Hey Polk, the SPAM is out of control
F1nut
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Hey Polk, it's about time ya'll got off your lazy butts and fixed the forum. As usual after Christmas we will be getting a lot of new members and Club Polk is a mess. Along with the other serious issues the spam here is completely out of control. :mad:
Political Correctness'.........defined
"A doctrine fostered by a delusional, illogical minority and rabidly promoted by an unscrupulous mainstream media, which holds forth the proposition that it is entirely possible to pick up a t-u-r-d by the clean end."
President of Club Polk
"A doctrine fostered by a delusional, illogical minority and rabidly promoted by an unscrupulous mainstream media, which holds forth the proposition that it is entirely possible to pick up a t-u-r-d by the clean end."
President of Club Polk
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So true Jesse. :sad:
Taken from a recent Audioholics reply regarding "Club Polk" and Polk speakers:
"I'm yet to hear a Polk speaker that merits more than a sentence and 60 seconds discussion."![:\](https://forum.polkaudio.com/resources/emoji/confused.png ":\")
My response is: If you need 60 seconds to respond in one sentence, you probably should't be evaluating Polk speakers.....
"Green leaves reveal the heart spoken Khatru"- Jon Anderson
"Have A Little Faith! And Everything You'll Face, Will Jump From Out Right On Into Place! Yeah! Take A Little Time! And Everything You'll Find, Will Move From Gloom Right On Into Shine!"- Arthur Lee -
So what else is new?Lumin X1 file player, Westminster Labs interconnect cable
Sony XA-5400ES SACD; Pass XP-22 pre; X600.5 amps
Magico S5 MKII Mcast Rose speakers; SPOD spikes
Shunyata Triton v3/Typhon QR on source, Denali 2000 (2) on amps
Shunyata Sigma XLR analog ICs, Sigma speaker cables
Shunyata Sigma HC (2), Sigma Analog, Sigma Digital, Z Anaconda (3) power cables
Mapleshade Samson V.3 four shelf solid maple rack, Micropoint brass footers
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I still do not have all of my permissions restored so I cannot do permanent bans unless I am in the office. Ken and myself clean them out as best we can until then (Monday). Thanks.
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Hello and Merry Christmas to the team at Club Polk. The permissions take less than three minutes to set up and that's if one is moving real slow. This is something that doesn't cost money, doesn't involve an act of congress nor should it be something that Polk HQ needs to hold an emergency meeting for. Whoever the administrator is, please restore the permissions that were taken away from the few moderators you have here. You are making them work way harder than they need to and this is causing them to work tirelessly to keep up with the spammers when, if the permissions were restored, all it would take would be to check the permanent ban box deleting any and all threads/posts made by said spammer. Permissions to ban a known flagged IP would help tremendously as well.
You have a great team assembled here. Please give them the authority that will allow them to clean up the forum. With all due respect,
Tom~ In search of accurate reproduction of music. Real sound is my reference and while perfection may not be attainable? If I chase it, I might just catch excellence. ~ -
Pretty Please !!!Hello and Merry Christmas to the team at Club Polk. The permissions take less than three minutes to set up and that's if one is moving real slow. This is something that doesn't cost money, doesn't involve an act of congress nor should it be something that Polk HQ needs to hold an emergency meeting for. Whoever the administrator is, please restore the permissions that were taken away from the few moderators you have here. You are making them work way harder than they need to and this is causing them to work tirelessly to keep up with the spammers when, if the permissions were restored, all it would take would be to check the permanent ban box deleting any and all threads/posts made by said spammer. Permissions to ban a known flagged IP would help tremendously as well.
You have a great team assembled here. Please give them the authority that will allow them to clean up the forum. With all due respect,
Tom -
I made a special trip here to the office to ban these offenders (being polite here). Don't say I don't like you guys, Merry Christmas ! Cheers.
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Hello and Merry Christmas to the team at Club Polk. The permissions take less than three minutes to set up and that's if one is moving real slow. This is something that doesn't cost money, doesn't involve an act of congress nor should it be something that Polk HQ needs to hold an emergency meeting for. Whoever the administrator is, please restore the permissions that were taken away from the few moderators you have here. You are making them work way harder than they need to and this is causing them to work tirelessly to keep up with the spammers when, if the permissions were restored, all it would take would be to check the permanent ban box deleting any and all threads/posts made by said spammer. Permissions to ban a known flagged IP would help tremendously as well.
You have a great team assembled here. Please give them the authority that will allow them to clean up the forum. With all due respect,
Tom
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Like I said, "You are making them work way harder than they need to and this is causing them to work tirelessly to keep up with the spammers". ^^^ This is a good example of just that.I made a special trip here to the office to ban these offenders (being polite here). Don't say I don't like you guys, Merry Christmas ! Cheers.
