Ivo Georgiev's blog

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I’m so tired of blocking accounts.

Someone _must_ fix that. Check #javascript, basically the first few pages are spam. I wonder if a browser extension can be created to block those based on the randomly-generated spammer usernames.

Check this:

• Always seven characters
• Random characters in the range of [a-q][0-9]

Any ideas for an algorithm that would draw a line between randomly-generated and real username 7-character strings?

Of course, another alternative is to analyse the post itself or the blog of the spam-account.

Ultimately, a check for “Download Free” in the beginning of the post, a check for a lot of tags that are simply strings in the text, a check for a 7-character username would all do fine to block that spambot.