I have noticed an uptick in spam lately. They seem to be generating random yet syntactically correct phrases for subjects with spammy links in the body. They are also generating randomish user names.
It has been so long since I registered I do not remember what is required. We should:
Require Captcha or other robot test to allow registration
Validate email addresses, requiring a response from a verification email before they are allowed to post. (Unfortunately this could be faked quite easily by someone with enough motivation.)
Require reputation points before they are allowed to start a thread (this might be a bad idea since many people join so they can ask a question)
Moderators are wasting too much time playing Whack-A-Mole with spam.
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