MuSuLPhReAk
03-04-2009, 03:30 AM
Ok, most of you that are experienced in forums know about the bots that register and post links to other sites, porn, wow gold or stupid stuff like that. Most of these spam bots come from Netherlands and Asia, in specific, india/pakistan. I do all I can to keep the site clean of them. In reality, I verify each and every single registration on this board. That in turn means I spend a lot of time cleaning things up. Gets fustrating.
Now why do they want links you ask? Links to your site get you to rank higher on google. These guys get paid 3-4 dollars a day to do hundres of links like this. Some sites, like CBB make it very difficult for the bots to enter so sometimes I get physical users that register. Once in awhile they get through. I clean up where I can. Good news is that google is changing things up a bit. Hopefully it'll stop these spam bots as they ruin tons of forums and blogs (yes, they even do it on blogs).
Another way to get the links out there is to put it in a signature and make a post. That one is hard for me to catch. If it continues and they keep getting through, I will implement a signature stoppage until maybe 100 posts. I don't mind active users linking to a "non competative" site. That member helps me and if they want to help another site or their own, it's all good. As long as it's not a competitor site or a store that competes with our sponsors. That I would consider fair. Which is also another reason I always ask members to put up a link in your sig on other sites to this board. Of course it has to be ok with the owner, but most don't mind if you are an active member.
If something gets through and I don't notice, please pm me and I'll clean it up. I will be upgrading the site software soon and maybe even the template still. Maybe a mixture of light and dark insead of just dark or just light.
The gear pics section will also be another section that will be changed. The description of that sections states the coming changes.
All in all, I feel CBB is doing very well and growing and a rapid pace (yes, some of us are working hard to recruit here).
All in all, this is a good thread to also give your feedback or suggestions in.
Now why do they want links you ask? Links to your site get you to rank higher on google. These guys get paid 3-4 dollars a day to do hundres of links like this. Some sites, like CBB make it very difficult for the bots to enter so sometimes I get physical users that register. Once in awhile they get through. I clean up where I can. Good news is that google is changing things up a bit. Hopefully it'll stop these spam bots as they ruin tons of forums and blogs (yes, they even do it on blogs).
Another way to get the links out there is to put it in a signature and make a post. That one is hard for me to catch. If it continues and they keep getting through, I will implement a signature stoppage until maybe 100 posts. I don't mind active users linking to a "non competative" site. That member helps me and if they want to help another site or their own, it's all good. As long as it's not a competitor site or a store that competes with our sponsors. That I would consider fair. Which is also another reason I always ask members to put up a link in your sig on other sites to this board. Of course it has to be ok with the owner, but most don't mind if you are an active member.
If something gets through and I don't notice, please pm me and I'll clean it up. I will be upgrading the site software soon and maybe even the template still. Maybe a mixture of light and dark insead of just dark or just light.
The gear pics section will also be another section that will be changed. The description of that sections states the coming changes.
All in all, I feel CBB is doing very well and growing and a rapid pace (yes, some of us are working hard to recruit here).
All in all, this is a good thread to also give your feedback or suggestions in.