Thread: Banishing Spammers

[font=comic sans ms][size=12pt] Banishing Spammers
We are getting a lot of spammers again that must be permanently eliminated from our Member List.

In the event that you login only to find that you have been banned and you are not a spammer; post a message on our fb page so we can reinstate you.
LINK: http://www.facebook.com/GulfStatePier?ref=hl

We are careful about banning and have not banned anyone in error that we know of. If it happens, fb is a good way to let us know.

Testng to see if I've been ID'd as a spamer or not. Also is there a procedure for those of us that aren't Facebookers to let you know if they have been banned?

[size=12pt]No need to worry DRH, we know who you are. :3some:
We try to zap spammers as they join. :guns:[/size]

It wont be an issue in a couple of days so no need to worry.

I feel for you. I ran a board for a group vets that served together and finally gave up because of the porno spammers. I've prayed many times that I could meet one of those guys just once. I can not begin to describe the joy I would get out of beating the everliving **** of him. :spank:

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I feel for you. I ran a board for a group vets that served together and finally gave up because of the porno spammers. I've prayed many times that I could meet one of those guys just once. I can not begin to describe the joy I would get out of beating the everliving **** of him. :spank:


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I had it under control. I had been staying on top of it for months. I would look at every aspect of every new member to make sure they were legit. It I got the feeling they were spammers, I would ban them. You guys rarely ever see the affects of spammers, cause we are on top of it. I think our ban list is close to 1,000. Thats how many spammers we have banned.

Then, I got with our host and started banning IPs from other countries like China and Russia, which is where most all spam comes from. I had a few thousand IPs blocked, but it didnt transfer to the new host. So, I have to start all over again >

Also, I edited your post, because I clicked modify instead of quote, and placed my response in your post. LOL. I do that all the time.

We have a site in Mississippi ...Got up one day and it was all Russian ...took awhile to get that mess straightened out lately its just been folks peddling purses and boots...but it's everyday

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We have a site in Mississippi ...Got up one day and it was all Russian ...took awhile to get that mess straightened out lately its just been folks peddling purses and boots...but it's everyday
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Cloudfare will cut it out for you. We arent using it right now though.

Y'all,this has become a part time job full of headaches for Bubba keeping this thing up and running.Thanks for all you do buddy and don't let a couple butt head forum members get under your skin because they cant speak their mind the way they want.One of them is the reason ECPFF is no longer around,you know who you are if your lurking..........

Thanks again to you guys who do the heavy lifting on this site. I'd like to say I would offer to help, but the most I could do would be bring you coffee---I have no computer skills. You are appreciated.