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Spam Posts
ShadySue:
Is there anything we can do with a spam post which appears within a legitimate thread, i.e. not a new thread of its own?
(Other than report it)
cathyslife:
--- Quote from: ShadySue on August 10, 2019, 14:25 ---Is there anything we can do with a spam post which appears within a legitimate thread, i.e. not a new thread of its own?
(Other than report it)
--- End quote ---
I reported it, but I don’t see a way to delete individual posts. Unfortunately. These spammers know every trick in the book. >:(
Jo Ann Snover:
Perhaps I misunderstood the new restriction. Leaf said (in the chat box) that people with 3 or fewer posts need approval for their post/new topic.
I just reported a post that was a reply and in looking at the perpetrator, that was the only post the person had made.
All posts, replies or new topics, need to be moderated for newbies if that's possible to do.
The spammer's next trick might be to post irrelevant but not obviously spam stuff until they're off moderation. Any way we can extend the moderation period - reset the clock so 3 more are needed - if we haven't seen a post that looks legit yet?
leaf:
If a spam post makes it through, in the middle of a thread.. reporting it would be easiest, yeah. That shouldn't happen though as the first posts need to be approved by someone. Perhaps the one that made it through was mistakenly approved by someone?
Anyhow, we can try it out for a week or two and see if it is an improvement.
leaf:
--- Quote from: Jo Ann Snover on August 10, 2019, 15:37 ---The spammer's next trick might be to post irrelevant but not obviously spam stuff until they're off moderation. Any way we can extend the moderation period - reset the clock so 3 more are needed - if we haven't seen a post that looks legit yet?
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Most spamming is done by bots I think. It is probably much to much work to pretend to be part of the conversation and then start spamming. It's pretty easy to delete a user and all their posts as well, so the rare time it happens, they are pretty easy to zap.
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