Talk:Recent influx of spam bots

Whats up with that? Does this have something to do with Recent platform update? Can someone make sure captcha setting etc is working or is appropriate? I know Im in semi-retired status but its getting worrisome seeing waves of spam posts and account creation on my RSS feed for several months now. Let me know if theres anything I can help.

&rArr; yoko5000 (Contribs • Message • Email ) 01:30, February 21, 2020 (EST)
 * I'm only cleaning up the mess. JJMC89 is also doing some proactive work, blocking webhosts, open proxies, etc. Does not seem to be helping much though. &rArr; Cru121 (Contribs • Message • Email ) 05:30, February 21, 2020 (EST)
 * Yes, it's directly related to the update. If you think back to the previous update, the same thing happened and it took a good 3-6 months for  to get it under control.  I'm sure he's working on it again, but I have no idea how long it'll be this time.  There's actually 3 or 4 of us using the spam block gadget to try and keep it cleaned up in the mean time.  &#x1f45f;&thinsp;ShoeMaker (Contribs&thinsp;•&thinsp;Message&thinsp;•&thinsp;Email )&thinsp;&#x1f45f; 08:00, February 21, 2020 (EST)