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Old 09-18-2015, 07:12 PM   #35 (permalink)
VEGANGELICA
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What sort of filters does MusicBanter use to prevent Spambots from gaining membership?

Today, as usual, I saw lots of presumably Spambot members that had been banned. The number of disabled Spambot accounts online outnumbered actual human members by almost 3 to 1.

So I am wondering if moderators are having to disable the Spambot accounts, or if it is an automated system.

Does the forum not only challenge new joining members with CAPTCHA but also with verification questions to prevent Spambots from even becoming new members?
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