Maybe changing the name of this thread from :  Game Discussion     

to something else like :   Discussion of the Game    or    Game Conversation

This might help the Spam from coming in here.      There doesn't seem to be Spam going into any of the other threads so maybe it gets in here by the thread name ?

Just a thought

"Pretty Sure" and "I Doubt" are not very positive forward thinking words.  

You could give it a try and change the Thread name and then say "well that didn't work, what else can we try to prevent this Spam from coming into this thread?"

Evidently, you never know what will or will not work in this game unless you change it...    just like game updates  huh?  

I'm pretty sure that update didn't work because the game is too active.  I doubt fixing the update would do anything.

"Pretty Sure" and "I Doubt" are not very positive forward thinking words.  

You could give it a try and change the Thread name and then say "well that didn't work, what else can we try to prevent this Spam from coming into this thread?"

Evidently, you never know what will or will not work in this game unless you change it...    just like game updates  huh?  

I'm pretty sure that update didn't work because the game is too active.  I doubt fixing the update would do anything.

125 +  SPAM    posts TODAY alone by    {{ 1 }}    account

Boris,

Could you clarify this statement and explain how you know this would not prevent Spam ?

Sure the Spammers can create " x " number of castles on the system, but to get through:

Surely that takes a sifisticated program and then to get the pictures correct...

Maybe now we need a 2nd layer to authenticate any post in the Game Discussion Thread... 

after going through "reCAPTCHA"... 

now have the game send a 6 digit code to the email address associated with the account posting to the thread and add 10 min time limit to put the code in ?

Jelly Baby said:

Boris,

Could you clarify this statement and explain how you know this would not prevent Spam ?

Sure the Spammers can create " x " number of castles on the system, but to get through:

Surely that takes a sifisticated program and then to get the pictures correct...

Maybe now we need a 2nd layer to authenticate any post in the Game Discussion Thread... 

after going through "reCAPTCHA"... 

now have the game send a 6 digit code to the email address associated with the account posting to the thread and add 10 min time limit to put the code in ?

Thank you, my Lord. I'll forward this information accordingly. Thank you for your active position on this game forum. 

Jelly Baby said:

Boris,

Could you clarify this statement and explain how you know this would not prevent Spam ?

Sure the Spammers can create " x " number of castles on the system, but to get through:

Surely that takes a sifisticated program and then to get the pictures correct...

Maybe now we need a 2nd layer to authenticate any post in the Game Discussion Thread... 

after going through "reCAPTCHA"... 

now have the game send a 6 digit code to the email address associated with the account posting to the thread and add 10 min time limit to put the code in ?

A lot of bot programs don't actually attempt to solve the captchas, there are companies in other countries (those with very low average pay rates) that provide human workers to solve them at a price of like $1 per 1000 (0.1 cents each) so they just contract it out to those.  I don't know if whatever profits they're making from sending out advertising spam covers that cost, but it probably does since they keep coming back.  

It doesn't matter what you name the topic it will not stop the spam. I have deleted spam from about 8 of the Forums Thread topics they drop the spam where ever they think it will get seen ! I've even deleted some in the suggestions area.