DeadAccount
Bacteria
Just a question- how come we can still see members that are banned in the members list? This is probably a no brainer- but I'm sorta curious ;w;
Really Dumb Question About Banning
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DeadAccount
Bacteria
Ahh, I mean, that makes sense! ^^
Primal the Lycanroc
Maxwell the Fennec
I'm assuming this, don't count my word for it though.
I'm pretty sure they could mark than person as banned, but it could remain as to let others know that this person is banned. Possibly. Not too sure on that one.
I'm pretty sure they could mark than person as banned, but it could remain as to let others know that this person is banned. Possibly. Not too sure on that one.
DeadAccount
Bacteria
I was wondering if they could still see the forums even if they are banned? I'm just guessing XD
Primal the Lycanroc
Maxwell the Fennec
I'm sure they can't, maybe. Possibly when someone is banned, they are booted from the site as a whole, with either no returning, or just no involvement in any conversations or general topics here. That's a longshot though, dunno for sure.
DeadAccount
Bacteria
Who knows XD
I just thought maybe they can see but they just can't talk or post things lol
I just thought maybe they can see but they just can't talk or post things lol
Primal the Lycanroc
Maxwell the Fennec
Maybe so! Maybe that's how it works, dunno. Never been banned to find out, nor do I want to find out.
Kuroserama
Just a fox.
I feel like the banned users probably just view the site like a Guest (someone who's not logged in). I think their account is banned, but I don't think the IP gets banned. Even if it was, there are easy ways around that, too.
This is just my own speculation.
Yav
wig snatcher
Pretty sure certain IP / EMAILS associated with spambot accounts are banned, therefore, the accounts get banned upon creation, but it still counts them as "online" (most likely viewing the member registration page)
When you're banned, it blocks you from accessing any page while logged into the account for the reason you were banned for.
You can still go to any available page, but it won't count your activity in the member listing and you won't be able to view it (same with alerts / conversations, you'll be able to see you have them and view what they are, but you won't be able to see the page when clicking on them).
When you're banned, it blocks you from accessing any page while logged into the account for the reason you were banned for.
You can still go to any available page, but it won't count your activity in the member listing and you won't be able to view it (same with alerts / conversations, you'll be able to see you have them and view what they are, but you won't be able to see the page when clicking on them).
DeadAccount
Bacteria
That is what I meant actually ^^
DeadAccount
Bacteria
Is it just me or is it that every time I look at one of these banned profiles- they are always over the age of 40? At least from what I've seen XD
Primal the Lycanroc
Maxwell the Fennec
Sometimes I'm either led to believe it's a bot, or all the ages are...really convenient with one another.
DeadAccount
Bacteria
Maybe its been the same person all this time and we just don't know it yet O_O
Kuroserama
Just a fox.
I don’t understand what the end game is for making bots on a site like this. If they didn’t get banned, what would these bots do? Are they just maliciously bogging down the site? Do they solicit? Is someone just that bored?
I have so many questions...
I have so many questions...
DeadAccount
Bacteria
Samee lol, I wonder if one of these bots have ever posted anything? Or at least got far enough to post something- I wonder if maybe they just spam links or stuff?
Primal the Lycanroc
Maxwell the Fennec
A good question. Wonder if anyone will answer that one logically, and I do mean that. Bots are quite the plague nowadays.
quoting_mungo
Well-Known Member
Spambots basically function by finding whatever sort of software they’ve been configured for (a specific forum software, a Wordpress site, a MediaWiki site, etc) and automatically creating accounts/making posts/comments/pages with whatever it is they’re set up to post about.
The people running them don’t really expect the spam posts to generate business/traffic directly, but search engines tend to promote results that are linked to on many pages. It’s basically a form of (disruptive) search engine optimization.
The people running them don’t really expect the spam posts to generate business/traffic directly, but search engines tend to promote results that are linked to on many pages. It’s basically a form of (disruptive) search engine optimization.
Frank Gulotta
Send us your floppy
It's their facebook template. You don't think FAF is significant enough for spambots to make a specific template to spam it do you?
We get like 100 a day that are the same exact format lol. So maybe not, but UGH.
Frank Gulotta
Send us your floppy
Really?
I see them maybe once every two months, guess I just miss them and they're just very lazy with their templates
Well, a lot of the time you guys don't see 'em because we mark them as spam before they can actually access the forum. They get caught by StopForumSpam antispam measures. Some of them slip through the cracks, though.Really?