Cumquat 494 Report post Posted July 4, 2009 .........- 1 Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
d*mm*y 887 Report post Posted July 4, 2009 Would these names show up in a google search? Could be some obscure site promotion? Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
YoungStud 468 Report post Posted July 4, 2009 Yep, looks like the work of a Bot. Mod should check out the IP numbers associated with these registrations. Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Akhenaton 221 Report post Posted July 5, 2009 Yup sure does. A well, maybe we need a more difficult to read scramble code... Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
mod 135639 Report post Posted July 5, 2009 They are all SPAM accounts - it's been a NIGHTMARE the last 3 weeks!! I am deleting at least 40 posts a day from these jokers! Some new SPAM BOT was developed that beats the capacha on the registration pages of any discussion site using the same software as cerb (vbulletin). Someone just came out with a kick ass image verification system for new registrations that should put an end to it (at least for now). I installed it tonight. Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Andee 220524 Report post Posted July 5, 2009 They are all SPAM accounts - it's been a NIGHTMARE the last 3 weeks!! I am deleting at least 40 posts a day from these jokers! Some new SPAM BOT was developed that beats the capacha on the registration pages of any discussion site using the same software as cerb (vbulletin). Someone just came out with a kick ass image verification system for new registrations that should put an end to it (at least for now). I installed it tonight. Wow..I'm learning new things every day. It's a drag you had to deal with that just so we can have a clean site, but way to go! Kudos to the MOD! Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
YoungStud 468 Report post Posted July 5, 2009 They are all SPAM accounts - it's been a NIGHTMARE the last 3 weeks!! I am deleting at least 40 posts a day from these jokers! Some new SPAM BOT was developed that beats the capacha on the registration pages of any discussion site using the same software as cerb (vbulletin). Someone just came out with a kick ass image verification system for new registrations that should put an end to it (at least for now). I installed it tonight. Thanks for all your good work Mod. Most people probably don't realize that even though the software does a lot, it also needs a lot of human help. Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
mod 135639 Report post Posted July 6, 2009 even though the software does a lot, it also needs a lot of human help. That is a UNDERSTATEMENT! lol.. it's overwhelming to be honest. You should see the list of BANNED IP's! Also I usually have 30+ PM's a day and 100's of things to moderate such as guestbook entries, photo comments, photos, each new users first 10 posts are also moderated ...etc.. etc.. It's really a full time job as I probably put well over 40 hours a week into cerb on top of my other job duties. 3 Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Guest s******ecan**** Report post Posted July 6, 2009 thanks for your hard work Mod! Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
spud271 47779 Report post Posted July 6, 2009 That is a UNDERSTATEMENT! lol.. it's overwhelming to be honest. You should see the list of BANNED IP's! Also I usually have 30+ PM's a day and 100's of things to moderate such as guestbook entries, photo comments, photos, each new users first 10 posts are also moderated ...etc.. etc.. It's really a full time job as I probably put well over 40 hours a week into cerb on top of my other job duties. That's just nuts! I think you need to hire some help just to take care of the SPAM accounts alone. We don't want you to burn out on us! Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
whatsup 11893 Report post Posted July 6, 2009 Mod, your devotion to making Cerb what it has become is certainly appreciated and acknowledged. Many, many Kudos :grin: Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
MandalayBay 575 Report post Posted July 6, 2009 If there is anything I could do to help, please just say the word. I very much appreciate your hard work Mod! Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
mod 135639 Report post Posted July 6, 2009 That's just nuts! I think you need to hire some help just to take care of the SPAM accounts alone. We don't want you to burn out on us! The new spam bot capacha system is working very well. I came in today and not one SPAM was in the queue! This is the first time in WEEKS that this has happened so it is stopping them for now... I am sure within a few weeks they will find a way to beat it. Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
mod 135639 Report post Posted July 6, 2009 If there is anything I could do to help, please just say the word. I very much appreciate your hard work Mod! Thanks Mandalay, just by contributing to the board you are helping. The more ladies who participate on the board the bigger our budget is on cerb! Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
A***** A***** 510 Report post Posted July 6, 2009 Thanks Mandalay, just by contributing to the board you are helping. The more ladies who participate on the board the bigger our budget is on cerb! can you explain that? is that due to advertising revenue? Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
mod 135639 Report post Posted July 6, 2009 Advertising revenue? LOL.. No, this site makes so little in advertising right now it doesn't even begin to put a scratch in the overhead costs to run a board like this. We do not push advertising or make it mandatory to pay for advertising in order to post ads. We will be adding more ad spaces to the site (hence the new wider format of the site layout) because as the site continues to grow it will be necessary to do this as escorts-canada will only be able to support the site by itself up to a certain level than additional advertising revenue will be required. The formula is simple... The more ladies that participate on the board (place ads, contribute, post photos, use chat, etc...) the more men the site will appeal to. The threads and the recommendations are also a HUGE part of the appeal to the site but the ladies having a safe place to come and be part of the community is the entire concept of this site so in order for the site to continue to grow we need the ladies