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jsemon2
Yak Addict
USA
920 Posts |
 Posted - 07/02/2006 : 3:24:03 PM
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The amount of spam users has starting to really show. Between nike shoes, porn, and now cell phones, i think it would be a good investment to go to:
http://www.vbulletin.com/
has a zillion features that would make a board more pleasing, while also requiring email verification before you can use the board (e.g posting, making new threads, etc)
maybe we could get a fundraiser together and get the software. 160 bucks isnt bad at all for what you get in return. |
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rubylith
Fluffy-Esque
1915 Posts |
Posted - 07/02/2006 : 10:17:08 PM
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| right on, I really haven't noticed any reason to change boards this one works great in my opinion. |
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jsemon2
Yak Addict
USA
920 Posts |
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PJK
Alien Abductee
USA
4159 Posts |
Posted - 07/03/2006 : 09:23:52 AM
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Jsemon2 I agree, I saw that as well as all the other spam that Fluffy so nicely got rid of this weekend. I just happen to have more time to visit right now, but it gets annoying as hell to come here and see the spam thats posted. Their screenames alone are dead give-a-ways, like "cumshot"!
I am all for something that makes it hard or impossible for spammers to post! It is really up to Jon and Fluffy though, they are the ones who make those decisions, but for what it's worth, I think your idea is great! |
"It is hard enough to remember my opinions, without also remembering my reasons for them!"Friedrich Nietzsche |
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rubylith
Fluffy-Esque
1915 Posts |
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PJK
Alien Abductee
USA
4159 Posts |
Posted - 07/03/2006 : 2:19:12 PM
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OH NO! Then maybe I don't think its so great after all, LOL! |
"It is hard enough to remember my opinions, without also remembering my reasons for them!"Friedrich Nietzsche |
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jsemon2
Yak Addict
USA
920 Posts |
Posted - 07/03/2006 : 2:45:19 PM
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Originally posted by PJK
OH NO! Then maybe I don't think its so great after all, LOL!
it's all good, unless you deal with do web devolpment or into that sort of thing, it doesnt mean much to the average user, but seeing how i run my own board somewhere else, i know a little more.
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jsemon2
Yak Addict
USA
920 Posts |
Posted - 07/05/2006 : 11:33:16 AM
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| check out the taping/trading section for even more reasons why |
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therippa
Fluffy-Esque
Kazakhstan
1099 Posts |
Posted - 07/05/2006 : 12:21:22 PM
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| I'm capable and willing to add Captcha functionality to the board. Paging jsoldo... |
Aspiring to Be Fluffy-Esque an Alien Abductee! |
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Fluffy
Administrator
USA
10739 Posts |
Posted - 07/22/2006 : 3:42:25 PM
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As tired of seeing these threads pop up as you are, imagine how tired I am of deleting the threads and members one by one. I have talked to Jon S about setting up some kind of a screener and he says it's possible. So we should be able to do something to stop the spammers without changing systems and losing all the old posts. Not sure when we will get to it but hopefully soon as I am MORE tired of deleting than you are of seeing. LOL I assure you. OH, I noticed in one of them he left email addresses. Not being as computer savy as the rest of you not sure if this will work BUT how about sending any spam you recieve in your email to one of the following addresses:
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http://www.nikefly.com. You also can send e-
mail to us: nikefly101@yahoo.com.cn MSN:nikefly1@hotmail.com
That might bug them a bit. LOL
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Peace & Keep the Faith
Fluffy         
"THE MUSIC BUSINESS IS A CRUEL AND SHALLOW MONEY TRENCH-- A LONG PLASTIC HALLWAY WHERE THIEVES AND PIMPS RUN FREE AND GOOD MEN DIE LIKE DOGS. THERE'S ALSO A NEGATIVE SIDE..." -Hunter S. Thompson |
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Ranting Thespian
Fluffy-Esque
USA
1283 Posts |
Posted - 07/24/2006 : 03:51:49 AM
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I have an idea. If we get a new messege board, can we just keep this one locked, allow it to be searched but no new posts? Just put a seperate link in the corner in the messege board area? That way, we would have a new and more secure messege board, and be able to keep all the old posts without anyone disturbing it.
Not sure if it is possible, but just an idea. |
Not communicating can hurt more than any word that can be said -
Nick
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dan p.
Alien Abductee
Uganda
3776 Posts |
Posted - 07/24/2006 : 1:09:18 PM
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| one step ahead of you, fluffy. i'm not too sure how much nikeguy likes farm sex or free merchandise giveaways, but i'd be willing to bet he's going to end up developing a taste for them. |
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Fluffy
Administrator
USA
10739 Posts |
Posted - 07/25/2006 : 12:49:49 PM
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Originally posted by dan p.
one step ahead of you, fluffy. i'm not too sure how much nikeguy likes farm sex or free merchandise giveaways, but i'd be willing to bet he's going to end up developing a taste for them.
