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So you're all aware I've banned the user and am in the process of clearing it up...
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Beat me to it! :)
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They're prolific I'll give them that! Why on earth they would think anyone would be interested in Korean casinos on a diesel bike forum is anyone's guess... :lol:
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And as fast as they were here, they are gone :mrgreen:
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Well done Dan, must have been a slow day at work...
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A few more this morning, looks like newly created accounts too. I will have review the Captcha settings to see if they can be stopped.
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Perhaps switch to admin approval for new members for a bit?
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Thanks for your efforts, folks. I know these boards can be rather quiet sometimes, but the effort put in to maintaining them is appreciated.
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Thanks for the clean up. I can log in and post again.
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Someone selling trainers. They really don't target their ads, do they! (Mind, the ubiquitous ads for erectile-dysfunction meds are probably a better fit for our demographic, and if someone turns up offering Prozac I might need some - for a friend, you understand :) ).
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I usually check in each morning and clean up any spam, but thanks for the heads up.
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We got another one.
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Hey, I'm psychic :) If the next one to arrive is for Prozac, I'm off to buy a lottery ticket.
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Nike! Ah shame! :)
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I have updated the settings for the forum. New users will now need administrator approval before being able to post. Seeing as we have a low rate of new user registrations this seems to be the best option imo.
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Thanks for your efforts guys. Bit of a nightmare these days isn’t it? I can only think the PHPbb homepage may have the answers to stopping them.
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