Thank you, Alfred.  I am pleased you recognize the balance a moderator/administrator must struggle to maintain between the bad guys and the good guys who post.

Actually, I had little doubt.  You clearly are not a dumb guy and have knowledge of this world.  I think this place to be in good hands, and you deserve kudos.

When I still maintained my board, my daily routine consisted of logging in and looking at all new posts.  The spambots typically logged in using whackjob IDs, so I would look at each such post.  When I spotted something clearly bogus, I would then delete the offending post and permanently remove the source ID from future inclusion.  I like to think I did a pretty good job of keeping the crap off that board, but it did require my intervention every day.

Alas, that board over time drew less and less activity, and after a number of years of running it I shut it down.  It had ceased providing any useful information to any but a VERY small number of people.  It was rewarding while it lasted.

I wish you the best of luck with this.  There are clearly good people who can benefit from your efforts.  Whether anybody tells you so or not, your efforts will be appreciated.

Peace.