I flagged it already.
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It’s relentless.
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And now, in Spanish too! 
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Yayyy! The only Spanish I speak is really blue. But I’d like to say that to this bullshit that’s happening.
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This forum needs to gatekeep new sign ups. Disallowed to post for 4 days. After signup. Mod approval only. Their usernames are easily identified. As spam.
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Perhaps it is time to require test questions and waiting period. These Spam Bots are relentless
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Iirc there are test questions.
There was a lot of push back on posting limits of new posters when we went to this new software. People really didn’t like that concept.
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Speaking for myself, but if I had to re-register, answer questions (that I don’t recall being asked to do nearly 20yrs ago when I first joined) & wait (a reasonable time) to post… If it helped limit these Hack Attacks, I’d do it.
It sucks to make people wait to post because they often don’t come back. But, a technique I’ve used that is extremely effective is to automatically hide content with a certain number of flags. This way the users, who are here 24x7, can help, and the spammers never get a foothold.
The other thing to try is to run new posters (not existing ones) through a service like Akismet. I don’t know if that one integrates with Discourse (I used it on a bespoke commenting system, not just wordpress), but there may be another option also. By sending only first time posters through it, you keep the costs and hassle very low, and it’s good at guessing who’s a spammer if you spent a little time training it.
