I see that......

Started by Techno, 21 November 2016, 07:36:18 PM

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Techno

..........we're only 9 new forum members away from reaching the 'next hundred'. (1900)

At present, there are 52 'new members' waiting approval.

Who wants a 'sweep' as to how many of these are going to be actual people, and not Spam Bots.
My guess is that they're all 'bots'.
Any takers ?

Cheers - Phil

fsn

No. Absolutely not. 47 will be real people, the other 7 will be existing forum members who want to get the newsletter more than once, and the remaining -2 are rounding error.  :-[
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d_Guy

Still not sure about this clear prejudice toward Bots, it smacks of spamophobia. Bots as members might give us insights into home security systems, undiscovered fortunes in Nigeria and clever ways to increase our members.   :D
Sleep with clean hands ...

Leon

1 real person, 49 spammers and 3 I've not decided on yet...  ???
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Techno

Quote from: Leon on 22 November 2016, 01:52:35 AM
1 real person, 49 spammers and 3 I've not decided on yet...  ???

I still don't know how you can tell with a lot of them, Leon.
Some of them are obvious (as bots) even to a numpty like me....."Viagra Doctor", "Lucinda Bigjugs" (yes...really =)) for example...... and ones that are just a complete, random jumble of numbers and letters.
I think I spot a handful of real ones.....Ones with some sort of military, historical or gaming reference....But the others..... :-

Cheers - Phil  ;)

fsn

Oh Techno! Such ignorance! Lucinda Bigjugs was the American (well Texian) version of our Florence Nightingale. She was born in Texas in 1821 and was one of the first to join Sam Houston in 1836. After the battle of san Jacinto, she tore up her petticoat to make bandages for both Texian and Mexican wounded. Unfortunately, she wasn't very good at knot tying resulting in several soldiers reporting back for rebandaging.

Fortunately (for her) a slow witted officer saw what was happening and loaned her a pair of his trousers (pants in the US).  She later married him, and helped run his cattle ranch. Yes, she loved the sight of his Texas longhorn.

I surprised you don't remember her Techno, because she mentions you in her diary.  "There was one there, a tall man of such extreme thinness. He came neither from Mexico, nor from the United States and none could undersand him at all. Throughout the campaign he kept asking after the the tobacconist's and for a copy of the Sunday Express. In battle he was truly fearless. I can see him yet, carefully loading and aiming at the Mexicans. Because of his physicality, when he stood side on to the Mexicans, he could not be seen, and so it would have been by the most unfortunate chance that a musket ball would have struck him, and his shots must have appeared to have been coming from nowhere. Although he caused some concern to the enemy, he was such a poor shot that he reportedly expended 43 rounds and struck only one bemused seagull. He disappered one day, as the army marched to the right, and it is thought he took the left path."


 
Lord Oik of Runcorn (You may refer to me as Milord Oik)

Oik of the Year 2013, 2014; Prize for originality and 'having a go, bless him', 2015
3 votes in the 2016 Painting Competition!; 2017-2019 The Wilderness years
Oik of the Year 2020; 7 votes in the 2021 Painting Competition
11 votes in the 2022 Painting Competition (Double figures!)
2023 - the year of Gerald:
2024 Painting Competition - Runner-Up!

Techno

I was aiming at the seagull......It kept mistaking me for a tall stick, and insisted on trying to perch on me.
(Wasn't going to have some avian scavenger pooping all over my 'uniform', and my rather natty hat.....some b*gger nicked that. If I ever find out who that was.  >:()

Can't say I remember Lucinda, though. :-
There again.......

Cheers - Phil

Leon

Quote from: Techno on 22 November 2016, 07:00:44 AM
I still don't know how you can tell with a lot of them, Leon.

A Google search gets the majority of them, then any that I'm unsure of get checked in our emails to see if we've had any orders/correspondence with them.  If I'm still wary I'll leave them for a day or two to see if the search results change.  There's always some obvious ones though as you say, @webmalicious or @spambot is a pretty good indicator...
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Lord Kermit of Birkenhead

Here is a suggestion for you - make all new members post on a dedicated "welcome" topic as a requirement to open full membership. SOTCW do this and as Leon is nuisance, sorry member on there I'm certain that Pete or Russ would offer help along those lines.

IanS
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Leon

I've been wanting to add some type of qualification question to the membership registration, something daft like 'Who is the Evil Empire' or 'Which of these is the real tank...' etc so that it gets rid of the bots.  Matt's not had chance to sort that out as he's been too busy, so we might see if the new webguy can have a look at it for us.
www.pendraken.co.uk - Now home to over 7000 products, including 4500 items for 10mm wargaming, plus MDF bases, Battlescale buildings, I-94 decals, Litko Gaming Aids, Militia Miniatures, Raiden Miniatures 1/285th aircraft, Red Vectors MDF products, Vallejo paints and much, much more!

fsn

Quote from: Leon on 22 November 2016, 04:59:30 PM
I've been wanting to add some type of qualification question to the membership registration, something daft like 'Who is the Evil Empire' or 'Which of these is the real tank...' etc so that it gets rid of the bots.  Matt's not had chance to sort that out as he's been too busy, so we might see if the new webguy can have a look at it for us.
Both of those questions would dumbfound most Warghammer players.  :P
Lord Oik of Runcorn (You may refer to me as Milord Oik)

Oik of the Year 2013, 2014; Prize for originality and 'having a go, bless him', 2015
3 votes in the 2016 Painting Competition!; 2017-2019 The Wilderness years
Oik of the Year 2020; 7 votes in the 2021 Painting Competition
11 votes in the 2022 Painting Competition (Double figures!)
2023 - the year of Gerald:
2024 Painting Competition - Runner-Up!

Orcs

Quote from: Techno on 22 November 2016, 09:19:15 AM
Can't say I remember Lucinda, though. :-
There again.......

Cheers - Phil

I am sure you told me you were lost in her more than ample bosom for a fortnight.  :d
The cynics are right nine times out of ten. -Mencken, H. L.

Life is not a matter of holding good cards, but of playing a poor hand well. - Robert Louis Stevenson

Orcs

Quote from: Leon on 22 November 2016, 04:59:30 PM
I've been wanting to add some type of qualification question to the membership registration, something daft like 'Who is the Evil Empire' or 'Which of these is the real tank...' etc so that it gets rid of the bots.  Matt's not had chance to sort that out as he's been too busy, so we might see if the new webguy can have a look at it for us.

That sounds like a good idea.

You could have two levels of membership

Ask a normal question like whats this tank for initial membership.

Then to qualify for Full Membership, some forum related questions


Who has a predilection for painted ladies -  Nik
Who has a fascination with Red headed Ladies - Orcs or Nik
Who has multi-coloured Pills - FSN
Which member of the forum is probably less than sane - (trick question ) correct answer is - All of them
Who hates redheaded ladies - Nosher
What is Mi'ladys real name.
Who is the most revered and ancient member of the Forum?- Techno
Who is cloned - Leon
How does Leon play on the Xbox? - Naked  :-&


I am sure we could come up with lots more





























The cynics are right nine times out of ten. -Mencken, H. L.

Life is not a matter of holding good cards, but of playing a poor hand well. - Robert Louis Stevenson

petercooman

Is there a way to allow Lucinda bigjugs, and restrict her membership so she can only post in the totty thread?

Techno

 X_X

I knew I shouldn't have mentioned that one.  :-[

Cheers - Phil