[SOLVED] Can't Post Log Entries to pfBlocker forum
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I am trying to post Log Entries to the pfBlocker forum and I am getting an error that akiSH*T has identified the post as spam. How can I work around this-AFAIK there should be noting wrong with my IP address.
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Hi,
Post you logs on something like https://pastebin.com/ - when pasted over there, just post the obtained URL in.
Forums are good for text and some images - sites like pastebin.com are good for source files, logs and raw data. -
Akismet goes by a combination of content and your reputation on the forum. Once you get to 10 it will pass things that it otherwise would flag as spam.
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@jimp said in Can't Post Log Entries to pfBlocker forum:
Akismet goes by a combination of content and your reputation on the forum. Once you get to 10 it will pass things that it otherwise would flag as spam.
I understand the need to keep the spammers and bots out, but is it really necessary to set the threshold so high? If someone has been around 3-6 months, made a reasonable number of posts and shown that they aren't a**holes, that should be good enough.... It also ruins the integrity of the forum as a source of troubleshooting info-the paste bin stuff may well disappear. I don't know, but it could also be malicious, and akish*t won't catch that.
What does it take to get to a 10?
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@guardian said in Can't Post Log Entries to pfBlocker forum:
What does it take to get to a 10?
One more click ;)
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@gertjan said in Can't Post Log Entries to pfBlocker forum:
@guardian said in Can't Post Log Entries to pfBlocker forum:
What does it take to get to a 10?
One more click ;)
Sorry... I don't understand?
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Looks like you have a reputation of 10... should be able to post your question.
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Actually I misspoke, the default was 10, the ham level in Askimet is 5 now.
We don't have a lot of control over that plugin. The only relevant option is the reputation level it goes by.
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@guardian said in Can't Post Log Entries to pfBlocker forum:
Sorry... I don't understand?
I up voted your message, which brought you to "9".
Some else did vote again, and now your "10". -
Thanks @gertjan .... I didn't know how you get points.
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Had trouble posting anything... I turned off the VPN and tried a different browser, was finally able to start a topic.
Maybe it was the VPN?
Larry
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@larryf said in Can't Post Log Entries to pfBlocker forum:
Maybe it was the VPN?
As seen before : when using a VPN that is also used by spammers - and you obtain an IP that was used by them to spit out their spams, then, yes, you'll behaving the door shut on your face.
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Thanks all who voted me up so that I could ask my question.
TL;DR: Most of these types of problems are about reputation so uou will have to ask for people to vote you up - if you deserve trust, you will likely get it.
(In the interest of forum hygene-please start a new topic)