Added a new spam filter

[kato13]

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]

testing to make sure i dont get filtered

[dragoon500ly]

Got tagged, my post mentioned a couple of firearms company.

[simonmark6]

Jokes about Viagra? They just keep coming...

[LVI]

Originally Posted by simonmark6

Jokes about Viagra? They just keep coming...

Haha ahhhhh that's so sad.

[kato13]

Originally Posted by dragoon500ly

Got tagged, my post mentioned a couple of firearms company.

That was an odd one to get flagged. (http://forum.juhlin.com/showpost.php...5&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]

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]

Originally Posted by pmulcahy11b

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]

Squirrels
Possums
And
Muskrats

[dragoon500ly]

On a roll here! That's two picked off by the Spam Filter!



And thanks Paul for reminding me of the old Spam in the field thang!

[kato13]

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.