I think we need to configure VBulletin

[FlyingRon]

Need to either explicitly approve members or at least put them in a hold from initial posting for a couple of days.
It will greatly decrease the SPAM potential. I'm admin on a couple of other VBulletin boards we have instituted this on.

[Hal Bryan]

I think you're right, Ron. I'll dig into that this morning.

[rwanttaja]

But...but...how will I be able to find the best deals in Viagra and handbags??? :-)

Ron Wanttaja

[Hal Bryan]

I have a list of email addresses I could give you...

[Mike Switzer]

Hal, I think if you don't do something you might need an assistant to watch the forum & hit the delete button.

[Hal Bryan]

Hmm... I like the idea of an assistant...

Anyway, we are setup now so that all new registrants have to be approved by me. That should help a lot, so we'll see how it goes. If any of you saw some spam that popped up about 2 hours ago, that was "someone" (or a bot) that signed up a couple of days ago, so that's not an immediate indictment of the new plan...

[Mike Switzer]

Hopefully those disgusting ads for Dallas Cowboys jerseys will be a thing of the past...

[martymayes]

Ouch, spammed first thing this a.m. by k2djh58s2

[Hal Bryan]

Deleted and banned, thanks to Matt G. who reported it first thing.

That account snuck in a few days ago, before the new approval process was in place. I'm happy to say this process prevented 12 new spammers from signing up overnight.