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Software update = easier for trolls to find us?

Discussion in 'PriusChat Website Questions' started by F8L, Dec 4, 2007.

  1. F8L

    F8L Protecting Habitat & AG Lands

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    Why the sudden rash of trolls in the last two days? Did the software update allow people to track our links to the outside world easier or is it coincidence that these freaks keep creating usernames and giving their less than .02 cents?
     
  2. Stev0

    Stev0 Honorary Hong Kong Cavalier

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    A pat on the back to the Admins for handling them so quickly.

    Also, I discovered the Report a Post button - that "Danger" sign in the upper right-hand corner of a post.
     
  3. efusco

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    They're still at it...in fact, if you are bored and want to monitor the 'newest member' and 'currently online' area for suspicious names and let us know we can preemptively ban them.
     
  4. Tideland Prius

    Tideland Prius Moderator of the North
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    Yeah.. there were 15 of them right there just 10 mins ago :eek:


    Wow.. that was 15? (sorry, I just looked at the banned list lol)
     
  5. F8L

    F8L Protecting Habitat & AG Lands

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    Thanks StevO. I have been looking all over for the button. :)

    Will do Evan. :)

    Like PriusLoveMuff?
     
  6. JimboK

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    Is there a quick link to report trollish or otherwise suspicious posts like the old software had? Or do you have to PM one or more mods to report them?
     
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    SteveO above said to look in the upper righthand corner for the Danger sign.
     
  8. Ichabod

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    It's like a rash, only with more itching. Like most rashes, don't scratch, or it will spread ;)

    For the most part they're not really even trolling though, just flaming. A first-post flame is pretty easy to spot and report.
     
  9. hobbit

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    Given that registration involves decoding a captcha image, would
    it be safe to assume that a human is manually driving every
    bogus signup? Or have they learned to automate decoding the
    images as part of the ongoing arms race?
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    Are they coming through recognizable IP netblocks, or bouncing
    through random proxies?
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    Does registration require an email confirmation cycle to test
    the validity of the address, or just let the new applicant right
    on if they verify the image? Requiring the email loop might help
    cut some of the crap...
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    _H*
     
  10. efusco

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    This latest round of troll attacks is from a terribly moderated 'free-for-all' forum chitownracing.org. I contacted the forum admin and requested their assistance in controlling the actions of the forum's members and was snubbed and the bastard actually closed the e-mail with a "go hug a tree hippie" comment.

    I think we took most of the air out of their balloon by banning all the new registrations before they had time to even post in about 80% of the new registrations. And hopefully Danny can ban the IPs of those involved and end this silliness soon. In the mean time I'm monitoring the offending site and will hopefully get some forewarning before they strike again. For those who were around you'll realize this isn't the brightest bunch and they're not difficult to identify or stop.

    BTW guys, do take some time to explore the site. If you mouse-over the various buttons and look at the various menus there are a lot of the old features you're used to seeing on the old forum and some new ones. Took me two days to find the "mark all posts as read" thing under the 'quick links'. But to report a post click on the [​IMG] at the top right.
     
  11. Stev0

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    Tee-hee. The folks at chitownracing.com are annoyed we banninated them so quickly. They're also annoyed we're not going in there and stooping to their level. They're also annoyed they're getting IP banned (although they have discovered proxies to get around that).

    Score, Priuschat: 3, chitownracing.com: 0.

    And note: It's the admins there who suggested their little troll party in the first place, so contacting them of course was counter-productive.
     
  12. efusco

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    Just wanna say I appreciate you guys showing so much restraint. I posted the forum name mostly so folks would be aware of where it's coming from, NOT to encourage any retaliation. In fact if you do retaliate and I know who did it you'll have a suspension applied here. Retaliation from our end only encourages them to organize and come back. Tideland and I banned about 30+ screen names last night over the course of about 8 hours. It's not difficult, but it takes constant monitoring and isn't fun and it's something we need to stay above as a forum.
     
  13. Ichabod

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    "Not the brightest bunch" does sum it up well. Retaliation of any kind would be pointless, but I don't think we have to worry about PC members doing so. That's the response they were hoping to evoke, I think, but it's a wildly different mind-set between our two camps and the tactics they used are really only effective against their own kind.

    It is fun to imagine trying to apply OUR logic to flaming them, the way they applied THEIR logic to flaming us. Here's a sample:

    Me (registered on their site as "Luv4Peace"): Hey guys! I think you're doing a terrific job flaming us. We were pretty hurt by comments about our weak cars, the hybrid-premium we paid, and the amount of environmental damage we're doing as compared to a Hummer. Can you give us some pointers in good tactics for flaming you back? I'd really prefer a cost-benefit analysis of different attack approaches, likelihood of getting banned within my first 10 posts, and some user-experience reports before I begin my attack though. Thanks for the help, and PEACE OUT!
     
  14. TheForce

    TheForce Stop War! Lets Rave! Make Love!

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    I read through all 7 pages of the topic "TIME TO HAVE SOME FUN WITH THE PRIUS OWNERSs!!!!" and found it to be pretty funny. They think they are so bad and cool to come over here to bash us when in fact they just made asses of themselves. They thought they would take us over for a few weeks and when they found they got banned as quickly as they registered they went home crying to their mommies. They also started crying about how none of us will stoop their level and go over to their site and start a flame war. I thought it was pathetic. Just goes to show dumb asses will always be dumb asses.

    It’s sad that the forum admin would be the one that encouraged the whole thing. The admin of that forum is nothing but scum.
     
  15. efusco

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    I'm sure the fact that the forum admin are so lax and idiotic let those idiots think that's the way things work everywhere...not!

    It's really a pretty sad site..they have a forum specifically for posting porn and crap like that...pitiful, but it certainly gives insight as to the mental capacity and maturity of the site members and admin.
     
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    Porn?!!? on the internet? I'm SO there! See you sissy-car-driving hippies later! :D
     
  17. efusco

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    Maybe we need a subscription only Fred's House of Porn so we can be cool like them!
     
  18. efusco

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    Oh, never mind, I keep forgetting..we're all gay for driving a Prius...shoot, one more great idea down the tubes.
     
  19. galaxee

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    that's pretty sad if the admin is the one egging the masses on.
     
  20. TheForce

    TheForce Stop War! Lets Rave! Make Love!

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    What about adding a gay porn forum so the trolls have something to look at while their here? Because you know they are all obsessed with gay people. Might was well give them what they want. Or at least pont them to a real gay site.