Recent content by Matrix

Tried something to block the spam visits, seems very effective, the forum is back to normal...for now. Spammers are so annoying, running a forum in 2025 is so different from 5 years ago.:mad:

The forum has been experiencing huge amount of spam visits. I disabled guest visits for now, but it doesn't stop the spam bots, you can see that from the members online page.

The spell checker actually comes from your browser, if it isn’t working, please check your browser’s settings: • In Chrome: go to Settings → Languages → Spell check and make sure it’s turned on and that your preferred language is selected. • In Firefox: it’s under Settings → Language → Check...

Thanks for your suggestions, @WOLF ANGEL. I agree with you, music deserves a dedicated place. I have created it.

Most spam were made by spammer accounts created on Jul 14, more than 400. Actually they are creating spam accounts diligently right now, some accounts make spam posts right away, some do it in the near future. No matter how difficult the anti-spam questions are, these young Indian spammers...

Sorry about the inconvenience. Very annoying, never had to spent more than a hour cleaning up spam.

After we started using Cloudflare, we did get a lot less attack, but the spam registrations are out of control. I need to revert the changes. Endless war with spammers. :mad:

I wouldn’t mind if a youngster asks a senior related question. But a forum is often shaped by its members more than admin - if a thread keeps getting reported, I may remove it to avoid more trouble.

Sorry for the annoyance. Cleaned up 40 spammers and added stronger measures to block more.

Nothing to worry about, but if a new member follows you — especially one who has only made a couple of posts — it’s usually a spammer. You can report them on their profile pages.

We block some versions of Chrome browser. Your smartphone and tablet are running on the same Android but using different versions of Chrome.

I missed this thread, please see my answer in another thread. Please tag me (@Matrix) for similar problems in the future.

@outlander Welcome to the forums. :) We blocked very old versions of Chrome a few weeks ago — it’s the only way to stop thousands of spam bots from bombarding us at once. Please upgrade your Chrome or use a different browser.

Out of the latest seven introduction threads, three turned out to be scammers, I’ve cleaned them up. For everyone’s safety, please avoid any private interactions with members who have fewer than 200 posts. Let’s keep conversations in public threads where we can all look out for each other.

Sorry about that. At this point, I can only suggest clearing your browser’s cache and cookies. If it only happens occasionally, I recommend trying to live with it for now.