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What's up with all the spam I'm seeing? - FrankAtl - 01-25-2018
The last couple of days I've seen a half dozen or so spam postings. I thought anyone signing up for the forum had to get approved by a moderator before they could post. Has someone hacked the forum?
RE: What's up with all the spam I'm seeing? - RKMBrown© - 01-25-2018
(01-25-2018, 02:09 PM)FrankAtl Wrote: The last couple of days I've seen a half dozen or so spam postings. I thought anyone signing up for the forum had to get approved by a moderator before they could post. Has someone hacked the forum?
This is the tool swap and sell forum.
RE: What's up with all the spam I'm seeing? - FrankAtl - 01-25-2018
(01-25-2018, 05:48 PM)RKMBrown© Wrote: This is the tool swap and sell forum.
Yes I know. This where I've been seeing the spam.
RE: What's up with all the spam I'm seeing? - Stwood_ - 01-25-2018
I don't know that they approve new accounts.
I've seen more spam posts also.
RE: What's up with all the spam I'm seeing? - KingwoodFan1989 - 01-25-2018
I reported one last night. It was for some kind of product and it had a link. Didn't click it, but IIRC it was in the hand tool section of the forum, where it obviously did not belong.
RE: What's up with all the spam I'm seeing? - FrankAtl - 01-26-2018
Well Handi just told me in another thread that Woodsmith doesn't host this forum any longer. I did not know that. When they hosted it the mods had to approve a new account before it was activated. That might not be the case any longer.
RE: What's up with all the spam I'm seeing? - Admiral - 01-26-2018
(01-26-2018, 08:02 AM)FrankAtl Wrote: Well Handi just told me in another thread that Woodsmith doesn't host this forum any longer. I did not know that.
Well, they sort of do, their parent company Active Interest Media does.
RE: What's up with all the spam I'm seeing? - FrankAtl - 01-26-2018
(01-26-2018, 11:43 AM)Admiral Wrote: Well, they sort of do, their parent company Active Interest Media does.
Thanks Admiral. It's hard to keep up with any company these days with all of the acquisitions going on.
RE: What's up with all the spam I'm seeing? - rschissler - 01-27-2018
(01-25-2018, 02:09 PM)FrankAtl Wrote: The last couple of days I've seen a half dozen or so spam postings. I thought anyone signing up for the forum had to get approved by a moderator before they could post. Has someone hacked the forum?
All the Woodnet spam I get seems related to project plans. And it seems daily now...