Users who register but don't post = spambot?

Elmo · Post by **Elmo** » Sun Apr 16, 2006 12:54 pm

Just wondered if anyone else had noticed the board has a strangely large amount of users who register but never post and that these users have very similar profiles in that they have a seemingly random ICQ number, one word awnsers for interests and occupation and a link under URL for a commercial site normally selling gambling, pharmacuticals or music. Could this prehaps be a spambot that's failing to post?

sorry, this probably should have gone under 'and more'.

Jeni Nielsen · Post by **Jeni Nielsen** » Mon Apr 17, 2006 9:05 am

I can move it for you...

I don't know. I mean there are a few people I know who go to forums and just lurk around. I guess I just give them the benefit of the doubt.

Post by **Jeff Georgeson** » Mon Apr 17, 2006 10:28 am

Yeah, I've noticed this, too. In the last month or two I've begun removing inactive accounts and even active ones according to the following rules (posted in the Rules section):

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If you register but don't activate your account for two weeks, it will be deleted and you will have to re-register.

If you register and activate, but your post count remains zero for a month, your account will also be deleted.
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I haven't been really exacting about this, but I've been weeding things out a bit here and there. Also, I've been removing website links that obviously go to casino-this or meds-that.

Jeff