General Chat

[Phil Randall]

Aron,  the answer is really quite simple, stop access to the web by anyone else other than club members with an access code.  Non members can have access to a "contact us page" only.
This is not really rocket science, ten thousand other web sites work this way.
It is our web site, and we the members should be able to dictate how it is accessed.
Put a motion to the meeting and I will second it.
I too have no interest in the nightly frolics of Paris Hilton and others.
Phil R.

[David Smith]

the committee has access to delete spam from the web site

the problem is i have a job im a mechanic, and so dose the rest of the committee. im not sittign infront of the computer all day to delete spam.

dirt bike world and other fourms have mega amounts of members whose cut gets devided to pay people to check for spam

the ball is rolling on getting ride or atleast reducing the problem

but as were getting the service for free we shouldnt be to picky on when its done :idea:

[Phil Randall]

Get real fellas,   If locking it up is the only way to stop the spam then so be it.  The genuine enquiries posted from non members could be counted on Ali Baba's right hand.
Phil R.

[Greg C]

I posted a thread about this last year!

http://amtra.com.au/v1.2/forum/viewtopic.php?t=445&sid=c187c01f105d0bf4bdc3c3c3fa91be8c

Remember these are not real people signing up...just "bot" programs that se an algorithm to complete the signup process and post the spam...never to post again.

There are far far too many forums on the Internet for any group of people to spend all day creating accounts and posting spam links.

They key is to implement a measure that will interrupt the algorithm...some of which I posted in the thread linked above...as well as requiring a validation email to activate the account.

Locking forums down so private members only can post anything is one simple idea, but private forums drive up the work of moderators, and closing off forums all together to anyone except members just isnt necessary.

General access forums for a site like this is a good idea IMHO.  This site has already over 2000 members and having private forums only could detract a lot of potential new, genuine members.

Implementing something simple and smart once in a while (because spam bots WILL improve their signup methods) saves plenty of headaches in the long run.

Edit:  Sorry I see zemond is on the money...I still need to learn to read the whole thread before posting!  :lol:

[David Smith]

Its in process at the moment and if aal goes well it will be fixed by the end of the month  

committee meetings are to far apart sometimes and to close together the next