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Well what I meant was x amount of people say at least 5, then it would at least temporary block them from posting say 12 hours
Or how about a BG being able to do it and able to block them temporary until abuse cant come to sort it out
Either way something needs doing as one person or possibly a bot can cause so much distribution0 -
Well they have to do something because this is just crazy. As much as I hate them maybe they will have to do a word verification thing to stop the bots.:rotfl:0
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20 reports i've just done now. How many more times is this going to go on? Something needs to be done asap about this because it will drive users away from the site and it will attract more spammers.:rotfl:0
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One report is sufficient as reporting every thread just jams up the abuse email.0
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Edinburghlass wrote: »One report is sufficient as reporting every thread just jams up the abuse email.
If I want to report a serial spammer, I just send a link to their profile page rather than reporting individual posts.Free/impartial debt advice: National Debtline | StepChange Debt Charity | Find your local CAB
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Shame the software can't detect when the same post is being made on more than 1 (or more than 2) boards.I'm a Forum Ambassador on the housing, mortgages & student money saving boards. I volunteer to help get your forum questions answered and keep the forum running smoothly. Forum Ambassadors are not moderators and don't read every post. If you spot an illegal or inappropriate post then please report it to forumteam@moneysavingexpert.com (it's not part of my role to deal with this). Any views are mine and not the official line of MoneySavingExpert.com.0
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If I want to report a serial spammer, I just send a link to their profile page rather than reporting individual posts.
How does that work Fermi? Is it a quick way of getting rid? How do I do it?0 -
How does that work Fermi? Is it a quick way of getting rid? How do I do it?
Just replace the link to the post in the report with the link to the users profile.
Not sure if it makes things any quicker, but it is at least saying "this person is a spammer, here is their profile, please look at all their posts".
Must be easier for the abuse team compared to having to check through multiple reports only to find it's a spammer they have already dealt with.Free/impartial debt advice: National Debtline | StepChange Debt Charity | Find your local CAB
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