Users can delete themselves

Users can delete themselves · by Guest Mon 12 Oct 2009, 19:51

Somehow the spammers of my forums are able to delete their accounts.. Which of course makes things a little more difficult as all their posts show under 'guest'. They can delete themselves even after they're banned. How can I stop this?

Re: Users can delete themselves · by Sanket Mon 12 Oct 2009, 19:56

You cannot stop this because they use the unsubscribe tool.

Have more moderators on your forum, and search for latest posts to delete them.

Re: Users can delete themselves · by Guest Mon 12 Oct 2009, 20:02

I don't understand that... Their accounts actually turn into guests. How do suscriptons have any effect?

Re: Users can delete themselves · by kirk Mon 12 Oct 2009, 20:02

They are useing a delete account tool.
be sure you have it set for members not to be able to delete there accounts.

Other then that if they are they are using a utility tool that allows them to delete there accounts.. if they delete there accounts and there name changes to guest.. you have to change there name to like guest1 or what ever you want to do for you mods to be able to edit the spam content.

also be sure to get there ip and the email the registered with and put a block on it in the ban control.

i don't think there is much we can do about the utility tool because by law any member choosing to delete there accounts have the right to use this tool.
i am going to have to run this past the globals to see what you can do to try to slow them down or see they do not continue to do this..

it's a Lil hard to completely prevent but there are some things you can do to help slow the process.

Re: Users can delete themselves · by Guest Mon 12 Oct 2009, 20:10

Where is this tool you speak of Kirk?
How do I disable them from being able to delete their accounts like you said in paragraph 1?

Re: Users can delete themselves · by Juani Mon 12 Oct 2009, 20:12

AP=> Users&Groups=> User Options

Go to the "Allow members to unsubscribe" and tick the box "NO".

Re: Users can delete themselves · by kirk Mon 12 Oct 2009, 20:14

Um ??? sanket can you explain that one?
i am not sure. i just leaned of this tool when i started modding here and spammers where using it here to do the same thing.

Juani wrote:AP=> Users&Groups=> User Options

Go to the "Allow members to unsubscribe" and tick the box "NO".

Yes i believe he has that set. but with the tool it dose not matter.
i think sanket will be able to explain this a lil better.

Re: Users can delete themselves · by Sanket Mon 12 Oct 2009, 20:17

You have explained it correctly kirk, its a utility tool for the user to unsubscribe himself from any forum of forumotion.

Re: Users can delete themselves · by Guest Mon 12 Oct 2009, 20:18

Juani wrote:AP=> Users&Groups=> User Options

Go to the "Allow members to unsubscribe" and tick the box "NO".

it was already set like that.