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Someone is out to make trouble
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Someone has been going around reporting innocent posts as spam, they are not picking on any single individual but I have had 4 reports against me and I know of at least one other with a couple against them.
If this goes on and they continue to report posts, what will happen?
I don't like to see that I have posts reported against my profile for no reason and would like them investigated and removed please and if possible the guilty party dealt with.
If this goes on and they continue to report posts, what will happen?
I don't like to see that I have posts reported against my profile for no reason and would like them investigated and removed please and if possible the guilty party dealt with.
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Does it not need 5 different people to report spam before anything is done?0
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serial returning AE would have no problem with that rule.1
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Yes, you are right there. I had never noticed the spam count on our profiles before, I had a look at some of the posters and some, who never have posted spam still have a few counts against them.0
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Yes, you are right there. I had never noticed the spam count on our profiles before, I had a look at some of the posters and some, who never have posted spam still have a few counts against them.0
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I wonder if some people are hitting the spam button accidentally when using the mobile view?
I've noticed that 2 of my posts have been marked as spam even though they are anything but:
https://forums.moneysavingexpert.com/discussion/comment/77253931#Comment_77253931
https://forums.moneysavingexpert.com/discussion/comment/77245249#Comment_77245249
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DoaM said:I wonder if some people are hitting the spam button accidentally when using the mobile view?
I've noticed that 2 of my posts have been marked as spam even though they are anything but:
https://forums.moneysavingexpert.com/discussion/comment/77253931#Comment_77253931
https://forums.moneysavingexpert.com/discussion/comment/77245249#Comment_77245249,no idea if I can unreport it.
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How do you work out which of your own posts are marked as spam? I appear to have ten. If I click on ‘thanks’ I can see which posts have been thanked - but when I click on my profile ‘spam’ I don’t see anything. I’d be interested to know which of my posts were marked as such.
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adonis said:DoaM said:I wonder if some people are hitting the spam button accidentally when using the mobile view?
I've noticed that 2 of my posts have been marked as spam even though they are anything but:
https://forums.moneysavingexpert.com/discussion/comment/77253931#Comment_77253931
https://forums.moneysavingexpert.com/discussion/comment/77245249#Comment_77245249,no idea if I can unreport it.
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My posts which have been reported as spam weren't spam but are ones which a particular poster took exception to. Is there a way to report misuse of the spam button?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 -
elsien said:Is there a way to report misuse of the spam button?
Alternatively, send an email to forumteam@moneysavingexpert.com explaining the issue with links to the post that has been marked as spam.1
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