http://www.vg247.com/forum/topic.php?id=2729 Just another bbPress community en-US Thu, 23 May 2013 23:26:01 +0000 http://bbpress.org/?v=1.0.2 q http://www.vg247.com/forum/search.php http://www.vg247.com/forum/topic.php?id=2729#post-15888 Tue, 07 Dec 2010 23:29:29 +0000 Ireland Michael 15888@http://www.vg247.com/forum/ <p>"no, in this case they're right."</p> <p>Doesn't matter. Freedom of speech and all that.</p> <p>They're editing people's posts. I'm pretty positive after being here for years that that sort of thing isn't part of Pat's personal approach for the site, and I'm fairly certain sure these people are well aware of that. These positions weren't handed out so that people could edit other people's content as they see fit. That's just bullshit and uncalled for. </p> http://www.vg247.com/forum/topic.php?id=2729#post-15887 Tue, 07 Dec 2010 23:27:51 +0000 Da Man 15887@http://www.vg247.com/forum/ <p>no, in this case they're right. </p> http://www.vg247.com/forum/topic.php?id=2729#post-15886 Tue, 07 Dec 2010 23:26:54 +0000 Ireland Michael 15886@http://www.vg247.com/forum/ <p>Clearly someone with modding powers isn't mature or grown up enough to let people post what they want. Instead they seem to already be editing the posts of people whose comments they don't like. </p> http://www.vg247.com/forum/topic.php?id=2729#post-15884 Tue, 07 Dec 2010 23:24:09 +0000 The Hindle 15884@http://www.vg247.com/forum/ <p>I emailed you about this a few weeks ago Pat , im still up for being a mod if there is any spaces left. </p> http://www.vg247.com/forum/topic.php?id=2729#post-15853 Tue, 07 Dec 2010 14:40:48 +0000 freedoms_stain 15853@http://www.vg247.com/forum/ <p>@frosty, I think vg247 is just being targeted by a botnet because its identified an easy target. If you check out the main page on the dashboard you can see that there's a consistent signup rate of similar nonsensical usernames, basically the botnet has identified a site with a good hit rate and an easy signup system and it's letting rip.</p> <p>You can tell it's coming from a botnet rather than a single source because all the ip's are different, but all the spam is the same format. </p> http://www.vg247.com/forum/topic.php?id=2729#post-15851 Tue, 07 Dec 2010 14:24:35 +0000 thefaulkness 15851@http://www.vg247.com/forum/ <p>Sorry if it looks like im jumping on the bandwagon here but could I also be considered for mod status? I am on here everyday and almost all day (I always have a tab open while working) I would do a good job :) </p> http://www.vg247.com/forum/topic.php?id=2729#post-15850 Tue, 07 Dec 2010 14:12:50 +0000 frostquake 15850@http://www.vg247.com/forum/ <p>It really is the worst I am seeing right now out of all the forums I visit. I still get that nagging suspicion that someone is mad at the site though, but hey who knows..SPAM and BOTS love to file in non-stop..but the other mods are doing a great job too now!</p> <p>THANKS<br /> Frostquake </p> http://www.vg247.com/forum/topic.php?id=2729#post-15844 Tue, 07 Dec 2010 12:19:55 +0000 OlderGamer 15844@http://www.vg247.com/forum/ <p>Yea it is kinda crazy. I felt like a super hero last night I nailed a couple within seconds of being posted. Very empowering! Take that you nasty Spammers! ..and that, that, and that!</p> <p>err, umm, oh well...you know what I mean! </p> http://www.vg247.com/forum/topic.php?id=2729#post-15843 Tue, 07 Dec 2010 12:13:57 +0000 freedoms_stain 15843@http://www.vg247.com/forum/ <p>In the last 24 hours we've deleted 71 spam threads between us (counted it up in the dashboard), that's insane. </p> http://www.vg247.com/forum/topic.php?id=2729#post-15838 Tue, 07 Dec 2010 10:27:32 +0000 Ireland Michael 15838@http://www.vg247.com/forum/ <p>*twiddles his thumbs while the spam fills the forums* </p> http://www.vg247.com/forum/topic.php?id=2729#post-15834 Tue, 07 Dec 2010 09:44:22 +0000 Ireland Michael 15834@http://www.vg247.com/forum/ <p>DaMan: Already helped Pat with some of the site spam in the past. There's some very easy ways to stop that. I can only assume the same system doesn't exist on the forums. </p> http://www.vg247.com/forum/topic.php?id=2729#post-15817 Tue, 07 Dec 2010 03:39:31 +0000 frostquake 15817@http://www.vg247.com/forum/ <p>I would be careful too Pat, who you get to Moderate, we don't want anyone deleting comments, only Real SPAM and BOTS. </p> http://www.vg247.com/forum/topic.php?id=2729#post-15812 Tue, 07 Dec 2010 02:40:12 +0000 OlderGamer 15812@http://www.vg247.com/forum/ <p>I hear ya Frosty, ok well ima go to bed now, so I hand the tourch over to you - have fun.