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J_B
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.... when we have a 'spam' button on each post?
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It can help get spam deleted: if numerous people hit the button it will go automatically. I don't visit many boards but I do see if there's any spam to zap each day ...Signature removed for peace of mind0
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.... when we have a 'spam' button on each post?
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The spam button needs hitting so many times before it actually gets deleted so people highlight it here so others can see it and hit the button to help get it removed quicker.I’m a Senior Forum Ambassador and I support the Forum Team on Competitions Time, Shopping & Freebies boards, Employment, Jobseeking & Training boards If you need any help on these boards, do let me know. Please note that Ambassadors are not moderators. Any posts you spot in breach of the Forum Rules should be reported via the report button, or by emailing forumteam@moneysavingexpert.com. All views are my own and not the official line of MoneySavingExpert.0 -
But the spam is obvious. Just look at new posts. Go into a spam posting. Find all the posts by that poster. Mark each one as spam. Job done.
The spam reports are just more spam as far as I'm concerned.
Maybe there should be a spam counter against each user to show how many times they have reported spam. Might give more people an incentive to join in.0 -
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Wizard_of_Id wrote: »Not all of us have a spam button, I'm guessing that anyone using the old green version of the forum has no spam button available to them.
There is still a spam button on the old style green forum.All shall be well, and all shall be well, and all manner of things shall be well.
Pedant alert - it's could have, not could of.0 -
No, that has :spam: buttons (except on one or two forums, for specific reasons).Wizard_of_Id wrote: »Not all of us have a spam button, I'm guessing that anyone using the old green version of the forum has no spam button available to them.0 -
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Wizard_of_Id wrote: »Must be just me then, I see no spam button on any post on any forum
Not just you - my spam button disappeared at about the time we had to change our passwords several times - since then I have only been able to use the report button for this purpose which is not always ideal as it relies on someone at MSE actually reading the report before taking any required action.
This is a screenshot showing what I see:
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No spam button here either.2.88 kWp System, SE Facing, 30 Degree Pitch, 12 x 240W Conergy Panels, Samil Solar River Inverter, Havant, Hampshire. Installed July 2012, acquired by me on purchase of house in August 20170
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I have my spam button. I've been a good citizen and used it many, many times in the past. Not now though - you get to a point where the site needs to fix the issue.
No point sticking your finger in the dike when there is water lapping over the top.0
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