Spam Messages

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[TJ]

Thanks for reporting the private message spam. One other member reported it.

It looks like there were 16 accounts registered from bugfoo.com in the last 24 hours. I deleted any private messages they may have sent (they could only send 10 at a time, so it seems like a lot effort for them to manually spam). I blocked the domain from registering any new accounts. I also blocked the link included in the private message.

I'm glad the censor works properly.

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[TJ]

That was only 6th reported private message for spam in the five years the option has been available. It really hasn't been a major issue before.

I could turn off the private message feature for new members until they are moderated if the problem continues.

[Dude111]

Ya buddy city-data doesnt let them send PM until the system clears them....... (Usually after a few posts)

Im sorry to hear people are getting spam PMs

[Janice Johnson]

Originally Posted by TJ

That was only 6th reported private message for spam in the five years the option has been available. It really hasn't been a major issue before.

I could turn off the private message feature for new members until they are moderated if the problem continues.

There was a banned Poster on another Website who came back under new Accounts and was sending Legitimate Posters PM's such as,"I have hacked your credit card information. You went to Red Lobster in May of 2020 and used your Discover credit card ending in 1222. I can mess up your life by using your credit card as you if you do not turn against the Admin ." Us Posters of course reported the Account and the PM's instead of being all,"We have to turn against the Admin in order to protect our credit card!" The Admin was like,"This Account was a Troll I banned previously for being a Troll. There was a loophole that allowed unverified Newbies to send PM's but I have removed the loophole that allowed unverified Newbies to send PM's. Thank you guys for reporting him and his PM's. "