Bots registering on the site

[VK3KYY]

Multiple new users have been created over the last 2 or 3 weeks who do no follow site policy and don't use their callsign and don't introduce themeselves

They are also registering on the site by connecting through a VPN to mask their location.

The posts from these new users often look like they are by bots

If this situation continues, I will need to purge the site of all users who have not registered with their callisgn and have not posted to the new members section

[VK3KYY]

We have just had another BOT register on the site and post a Chat GPT style post

I have now disabled automatic acceptance of user registrations.

All registrations will now need to be manually approved

Also, I will need to purhe all exisyting users who did not use the a callsign and who do not appear to be human, i.e if they registed without posting to the New Members group or did not tell us later why they don't have a callsign

[VK3KYY]

UPDATE

Looking in the site registered users list there are hundreds of users who registered without using a callsign and never posted to the forum

These are all potential bots and will be deleted

Basically, the rules will now be strictly enforced.

If you register you MUST use your callsign, and you MUST post to the New Members section
Users who are studying to get a license will be allowed, but they need to post to the New Members section to give that information

If you do not do this, you will be presumed to be a bot and the account will be deleted

[VK3KYY]

UPDATE

Around 1000 accounts registered without using their callsign, and without posting to the new members forum, or any other part of the site,

Have been deleted.

Users who registered without using their callsign, but who subsequently posted their callsign, have had their username changed to their callsign


This has mostly completed the site cleaning, but there are still a few accounts who didnt use a callsign, but who made multiple posts, which need to be checked.

[AA3RP]

UPDATE

Around 1000 accounts registered without using their callsign, and without posting to the new members forum, or any other part of the site,

Have been deleted.

Users who registered without using their callsign, but who subsequently posted their callsign, have had their username changed to their callsign


This has mostly completed the site cleaning, but there are still a few accounts who didnt use a callsign, but who made multiple posts, which need to be checked.

Thank you Roger for the time and effort to do this. It is a shame what Bots / AI stuff can and will do to destroy / alter normal healthy human interaction. Every form of tech can be abused and missed used and it seems the only real solution is vigilance and good communication with all involved. I am impressed with the ethics and standard you have and continue to use in approaching the unforeseen an unplanned issues / events and still able to keep this wonderful project alive and moving forward.

I really do not know what I can do to be more helpful to this effort, but I want to let you know how deeply you and others efforts and passion is deeply appreciated.

If ever there is something you need from me, please ask, and if at all possible I will be there for you. I am sure there are many that feel as I do.

THANK YOU !

AA3RP

[VK3KYY]

Its also possible that some individual does not like then project and is trying to cause problems.

I see someone posted that the CPS download has been reported to Google and can no longer be accessed using Chrome

viewtopic.php?f=7&t=3266

and

viewtopic.php?f=12&t=3260#p26088


See

https://www.virustotal.com/gui/url/f767 ... e835306656

[EA3BIL]

UPDATE

Around 1000 accounts registered without using their callsign, and without posting to the new members forum, or any other part of the site,

Have been deleted.

Users who registered without using their callsign, but who subsequently posted their callsign, have had their username changed to their callsign


This has mostly completed the site cleaning, but there are still a few accounts who didnt use a callsign, but who made multiple posts, which need to be checked.

Well done !!!


Thanks for taking time on site cleansing...