I was wondering if anyone had some suggestions\experiences with forums... basically a sort of spam filter and a filter against idiots signing up who want to post spam. You know, having explicit links posted to a forum that is designed for kids isn't too cool. :\
Actually, it's not that bad, since the signup does have a CAPTCHA, which keeps most bots out. But, I have had issues in the past, so it's just something you have to watch for I guess. (Sorry I don't have any better answers!)
There should be a set up option in the admin about links and words that you can moderate.
I think Vanilla (and maybe phpBB) has the option to censor certain letters in words but allow you to still see the word (if you know what i mean).
from the phpBB general guide http://www.phpbb.com/support/documentation/3.0/adminguide/acp_general.php tells you how to check the user IP against the DNS blacklist etc might stop them at the front door.
Not sure as it has been a while since i played admin on forums
Thanks for the replies... Yea, I know about the word censor, etc, its not perfect, but I guess it will do since you can make a word a full replace like *!#% instead of F#CK. Because the latter is still pretty obvious.
Actually, it's not that bad, since the signup does have a CAPTCHA, which keeps most bots out. But, I have had issues in the past, so it's just something you have to watch for I guess. (Sorry I don't have any better answers!)
I think Vanilla (and maybe phpBB) has the option to censor certain letters in words but allow you to still see the word (if you know what i mean).
from the phpBB general guide http://www.phpbb.com/support/documentation/3.0/adminguide/acp_general.php
tells you how to check the user IP against the DNS blacklist etc might stop them at the front door.
Not sure as it has been a while since i played admin on forums