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FYI Chockstoners - this weeks deletions, etc. 2-Dec-2021 At 1:22:08 AM dalai

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01/12/21
New user IreneSoows (10335), pre-emptively disabled. SFS +v on mostly USA IPs

03/12/21
New user nfkjasfas (10336), pre-emptively disabled and 3 spam (gold/crapto-currency) posts deleted. SFS +v. Various IPs.
On 07/11/21 Chockstone Moderator wrote:
>New registration zionrockguides (10327), temporarily given benefit of doubt due sniff test comes up sweet, despite being Cleantalk +ve with one entry record for a spam attack. SFS clear at this stage. Will be monitored closely and registration disabled if required.
>[Edit: Now has 6 entries on SFS from Philippines IP’s on 10/11/21, but I am curious to see if their spam is climbing related, and as such may not be regarded as spam on this Site? - so they are currently still enabled, with ongoing monitoring.]

New re-registration zionrockguidesut (10337), once again temporarily given benefit of doubt. Now has 7 entries (*) on SFS however this time on a different Philippines IP to their previous registration, and with all other details in alignment with previous registration, but I am still curious, so am re-allowing it for the time being.
They may have simply forgotten their previous password?
I will monitor ongoing and likely disable their first registration if they start using their second one, and disable both if they spam us.
(* 7 entries isn’t a lot by typical spammer behaviour which often gets into the hundreds over a couple of days. I rechecked the last IP they used and it is still sitting on 6 entries.)

04/12/21
New user prattdonald59 (10338), pre-emptively disabled. SFS +v on various IPs.

06/12/21
New user josesv (10339), disabled and 3 spam (New York restaurants and internet services) posts deleted. SFS +v on various El Salvador IPs.

08/12/21
New user MINEX1 (10340), disabled. SFS +v passport SPAM deleted. Various IPs mostly Cameroon

11/12/21
New user Michaelniz (10341), pre-emptively disabled. SFS +v on various Indian IPs.

16/12/21
New user Jennifer1 (10342), disabled and spam post (metamask) deleted. SFS +v on utdd.
New user Raymondnip (10343), pre-emptively disabled. SFS +v. Prolific spammer using a Netherlands IP.

17/12/21
New user samual886 (10344), pre-emptively disabled. SFS +v on unique domain used. India and USA IPs. Edit: back a 3rd time

23/12/21
New user RichardMon (10345), pre-emptively disabled. SFS +v with prolific entries on France IP.

25/12/21
New user DavidEnara (10346), pre-emptively disabled. SFS +v USA IP, and has a lot in common with IreneSoows (10335) - likely crypto currency merchant

29/12/21
New user Samuelwhazy (10347), back a fourth time and pre-emptively disabled again. SFS +v on utdd.

30/12/21
New user DamienBot (10348), pre-emptively disabled. SFS +v. Prolific spammer on USA IPs.

31/12/21
New registration TheRealGembrookDirt (10349 - climber selling gear), SFS checked okay.

AN INTERIM TALLY OF OUR RUNNING TOTALS FOR OUR NEW REGISTRATIONS ...
Sept 2018 - 6 legitimate / 36 spammers
Oct ‘18 - 6 legitimate / 54 spammers
Nov ‘18 - 18 legitimate / 80 spammers
Dec ‘18 - 8 legitimate / 84 spammers
Subtotal = 38 / 254

Jan 2019 - 11 legitimate / 93 spammers
Feb ‘19 - 8 legitimate / 77 spammers
March ‘19 - 10 legitimate / 76 spammers
April ‘19 - 10 legitimate / 50 spammers
May ‘19 - 6 legitimate / 60 spammers.
June '19 - 7 legitimate / 32 spammers.
July '19 - 3 legitimate / 72 spammers.
August '19 - 3 legitimate / 64 spammers.
September '19 - 9 legitimate / 66 spammers.
Oct ‘19 - 9 legitimate / 78 spammers
Nov ‘19 - 2 legitimate / 107 spammers
Dec ‘19 - 6 legitimate / 78 spammers
2019 Subtotal = 84 / 853

Jan 2020 - 7 legitimate / 75 spammers
Feb ‘20 - 2 legitimate / 92 spammers
March ‘20 - 5 legitimate / 78 spammers
April ‘20 - 2 legitimate / 79 spammers
May ‘20 - 3 legitimate / 46 spammers.
June '20 - 1 legitimate registration / 37 spammer accounts disabled
July '20 - 3 legitimate / 48 spammer accounts disabled.
August ‘20 - 3 legitimate / 26 spammers.
September ‘20 - Nil new legitimate registrations / 22 spammers.
October ‘20 - 1(?) legitimate / 27 spammers.
November ‘20 - nil legitimate / 34 spammers.
December ‘20 - 2 legitimate (one being a re-registration) / 29 spammers.
2020 Subtotal = 29 / 593

January '21 - 2 legitimate registrations / 28 spammers disablements.
February '21 - 2 legitimate registrations / 18 spammers disablements.
March '21 - 0 Legitimate registration / 14 spammer disablement.
April '21 - 0 Legitimate registration / 27 spammer disablement.
May '21 - 2 Legitimate registration / 18 spammer disablement.
June ‘21 - 1 Legitimate registration / 12 spammer disablement.
July '21 - nil legitimate registrations / 17 spammer disablement.
August '21 - 4 legitimate (one being a re-registration) / 13 spammer disablement.
September '21 - 4 legitimate / 20 spammers.
October '21 - Nil legitimate registrations / 15 spammer account disablements.
November '21 - 1 legitimate registration / 10 spammer account disablements.
December '21 - 1 legitimate registration / 13 spammer account disablements.
2021 Subtotal = 17 / 205

For period Sept '18 to Dec '21 inclusive: 168 legitimate registrations / 1905 spammer account disablements; which by no means reflects the sustained spam attacks also thwarted by our restrictive measures.