Someone ban Celebguy_dv

John C · 03-04-2003, 02:38 AM

Spammer...big-time spammer...

I hope this doesn't become wide-spread, or these "companies" begin looking at high-traffic message boards as a way of "advertising" their services.

-John

Kelric · 03-04-2003, 02:39 AM

He is pretty damn annoying.

JML · 03-04-2003, 02:40 AM

This is the third one I've seen in the past week.

Given the free and easy registration process, I doubt there's much .400 can do besides ban the handles once they start spamming.

Royal07 · 03-04-2003, 02:41 AM

The same user name was at my board tonight spamming away. In fact he is still trying to post. I had to ban him after 12 messages. Since then he has attempted to post 638 times.

It must be a bot.

John C · 03-04-2003, 02:41 AM

100 posts a day and growing. It's like JBlaze, but with more content and logic in his posts.

-John

JML · 03-04-2003, 02:42 AM

Quote:

Originally posted by Royal07
The same user name was at my board tonight spamming away. In fact he is still trying to post. I had to ban him after 12 messages. Since then he has attempted to post 638 times.

It must be a bot.

It must be. Imagine what would happen if the 30 second flood-control weren't activated!

John C · 03-04-2003, 02:42 AM

Quote:

Originally posted by JML
This is the third one I've seen in the past week.

Given the free and easy registration process, I doubt there's much .400 can do besides ban the handles once they start spamming.

Man, you sound like a disappointed commercial.

Actually, they can ban the IP...other than that, I'm not sure.

-John

JML · 03-04-2003, 02:46 AM

I don't see the point really. If there's anything people know how to find on the net, it's porn. I mean, people who would actually use the net for such things.

I heard a great joke the other night on some stand-up show: "I find it disturbing that the machine I use to masturbate is the same machine I use to teach my kid the alphabet."

John C · 03-04-2003, 02:53 AM

Haha! That's great!

-John
-Doesn't "LOL". No "LMAO". Just Ha. Just Ha.

JWay · 03-04-2003, 02:55 AM

lol

Royal07 · 03-04-2003, 02:56 AM

Hahaha.

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Yea they can ban his IP, it is 195.173.5.248 i think

At least the one attacking my board is under that ip.

John C · 03-04-2003, 02:56 AM

One thing I found out from a friend of mine who runs a vBulletin board (I'm an admin there, but was not aware of this until now) that you can ban bots from surfing this board. So, this bot, and all other bots, can get banned.

To be honest, I'm a little surprised as to why it hasn't happened just yet. If there's a detail he left out, then I understand.

-John

BaseballMan · 03-04-2003, 02:59 AM

well it may not bother some of us to have porn links here but it might look bad on ootp if some kids parents sees it.
I know its not their fault but you know how hard it is to explain things to parents. lol
Remember its not only adultswho play ootp.

But for me personally its just so damn annoying.

JML · 03-04-2003, 03:02 AM

Quote:

Originally posted by BaseballMan

But for me personally its just so damn annoying.

Especially since it bumps threads that have nothing new to report. Lord knows we have enough traffic on this board right now as it is.

I didn't know you could ban bots specifically. I figured there would be no way for the software to distinguish a bot from a regular member.

What sucks is that everytime one of these bots shows up, it's late and the mods are all gone.

Dargone · 03-04-2003, 03:02 AM

Good point BaseballMan and we also have a couple of female OOTP members to think about. We want this to be a friendly place where everyone can come and talk about their favorite game

BaseballMan · 03-04-2003, 03:10 AM

i wonder if was someone that for some reason was upset with ootp or just a random chance the bot found ootp.

isnt there a way to trace the bot

since they are attacking when Steve is usually asleep
im just wondering if they know these boards

JML · 03-04-2003, 03:13 AM

Quote:

Originally posted by BaseballMan
i wonder if was someone that for some reason was upset with ootp or just a random chance the bot found ootp.

isnt there a way to trace the bot

Not sure on either account.

I'm wondering if there is a way to monitor msg board traffic from the outside. I've been on the OOTP boards regularly for 2 years, and I've never seen a bot... until it got crazy busy a couple weeks before the release. Maybe "they" saw that this board became incredibly active, then sent in the bots.

Send innnn the bots.... they're already heeeereeee.

Sorry. It's late and I'm punchy.

BaseballMan · 03-04-2003, 03:20 AM

could be but its happening more than just once
plus its always when theres no admin.
so im guessing its someone that wasnt too liked and is trying for some juvenile revenge
Of course the bot could just be set to run overnight.

Royal07 · 03-04-2003, 03:21 AM

Yes you can trace the bot, just get an IP tracker or tracer and use the IP that I posted above (or on page 1). It is the same bot, with the same IP.

The bot also hit our forums and they are not high traffic at all, so I am guessing that this is just a random event not having anything to do with the recent release of the game.

