luceos They have been notified by FreeFlarum, so for now, the spam has stopped. Once they understand that building a community is not just about creating it with a free platform and spamming their empty forum around expecting people to register and create content for them, they lose enthusiasm. All I wanted was to have them notified that the platform doesn't allow this behavior. I understand and agree that implementing those filters might be a solution, but just partial. Some spammers won't stop, they'll just change tactics, coming back the next day to post images of the URL or something else. They will continue to think that the only thing standing between them and their success are the filters. They will eventually understand that this is not the case, but it will take a while. Meanwhile, the price will be paid by the users who will be disturbed by these negative episodes, which is just a bad experience for our community. Additionally, implementing too many filters risks penalizing some regular users. Thank you, and yes, if we need any help as we consider other filters, we will definitely contact you.
adrianm All of those might be good, and Flarum has something similar. These measures will definitely reduce the problem and are worth implementing. However, once the spammers understand the filters, they usually find workarounds. Some might actually create profiles, post content, and behave like proper users for a few days, only to start spamming once they find the right opportunity. And yes, I agree it's insane. In those cases, a bit of cooperation from the platforms or hosting services is pretty useful. I also agree that some sort of automation to catch these spammers directly on the site that allows them to create their own forums would be great. I don't think these activities are beneficial to them either, so it would be worth trying to put them on the right path as soon as possible.
