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Post by reinhard » Tue Aug 28, 2018 5:26 pm

You know, moderation might be the way to go... thanks for suggesting/volunteering, Soprono!

Shall we try it as an experiment?

I think we'll need a few moderators to make sure there isn't too much delay.

Any one else interested? (I'll put a top level post about this to the main group as well)



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Post by reinhard » Tue Aug 28, 2018 5:35 pm

Hmmm. It's not immediately clear to me how to enable moderation in this ancient version of phpbb... stay tuned!

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Post by Soprano » Tue Aug 28, 2018 6:55 pm

reinhard wrote:Hmmm. It's not immediately clear to me how to enable moderation in this ancient version of phpbb... stay tuned!
You know an upgrade would be really good :)

I've been using a phone recently to access the forum and it is really difficult

Jx

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Post by ladybird30 » Wed Aug 29, 2018 8:16 am

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Post by reinhard » Thu Aug 30, 2018 1:07 pm

Yeah... I think I need to bite the bullet and upgrade. I've tried to a couple of times, and the thing that got me stuck was habitcal login (everything else worked). But I'm not sure how many people are still using the habitcal (have to stare at the logs a bit). I may just have to retire it..

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Post by Soprano » Thu Aug 30, 2018 2:15 pm

reinhard wrote:Yeah... I think I need to bite the bullet and upgrade. I've tried to a couple of times, and the thing that got me stuck was habitcal login (everything else worked). But I'm not sure how many people are still using the habitcal (have to stare at the logs a bit). I may just have to retire it..
It is a useful tool, if you can make it work. Which software are you thinking of upgrading to?

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Post by ladybird30 » Sat Sep 01, 2018 7:28 pm

https://everydaysystems.com/bb/viewtopi ... 743#192743

slattery66

https://everydaysystems.com/bb/viewtopi ... 754#192754

dianatrivette

Reinhard, is there any way of automatically rejecting posts with embedded links? That would get rid of a lot of the latest bunch of spam, and the rest of us can just say google topic, or something similar.
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Post by oolala53 » Mon Sep 03, 2018 11:28 pm

Count plates, not calories. 11 years "during"
Age 69
BMI Jan/10-30.8
1/12-26.8 3/13-24.9 +/- 8-lb. 3 yrs
9/17 22.8 (flux) 3/18 22.2
2 yrs flux 6/20 22
1/21-23

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Post by reinhard » Tue Sep 04, 2018 12:51 am

I was thinking about the latest version of phpbb, although it's now so long since I tried that I'm not even sure a direct upgrade is possible. The trick is importing all the old posts, adding url rewrite rules so links to them still work. It's a project, unfortunately.

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Post by reinhard » Tue Sep 04, 2018 1:07 am

I might be able to weed out by embedded links, but it would involved messing with the phpbb code, and I should probably just use that effort to upgrade/replace the bulletin board entirely... good idea, though.

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Post by ladybird30 » Thu Sep 06, 2018 10:53 pm

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Post by reinhard » Fri Sep 07, 2018 9:53 pm

Got it. THanks!


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Post by ladybird30 » Mon Sep 10, 2018 6:20 am

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Post by reinhard » Sat Sep 15, 2018 10:33 am

Got them. Thanks, ladybird30 and sharon227!

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Post by ladybird30 » Sun Sep 16, 2018 7:09 am

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Post by reinhard » Mon Sep 17, 2018 2:09 pm

Got it. Thanks!

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Post by ladybird30 » Fri Sep 21, 2018 3:57 am

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Post by leafy_greens » Tue Nov 06, 2018 7:12 pm

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Post by ladybird30 » Wed Nov 07, 2018 1:20 am

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Post by oolala53 » Thu Nov 15, 2018 12:34 am

Count plates, not calories. 11 years "during"
Age 69
BMI Jan/10-30.8
1/12-26.8 3/13-24.9 +/- 8-lb. 3 yrs
9/17 22.8 (flux) 3/18 22.2
2 yrs flux 6/20 22
1/21-23

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Post by Skelton » Fri Dec 07, 2018 5:45 pm

Board has been inundated lately.
Would it be possible to add a 'Report' button to make this process quicker for users?

