This kind of thing actually did happen prior to curse -- We had multiple pages of bot IP bans on vB just from previous attacks.
Anyway, this particular wave hit on a friday evening (a normal low coverage point for moderation) and they seem to have found a better way through our filters at the same time. We're working on cleaning it up.
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Glad to see that it's being taken care of. I hope I'm not over killing on the bot reporting...
Hehe, yeah, you definitely nailed a lot of them. I just cleared out the mountain of adbot reports after getting a clean sweep through the forums.
I don't remember seeing you do this, but I'll put it here for everyone else's benefit: When you see an adbot going on a spree, don't report each thread, instead just report one. The way that our tools work, we're able to mass-delete and ban the bot all at once, so just tagging it with one report will be enough for us to nab it (assuming we don't just spot the bot on our own before checking reports
Just got to say, you've definitely earned distinction as an MTGS hero
Quote from Stardust »
Because he's the hero MTGS deserves, and the one it needs right now. So we'll global him. Because he can take it. Because he's not just our hero. He's a silent guardian, a watchful protector. An expired rascal.
Quote from LuckNorris »
ExpiredRascals you sir are a god-like hero.
Quote from Lanxal »
ER is a masterful god who cannot be beaten in any endeavour.
It is, however, possible to clear out multiple reports from the list at once.
Regardless, it looks a lot worse than it really is because instead of just making one thread each, adbots are making like ten threads each. Just keep calm and carry on, and we'll get a back-end fix working so adbots can't pull mass-spam shenanigans like that again.
Unfortunately, longer-term solutions to problems like this often involve back-end technical measures that take a bit of time to implement. Problem with these kinds of things is it turns into a bit of an arms race—forums develop countermeasures to bots, bots find ways to circumvent those countermeasures, repeat ad nauseam, so solving the problem can sometimes be a bit tricky. Please bear with us as we work to solve this in a more permanent way than banning bot accounts one by one.
We've got a few different ideas that we're looking at to curb these threads. We're cleaning them up as we see them for now & we're looking for more long-term solutions.
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This is nothing compared to the Korean bot attack back in February - I reckon about 4-5000 of those bots were banned in about one week. Those guys were relentless.
We are well aware of the problem we are having with adbots, and are working on a more permanent solution. In the meantime, we ask that that everyone please have patience with us, and help out by reporting them (but otherwise ignoring them). We know they are a huge annoyance, and greatly appreciate everyone for their understanding while we deal with this matter.
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Anyway, this particular wave hit on a friday evening (a normal low coverage point for moderation) and they seem to have found a better way through our filters at the same time. We're working on cleaning it up.
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I don't remember seeing you do this, but I'll put it here for everyone else's benefit: When you see an adbot going on a spree, don't report each thread, instead just report one. The way that our tools work, we're able to mass-delete and ban the bot all at once, so just tagging it with one report will be enough for us to nab it (assuming we don't just spot the bot on our own before checking reports
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Regardless, it looks a lot worse than it really is because instead of just making one thread each, adbots are making like ten threads each. Just keep calm and carry on, and we'll get a back-end fix working so adbots can't pull mass-spam shenanigans like that again.
All's back to normal for now. I may skip FNM for the next few weeks to ensure I'm around to help clean the crap up
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