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

BobD · 08-11-2009, 03:09 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, 03:43 PM

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

scrollpup · 08-11-2009, 04:06 PM

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

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Scrolling Days · 08-11-2009, 04:11 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, 04:33 PM

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

BobD · 08-11-2009, 04:37 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, 04:52 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 · 08-11-2009, 11:23 PM

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, 03:47 AM

in scouts ash was our best flavoring... lmao

Jerry

Forester21 · 08-12-2009, 01:05 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, 03:09 PM	#1
BobD Technical Editor Join Date: Aug 2004 Location: Lebanon, Pa Posts: 3,378 Blog Entries: 2 Thanks: 10 Thanked 27 Times in 21 Posts	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, 03:43 PM	#2
Scrolling Days Iron Man Join Date: Jan 2009 Location: Out fighting bad guys Posts: 3,170 Blog Entries: 5 Thanks: 42 Thanked 96 Times in 81 Posts	"I, too, support the abolition of Spam." __________________ Shawn Ferguson Come visit at The Ferguson Puzzle Company !

08-11-2009, 04:06 PM	#3
scrollpup one cut at a time Join Date: Jan 2009 Location: Hot Springs,Arkansas Posts: 2,184 Thanks: 0 Thanked 0 Times in 0 Posts	I went to the cupboard for this Shawn.Not gonna ask about you [/IMG] __________________ The only reason people get lost in thought is because it's unfamiliar territory....

08-11-2009, 04:11 PM	#4
Scrolling Days Iron Man Join Date: Jan 2009 Location: Out fighting bad guys Posts: 3,170 Blog Entries: 5 Thanks: 42 Thanked 96 Times in 81 Posts	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, 04:33 PM	#5
JimSawyer Laying into Inlay Join Date: Feb 2007 Location: Lincoln, RI Posts: 3,853 Thanks: 5 Thanked 1 Time in 1 Post	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 Gallery My Website Featherwood Woodcrafts

08-11-2009, 04:37 PM	#6
BobD Technical Editor Join Date: Aug 2004 Location: Lebanon, Pa Posts: 3,378 Blog Entries: 2 Thanks: 10 Thanked 27 Times in 21 Posts	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

08-11-2009, 11:23 PM	#8
Jim McDonald Creek Boy from WAY Back Join Date: Jun 2008 Location: 40.22°N 85.46°W Posts: 1,777 Blog Entries: 9 Thanks: 4 Thanked 16 Times in 15 Posts	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 "Music takes us places language alone can not"--Glenn Frey "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, 03:47 AM	#9
normded Senior Member Join Date: Nov 2008 Posts: 483 Thanks: 0 Thanked 2 Times in 2 Posts	in scouts ash was our best flavoring... lmao Jerry

08-12-2009, 01:05 PM	#10
Forester21 Senior Member Join Date: Jan 2005 Location: Michigan Posts: 2,798 Thanks: 5 Thanked 9 Times in 9 Posts	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.weebly.com http://woodngoods.blogspot.com

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