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Google, Yahoo!, Baidu wtf?

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I seen some username which looks rather suspicious.. :dodgy:


haha ;)
oh wait, Baidu is an actual user..

the others are bots?
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All are bots.
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We've also got a lovely new member called 'video porno et sexy' who just joined ^^;;
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only 30 seconds online and with that name.. clearly a bot. why not went with straight ban, dilly?
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I didn't realise moderators could ban members...?
Oh you're right, we can! Banned! :D
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dilly.. XD
speaking of which.. i havent done anything at all.. so shame of me :blush:
and right.. this is a closed thread already.. -_

edit: and no more lovely member with nickname like video porno et sexy -_
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We're getting a lot of French spambots get through to become members over the past few weeks. No idea why...

Is there any help Merri can give us?
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do their names give u a hint that they're spam..?
i lately haven't notice anymore strange nicknames in the new member notification again.. other than google and baidu that keep logging on regularly..
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They usually have small random letters at the beginning and end of their names. Or in 'free games' in French or something.
Or if you look in the birthday section sometimes there are obvious ones (like sexy videos or whatever) and in their profile their info is all adverts.
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How did we keep them out before?
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This is kind of silly, I'm banning two or three a day 0_o
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oh so you browse through their profile and not need to track their post.. Hmm..
i think less members is better rather than having more but with many of them r just spammers, advertisers etc... lurkers, rare posters are still pretty much welcome though.... as long as they're really a maaya fan

i know some of them basically just forget that they have account at maayas and some just too freakin busy with their daily life... :)

edit:
some of them have signatures that contain ads.. yes, that could be a reason for a ban, but some seem to relate with social/medical/donation,.. stuffs like that.. now i feel guilty for banning them :S
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