Awesome, hopefully he is so busy with his new fetish to find TIMe to post over here. LOL |
Peace & Keep the Faith
Fluffy
"THE MUSIC BUSINESS IS A CRUEL AND SHALLOW MONEY TRENCH-- A LONG PLASTIC HALLWAY WHERE THIEVES AND PIMPS RUN FREE AND GOOD MEN DIE LIKE DOGS. THERE'S ALSO A NEGATIVE SIDE..." -Hunter S. Thompson |
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jsemon2
Yak Addict
USA
920 Posts |
Posted - 08/02/2006 : 09:29:16 AM
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| seriously fluffy, you need to get ahold of jon and do something about this bullshit. you shouldnt have to delete every thread individually because of shitheads like this. |
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JoeGamo05
Chatterbox
USA
279 Posts |
Posted - 08/02/2006 : 7:04:27 PM
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| i dunno if this is possible, but i know that members of the TR task force would help keep the boards clean 24/7 if given the ability to delete the spam threads. I don't know the situation though and how the board is ran :P but just a suggestion! i know i would check in on the regular to make sure the boards stay clean. |
When the trees start walking, the ground starts moving, your insane, your insane |
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enthuTIMsiast
Alien Abductee
6990 Posts |
Posted - 08/02/2006 : 9:06:38 PM
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Originally posted by JoeGamo05
I don't know the situation though and how the board is ran.
If I was a moderator I would change ran to run so fast it'd make your head spin.. :) |
Tim Reynolds Downloads
I am not the albatross of love, I am the human ellipsis. I am dot dot dot. - Leo Kottke
I hate beating people over the head with anything. We can all make up our own minds. What we don’t have is enough music. More music please. - Leo Kottke |
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JemezFoodPeople
Chatterbox
USA
330 Posts |
Posted - 08/02/2006 : 9:49:53 PM
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| I think one small but useful step would be to automatically delete any thread, title or member containing the word "nike." |
"Do you have the patience to wait
till your mud settles and the water is clear?
Can you remain unmoving
till the right action arises by itself?"
-Lao Tzu, Tao Te Ching
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jsemon2
Yak Addict
USA
920 Posts |
Posted - 08/02/2006 : 11:33:31 PM
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Originally posted by JemezFoodPeople
I think one small but useful step would be to automatically delete any thread, title or member containing the word "nike."
wildcards baby. *nike* |
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Ranting Thespian
Fluffy-Esque
USA
1283 Posts |
Posted - 08/03/2006 : 01:51:38 AM
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| we need someone to become like the Lawnmower man, and go into the computer world, and beat the shit out of those nike guys! |
Not communicating can hurt more than any word that can be said -
Nick
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enthuTIMsiast
Alien Abductee
6990 Posts |
Posted - 08/03/2006 : 4:58:23 PM
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quote:
Originally posted by JemezFoodPeople
I think one small but useful step would be to automatically delete any thread, title or member containing the word "nike."
I could not agree more. Adidas are so much better anyway. |
Tim Reynolds Downloads
I am not the albatross of love, I am the human ellipsis. I am dot dot dot. - Leo Kottke
I hate beating people over the head with anything. We can all make up our own minds. What we don’t have is enough music. More music please. - Leo Kottke |
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Biff the Pig
Chatterbox
USA
147 Posts |
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PJK
Alien Abductee
USA
4159 Posts |
Posted - 09/02/2006 : 1:42:49 PM
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DAMN SPAM!!!!!! Looks like the board got hit big time again! I never see spam on any of the other music boards I go on. I don't know anything about computer programs and websites so I can't voice an opinion on what can be done, but relying on Fluffy to take care of it isn't working.
I don't mean this to sound like I am knocking Fluffy by saying that. I am definitely NOT! It is just that when he is on tour he isn't always available to get internet access and when he does, the last thing he needs to be doing is ridding the board of spam. It blows my mind at times that given the amount of sleep he gets on the road that he is able to post such elaborate reviews and set lists for us. (Also, when he is not on tour he is busy....he has a life too!)
We REALLY need to do something about the spam though. It isn't good to have it smeared all over this site. What is a newbie supposed to think? This site is supposed to be about TIM's music, with the friends section as a place for TIM's fans to hang out and talk about whatever is going on.
Fluffy, please think about what could be done to keep the spam off this site! We have some board members here that could give you some input on solutions. |
"It is hard enough to remember my opinions, without also remembering my reasons for them!"Friedrich Nietzsche |
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jsemon2
Yak Addict
USA
920 Posts |
Posted - 09/21/2006 : 7:22:19 PM
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anyone willing to help pitch in to help purchase the vbulliten software?
i can do the install and work to get it up-to-date and migrating the current board into it, so we wouldnt lose anything on teh current board.
i currently run a forum using the software and i customized it as well. you can see it here
Is it possible to migrate?
http://www.vbulletin.com/forum/archive/index.php/t-172823.html
it would be 160 dollars to get the software for life, and one year of free updates. after that it is 30 bucks to get a renewal update.
http://www.vbulletin.com/order/
anyone intersted in chipping in? if so, reply saying you would help. if we get enough, then i can talk to fluffy about getting access to making this happen.