Cuss16 · 03-04-2003, 03:23 AM

imagine if he starts posting in this thread. lol.

jk

03-04-2003, 02:38 AM	#1
John C Hall Of Famer Join Date: Mar 2002 Location: Albion, RI Posts: 2,286 Infractions: 1/0 (0)	Someone ban Celebguy_dv Spammer...big-time spammer... I hope this doesn't become wide-spread, or these "companies" begin looking at high-traffic message boards as a way of "advertising" their services. -John __________________ Facebook \| My Videos

03-04-2003, 02:41 AM	#5
John C Hall Of Famer Join Date: Mar 2002 Location: Albion, RI Posts: 2,286 Infractions: 1/0 (0)	100 posts a day and growing. It's like JBlaze, but with more content and logic in his posts. -John __________________ Facebook \| My Videos

03-04-2003, 02:53 AM	#9
John C Hall Of Famer Join Date: Mar 2002 Location: Albion, RI Posts: 2,286 Infractions: 1/0 (0)	Haha! That's great! -John -Doesn't "LOL". No "LMAO". Just Ha. Just Ha. __________________ Facebook \| My Videos

03-04-2003, 02:56 AM	#12
John C Hall Of Famer Join Date: Mar 2002 Location: Albion, RI Posts: 2,286 Infractions: 1/0 (0)	One thing I found out from a friend of mine who runs a vBulletin board (I'm an admin there, but was not aware of this until now) that you can ban bots from surfing this board. So, this bot, and all other bots, can get banned. To be honest, I'm a little surprised as to why it hasn't happened just yet. If there's a detail he left out, then I understand. -John __________________ Facebook \| My Videos

03-04-2003, 03:02 AM	#15
Dargone Hall Of Famer Join Date: Feb 2002 Location: Interwebs Posts: 2,862	Good point BaseballMan and we also have a couple of female OOTP members to think about. We want this to be a friendly place where everyone can come and talk about their favorite game __________________ I was never one to patiently pick up broken fragments and glue them together again and tell myself that the mended whole was as good as new. What is broken is broken -- and I'd rather remember it as it was at its best than mend it and see the broken places as long as I lived.-Margaret Mitchell

03-04-2003, 02:39 AM	#2
Kelric Hall Of Famer Join Date: Mar 2002 Location: Greater Boston Area Posts: 3,992	He is pretty damn annoying.

03-04-2003, 02:40 AM	#3
JML Hall Of Famer Join Date: Dec 2001 Location: The act or process of locating. Posts: 2,154	This is the third one I've seen in the past week. Given the free and easy registration process, I doubt there's much .400 can do besides ban the handles once they start spamming.

03-04-2003, 02:41 AM	#4
Royal07 Minors (Rookie Ball) Join Date: Mar 2003 Posts: 30	The same user name was at my board tonight spamming away. In fact he is still trying to post. I had to ban him after 12 messages. Since then he has attempted to post 638 times. It must be a bot.

03-04-2003, 02:46 AM	#8
JML Hall Of Famer Join Date: Dec 2001 Location: The act or process of locating. Posts: 2,154	I don't see the point really. If there's anything people know how to find on the net, it's porn. I mean, people who would actually use the net for such things. I heard a great joke the other night on some stand-up show: "I find it disturbing that the machine I use to masturbate is the same machine I use to teach my kid the alphabet."

03-04-2003, 02:55 AM	#10
JWay Hall Of Famer Join Date: Dec 2001 Location: Sioux Falls, SD Posts: 5,031	lol

03-04-2003, 02:59 AM	#13
BaseballMan Hall Of Famer Join Date: Jan 2002 Posts: 6,647	well it may not bother some of us to have porn links here but it might look bad on ootp if some kids parents sees it. I know its not their fault but you know how hard it is to explain things to parents. lol Remember its not only adultswho play ootp. But for me personally its just so damn annoying.

03-04-2003, 03:10 AM	#16
BaseballMan Hall Of Famer Join Date: Jan 2002 Posts: 6,647	i wonder if was someone that for some reason was upset with ootp or just a random chance the bot found ootp. isnt there a way to trace the bot since they are attacking when Steve is usually asleep im just wondering if they know these boards Last edited by BaseballMan; 03-04-2003 at 03:15 AM.

03-04-2003, 03:20 AM	#18
BaseballMan Hall Of Famer Join Date: Jan 2002 Posts: 6,647	could be but its happening more than just once plus its always when theres no admin. so im guessing its someone that wasnt too liked and is trying for some juvenile revenge Of course the bot could just be set to run overnight.

03-04-2003, 03:21 AM	#19
Royal07 Minors (Rookie Ball) Join Date: Mar 2003 Posts: 30	Yes you can trace the bot, just get an IP tracker or tracer and use the IP that I posted above (or on page 1). It is the same bot, with the same IP. The bot also hit our forums and they are not high traffic at all, so I am guessing that this is just a random event not having anything to do with the recent release of the game. Last edited by Royal07; 03-04-2003 at 03:24 AM.

03-04-2003, 03:23 AM	#20
Cuss16 Hall Of Famer Join Date: Dec 2002 Location: BC, CANADA Posts: 2,994	imagine if he starts posting in this thread. lol. jk __________________