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kato13
08-05-2011, 01:43 AM
Just letting everyone know I added a new spam filter to the site.

If any post triggers the spam filter it will be put in moderation until a moderator or myself can look at it.

I have no idea how sensitive it is so perhaps if you post a joke about Viagra or something similar you may see message indicating that your message will be held in moderation. If that happens send me a PM or note it here.

I am applying it to all users right now to see if anything gets flagged but eventually it will only apply to users who have fewer than 6 posts.

Long term I am probably going to restrict signatures for new users as well until they have made 5 posts as signatures can be a source of cross links, which are useful for raising Google rankings.
admin_test_user
08-05-2011, 01:44 AM
testing to make sure i dont get filtered
dragoon500ly
08-05-2011, 11:34 AM
Got tagged, my post mentioned a couple of firearms company.
simonmark6
08-05-2011, 11:38 AM
Jokes about Viagra? They just keep coming...
LVI
08-05-2011, 12:48 PM
Jokes about Viagra? They just keep coming...

Haha ahhhhh that's so sad.
kato13
08-05-2011, 12:49 PM
Got tagged, my post mentioned a couple of firearms company.


That was an odd one to get flagged. (http://forum.juhlin.com/showpost.php?p=36855&postcount=48)

I have approved it.

Long term I will remove the restriction for any user with more than 5 posts, but for now I want to see how sensitive it is to see if it is worthwhile.
pmulcahy11b
08-05-2011, 01:30 PM
On a tangential track, Spam really isn't that bad a food, especially when fried. If you're in the field and you have a can of Spam, you're in heaven for a little while. I rarely bought it in garrison, however.
kato13
08-05-2011, 01:52 PM
On a tangential track, Spam really isn't that bad a food, especially when fried. If you're in the field and you have a can of Spam, you're in heaven for a little while. I rarely bought it in garrison, however.


Spam is considered an appropriate gift (even for weddings) in Korea. I think tradition goes back to the war when it was the best meat that was commonly available.
Bullet Magnet
08-06-2011, 04:28 AM
Squirrels
Possums
And
Muskrats

;)
dragoon500ly
08-07-2011, 03:22 PM
On a roll here! That's two picked off by the Spam Filter!

:p

And thanks Paul for reminding me of the old Spam in the field thang!
kato13
08-07-2011, 06:01 PM
Ok we had 4 false positives so I moved the post threshold down to 5.

It is still possible that a new user might get flagged, but anything that we can do to make the site less spam friendly will make us less of a target.

The next step will probably be no signature until a new user reaches 5 approved posts.