Increase in spam posts

[abh159]

Is it just me or has there been a major increase in the amount of spam posts since the forum moved to the new platform a few months back? It seems like 3 out of every 4 new posts these days is spam, and I find myself visiting the forum less and less because of it. Is anyone else feeling the same way?

I am by no means an IT security expert, but I feel like there has to be a way to deter these people/bots. Maybe add an email verification code when you sign up for a new account or a captcha question when you login.

[Alex.C]

I feel like, overall the use of the forums has decreased along with the added spam. It's hard to know if that's pandemic related (who cares as much about style when you're working from home?) or perhaps the new format just isn't everybody's cup of tea? Watchuseek recently changed over, and I can't stand their new format either.

[skewl]

I feel like, overall the use of the forums has decreased along with the added spam. It's hard to know if that's pandemic related (who cares as much about style when you're working from home?) or perhaps the new format just isn't everybody's cup of tea? Watchuseek recently changed over, and I can't stand their new format either.

As someone who used to visit nearly daily and now will maybe come on here once a month, it's the formatting for me. Something about the order of posts on the What's New page just isn't right, and the tiny amount of preview for new posts is frustrating. There's probably more that I can't articulate well here, but a reversion to the old formatting would be awesome.

[DocDave]

abh159 I raised the issue of increased spam with the administrator of the site. I know they are looking in to it.


Regarding the forums themselves, like many of you I've been a member here for several years now. I've noticed the forums are kind of cyclical. During the winter months when many of us are stuck inside, the forums see an uptick. Now that summer is in place, the forums do see a bit of a slowdown.

All good feedback though. Maybe the admin can update the formatting. I don't know.

[Mr. Charles]

Another consideration regarding traffic... the forum update killed off Tapatalk and I know a lot of people (myself included) accessed the Threads primarily in that way.

[armedferret]

Another consideration regarding traffic... the forum update killed off Tapatalk and I know a lot of people (myself included) accessed the Threads primarily in that way.

Does your phone not have a web browser?

[Token]

Does your phone not have a web browser?

Having to constantly relogin in on browser is annoying compared to being able to go through tapatalk. I stopped visiting SF as much when they stopped tapatalk too, but SF has specific threads that I care about and are active probably because more people treat style as a hobby there so I still visit often. Seems like threads is half dead these days... when the goal starts and ends at look good / presentable, what is there to talk about when so many people don't actually need to step out of the house? During these times when nobody actually needs another suit or a pair of shoes it's the "crazy" people who are ordering their 30th pair of shoes for no good reason that actually keep the discussions going.

[armedferret]

Having to constantly relogin in on browser is annoying compared to being able to go through tapatalk. I stopped visiting SF as much when they stopped tapatalk too, but SF has specific threads that I care about and are active probably because more people treat style as a hobby there so I still visit often. Seems like threads is half dead these days... when the goal starts and ends at look good / presentable, what is there to talk about when so many people don't actually need to step out of the house? During these times when nobody actually needs another suit or a pair of shoes it's the "crazy" people who are ordering their 30th pair of shoes for no good reason that actually keep the discussions going.

I dont have to constantly log back in. Maybe user error idk.

[pmestrad]

I know this has been discussed before but I think the big error the website made was disallowing comments on their articles. Many people have voiced this over multiple years, so I know I am not bringing up anything new. My opinion, however, has not changed over that time period.