I would have to say no, as for me the first month we went live we had 200 signups but about 85% of those signups were spammers or bots.
Do they create problems no! as at least they make it appear there are more members then there actually is as they don't post. I think they may become a problems as real members sign up and maybe then they may try and slip in a spam here and there but have not come across that.
I have even created a forum just for them with no posts but it seems in the past when I tried to ban and remove them the more I got and the more havoc they created.
By just leaving them alone they have not done anything but as I said in the past the more I ban the more I add to the ban list the more sign up.
Just my Opinion on spam as I always read about spammers and the growing problem.
It may be different for others but I just learned to accept them and if you can't beat them then join them and just let them be as for some reason when you ban one the word gets out and you have a thousand coming at you the next day.
Not sure if the spammers forum helped but I heard it has for others as it gives them a place to spam and make money apposed too pissing these bots or spammers off then they send out drones by the thousands.
I think I am more concerned with E-mail spam then anything.
Do they create problems no! as at least they make it appear there are more members then there actually is as they don't post. I think they may become a problems as real members sign up and maybe then they may try and slip in a spam here and there but have not come across that.
I have even created a forum just for them with no posts but it seems in the past when I tried to ban and remove them the more I got and the more havoc they created.
By just leaving them alone they have not done anything but as I said in the past the more I ban the more I add to the ban list the more sign up.
Just my Opinion on spam as I always read about spammers and the growing problem.
It may be different for others but I just learned to accept them and if you can't beat them then join them and just let them be as for some reason when you ban one the word gets out and you have a thousand coming at you the next day.
Not sure if the spammers forum helped but I heard it has for others as it gives them a place to spam and make money apposed too pissing these bots or spammers off then they send out drones by the thousands.
I think I am more concerned with E-mail spam then anything.
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