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skyline
Chatterbox
USA
143 Posts |
Posted - 09/22/2006 : 8:16:47 PM
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Originally posted by jsemon2
anyone willing to help pitch in to help purchase the vbulliten software?
i can do the install and work to get it up-to-date and migrating the current board into it, so we wouldnt lose anything on teh current board.
i currently run a forum using the software and i customized it as well. you can see it here
Is it possible to migrate?
http://www.vbulletin.com/forum/archive/index.php/t-172823.html
it would be 160 dollars to get the software for life, and one year of free updates. after that it is 30 bucks to get a renewal update.
http://www.vbulletin.com/order/
anyone intersted in chipping in? if so, reply saying you would help. if we get enough, then i can talk to fluffy about getting access to making this happen.
I personally prefer Invision. I run a site as well.
See my sig ;) |
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Fluffy
Administrator
USA
10739 Posts |
Posted - 02/28/2007 : 09:28:41 AM
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| UPDATE: Well I am proud to say that with the changes that Jon Soldo & I made back a few months ago the spam seems to have stayed down and no more annoying emails from spammers. I just check in my admin options to see how many people I have stopped from signing up for our message board with links to stupid shit. Well that number is a whopping 777 over the last 107 days. I know everyone notices when it is here but I wanted to bring everyone's attention to it's absence. Think of it like this, that's 777 peoples screennames I didn't have to go thru, look at, decide if they were legit and delete. Certainly has saved me alot of TIMe and annoyance. I can only think of a couple in that same amount of TIMe who got thru, 4 to be exact. Much easier and quicker to delete 4 than 777. By the way, 7 is my lucky number so I thought it was quite sychronous that I checked that today. Hadn't really thought about it in a while. Lets hope it keeps up. |
Peace & Keep the Faith
Fluffy
"THE MUSIC BUSINESS IS A CRUEL AND SHALLOW MONEY TRENCH-- A LONG PLASTIC HALLWAY WHERE THIEVES AND PIMPS RUN FREE AND GOOD MEN DIE LIKE DOGS. THERE'S ALSO A NEGATIVE SIDE..." -Hunter S. Thompson |
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rubylith
Fluffy-Esque
1915 Posts |
Posted - 02/28/2007 : 09:50:38 AM
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No New Board! Think of all the memories!?
Thanks Fluffy you rule! |
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dan p.
Alien Abductee
Uganda
3776 Posts |
Posted - 02/28/2007 : 6:22:34 PM
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i'm not a big internet message board guy, but fluffy is probably the finest moderator i've seen. there's no spam, he doesn't ban people because they say things he doesn't like, and he participates in discussions.
777? time to hit the casino. |
death to false metal. |
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Arthen
Alien Abductee
USA
4845 Posts |
Posted - 03/01/2007 : 12:25:15 AM
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| Thanks for all the effort Fluffy, it's greatly, greatly appreciated. Dan encapsulates my feelings on the board. You and Jon are great. |
Steve Hackett: "I'm my own opening act, you see."
Tim (before "Faceoff"): "Peace, love....and SEX!"
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jsemon2
Yak Addict
USA
920 Posts |
Posted - 03/14/2007 : 12:10:40 PM
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youre slipping fluffy!!!! we got sellapperal posting.....
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Fluffy
Administrator
USA
10739 Posts |
Posted - 03/14/2007 : 1:57:14 PM
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| "slipping"? I don't think so. LOL The total count is now up to 939 for blocked spammers. I'll take one over 939 any day of the week. Some are more diligent than most, OBVIOUSLY. At least 1 out of 940 is more diligent. LOL |
Peace & Keep the Faith
Fluffy
"THE MUSIC BUSINESS IS A CRUEL AND SHALLOW MONEY TRENCH-- A LONG PLASTIC HALLWAY WHERE THIEVES AND PIMPS RUN FREE AND GOOD MEN DIE LIKE DOGS. THERE'S ALSO A NEGATIVE SIDE..." -Hunter S. Thompson |
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jsemon2
Yak Addict
USA
920 Posts |
Posted - 04/07/2007 : 08:56:54 AM
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| i am still more then willing to update this board to a different engine. There wouldn't be a lose in threads or what is already here....just a new engine behind it. |
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jsemon2
Yak Addict
USA
920 Posts |
Posted - 10/20/2007 : 1:46:47 PM
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| i still stand my idea of a new board. |
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Batstone
Chatterbox
Canada
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Ranting Thespian
Fluffy-Esque
USA
1283 Posts |
Posted - 10/21/2007 : 01:32:17 AM
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| I'd like to see a new one |
Not communicating can hurt more than any word that can be said -
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TIMe for an Upgraded Board
