Can anybody tell me where we got the term, spam ??
Is it an acronym for something??

BobD · 08-11-2009, 05:37 PM

Shawn,
Yes, they get a message. I usually PM them as well to let them know what's going on.

Bob

Arcy · 08-11-2009, 05:52 PM

Quote:

Originally Posted by JimSawyer

Can anybody tell me where we got the term, spam ??
Is it an acronym for something??

Spam the "meat" is SPiced hAM. The term is used here comes through a round about way from Monty Python:
YouTube - Monty Python - Spam

Wikipedia has more details than you'll want

http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Spam_(electronic)

--Rob

Jim McDonald · 08-12-2009, 12:23 AM

Without Spam, most of the boys I was in Scouts with would have starved to death.
Made a fine breakfast with a couple of scrambled eggs--if you can keep the ash from blowing into the pan!

And, it is the state dish of Hawaii.

normded · 08-12-2009, 04:47 AM

in scouts ash was our best flavoring... lmao

Jerry

Forester21 · 08-12-2009, 02:05 PM

well Bob, not sure when this went into effect, but I know I've reported a message this morning as spam - a users first message. I was looking for a different one than the one I ran across - so they are still getting through.
T

08-11-2009, 04:09 PM	#1
BobD Technical Editor Join Date: Aug 2004 Location: Lebanon, Pa Posts: 3,051 Blog Entries: 2	New anti-spam measures Hi Gang, We've just installed a new anti-spam measure. It basically looks at the first 10 posts by a new member, and if it suspects that the new member is a spammer, it requires the first 10 posts to be approved by a moderator before it's visible to the rest of the board. If you are a new member, and your posts are not visible, please be patient until we can approve the posts. Mods...most threads that have a post that require approval are marked with a little figure icon, so you can see them without having to click and open each and every thread. Bob __________________ www.WoodCarvingIllustrated.com www.FoxChapelPublishing.com www.ScrollSawer.com Shopsmith, Hawk G4

08-11-2009, 04:43 PM	#2
Scrolling Days Jigsaw Puzzle Maker Join Date: Jan 2009 Location: Along the Lower Niagara River Posts: 1,214 Blog Entries: 5	"I, too, support the abolition of Spam." __________________ Shawn Ferguson Come visit at The Ferguson Puzzle Company !

08-11-2009, 05:06 PM	#3
scrollpup Avatar by Casey Join Date: Jan 2009 Location: Hot Springs,Arkansas Posts: 1,732	I went to the cupboard for this Shawn.Not gonna ask about you [/IMG] __________________ Two wrongs don't make a right....they just even the score...

08-11-2009, 05:11 PM	#4
Scrolling Days Jigsaw Puzzle Maker Join Date: Jan 2009 Location: Along the Lower Niagara River Posts: 1,214 Blog Entries: 5	LOL, not in my cupboard, Jerry. I can't stomach the stuff. In seriousness, Bob, out of curiosity, will new posters get a message stating that their post is awaiting approval? Unless they come across this thread first, they might otherwise get discouraged with the board if they don't see their remarks come up. __________________ Shawn Ferguson Come visit at The Ferguson Puzzle Company !

08-11-2009, 05:33 PM	#5
JimSawyer Laying into Inlay Join Date: Feb 2007 Location: Lincoln, RI Posts: 1,075	Can anybody tell me where we got the term, spam ?? Is it an acronym for something?? __________________ Jim The limits of the imagination are imaginary. No task is too tedious for Art. Rock and Scroll My Website Featherwood Woodcrafts

08-11-2009, 05:37 PM	#6
BobD Technical Editor Join Date: Aug 2004 Location: Lebanon, Pa Posts: 3,051 Blog Entries: 2	Shawn, Yes, they get a message. I usually PM them as well to let them know what's going on. Bob __________________ www.WoodCarvingIllustrated.com www.FoxChapelPublishing.com www.ScrollSawer.com Shopsmith, Hawk G4

08-12-2009, 12:23 AM	#8
Jim McDonald Workin' for the Weekend Join Date: Jun 2008 Location: On the Other Side of the Monitor Posts: 944 Blog Entries: 6	Without Spam, most of the boys I was in Scouts with would have starved to death. Made a fine breakfast with a couple of scrambled eggs--if you can keep the ash from blowing into the pan! And, it is the state dish of Hawaii. __________________ Jim Exuberance can be corrected; dullness is incurable. --E. Deters "Political Correctness is a doctrine, fostered by a delusional, illogical minority, and rabidly promoted by an unscrupulous mainstream media, which holds forth the proposition that it is entirely possible to pick up a turd by the clean end."

08-12-2009, 04:47 AM	#9
normded Senior Member Join Date: Nov 2008 Posts: 266	in scouts ash was our best flavoring... lmao Jerry

08-12-2009, 02:05 PM	#10
Forester21 Senior Member Join Date: Jan 2005 Location: Michigan Posts: 1,282	well Bob, not sure when this went into effect, but I know I've reported a message this morning as spam - a users first message. I was looking for a different one than the one I ran across - so they are still getting through. T __________________ Theresa http://WoodNGoods.etsy.com http://woodngoods.blogspot.com

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