Some idiot script kiddie has written a script that spams /a/ with the same image rotated by 90 degrees. at the moment it is fucking the mods over because the content is changing therefore they cant ban by ip.
What im asking is for you guys to come up with a way to combat this spam. Cheers
This needs a solution by design, not by code. If somebody can come here and easily spam rotated images for hours on end, something in the design of the system needs to change. The most common route, obviously is capatcha/registration. I would recommend however for something like 4chan which is 'anonymous' by design to avoid this. I have several scripts capable of doing this and the only way of really systematically stopping it (for script kiddies ofc) would be to do a quick scripted check on anybody creating a thread to see if they are running a public proxy. Perhaps your best bet is to wait it out? He's obviously spamming because he enjoys the attention he gets when people 'acknowledge' that he is of some annoyance to them. Either way, a 'hard coded' or design type solution is not possible on 4chan anyway because the mods suck shitballs.
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FrozenVoid2009-03-01 3:51
>>10
Finally, one sees through the flaws of 4chan.
>>12
Since you're responding to invisible posts, I must assume you're speaking to that. He had no friends (not kidding) on slashdot and people ignore him there, unlike here. It's less fun for him. In fact, I was going to find his account, but it would seem he deleted it.
He'll eventually become tired of posting if not a single person on the board ever responds. Stop being his tool.
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FrozenVoid2009-03-01 12:20
>>14 I don't need popular support.
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There is always a solution. I said in this case, registration and capatachas are probably good examples of what the solution is not. IP banning is a very archaic and nonsensical practice. It doesn't actually FIX the problem; it just puts it on hold. I don't know where your capatcha hate comes from; but quite frankly they are a godsend for legitimate users; nothing of a hindrance cf with life without them. Wait and see how much legitimate users are hindered from posting on websites once there is no longer any way of authenticating a user as human. That said capatchas on 4chan would be a no-no.
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Anonymous2009-03-02 3:55
>>19
This is a well-written post. Excellent use of words and phrasing.
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Anonymous2009-03-02 4:38
>>19 CAPTCHA. The word you're looking for is CAPTCHA.
Also, they're used quite successfully on anonib.com.
The solution is to ban the Ips. It puts the solution on hold, forcing the spammers to find new proxies, which isn't always easy. It puts the ball in the spammers' court.
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Anonymous2009-03-02 7:17
IP banning requires active moderation. If we had active moderation, we wouldn't have a problem to start with.
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Anonymous2009-03-02 7:39
Kneejerk reactions such as CAPTCHA FUCKING EVERYTHING and registrations is bad and in the end you lose because you had to inconvenience your users. As >>23 mentioned, all you have to do is ban their IPs as they come along. Accept spammers as a fact of Internet life. You will never make them go away, you will never be able to prevent them. The perfect solution does not exist. If you can find a way of stopping script kiddies without inconveniencing your users in any way, then that would be the Holy Grail of solutions.
Keep calm and carry on.
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Anonymous2009-03-02 7:58
CAPTCHAs are PIG DISGUSTING
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FrozenVoid2009-03-02 9:15
CAPTCHAS work in theory. The what rapidshare thought.
..until they got proven wrong,and forced to design harder captchas.
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Anonymous2009-03-02 9:22
If you are annoyed by captchas maybe, you should not go to these sites. Instead of bitching ;)
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Anonymous2009-03-02 10:14
HAY JAVASCRIPT PPL, UPDATE THE FROZENVOID IGNORE SCRIPT PLZ TO IGNORE RETARDS WITH SIGNATURES
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