</p> <p>ps I noticed the &quot;main&quot; site is underattack too, If ya want some help there Pat, I can and would be happy to lend a hand. </p> http://www.vg247.com/forum/topic.php?id=2729#post-15809 Tue, 07 Dec 2010 02:26:30 +0000 frostquake 15809@http://www.vg247.com/forum/ <p>Yeppers it is 24/7 and I have been deleting up to 30 a day..and they still keep popping up. I will NEVER delete anything but the SPAM! That was all I cared about. </p> http://www.vg247.com/forum/topic.php?id=2729#post-15807 Tue, 07 Dec 2010 01:51:04 +0000 Da Man 15807@http://www.vg247.com/forum/ <p>oh yes, do make Michael O’Connor a mod. thumbs up x2,</p> <p>I look forward to him cleansing this board from all the spam! </p> http://www.vg247.com/forum/topic.php?id=2729#post-15789 Mon, 06 Dec 2010 19:43:17 +0000 Prof.Dr.Moertel 15789@http://www.vg247.com/forum/ <p>^ indeed </p> http://www.vg247.com/forum/topic.php?id=2729#post-15785 Mon, 06 Dec 2010 19:12:43 +0000 reask 15785@http://www.vg247.com/forum/ <p>^ LMAO. </p> http://www.vg247.com/forum/topic.php?id=2729#post-15780 Mon, 06 Dec 2010 18:29:49 +0000 Anonymous 15780@http://www.vg247.com/forum/ <p>^ the end of VG247 as we know it :( Garratt pleeeeeeeeease don't consider it. I'll pay you whatever you want. Just don't throw a great site away. Don't go all joystiq on me please! Gek,Syrok,Reask,anyone else but this clown. For the LOVE of the site PLEASE DON'T!</p> <p>I just bought a $600 Samsung Galaxy Tab so I could visit the site more often. Don't let it be all for waste. Its like walking up to a prostitute and asking her if she has HIV and still paying for her.....services :( </p> <p>O.G. is good enough. I believe in him. </p> http://www.vg247.com/forum/topic.php?id=2729#post-15776 Mon, 06 Dec 2010 18:10:41 +0000 Ireland Michael 15776@http://www.vg247.com/forum/ <p>Oh do shut up, you braindead tool. One of the sites I help run gets up to 1.5 million hits a month, and we have industry contacts across the board... so I can safely say that you have absolutely no idea what you're talking about.</p> <p>Then again, that's always been the case.</p> <p>What's the name of forum plugin you're using, Pat?. </p> http://www.vg247.com/forum/topic.php?id=2729#post-15773 Mon, 06 Dec 2010 17:42:39 +0000 Anonymous 15773@http://www.vg247.com/forum/ <p>Umm Garratt please be careful who you give authority to. I feel rest assured that O.G. is not biased in any form and he won't interfere with the great quality of freedom of speech but others (who will remain nameless) who run their own unpopular insignificant site should &quot;NEVER&quot; be considered more than a member.</p> <p>Ultimately you can do whatever the hell you want with your own site but I think it would be shooting yourself in the foot if you don't consider my advice. Don't know whats up with all the spam really. Either you have a really poor filtering system or someone hates you a lot to be going out there way to spam this place like crazy. Maybe its that RGW123 guy you banned a couple months back. Who knows?</p> <p>O.G. make us proud :) </p> http://www.vg247.com/forum/topic.php?id=2729#post-15771 Mon, 06 Dec 2010 17:35:28 +0000 OlderGamer 15771@http://www.vg247.com/forum/ <p>Gonna be a 24/7 job. No pun intended. They keep poping up all the time. </p> http://www.vg247.com/forum/topic.php?id=2729#post-15770 Mon, 06 Dec 2010 17:23:29 +0000 Syrok 15770@http://www.vg247.com/forum/ <p>Quick, do your magic new mods before a wave of spam overruns the forum once again.</p> <p>It would of course be much more convenient to just get some spam protection. You know, treating the cause and not the symptoms and all that... </p> http://www.vg247.com/forum/topic.php?id=2729#post-15762 Mon, 06 Dec 2010 16:25:40 +0000 Prof.Dr.Moertel 15762@http://www.vg247.com/forum/ <p>If you still need someone in the CET area keep me in mind ;) </p> http://www.vg247.com/forum/topic.php?id=2729#post-15751 Mon, 06 Dec 2010 13:12:17 +0000 Suikoden Fan 15751@http://www.vg247.com/forum/ <p>i'm up for it, i'm here everyday </p> http://www.vg247.com/forum/topic.php?id=2729#post-15745 Mon, 06 Dec 2010 12:26:16 +0000 OlderGamer 15745@http://www.vg247.com/forum/ <p>Thanks Pat, I will be logging in through out the day to do what I can. </p> http://www.vg247.com/forum/topic.php?id=2729#post-15741 Mon, 06 Dec 2010 10:59:42 +0000 Ireland Michael 15741@http://www.vg247.com/forum/ <p>Can also help.</p> <p>I know Wordpress fairly intimately as. I'll see if I can find some more effective measures. Surely this forum system has an adminadmin panel for specifying spam criteria and stuff? </p> http://www.vg247.com/forum/topic.php?id=2729#post-15729 Mon, 06 Dec 2010 08:22:51 +0000 Patrick Garratt 15729@http://www.vg247.com/forum/ <p>I've bumped you up. Log out and log back in and you'll be able to delete threads. </p> http://www.vg247.com/forum/topic.php?id=2729#post-15715 Mon, 06 Dec 2010 04:07:15 +0000 OlderGamer 15715@http://www.vg247.com/forum/ <p>I think keeping this site clean of spam is more work then even one or two or ten people can handle. If frosty needs/wants a bit o'help, consider my name in the hat.</p> <p>OG </p>