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    System that tracks what accounts with less then 200 posts say/post

    I'd like for there to be some kind of system that tracks what accounts with 200 or less posts say/post, scan what they say, and if the title or content of the post/thread appears to be a advertisement, autoban the account, the IP, and delete all posts and threads made by the account.

    This would eliminate the problems GD has had with spam bots since at least the first 24 hours I've been a member here.

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    Free Food!?!?! Tziva's Avatar
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    We already have a similar spamfilter in place. Although it's not quite as aggressive (it hides the posts from regular users and mods review to delete/ban/etc behind the scenes), its functionality is not the problem. The problem is that they quickly figure out how to trick the system into thinking they are real posts which lets some get through. Many of the spammers are not bots but actual people who are smarter and craftier. Although the spam filter is smart and will eventually relearn what is spam again, spammers are often one step ahead and stuff will always slip through. A system like what you are suggesting, although more automated than what we have now, would have the exact same weaknesses and pitfalls: it can't be perfect. Either it would let spam slip through occasionally (the direction we err now), or regular users would occasionally get banned and have their posts deleted during misidentification.

    (FWIW, the filter now is pretty decent. Keep in mind that for every post you see slip through there are dozens more that don't.)


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