Spam threads gone wild...

I would think the 'minimum number of replies to posts' prior to being able to make a thread is a so/so idea. New folks usually have a question.. as the main reason to join.. And having to add to threads for no reason other than to make up total numbers, sucks.            
Making real people jump through hoops to avoid some other problem is wrong.

I agree with Elizabeth’s post just above. And allowing members to create new threads only after some number of responses have been made to existing threads is unlikely to be very effective in controlling spam anyway. At the computer-related forum I referred to earlier I’ve seen numerous instances in which a spammer has registered, then within a matter of minutes submit irrelevant responses to 10 existing threads (usually very old threads, the spammer apparently believing that would cause the responses to escape notice), and then proceed to create the intended spam thread.

Regards,
-- Al

And there were 4 left this morning (@5:34AM EST) by user 'joytv' on the topic ...  'Thugs of Hindustan.'  

Every morning, same crap.


Rich 

Rar1....You nailed it 

they have now been flagged as offensive spam reported to the mods

It’s  now a daily occurrence......looks the internet troll ventured out from under his bridge again.

There are six or eight Thugs of Hindostan threads posted right now.