Kitchen spam on the forum. Beware.

[stace]

Warning!!! Please do not even think about using the kitchen guys who are continually spamming the forum.

I did a bit of quick research and its some known UK con guy who trades under a number of different names, very similar to good kitchen companies with good reputations to trick buyers.

I think he's spamming using some Indonesian spammers to flood this stuff onto forums everywhere.

To the moderators - maybe first time posters may have to be moderated before being allowed to post? Would that work?

[BudgiesBuddy]

We have banned a lot in the last few days. It seems like they are using some special spamming or IP software and finding their way in to the forum again and again. It is not possible for banned persons to post again in the forum without any of these.

Screening new members for a while until this is eased up is not a bad idea.

[samwiseg]

I too have noticed this is happening and seems like we are being inundated with it at the moment?! I hope you manage to sort something out

[Marianne Marlow]

Thank you for this post Stace.

I have changed the forum for the mean time so that new members are vetted.

I hope this will ease the spam and burden on the staff too. Which do a great job

[stace]

Thank you mods. You seem to have stopped that horrid kitchen spam. Just wanted to say, well done. I hope they won't be back.

[Marianne Marlow]

You're welcome Stace..

The lovely mods do a great job..