AI Spam

[theskyhound]

I guess it was just a matter of time, but here we are. The primary way that I keep spam off this forum is to ensure that a new poster makes a reasonable post before they are accepted. Unfortunately, people from certain parts of the world are now using AI to help them make these posts. Their posts are still pretty obvious, but I have had to change how I determine what is "reasonable" as a result. Posts from new accounts that contain no useful information (me too, excellent response, etc.) are now being summarily deleted. It is possible that I may be deleting a few that are legit. 

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