Security Question Regarding Bots

[njtweb]

Isn't there a setting for guests to do captcha before they can post? Also the stop forum spam.com mod will stop most spambots. I love it...

Yes, I do make them pass verification. No way I'd leave the forum open without security.

[njtweb]

Because apparently the users don't want to register, on the basis that registering is too much effort.

Most actually think the forum registration collects private information. I've got posts specifically saying I don't collect private information but they're useless.

[GigaWatt]

Most actually think the forum registration collects private information. I've got posts specifically saying I don't collect private information but they're useless.

And they give it out to FB, Twitter, Instagram, no questions asked... .

Why don't you make a thread that undeniably has hard cold facts about the above mentioned services actually abusing user information (this could be found on WikiLeaks easily). If some of them actually do read the thread (don't make it 100km long), they might pass some of that info along to their buddies, which could result in more people registering .

[delta5]

Because apparently the users don't want to register, on the basis that registering is too much effort.

All you are going to do set this way is get live spammers. The only reason that i even allow lurkers to view is that Google will disqualify my site if i block lurkers and spiders from seeing the site.