How is this user using lary

Level 59

It's a subscribed and paying user. Seems to be a new attack method.

Level 74

@JeffreyWay Really annoying... Maybe you should implement, a feature where the user is blocked from creating new threads for 24h or so if they get more than x threads marked as spam within a few minutes.

Level 75

@JeffreyWay yes I noticed the profile is completely different then other users. Did they bypass paying somehow?

Level 59

@jlrdw No.

Level 59

@Tray2 We have that now. It was originally only for guest users - because I assumed a subscribed user would never do this - but I adjusted it earlier today.

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Level 75

@JeffreyWay just curious, did they join today? They now have nothing showing here:

https://laracasts.com/@DysonJen Like other users do. Shouldn't more info be there?

Level 74

@JeffreyWay I wonder if they are going to try to reclaim the money? ;P

Level 59

@Tray2 My guess is that's what they do. Subscribe with real money, publish a bunch of spam, and then dispute the charge a week later and get their money back.

Level 74

@JeffreyWay So sad, gives you more administrations for nothing

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Level 75

@Tray2 I miss my old dbase 3 and msdos days.

Level 74

@jlrdw MS Dos, so many fond memories, hacking away at config.sys and autoexec.bat to optimize the memory usage.

Level 74

@JeffreyWay How do you want threads reported?

I mean I noticed that they use multiple accounts now, one creates the thread, and others are replying to it. Do you want every reply and thread reported or just the threads?

I'm thinking threads and individual replies to catch more spammer accounts in one go.

webrobert

Level 51

@JeffreyWay, update the site policy for spam and include it with your charge dispute rebuttal and win the money.

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Snapey

Level 122

@jeffreyway introduce a quota for new signups per day, and close down the scammer accounts

Level 75

You could have the top 10 be able to delete "real spam" (Not a question not liked).

Maybe a soft delete or a flag set, the the Laracasts team could review.

I know last night was one of the worse amounts of spam I've seen in a while.

Also @jeffreyway are you sure in those spams, they aren't embedding malicious code in images or videos with a mouse over type event? Are post checked for malicious content?

Just curious.

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Snapey

Level 122

@jeffreyway you didn't restrict new signups then?

This current situation is seriously damaging for Laracasts. If you don't allow anyone else help squash the spam then you are putting it all on yourself.

Level 59

@Snapey No, I didn't restrict new signups over the weekend.

Everyone who reports a thread is helping to squash the spam.

Seems like they're trying some new tactics that gets through our spam prevention, so I'll work on it more today.

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Level 75

A lot more today, would someone from the team please look at the current spam?