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mark bailey
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the captcha filter is not working for everyone - just found out 9:45 pm
having some issues myself !
Will get sorted tomorrow
Apologies. M
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Hi guys - 
Just a quick message about SPAMMERS!!
The  ninja spam warrior has been at it (thanks you know who)
The spam filter has been increased but it can't stop spam people who sign up manually.
We reduced it last year as you might remember no-one could post without me approving it, which was no good.
 
It is partly because the forum community is free and open which we like and aim to keep it that way.
We have asked the webguys to help us - in the meantime apologies and if you see anything that isn't one of you posting about guitars please forward - just in case the ninja has blinked and one got through (can't thank you enough Boo)
 
ps.. the back room is going to take some cleaning up after this one - spam sandwich anyone?
This topic was modified 2 years ago by mark bailey
This topic was modified 2 years ago by Queen of Parts

Measure twice, cut once...


   
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Robin
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@markbailey  I did notice there are currently a lot of members online that don't look like your typical guitar builders.


   
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The captcha issue seems to be resolved , at least for me it is


   
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I’ve just logged in and it’s working for me 

Some people call me a tool, others are less complimentary. Tools being useful things.


   
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It worked for me, obviously…

Practice on scrap...


   
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"I never forget a face, but in your case I'll be glad to make an exception"
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Thank you for information me I'm not aware about it...

Peter Virdee


   
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I’ve currently got a new question stuck in Awaiting Moderation. Is this related?

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Posted by: @abbbbbottttt

I’ve correctly got a new question stuck in Awaiting Moderation. Is this related?

@abbbbbotttt I think the best thing would be to email. 👍

Make guitars, not war 🌍✌️🎸


   
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Don’t like to jump to conclusions, but this recent sign up has a curious profile for a guitar builder ...

 

https://guitarmaking.co.uk/community/profile/situs-deposit-pulsa-slot-e-wallet-paling-gacor/

 

 

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@tv101 you never know. It may be a new way to build guitars. Open minds. 🙂


   
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I've noticed that there are two or three suspicious members on the forum today.

@thepath @markbailey @cazdaz

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Hi guys, yes it's always an issue with public forums. We have done a lot to stop bot spam but humans can get past this and create accounts and posts etc which means we have to rely on moderators to clean it up.

The general idea for the spammers is to piggy back on a reputable site by adding links to theirs in it, thus boosting their own sites SEO, normally a gambling site or some such. This is why a lot of forums go private, behind a paywall, as spammers rarely pay.

Pain in the arse.


   
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Thanks for getting on top of it @thepath. Good to know we're in safe hands. 

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@thepath

slot88 appears to be making some random contributions today.

Has the layout of the forum changed in the last couple of days, I don't see the option to like posts anymore?


   
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@robin Got it - cheers! Check latest announcement...

Measure twice, cut once...


   
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