Thanks nap and Merry Christmas to you, sir.
Tom~ In search of accurate reproduction of music. Real sound is my reference and while perfection may not be attainable? If I chase it, I might just catch excellence. ~ -
Thanks nap. You guys are very appreciated with all you do for us. Happy Holidays to all that help keep us in check
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I still do not have all of my permissions restored so I cannot do permanent bans unless I am in the office. Ken and myself clean them out as best we can until then (Monday). Thanks.
Tony, my comments were not directed to you or Ken, I hope you knew that.Political Correctness'.........defined
"A doctrine fostered by a delusional, illogical minority and rabidly promoted by an unscrupulous mainstream media, which holds forth the proposition that it is entirely possible to pick up a t-u-r-d by the clean end."
President of Club Polk -
I made a special trip here to the office to ban these offenders (being polite here). Don't say I don't like you guys, Merry Christmas ! Cheers.
Man, you should have let me know. I'm in Catonsville, I could have stopped by HQ for you...
Thanks for the hard work, though. We do appreciate it!Wristwatch--->Crisco -
You get a rush of spam from time to time. It can get annoying. Mods hate it just as much as us ( I'm a mod on a another forum).
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Tony, my comments were not directed to you or Ken, I hope you knew that.
No sweat Jessie, its all good. Cheers. -
Thanks for putting out your time and effort to keep Club Polk clean Tony (nap).
Taken from a recent Audioholics reply regarding "Club Polk" and Polk speakers:
"I'm yet to hear a Polk speaker that merits more than a sentence and 60 seconds discussion."
My response is: If you need 60 seconds to respond in one sentence, you probably should't be evaluating Polk speakers.....
"Green leaves reveal the heart spoken Khatru"- Jon Anderson
"Have A Little Faith! And Everything You'll Face, Will Jump From Out Right On Into Place! Yeah! Take A Little Time! And Everything You'll Find, Will Move From Gloom Right On Into Shine!"- Arthur Lee -
Well, the nightly dose of spam just started. Sort of like clockwork. :rolleyes:Lumin X1 file player, Westminster Labs interconnect cable
Sony XA-5400ES SACD; Pass XP-22 pre; X600.5 amps
Magico S5 MKII Mcast Rose speakers; SPOD spikes
Shunyata Triton v3/Typhon QR on source, Denali 2000 (2) on amps
Shunyata Sigma XLR analog ICs, Sigma speaker cables
Shunyata Sigma HC (2), Sigma Analog, Sigma Digital, Z Anaconda (3) power cables
Mapleshade Samson V.3 four shelf solid maple rack, Micropoint brass footers
Three 20 amp circuits. -
For what it's worth I own, and have helped moderate another forum that uses vBulletin software, and for quite some time we battled serious spam issues. After trying numerous captcha add-ons the one thing that finally worked for us was to make the "random question" part of the registration an actual question. As it stands it would appear that the bots are able to figure out that "matthewpolkisactuallyaperson".
If you've tried this already, perhaps I missed it. If not, give it a shot. Hopefully it will save you a lot of headaches.HT
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Still in need of serious help !!!
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Crazy thought, and I don't even know if it's possible, but what about 'deputizing' senior members, say north of 10k or 15k posts?
Obviously, this privilege would come with a STRICT no abuse policy. Anyone blocking a known member/ non-spammer would be PERMANENTLY banned themselves on the 1st offense.
I'd elect F1, T3, and mantis. They're frequent enough that they'd help keep the forum flowing, and they're not too 'passionate' about their views.I refuse to argue with idiots, because people can't tell the DIFFERENCE! -
I second Obieone's idea, and I'd throw TonyB in the mix as well, he may be opinionated, but he seems pretty clear about treating people right, or not over-reacting when they are ****.2 Channel(work in progress):DAC: Schiit modi 2 uberAmp:Parasound 1200 MK IISub:RBH 1010-SEP Speakers: Monitor 5A peerlesscurrently running some krk rokit 3g since the HK pre outs died and i need to start breaking everything down to move in a couple monthsHeadphones:Source: tidalDAC: schiit modius epre: schiit sysAmp: AQ dragonfly black/ schiit magni2 Cans: Velodyne V-True, Grado SR225i, sennheiser x drop gaming headsetPC:DAC: schiit modius e(over spdif)pre: schiit sysspeakers: prenous eris 5 xtSub: Earthquake Sound MiniMe-P63most of my comments are passing on of info, im a noob, im just trying to help how i can, if im wrong or out of place to comment, dont hesitate to let me know"WITH WILLING HEARTS AND SKILLFUL HANDS, THE DIFFICULT WE DO AT ONCE, THE IMPOSSIBLE TAKES A BIT LONGER, WITH COMPASSION FOR OTHERS. WE BUILD - WE FIGHT FOR PEACE WITH FREEDOM"Seabee Memorial, Arlington, VA
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Should we continue to report the spam? The reason I ask is because several of the threads will have as many as 10-15 views but don't appear to have been reported.2-channelBelles 22A Pre, Emotiva XPA-2 Gen 2, Marantz SA8005, Pro-Ject RPM-10 Turntable, Pro-Ject Phono Box DS3B, Polk Audio Legend L800's, AudioQuest Cable throughout.
