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tzman
Very Respected Poster
I think I may have an idea that can help with the phisherman problem. As a "rough draft" there will be details wanting refinement, but I think it could be made to work.
The last couple of nights, I've started a new warning thread (and, no, I wasn't the first). My intent being to warn the unwary without bumping the garbage to the top OR putting anything in his "Reply" column as I think a big ZERO is a warning in itself. Whether coincidental or not, this guy seems to stop after a warning is posted.
What if the mods started WARNING threads on each of the boards that seem to need it (and there's been crap on most of them), but NOT sticky them. Let them drop down when phishing activity is low. That way when Joe Poster sees something phishy and posts his warning, the tread pops back to the top serving something like a waving flag? People would still have to exercise a little caution, but these floods would be less likely to catch the unwary...or drunk.
On one hand, it would give the good guys (AND gals!) an outlet instead of replying directly to the phisher and it would serve as a checklist of sorts, and on the other could well increase the cadre of members who'd bother to help out. Posters would, of course, have to be reminded to finish the job by hitting the report button, but it may increase the frequency of THAT too since they've already put some effort into it.
Again, I realize there are potential problems, but I do believe it's worth considering.
I'm starting to ramble; I'll shut up now.
The last couple of nights, I've started a new warning thread (and, no, I wasn't the first). My intent being to warn the unwary without bumping the garbage to the top OR putting anything in his "Reply" column as I think a big ZERO is a warning in itself. Whether coincidental or not, this guy seems to stop after a warning is posted.
What if the mods started WARNING threads on each of the boards that seem to need it (and there's been crap on most of them), but NOT sticky them. Let them drop down when phishing activity is low. That way when Joe Poster sees something phishy and posts his warning, the tread pops back to the top serving something like a waving flag? People would still have to exercise a little caution, but these floods would be less likely to catch the unwary...or drunk.
On one hand, it would give the good guys (AND gals!) an outlet instead of replying directly to the phisher and it would serve as a checklist of sorts, and on the other could well increase the cadre of members who'd bother to help out. Posters would, of course, have to be reminded to finish the job by hitting the report button, but it may increase the frequency of THAT too since they've already put some effort into it.
Again, I realize there are potential problems, but I do believe it's worth considering.
I'm starting to ramble; I'll shut up now.
AKAbob
Respected Poster
Monkey D. Ruffy
tzman wrote:
You can use my phishing examples thread for that:
https://www.forumophilia.com/topic46685.html
I've merged there a lot of phishing examples and anybody can post there.
It's located in the video section and that's the place where most phishing threads are posted.
Suggestions regarding the title are welcome (I'll change it from time to time).
Monkey D. Ruffy
I think I may have an idea that can help with the phisherman problem. As a "rough draft" there will be details wanting refinement, but I think it could be made to work.
The last couple of nights, I've started a new warning thread (and, no, I wasn't the first). My intent being to warn the unwary without bumping the garbage to the top OR putting anything in his "Reply" column as I think a big ZERO is a warning in itself. Whether coincidental or not, this guy seems to stop after a warning is posted.
What if the mods started WARNING threads on each of the boards that seem to need it (and there's been crap on most of them), but NOT sticky them. Let them drop down when phishing activity is low. That way when Joe Poster sees something phishy and posts his warning, the tread pops back to the top serving something like a waving flag? People would still have to exercise a little caution, but these floods would be less likely to catch the unwary...or drunk.
On one hand, it would give the good guys (AND gals!) an outlet instead of replying directly to the phisher and it would serve as a checklist of sorts, and on the other could well increase the cadre of members who'd bother to help out. Posters would, of course, have to be reminded to finish the job by hitting the report button, but it may increase the frequency of THAT too since they've already put some effort into it.
Again, I realize there are potential problems, but I do believe it's worth considering.
I'm starting to ramble; I'll shut up now.
The last couple of nights, I've started a new warning thread (and, no, I wasn't the first). My intent being to warn the unwary without bumping the garbage to the top OR putting anything in his "Reply" column as I think a big ZERO is a warning in itself. Whether coincidental or not, this guy seems to stop after a warning is posted.
What if the mods started WARNING threads on each of the boards that seem to need it (and there's been crap on most of them), but NOT sticky them. Let them drop down when phishing activity is low. That way when Joe Poster sees something phishy and posts his warning, the tread pops back to the top serving something like a waving flag? People would still have to exercise a little caution, but these floods would be less likely to catch the unwary...or drunk.
On one hand, it would give the good guys (AND gals!) an outlet instead of replying directly to the phisher and it would serve as a checklist of sorts, and on the other could well increase the cadre of members who'd bother to help out. Posters would, of course, have to be reminded to finish the job by hitting the report button, but it may increase the frequency of THAT too since they've already put some effort into it.
Again, I realize there are potential problems, but I do believe it's worth considering.
I'm starting to ramble; I'll shut up now.
You can use my phishing examples thread for that:
https://www.forumophilia.com/topic46685.html
I've merged there a lot of phishing examples and anybody can post there.
It's located in the video section and that's the place where most phishing threads are posted.
Suggestions regarding the title are welcome (I'll change it from time to time).
Monkey D. Ruffy