I have no understanding of a bots capability I work for myself as an MOT tester and mechanic and am self taught on computers

But what I do understand is the tweaks I have found or thought of have reduced bot attacks on my website to

NIL

yes thats correct

NIL

and I aint no geek - lol lol lol

Tweaks amongst others I carry out are

IP address monitoring

singular e-mail address registration (no multiple users on 1 e-mail)

aggressive IP address banning of know spammers

Moderation of all new members

plus others I have mentioned before (time zone, minimum post etc)

Big difference is I know I do not have as many members as PF BUT I do not charge either