Whitetrashrocker
Inmate #952016
I haven't had the "oops" screen in a few days but I think we might have some bots among us.
OH GOD ITS HAPPENING AGAIN!!!
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Kartorbust
Inmate #627
Who you calling a Bot, bot?
Edwin Spangler
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I had them all day yesterday but nothing today and Ive been on a LOT today.
We catch at least 95% of the spam bots before they ever get seen by members on the forum. Often it looks worse than this, but you can see in the screenshot how many people show as banned in the Members Online area. And those are freshly banned members
Kartorbust
Inmate #627
We're a small website in the middle of nowhere, with very little actual traffic for a niche hobby. I don't get why we would get targeted by spam?
Hellion
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I wonder that myself sometimes. We were BIG once though and the site still comes up as the top result in many a Gargle search. Pretty small potatoes though and indeed a niche hobby. We always have more Guests lurking the forum than active members.
Kartorbust
Inmate #627
Gemini (Google's A.I) will actually cite our forum in its answers, when talking about go karts, mini bikes, buggies, etc. So that's nice to know, that it will actually source stuff that is more accurate than what you would find on Reddit.
Whatever Tim did, seemed to have fixed the problem. Definitely not getting the oops issue.
Whatever Tim did, seemed to have fixed the problem. Definitely not getting the oops issue.
Whitetrashrocker
Inmate #952016
Ive had countless times im just being dumb and Google something kart related, and most of the time its a DIY link, and then its my post answering.
Make me feel like bill and ted.
Thanks older me!
Make me feel like bill and ted.
Thanks older me!