May 19, 2026 at 7:04 am
#4410
Participant
Yeah, seeing the same thing on a couple boards lately. Feels like the bots just got a bit less dumb, honestly. If you’re only using basic moderation + a plugin or two, they’ll usually just keep poking until something sticks. I’d check whether the registrations are all coming from the same few IP ranges / user agents first. Half the time it’s not “more spam,” it’s just one wave cycling through. In my opinion,