Dev1 Galaxy Forum / Please consider not using stopforumspam

Re: Please consider not using stopforumspam

dummy@example.com (golinux) — Wed, 03 Jun 2026 18:12:13 +0000

Thank you for the constructive suggestion!

Re: Please consider not using stopforumspam

dummy@example.com (safari) — Wed, 03 Jun 2026 17:51:49 +0000

Might it help to put in large letters on the registration website that using a VPN to sign up increases the chances of getting blocked? It doesn't resolve the multiple problems of SFS, but it does reduce the chance of landing there.

Re: Please consider not using stopforumspam

dummy@example.com (safari) — Wed, 03 Jun 2026 17:44:45 +0000

I understand spam is a real and difficult problem, but I fully reject the implication that it was reasonable to expect any of this. From my end it happened because I used a widely used VPN. I did not land myself in SFS, D1G did, and SFS made that data publicly accessible.

Re: Please consider not using stopforumspam

dummy@example.com (golinux) — Wed, 03 Jun 2026 17:36:21 +0000

When D1G was launched, I was the spam hunter and it never stopped. Something had to be done. Our current system has worked quite well for many years and makes very few false positives. And please remember that we had no control over the choices YOU made that landed you in SFS . . .

Re: Please consider not using stopforumspam

dummy@example.com (safari) — Wed, 03 Jun 2026 17:15:31 +0000

I don't understand your point. No-one made me join Netflix either, but the law still applies to them.

The legal perspective is not the only, or perhaps even my main concern. It did seem plausible and relevant, however.

Re: Please consider not using stopforumspam

dummy@example.com (Camtaf) — Wed, 03 Jun 2026 17:12:44 +0000

During that time, both my IP address and personal email were publicly searchable and downloadable - in machine-readable format no less. I'm in a country where this data is legally protected, so Dev1Galaxy may even be legally liable

Not at all, no one made you join the forums, so is totally on you....

Please consider not using stopforumspam

dummy@example.com (safari) — Wed, 03 Jun 2026 15:50:02 +0000

stopforumspam reflects very badly on Dev1Galaxy.

In attempting to join Dev1Galaxy, I was accidentally blocked by stopforumspam, I presume because I was using a VPN that had in the past been used by a genuine spammer. A second attempt without VPN then copied the block to my own IP address, which took several hours to fix. stopforumspam offered zero help in that regard (D1G forum admins fixed it). Indeed, their website is positively obstructive. During that time, both my IP address and personal email were publicly searchable and downloadable - in machine-readable format no less. I'm in a country where this data is legally protected, so Dev1Galaxy may even be legally liable.

In trying to fix the issue, I came across this page of theirs https://www.stopforumspam.com/threats. This is pretty disgusting behaviour of stopforumspam, and highly unprofessional.

All in all, it has deeply soured my experience of Devuan, having to deal with stopforumspam. The association reflects badly on Devuan.