Recent Issues with Spam on Tapastic

[Zpreader]

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

[eschaefges]

@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]

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]

@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"?

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.

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.

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

[guilhermecahu]

There's a picture already

[michaelson]

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]

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]

[michaelson]

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]

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

[WintreKitty]

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]

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]

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

[michaelson]

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

Thanks!

The account has been removed.

And with that, the ban hammer grows stronger

[mariusthered]

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]

Is THAT what it was? Wow. xD

[CrazyPotato]

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]

found one too

http://tapastic.com/watchunbrokenonline

[UzukiCheverie]

Bride of Babaji

so that would be like, me right

i'm babaji's only true love

NO ONE WILL THREATEN THAT /PULLS OUT KNIFE I DON'T CARE HOW MUCH SPAM I HAVE TO SPREAD AROUND, BABAJI LIVES ON IN MEEEEEE

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.

WE MUST DECIPHER THESE SECRETS THE BOTS WHISPER TO US IN THE DEAD OF NIGHT-

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

-oh okay then that too i guess........

[PotooGryphon]

NO ONE WILL THREATEN THAT /PULLS OUT KNIFE I DON'T CARE HOW MUCH SPAM I HAVE TO SPREAD AROUND, BABAJI LIVES ON IN MEEEEEE

LOL Babaji is your senpai