Argh.... I hate spammers.

[Amy Boyd]

Yesterday and today I was hit by some sort of bot program that's creating dozens of "dummy" member names here on elderberries.ning and posting hundreds of discussions and blog posts for prada handbags, etc. It's rather infuriating to see my site overrun by this junk. I've banned all the offending usernames and deleted that content both yesterday and again today, but I'm not sure how to prevent it from happening again. So I can only ask, if you come here and see the site covered in prada handbag and replica watch junk, please be patient... I will get rid of it, and if this continues, I'll find a way to tighten the posting requirements to ensure it doesn't keep happening.

Thanks, everybody!

[Amy Boyd]

To everyone who was visited by "Sandra" in your comments pages, I've just deleted and banned three separate instances of that member. If anyone sees any more pop up, please don't hesitate to report it!

 

Thanks very much,

 

Amy

[Craig Virco]

Here we go...

 

Hi my name is sandra,i saw your page on here and i like it and i will like to be your good friend if you don't mind.Pls kindly write me on here ([e-mail]) and i will give you my pics and also tell you more about me.(Remeber the distance,age or colour does not matter but love matters alot in life)

[Amy Boyd]

Thanks, Craig - apparently two more instances were created after I cleaned up the first three. They've both been banned and their comments deleted. With luck whoever is doing this will realize it's not getting them anywhere and quit trying - they may be patient, but so am I. :)

 

Amy

[a lane]

me tooooooooo......dreadful english !

goodbye sandra

Amy Sage said:

To everyone who was visited by "Sandra" in your comments pages, I've just deleted and banned three separate instances of that member. If anyone sees any more pop up, please don't hesitate to report it!

 

Thanks very much,

 

Amy

[Cyra]

I rec'd spam of a ...erm, personal nature, this weekend, from this site.  Please let me know if you'd like me to copy you on it.  I have no idea what to do about it either...

[Amy Boyd]

Cyra, was it from "Sandra"? I'm deleting that person's stuff as quickly as I see it, but they're clearly using some sort of auto-post capability. I don't *think* they've come back since my last wipe of their comments, but let me know if you see any others. :)

[Dottie]

more spam

[Amy Boyd]

Thanks, Dottie! I'll get on that now.

[Amy Boyd]

I only saw one this time -- vera -- so that member has been deleted. If any more pop up, let me know and I'll get my fly swatter.

[Amy Boyd]

The most recent spammer, "baby," has been suspended and their comments deleted. Sorry for the inconvenience, and don't hesitate to report it if you get any more spam! :)

[james salvatore]

looks like is running again  all the new members have links for pills and other junk need to be weeded out

[Amy Boyd]

Thanks, James! Looks like a bunch of new spam members were created in the last day or two... I'm going through and banning those now. Their content should also be removed, so if you still see it by tomorrow, don't hesitate to let me know!