This one, all posts need to go:

https://everydaysystems.com/bb/profile. ... le&u=11219

will post more when I have time.
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Post by Skelton » Fri Dec 07, 2018 6:16 pm

The last two posts on this thread are spam :

https://everydaysystems.com/bb/viewtopic.php?t=2538
"We stop looking for the better diet and start looking for a better life." pangelsue

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Post by Skelton » Fri Dec 07, 2018 6:26 pm

"We stop looking for the better diet and start looking for a better life." pangelsue

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Post by lpearlmom » Sun Dec 09, 2018 3:16 pm

Thanks skeleton for posting this. It’s been really bad lately!
:twisted: SW: 210 lbs
CW: 172
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Post by reinhard » Wed Dec 12, 2018 1:51 pm

Sorry, I've been negligent for a while again...

Starting cleanup now... may take a bit to get through it all.

I think I'm going to have to break that habitcal and upgrade the phpbb software . There's just no way I can stay on top of this otherwise.

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Post by reinhard » Wed Dec 12, 2018 3:35 pm

OK, I think I got everything posted here since my last spambot killing spree.

If you notice anything I missed, or when you notice new spam, please continue to post it here, and feel free to email me directly if it's been more than a few days and things are piling up -- reinhard.engels@gmail.com

I am going to bite the bullet and do this upgrade soon. It will certainly break things in the process, so apologies in advance.

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Post by ladybird30 » Thu Dec 13, 2018 2:41 am

I am sure I speak for everyone here when I say that we really appreciate the work you put in to keep the forum running.
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Post by Soprano » Thu Dec 13, 2018 5:08 am

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Post by reinhard » Thu Dec 13, 2018 4:57 pm

Got him. Thanks, Soprono!

I am planning to do this painful site upgrade before New Year.

I'll try to give some advance notice before I dive in, and I'll keep a backup in case it's a total disaster and I have to revert.

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Post by Soprano » Thu Dec 13, 2018 6:33 pm

reinhard wrote:Got him. Thanks, Soprono!

I am planning to do this painful site upgrade before New Year.

I'll try to give some advance notice before I dive in, and I'll keep a backup in case it's a total disaster and I have to revert.
Great we really need it :)

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Post by Soprano » Thu Dec 13, 2018 6:34 pm

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Post by oolala53 » Sat Jan 05, 2019 10:28 pm

Count plates, not calories. 11 years "during"
Age 69
BMI Jan/10-30.8
1/12-26.8 3/13-24.9 +/- 8-lb. 3 yrs
9/17 22.8 (flux) 3/18 22.2
2 yrs flux 6/20 22
1/21-23

There is no S better than Vanilla No S (mods now as a senior citizen)

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Post by ladybird30 » Wed Jan 09, 2019 3:29 am

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Post by oolala53 » Mon Jan 14, 2019 1:46 am

Count plates, not calories. 11 years "during"
Age 69
BMI Jan/10-30.8
1/12-26.8 3/13-24.9 +/- 8-lb. 3 yrs
9/17 22.8 (flux) 3/18 22.2
2 yrs flux 6/20 22
1/21-23

There is no S better than Vanilla No S (mods now as a senior citizen)


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Re: SPAM hit list

Post by reinhard » Sun Feb 03, 2019 4:23 pm

Hi all,

As you probably noticed, I finally upgraded the bulletin board software, and this should make it a lot easier to stay on top of the spam (and even deputize some of you to help me!). Thank you all for your continued vigilance and patience while I figure this out over the next few days.

Reinhard

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Post by Soprano » Sun Feb 03, 2019 5:02 pm

Thank you

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Re: SPAM hit list

Post by automatedeating » Sun Feb 03, 2019 5:33 pm

Happiness is my Everyday Systems Forum. :lol:
Month/Year-BMI
8/13-26.3
8/14-24.5
5/15-26.2
1/16-26.9; 9/16-25.6
8/17-25.8; 11/17-26.9
3/18-25.6; 8/18-24.5; 10/18-23.8;
3/19-22.1; 10/19-21.8
6/20-22.5; 7/20-23.0; 9/20-23.6
4/21 - 25.2

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Re: SPAM hit list

Post by ladybird30 » Mon Feb 04, 2019 3:40 am

Thanks very much Reinhard.
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Re: SPAM hit list

Post by reinhard » Thu Feb 07, 2019 2:51 am

The good news is new spam has stopped as far as I can see with the upgrade.

The bad news is we've got quite a backlog, and part of the reason new spam has stopped is I have to approve new accounts and I just haven't... probably not a sustainable solution.

I know some of you have offered to be moderators in the past, if you are still interested, please let me know! The new software makes that possible.

Feel free to PM me or email me at reinhard.engels@gmail.com.

Reinhard

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