Spam reviewers

[Anna]

It was a matter of time I suppose - but I have been found by spam-reviewers (Reviews written total in random but a loooooooooooooooots of them). I delete them ofc (I have set that Reviews have to be approved, but is there any way for me to bann the reviewers IP? Like you do when you have spammers trying to become members on the site?

 

[Basti]

Do you use the old aardvark review system? ?a=rate&u=username
or the facebook or disqus comments?

If the original, there is an old but handy mod to stop review spam if they also submit urls along with it ( comment then dont make it through aat all )
if its jjust text that is possible as well to bann the ips. We will post it soon for you.

Thats why we by default dont include the old review system.
This feature has to be totally rewritten including a plugin which automatical mark reviews as spam based on some criteria, or ip

 

[Anna]

Its the old one I assume since it comes as a: You have X new reviews... Is there any where I can do to shut it down completly so noone can put a review at all? What I get is just text, but I cant seem to find a place to bann IP :S

 

[Basti]

have a look at parabola stats.html

the original have

<div{$stats_review_hide}>
    <b>{$lng->stats_rating_avg}:</b> {$average_rating} / 5<br />
    <b>{$lng->stats_rating_num}:</b> {$num_ratings}<br />
    <img src="{$skins_url}/{$skin_name}/rate_{$average_rating}.png" alt="{$average_rating}/5" /><br /><br />
    <h2>{$lng->stats_reviews}</h2>
    {$reviews}
    <a href="{$list_url}/{$url_helper_a}rate{$url_helper_u}{$username}{$url_tail}">{$lng->stats_rate}</a><br />
</div>

The div around the review review stuff should hide the rating stuff until we post a bann review ip plugin.

if you have changed php also, stats.php

//REVIEW SECTION TO BE UPDATED

under that line needs to be

$reviews_on = 0;

 

[Anna]

Thanks! Will have a look into it!