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Old 03-08-2009, 04:13 PM
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I report spam quite often

some things other boards have done at an admin level where they know the forum software (examples adapted to this board)

alter the registration questions (as a lot of the spam is done by auto hacker/spammer programs)
Most of these programs put USA as a location and the name of the forum as biography

1. Location question (put do not put USA as a location) then if USA is put in the location it auto rejects

2. biography (do not put fit freak) then if that is the answer it auto rejects

3. add a question are you human? no answer or no as an answer it auto rejects

or instead of auto reject you could do admin approval on registers where questions where answered wrong.

vBulletin has a forum where web masters help and trade info and the programmers of vBull list plug ins. Internet Brands you would think would have helpful info too after all they should be screening all the ads for virus.

Fitcapo's idea is good too.
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