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We have added a phpBB mod that will block posts containing certain common spam words and we'll add more as the spam comes in. Please be careful about posting spam words because you can be automatically banned if you repeatedly offend (we can always unban you, but it's annoying) - this is protection against registered bots. Naturally we will not block SMS-related words like Casino (Games).

I think I noticed this in action the other day. My post had some words changed. This is the post in question. The words "At my opinion" sound so unnatural. "At" was originally "In". Is this what caused it?

Do you think that you may be able to discreetly send users a message with all the blocked words so we know not to use them?

DMEnduro wrote

I think I noticed this in action the other day. My post had some words changed. This is the post in question. The words "At my opinion" sound so unnatural. "At" was originally "In". Is this what caused it?

That's not the spam filter, it's the forum's automatic conversion of your words into Bock-speak... :)

(If it's annoying/offensive I can remove it, I thought it was funny)

Now you've explained it, I can find it funny. :) Keep it in.

Why are you always so cruel to Bock. Although at my opinion it is very funny. Sorry Bock but can you understand the humour behind this??

And Bock over the years your english skills have improved alot.

Currently, the spam filter doesn't actually block messages, rather it flags them and hides them until an admin can review the message and decide if it's legit or not. The forum index, however, doesn't know when a thread reply is hidden so you may see a thread listed as having a new message, but when you read the thread, no new message is displayed. This can be particularly confusing as the spambots tend to like to bump old threads.

If you see a thread that appears to have a new message that you cannot see, just ignore it, it will be corrected. Bock and Maxim may want to consider switching the spam filter from "flag post" mode to "error message" mode.

Done.

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Maxim Site Admin Joined: 19 Oct 1999 Posts: 8985 Location: London	[Forums] Spam words mod Posted: Sat Apr 08, 2006 9:46 pm
	We have added a phpBB mod that will block posts containing certain common spam words and we'll add more as the spam comes in. Please be careful about posting spam words because you can be automatically banned if you repeatedly offend (we can always unban you, but it's annoying) - this is protection against registered bots. Naturally we will not block SMS-related words like Casino (Games).

DMEnduro Joined: 27 Apr 2005 Posts: 393 Location: Australia	Posted: Sat Apr 08, 2006 11:00 pm
	I think I noticed this in action the other day. My post had some words changed. This is the post in question. The words "At my opinion" sound so unnatural. "At" was originally "In". Is this what caused it?

Jacko Joined: 01 Feb 2004 Posts: 1402 Location: Adelaide, South Australia	Posted: Sun Apr 09, 2006 12:27 am
	Do you think that you may be able to discreetly send users a message with all the blocked words so we know not to use them?

Maxim Site Admin Joined: 19 Oct 1999 Posts: 8985 Location: London	Posted: Sun Apr 09, 2006 7:27 am Last edited by Maxim on Sun Apr 09, 2006 12:24 pm; edited 1 time in total
	DMEnduro wrote I think I noticed this in action the other day. My post had some words changed. This is the post in question. The words "At my opinion" sound so unnatural. "At" was originally "In". Is this what caused it? That's not the spam filter, it's the forum's automatic conversion of your words into Bock-speak... :) (If it's annoying/offensive I can remove it, I thought it was funny)

DMEnduro Joined: 27 Apr 2005 Posts: 393 Location: Australia	Posted: Sun Apr 09, 2006 10:14 am
	Now you've explained it, I can find it funny. :) Keep it in.

Jacko Joined: 01 Feb 2004 Posts: 1402 Location: Adelaide, South Australia	Posted: Mon Apr 10, 2006 1:20 am
	Why are you always so cruel to Bock. Although at my opinion it is very funny. Sorry Bock but can you understand the humour behind this?? And Bock over the years your english skills have improved alot.

Heliophobe Site Admin Joined: 25 Oct 1999 Posts: 2029 Location: Monterey, California	Posted: Sat Apr 15, 2006 4:14 am
	Currently, the spam filter doesn't actually block messages, rather it flags them and hides them until an admin can review the message and decide if it's legit or not. The forum index, however, doesn't know when a thread reply is hidden so you may see a thread listed as having a new message, but when you read the thread, no new message is displayed. This can be particularly confusing as the spambots tend to like to bump old threads. If you see a thread that appears to have a new message that you cannot see, just ignore it, it will be corrected. Bock and Maxim may want to consider switching the spam filter from "flag post" mode to "error message" mode.

Maxim Site Admin Joined: 19 Oct 1999 Posts: 8985 Location: London	Posted: Sat Apr 15, 2006 7:23 am
	Done.

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