Is the Forum Busted?

[Squishman]

... or just undergoing some fixes?

 

[Eppie]

... or just undergoing some fixes?

The forum is being pounded by spammers again. Others have commented that you may need to log off and login again to correct posting errors. I use Firefox and had to log back in again to pass the Cloudflare security check and be able to post messages.

 

[ryanosaur]

I’ve had to do this repeatedly. A little too much so.

In fact I just had to do it again to post this.

 

[adk highlander]

Thanks for that. I was trying to do clean up and kept getting errors. Logging out and back in fixed it and I was able to dump all the spam posts.

 

[GO-NAD!]

The forum is being pounded by spammers again. Others have commented that you may need to log off and login again to correct posting errors. I use Firefox and had to log back in again to pass the Cloudflare security check and be able to post messages.

Thanks for that. I was wondering why I couldn't post.

 

[m. zillch]

I use Firefox and had to log back in again to pass the Cloudflare security check and be able to post messages.

Me too. Hmm. . . Out of curiosity, what does that cloudfare security check thingy do, exactly? Anyone know? Thanks

 

[Eppie]

Me too. Hmm. . . Out of curiosity, what does that cloudfare security check thingy do, exactly? Anyone know? Thanks

Likely a bot filter but the SPAM bots seemed to have found a way around it again. Having to log out and back in multiple times is getting to be a pain though.

 

[Verdinut]

I wonder if there is a possibility of adding a simple arithmetic question that would defeat bots.

 

[lovinthehd]

I posted in the feedback subforum that I seemed to have more/less difficulty depending what browser I was using....

 

[mtrycrafts]

Just had to log off, close browser and start over to post.

 

[TLS Guy]

Just had to log off, close browser and start over to post.

These are large scale bot attacks, I suspect largely from China. That is probably my least favorite part of the world, and I regard the whole outfit as as a curse on humanity and go out of my way as far as I can to avoid anything that originates from there. The forum has cut out posts with Chinese IP addresses for some time and this helped for a while. Now the scoundrels have VPNs all over the world, and so their spam can come in from any part of the globe. I understand their nasty bots are now smart enough to solve even difficult CPATCHA puzzles. Not sure there is an easy solution, or any to solve this, apart from onerous registration and login requirements. What is worse, I understand these Chinese criminals can mine the forum date as a route to collect our personal data.

I would be in favor of putting 100% tariffs, or higher on anything originating from China. Do not buy Chinese goods. You can by better made products from other sources.