Don't open new spam threads...

[Brynn]

because in case you didn't read Frieda's message in "Concerned Citizen" yet, there are images in them that generate new spam :eek:

For the spammers:
a picture of brain maggots that I advise you not to click on (http://z.about.com/d/urbanlegends/1/0/t/7/gross1a.jpg)

[Brynn]

a picture of a pathological specimen of a Vertebral Osteoid Osteoma that I advise you not to click on (http://brighamrad.harvard.edu/Cases/jpnm/images/1112/Gross.jpg)

[Brynn]

this guy to make sweet love to you (http://www.sawf.org/Newsphotos/Hollywood/CharlieSheen4Oct2007PR.jpg)

[topcat]

is this thread spam?

[auntie aubrey]

it's so hard not to click those links. i know i shouldn't BUT THEY'RE THERE AND I'M CURIOUS.

[Coffee]

Psst..."viewer #2"...mp3s in the fiction thread.:rolleyes:

[Anna]

supplies
http://img90.imageshack.us/img90/3645/spamsr1.png.
http://www.appscout.com/images/spam%20boy.jpg

[Frieda]

~ bump ~

for anyone that hasn't seen my request yet :)

[Hyakujo's Fox]

I think the spammers view their own threads, well when looking at Who's Online I saw one of them was viewing his own thread.

I was looking at the vBulletin manual (http://www.vbulletin.com/docs/html/), it seems possible that new registrations can be directed into a separate usergroup, and this separate usergroup could have its "new thread" permission set to "no". If anyone real turns up :rolleyes: we can move them into the normal usergroup.

Is this something worth exploring?

[Frieda]

yeah if you post a thread you're automatically viewing your own thread. i mean the times that someone actually replies to them--deleted another one of those this morning. that thread got 8 views.. so that's 8 more for me to delete later! :)

we had a separate usergroup once-- and yes it will be helpful-- and i really really wish i could help you there! :(

[Anna]

I'd like to make a tiny suggestion... if you do not have this on your computer it's free! (http://www.spybot.info/) It will keep you safe and all the places you visit :)