{"assets":[],"author_link":"author\/pov\/","author_name":"PoV","cat":"MiniLD #49","categories":["MiniLD #49"],"comments":[],"epoch":1394845020,"event":"LD49","likes":29,"metadata":{"p_key":"81105","p_author":"PoV","p_authorkey":"0","p_urlkey":"290222","p_title":"Spam Spam Spam","p_cat":"MiniLD #49","p_event":"LD28","p_time":"1394845020","p_likes":"29","p_comments":"0","p_status":"WAYBACK","us_key":null,"us_name":null,"us_username":null,"event_start":"1386892800","event_key":"20","event_name":"LD28"},"source_url":"2014\/03\/15\/spam-spam-spam\/","text":"

Hey folks! Apologies for the frontpage spam. We\u2019ve been running anti-spam plugins for several years now, and they\u2019re still catching thousands of attempts, but there\u2019s this really ugly onslaught going on now that none of them can stop. Anyone following the RSS would be wise to discontinue for the time being. We\u2019re deleting the users manually as we see them, but regrettably these bots are way more persistent than us.<\/p>\n

I definitely plan to resolve this, even if that means writing a custom anti-spam plugin. Alas I\u2019m away at GDC this week, so I will not get a chance until I return. Soon though, soon.<\/p>\n

Thank you for your patience.<\/p>\n

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More info: The main problem with whats been going on is that anti-spam plugins are for comments typically. It\u2019s very rare to find plugins for stopping signups and bad posts. We have a catchpa, but lately I\u2019ve started running a new plugin that is supposed to catch user post spam (CleanTalk), but you\u2019ve seen the results. *sigh*, looks like we need to take more drastic measures. <\/p>\n

If anyone decides to write a clever new anti-spam plugin while I\u2019m away, please get in touch. \";)\"<\/p>","time":"March 15th, 2014 12:57 am","title":"Spam Spam Spam","title_was_empty":false}