to want to be part of our community. You all help make the site what it is and with your contributions it helps make the site mutually beneficial to everyone. In the world of websites the basic rule is "Traffic = Value" The higher our membership count is the higher the site traffic becomes and in turn the higher the site traffic becomes the bigger our operating budget becomes as from a business perspective the higher the traffic the higher the value. Why? The operating revenue for cerb comes from escorts-canada.com (Our company owns both sites as most of you know). Cerb sends a few thousand visitors a day to escorts-canada. To pay for that traffic from other sources it would cost about 4000.00 a month (at this time) in advertising so instead of paying some other site for advertising we simply use the money to operate cerb and escorts-canada actually saves a little on its advertising budget this way and the advertising budget used goes to cerb (a good investment for everyone) This pays for staff, hosting costs, chat room costs, bandwidth, license fees for software, software upgrades, server upgrades, etc... etc... The banners right now are a BONUS to our budget and allow us to purchase stuff like the "REPORT A USER" feature in the chat (I think that was 150.00 US) and the banner system in the chat room (I think that was another 200.00). The next purchase with the banner revenue will be to do the template work to the site to add the additional banner spaces I mentioned above to the new wider layout. This will be about 500.00-700.00 I suspect to do the HTML/CSS/PHP work required to add the banner spots where we need them. This will give us some more "bonus" revenue for now to help the site grow even more. We have no intention of making cerb a profitable website. It would be nice to have enough advertising revenue to make itself sustaining but that will probably take a number of years more to reach that point. 4 Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
A***** A***** 510 Report post Posted July 6, 2009 Advertising revenue? LOL.. No, this site makes so little in advertising right now it doesn't even begin to put a scratch in the overhead costs to run a board like this. We do not push advertising or make it mandatory to pay for advertising in order to post ads. We will be adding more ad spaces to the site (hence the new wider format of the site layout) because as the site continues to grow it will be necessary to do this as escorts-canada will only be able to support the site by itself up to a certain level than additional advertising revenue will be required. The formula is simple... The more ladies that participate on the board (place ads, contribute, post photos, use chat, etc...) the more men the site will appeal to. The threads and the recommendations are also a HUGE part of the appeal to the site but the ladies having a safe place to come and be part of the community is the entire concept of this site so in order for the site to continue to grow we need the ladies to want to be part of our community. You all help make the site what it is and with your contributions it helps make the site mutually beneficial to everyone. In the world of websites the basic rule is "Traffic = Value" The higher our membership count is the higher the site traffic becomes and in turn the higher the site traffic becomes the bigger our operating budget becomes as from a business perspective the higher the traffic the higher the value. Why? The operating revenue for cerb comes from escorts-canada.com (Our company owns both sites as most of you know). Cerb sends a few thousand visitors a day to escorts-canada. To pay for that traffic from other sources it would cost about 4000.00 a month (at this time) in advertising so instead of paying some other site for advertising we simply use the money to operate cerb and escorts-canada actually saves a little on its advertising budget this way and the advertising budget used goes to cerb (a good investment for everyone) This pays for staff, hosting costs, chat room costs, bandwidth, license fees for software, software upgrades, server upgrades, etc... etc... The banners right now are a BONUS to our budget and allow us to purchase stuff like the "REPORT A USER" feature in the chat (I think that was 150.00 US) and the banner system in the chat room (I think that was another 200.00). The next purchase with the banner revenue will be to do the template work to the site to add the additional banner spaces I mentioned above to the new wider layout. This will be about 500.00-700.00 I suspect to do the HTML/CSS/PHP work required to add the banner spots where we need them. This will give us some more "bonus" revenue for now to help the site grow even more. We have no intention of making cerb a profitable website. It would be nice to have enough advertising revenue to make itself sustaining but that will probably take a number of years more to reach that point. Thank you so much for the explanation! I am sure there where others wondering. You know, sometimes it's wise NOT to have a revenue based site, just take a "look" at others. Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
AttilaTheHun 356 Report post Posted July 7, 2009 Thanks MOD for the detailed explanation on the business of running a board. I knew that revenue has to come from somewhere in order to keep the site going. Its a monumental task to keep everything seamless for all our users, and your doing a great job. It confirms why I really appreciate this site and your hard work. Thanks ATH Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
VedaSloan 119179 Report post Posted July 7, 2009 Mod, you are amazing. Keep up the hard work! Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
mod 135639 Report post Posted July 7, 2009 Thanks :oops: Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
bylogger 136 Report post Posted July 7, 2009 I am impressed! Not very many businesses would be so up front and honest about the business model. Mod, you inspire. That is why I nominated your business model explanation. Thank-you Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
slurp 7020 Report post Posted July 8, 2009 Thx for the great info mod. It's nice to see the logic behind the goings on here. I for one can look at things a bit differently and appreciate why some things are the way they are. I too appreciate the honesty and upfront account of how things tick. Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
