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Someone has been making many accounts, and posting useless questions. I mean, they have NOTHING to do with anything.

And I didn't know really what to do, but to see if anyone else has noticed this?

This person just made two seperate accounts today, and posted two questions on LKS, perhaps thinking no one would notice them.

Here: http://baltosource.timduru.org/roilions ... g-746.html & http://baltosource.timduru.org/roilions ... g-747.html

I have NO idea what these are, and if they are a virus or not. I really would HATE more viruses put into this computer, 'cause the last one that I got (well, it was actually spyware) really got to my computer.

Will something be done about this? ><

These were not posted by SOMEONE but by a ROBOT. A spamming bot, in fact. They post links to websites in order to get better ranked in search engines like Google. Of course, never click on them.
They are very, very annoying...The guestbooks used to get heavily spammed all the time, until I changed the parameters, but this will only be temporarily. There is no good way to prevent them, as long as you don't force to register to be able to post. (which does not fit the use of a guestbook and the questions section)

Ahhh, robots. o_0...

So nothing can really be done to stop them?....

Ouch.

I was going to make a rant like this one, those robots scare the crap out of me. Some of the links in the Guestbook are.. let's just say not very appropriate for young kids. No, I haven't clicked any, but I can tell by the website name..

.....o_0 I have never clicked any of those links, and dont plan too. I learned my lesson about clicking links when that spyware attacked me on my MSN. T_T!!...

And once Steet answers my question, which will probably "Nothing really effetian cant stop them.", you can lock this topic. ><

--Mayaaa

Well there are a few things, but nothing 100% effective...

Okay. There isn't really a reason to keep this open I guess..?

Can a Mod lock this?

Make a little box, where you have to enter a security code, which is displayed next to it as a picture. That should help...

I know such things, and I hate them. It would only annoy the visitors to have to fill such a field everytime they want to post a question or an entry in the guestbook.

Exactly. That would be incredibly annoying. >.<

I agree with both Fox and steet somehow...Is it possible to fill it in once, so you know it's not a bot and then add a cookie saying human=true? that would be funny...My little bit of randomness...

But then again, if the guy who made the bot just went there and did it the first time...I don't know... It does get annoying though...

The hole in my brain is sealed.

Also, I know this was pretty far down in the board (i think) sorry for bumping it up possibly I just though it was interesting.

down with the spamming bots. Down with them I say. lol

Isn't this topic a little dead to be bringing back up?

Dead maybe, but it's interesting nonetheless. Axel_Silverwolf's SMS language topic was brought up...

weird........