Recent Issues with Spam on Tapastic

Kura 2016-02-11 20:04:56 UTC #5

Tapastic needs to go through a training arc or get a significant power up. Because if what shonen manga teaches is true, than this spam is not even in it's final form yet.

guilhermecahu 2016-02-11 20:17:26 UTC #6

I think we'll have much exposition now, followed by some characters, I mean, users, getting powered up.

Zpreader 2016-02-11 20:19:17 UTC #7

Okay, I've gotta ask - What was the "Great Babaji Invasion of 2015"?

eschaefges 2016-02-11 20:22:00 UTC #8

@michaelson- Have you looked at an extra authentication step (Google's Nocaptcha or something) in creating accounts? Something to make them say "this site isnt worth bothering, i'll go back to youtube"?

just curious. reported one just now

Aspie_Gamer 2016-02-11 20:33:07 UTC #9

Some spam bot who claimed he could through the mystical power of palm readings and astrology help your find your true love and help you be the most successful version of yourself. Guy was notorious from what I've heard. He would spend hours every day for a while last year spamming his voodoo powers nonsense hundreds of times hoping that someone gullible enough would believe him. His shit posting was soooooo annoying that some people who flagged each and everyone of his posts actually reached Tapastic's daily limit for how often you can flag posts. No joke.

michaelson 2016-02-11 21:13:30 UTC #10

Authentication is a route we could potentially go down, however, it feels more like we're punishing everyone else - we're trying to find alternative solutions for now. Haha, wish us luck.

We're making our ban hammer more robust - that's kind of like an power up? Haha. Can someone draw this?

guilhermecahu 2016-02-11 21:28:41 UTC #11

There's a picture already

michaelson 2016-02-11 22:48:00 UTC #12

We will not be allowing accounts to be created using known disposable e-mail generators. We've noted that a majority of these spam bots have been using disposable e-mail addresses to create a massive number of accounts. This should mitigate the immediate need for account authentication.

guilhermecahu 2016-02-11 23:17:22 UTC #13

Tapastic could have that captcha autentication only while creating an account, instead of having it each time the users logged in.

Also, maybe it's be better to pin this post...

PotooGryphon 2016-02-11 23:39:54 UTC #14

michaelson 2016-02-12 02:57:32 UTC #15

Random side-note, does anyone know the significance of Grey's Anatomy, season 12, episode 09? The bots seem to keep posting a series dedicated to that one episode, haha. Weird.

eschaefges 2016-02-12 03:42:40 UTC #16

it just aired - it is the newest episode. pretty sure thats all

WintreKitty 2016-02-12 05:41:47 UTC #17

There is no power stronger than the power of love... or so I've heard. Let's use our love for this community to beat out the resident evil!

HUZZAH!

UNITE TAPASTERS! We shall conquer this evil!

REPORT.
ALL.
OF.
THE.
SPAM!

AnnaLandin 2016-02-12 06:47:02 UTC #18

Spam Invasion 2: Revenge of the Spam?
Son of Spam?
Spam 2: The Spammening?

I'll put my spam-fighting gear on! Haven't spotted anything on the main site, but I'll keep a weather eye out on the forums.

MrUnknownGuy 2016-02-12 08:38:43 UTC #19

How to report users/comments?
I'll just post it here - I found one lurking in Shen's comic.
http://tapastic.com/u0055ad4dc7f4433

michaelson 2016-02-12 08:47:02 UTC #20

Thanks!

The account has been removed.

And with that, the ban hammer grows stronger

mariusthered 2016-02-12 09:02:29 UTC #21

just a horrid thought. these people or bots are not able to post this crap in our comics are they? I have worked too hard to have my comic removed due to someone else's BS.

and could you not put one of those word code things in when people set up accounts ( the ones where people have to type in a given word to prove they are human)

CrazyPotato 2016-02-12 18:07:41 UTC #22

Is THAT what it was? Wow. xD

CrazyPotato 2016-02-12 18:20:44 UTC #23

Not sure how to report, but I found a pretty big chunk of them at the beginning of the Creators list after filtering it by date and checking the most recent new "creators":

http://tapastic.com/kintilkintul
http://tapastic.com/faltu123manus
http://tapastic.com/milanomileni
http://tapastic.com/jj8848334
http://tapastic.com/yurimarwah
http://tapastic.com/kiplitoik
http://tapastic.com/bladehunter05
http://tapastic.com/ezfmxbhs
http://tapastic.com/evinyentianajuniati
http://tapastic.com/aemojohn258
http://tapastic.com/jasukeemon
http://tapastic.com/cucukanlaukna

I'll definitely be keeping an eye out. ^^/
(And be updating the list with new ones as often as I can >M<)

superdrew100 2016-02-12 18:58:31 UTC #24

found one too

http://tapastic.com/watchunbrokenonline