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Why? Apparently, this isn't that big of a problem. To me, it is an embarrassment. Not closing a known spam entrance for years is a professional faux pax.Lumin X1 file player, Westminster Labs interconnect cable
Sony XA-5400ES SACD; Pass XP-22 pre; X600.5 amps
Magico S5 MKII Mcast Rose speakers; SPOD spikes
Shunyata Triton v3/Typhon QR on source, Denali 2000 (2) on amps
Shunyata Sigma XLR analog ICs, Sigma speaker cables
Shunyata Sigma HC (2), Sigma Analog, Sigma Digital, Z Anaconda (3) power cables
Mapleshade Samson V.3 four shelf solid maple rack, Micropoint brass footers
Three 20 amp circuits. -
You're right BlueFox, it is an embarrassment and is inexcusable!!!
The new IT guy at DEI/Polk was suppose to fix all this stuff some time ago. Maybe we should have that recovery dude talk to him.Political Correctness'.........defined
"A doctrine fostered by a delusional, illogical minority and rabidly promoted by an unscrupulous mainstream media, which holds forth the proposition that it is entirely possible to pick up a t-u-r-d by the clean end."
President of Club Polk -
The new IT guy at DEI/Polk was suppose to fix all this stuff some time ago. Maybe we should have that recovery dude talk to him.
LOL. This is a job for recovery dude. Shipping the wrong warfer one time is a mistake. Not stopping spam for years is inexcusable. Recovery Dude, do your job!Lumin X1 file player, Westminster Labs interconnect cable
Sony XA-5400ES SACD; Pass XP-22 pre; X600.5 amps
Magico S5 MKII Mcast Rose speakers; SPOD spikes
Shunyata Triton v3/Typhon QR on source, Denali 2000 (2) on amps
Shunyata Sigma XLR analog ICs, Sigma speaker cables
Shunyata Sigma HC (2), Sigma Analog, Sigma Digital, Z Anaconda (3) power cables
Mapleshade Samson V.3 four shelf solid maple rack, Micropoint brass footers
Three 20 amp circuits. -
Good morning all. Well, I would hope at this point that at the very least permissions have been restored to the moderators. FWIW, I do have some suggestions that I would be willing to share offline with Polk IT or the administrator. I have actually created a vBulletin moderator tutorial a while back that has assisted in letting a spammer actually post on average maybe 4 to 5 times a month on another website with minimal work performed by a moderation/admin team of 5 people, none of which are paid for their services.
I see that SPAM has been the number one complaint on this forum and it has been that way for years. What I do not get is the fact that it doesn't even need to be an issue at all and it appears as if no effort has been made to correct this issue. I will offer once again my knowledge, experience and a plan that is known to work year after year for zero dollars out of Polk's pocketbook.
Let's face it, this forum has a problem. What I am offering is a solution.
Tom~ In search of accurate reproduction of music. Real sound is my reference and while perfection may not be attainable? If I chase it, I might just catch excellence. ~ -
Good timing. Logged on this morning around 10AM PST, and the 'New Posts' page is full of spam.Lumin X1 file player, Westminster Labs interconnect cable
Sony XA-5400ES SACD; Pass XP-22 pre; X600.5 amps
Magico S5 MKII Mcast Rose speakers; SPOD spikes
Shunyata Triton v3/Typhon QR on source, Denali 2000 (2) on amps
Shunyata Sigma XLR analog ICs, Sigma speaker cables
Shunyata Sigma HC (2), Sigma Analog, Sigma Digital, Z Anaconda (3) power cables
Mapleshade Samson V.3 four shelf solid maple rack, Micropoint brass footers
Three 20 amp circuits. -
i'd elect f1, t3, and mantis. They're frequent enough that they'd help keep the forum flowing, and they're not too 'passionate' about their views.
huh!? Lmao.CTC BBQ Amplifier, Sonic Frontiers Line3 Pre-Amplifier and Wadia 581 SACD player. Speakers? Always changing but for now, Mission Argonauts I picked up for $50 bucks, mint.
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