All accounts with ZERO posts will be removed

battye · Post: # 511504Post **battye** » Tue 22 Jan 2008 2:39pm

To counter the spam problem Saintsational has been having the past few years, I will soon be deleting EVERY account which has zero posts. I'd say 99% of these accounts belong to spam bots, but if you are a genuine user that has not made a post yet, please make a post anywhere (just make a 1 word reply to this thread if you wish) because I don't want to delete legitimate users.

Thanks

GrumpyOne · Post: # 511508Post **GrumpyOne** » Tue 22 Jan 2008 2:41pm

I am not a bot.... I am a human being!

fingers · Post: # 511516Post **fingers** » Tue 22 Jan 2008 2:47pm

battye you're on fire today! Get on the decaf!!!

Seriously - appreciate the work

Otiman · Post: # 511616Post **Otiman** » Tue 22 Jan 2008 6:04pm

Hopefully you can find some way to automate that, otherwise you'll be clicking at least 9000 times. You mods also need to find a way to stop bots signing up, a simple CAPTCHA plugin for phpbb should help.

battye · Post: # 511626Post **battye** » Tue 22 Jan 2008 6:17pm

Otiman wrote:Hopefully you can find some way to automate that, otherwise you'll be clicking at least 9000 times. You mods also need to find a way to stop bots signing up, a simple CAPTCHA plugin for phpbb should help.

Have a read of this thread... http://www.saintsational.com/forum/view ... hp?t=39718

And yes, I can automate it.

saintbrat · Post: # 512159Post **saintbrat** » Thu 24 Jan 2008 9:09pm

battye wrote:To counter the spam problem Saintsational has been having the past few years, I will soon be deleting EVERY account which has zero posts. I'd say 99% of these accounts belong to spam bots, but if you are a genuine user that has not made a post yet, please make a post anywhere (just make a 1 word reply to this thread if you wish) because I don't want to delete legitimate users.

Thanks

one or two ways of deciding who is who- do a member check with location or website a the sort topic - descending- some interesting spelling of names there-

Have7213 · Post: # 512199Post **Have7213** » Fri 25 Jan 2008 6:40am

Please don`t delete me.
Your consideration is appreciated.
thanks much.

GrumpyOne · Post: # 512217Post **GrumpyOne** » Fri 25 Jan 2008 9:43am

Have7213 wrote:Please don`t delete me.
Your consideration is appreciated.
thanks much.

7 months and only one post?

C'mon Have, take the plunge, the water's fine once you're in.

Iceman234 · Post: # 512329Post **Iceman234** » Fri 25 Jan 2008 9:39pm

GrumpyOne wrote:
Have7213 wrote:Please don`t delete me.
Your consideration is appreciated.
thanks much.
7 months and only one post?

C'mon Have, take the plunge, the water's fine once you're in.

Yeah if you'd joined a year earlier - like 2006 - you'd be safe....

asiu · Post: # 512451Post **asiu** » Sat 26 Jan 2008 1:03pm

#1axlexterminator , is an id that could probably be deleted ...

now, dont be asking me how i know this ...lol....trussst me

probably should get rid of fuzzfromgronggrong as well !

St Fidelius · Tue 29 Jan 2008 1:06am

Love your work, but when will this be done???

I have noticed that on the memberlist, Joined Date, Descending there are a number of posters with web sites linked to sex sites...

GrumpyOne · Post: # 512870Post **GrumpyOne** » Tue 29 Jan 2008 10:25am

St Fidelius wrote:Love your work, but when will this be done???

I have noticed that on the memberlist, Joined Date, Descending there are a number of posters with web sites linked to sex sites...

Fair go St Fid, www.grumpydoesgreensborough.com is a quality literary essay generously illuminated by pictorial material.

battye · Post: # 512980Post **battye** » Tue 29 Jan 2008 2:31pm

St Fidelius wrote:Love your work, but when will this be done???

I have noticed that on the memberlist, Joined Date, Descending there are a number of posters with web sites linked to sex sites...

It will be done soon, I want to give genuine 0 posters as much time as I can. Don't worry, it will be done

GrumpyOne · Post: # 513003Post **GrumpyOne** » Tue 29 Jan 2008 3:16pm

battye wrote:
St Fidelius wrote:Love your work, but when will this be done???

I have noticed that on the memberlist, Joined Date, Descending there are a number of posters with web sites linked to sex sites...
It will be done soon, I want to give genuine 0 posters as much time as I can. Don't worry, it will be done

Isn't a 0 Poster a contradiction in terms?

HSVKing · Post: # 513010Post **HSVKing** » Tue 29 Jan 2008 3:30pm

GrumpyOne wrote:
battye wrote:
St Fidelius wrote:Love your work, but when will this be done???

I have noticed that on the memberlist, Joined Date, Descending there are a number of posters with web sites linked to sex sites...
It will be done soon, I want to give genuine 0 posters as much time as I can. Don't worry, it will be done
Isn't a 0 Poster a contradiction in terms?

You have too much time on your hands... seriously

fred · Post: # 513207Post **fred** » Wed 30 Jan 2008 8:05am

I aint a bot either. I just take time to think of what I'm going to say.

saintbrat · Post: # 513245Post **saintbrat** » Wed 30 Jan 2008 10:08am

fred- I'm sure one post per year is fine

karnak · Post: # 513627Post **karnak** » Thu 31 Jan 2008 2:01am

Fred it sounds like you go about things in quite an Entish fashion, hehehe.

fireydave · Post: # 513781Post **fireydave** » Thu 31 Jan 2008 1:28pm

This is my first post, I read most post have nothing to add and living where I live there is nothing in the news about football except when someone mucks up. Been a saints fan for the past 45 years I enjoy reading whatever I can about them. As I haven't posted I request that you e don't delete me

saintbrat · Post: # 514541Post **saintbrat** » Sun 03 Feb 2008 2:51pm

you've dipped the toe fireydave

I don't mind hearing how tough it is to get news for others - so that if possible I can include information that people would like.
we don't realise how lucky we are till we travel or hear from supporters like you .

Otiman · Post: # 514852Post **Otiman** » Mon 04 Feb 2008 3:52pm

Is this still going ahead? I find it hard to believe we have 17k legit users.

battye · Post: # 514898Post **battye** » Mon 04 Feb 2008 6:17pm

Otiman wrote:Is this still going ahead? I find it hard to believe we have 17k legit users.

It will happen soon.

The main thing was to stop the spam registrations - that has been done. I can delete the existing spam users at any time, but I want to give as much opportunity to genuine zero posters as possible as I want to minimise the number of legitimate users I delete.

GrumpyOne · Post: # 514930Post **GrumpyOne** » Mon 04 Feb 2008 7:56pm

battye wrote:
Otiman wrote:Is this still going ahead? I find it hard to believe we have 17k legit users.
It will happen soon.

The main thing was to stop the spam registrations - that has been done. I can delete the existing spam users at any time, but I want to give as much opportunity to genuine zero posters as possible as I want to minimise the number of legitimate users I delete.

Metallic voice "EXTERMINATE, EXTERMINATE"

DOIT4BANGER · Tue 12 Feb 2008 10:14am

I'm in. Long time reader but first time poster. Enjoy the read ladies and gents so keep up the great debates.

Foxer53 · Post: # 518688Post **Foxer53** » Fri 15 Feb 2008 11:56am

i aint no bot!!!

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