andyf117 Posted January 27, 2022 Share Posted January 27, 2022 @SBARC Just tried to contact you to offer to help with deleting the posts from the ongoing 'spam attack' - but when I tried to send, I got a "SBARC cannot receive messages" message... ....I have the free time available if you need someone either to assist or delegate to with regard to removing all the offending posts... Andy Quote Link to post Share on other sites
phantom Posted January 27, 2022 Share Posted January 27, 2022 Yeah, there was a bunch . Still working on them. My big question, how the heck am I the guy that gets rid of these things? Did I miss a meeting or something? And I can not get a hold of Steve either for the F-16 Group build activation. Quote Link to post Share on other sites
phantom Posted January 27, 2022 Share Posted January 27, 2022 Steve, get back here and add a couple more moderators. There was HUNDREDS of spams I had to get rid of. I am no computer expert. Quote Link to post Share on other sites
airmechaja Posted January 27, 2022 Share Posted January 27, 2022 Thanks for doing that Phantom . More mods are required. Quote Link to post Share on other sites
andyf117 Posted January 27, 2022 Author Share Posted January 27, 2022 (edited) 1 hour ago, phantom said: Steve, get back here and add a couple more moderators. There was HUNDREDS of spams I had to get rid of. I am no computer expert. When I posted, the attack was still coming after more than six hours, from about three or four different accounts, and in one or two cases had already filled as many as eight pages - I'm no computer expert either, but knowing of Steve's limited availability, thought maybe I could help if needed... ....seems you've taken care of it in the meantime , but my offer still stands in case of future similar occurrences - a quick Google search revealed that particular brand of Korean spam has been foisted on dozens of sites and forums around the world over the past six months... Edited January 27, 2022 by andyf117 Quote Link to post Share on other sites
phantom Posted January 27, 2022 Share Posted January 27, 2022 Thanks guys. I'm not even sure how I became a mod. Guess I just have been around a long time. Quote Link to post Share on other sites
habu2 Posted January 28, 2022 Share Posted January 28, 2022 He’s baaack…. 💩 💩 💩 Quote Link to post Share on other sites
Dave Williams Posted January 28, 2022 Share Posted January 28, 2022 I don’t get the point of the multiple spam posts. It seems like a lame DoS attack. No one is going to click on anything, so it’s not to advertise any products. It’s like the only purpose is harassment. Maybe the right thing to do is to block new signups for a week or two, and hope they move on to some other site to harass. Quote Link to post Share on other sites
markiii Posted January 28, 2022 Share Posted January 28, 2022 I notice the posts seem to be confined to the general section. Quote Link to post Share on other sites
andyf117 Posted January 28, 2022 Author Share Posted January 28, 2022 (edited) 13 hours ago, phantom said: Thanks guys. I'm not even sure how I became a mod. Guess I just have been around a long time. From the 'Group Build' part of your Mod 'title', I'm guessing you volunteered to help run one or more of those at some point... 5 hours ago, markiii said: I notice the posts seem to be confined to the general section. Judging by the scattered posting pattern, frequency, and multiple usernames - a few here, and a few or a lot there (12 posts in this section, 14 pages and counting in Forum FAQ), made anything from one to fifteen or more minutes apart, they also appear to be manual inputs, rather than automated... ....meaning somewhere in SEA there are a bunch of people huddled over their computers, signing up to sites like this, and copying and pasting their spam. If it is Korean in origin, it's starting late morning there, and continuing into the early evening at least - it's 18:18 in Seoul as I type this, and the posts are still coming 8 hours after the first... Edited January 28, 2022 by andyf117 Quote Link to post Share on other sites
phantom Posted January 28, 2022 Share Posted January 28, 2022 What a waste of time. Spaming in a language very few people on this site can read. Well, there is more time off my life wasted. Quote Link to post Share on other sites
andyf117 Posted January 28, 2022 Author Share Posted January 28, 2022 10 minutes ago, phantom said: What a waste of time. Spaming in a language very few people on this site can read. Well, there is more time off my life wasted. Your time and effort is appreciated, certainly not wasted... Quote Link to post Share on other sites
phantom Posted January 28, 2022 Share Posted January 28, 2022 Well ran out of time. Hopefully I got most of it. Have to go to work now. Quote Link to post Share on other sites
Andrew D. the Jolly Rogers guy Posted January 28, 2022 Share Posted January 28, 2022 Much appreciated Shawn, very much....if I had mod keys I'd help out too just to give you a break.... Quote Link to post Share on other sites
Ken Cartwright Posted January 29, 2022 Share Posted January 29, 2022 Yes, much appreciated phantom! Quote Link to post Share on other sites
Da SWO Posted January 30, 2022 Share Posted January 30, 2022 Appreciate all the hard work you folks did. Quote Link to post Share on other sites
JackMan Posted January 30, 2022 Share Posted January 30, 2022 I'd like to say Thank You, too. Really appreciated what you've done for all of us. Quote Link to post Share on other sites
GreyGhost Posted January 30, 2022 Share Posted January 30, 2022 Thank You, Shawn ... -Gregg Quote Link to post Share on other sites
Geoff M Posted January 30, 2022 Share Posted January 30, 2022 Thanks for keeping us functioning Phantom! Geoff M Quote Link to post Share on other sites
phantom Posted January 30, 2022 Share Posted January 30, 2022 No worries guys, had a quick attack last night during the hockey game. Not too many this time. Quote Link to post Share on other sites
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