Reply To: Spam bots are back again today

[Den]

Honestly, Honestly, yeah, that’s pretty much the usual pattern now. I’d stop wasting time on IP blocks unless one address is hammering you nonstop. Honeypot + email verify + no links on fresh accounts usually does more than people want to admit. If it’s still ugly, first-post moderation for links is probably the least annoying extra step. Not perfect, but it keeps the junk out without turning signup into a tax form.