https://www.garagejournal.com/forum/showthread.php?t=166218
Please read the above sticky..It applies to you also.
lg
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Please read the above sticky..It applies to you also.
lg
no neat sigline
Idiots responding to spam
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landrover bodger
Well-known member
there seems to be a lot of spammers about .strange hobby they have
Kaizen
Well-known member
wait........is this spam?
PugetDude
ALLIANCE MEMBER
This is Spam... With BACON!
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PelicanPines
ALLIANCE MEMBER
I quietly report them with a "Spam Spam Spam" comment and move on.
Ok... in response to that Spam with Bacon... I have added it to my shopping list. Thank You for the heads up.
Ok... in response to that Spam with Bacon... I have added it to my shopping list. Thank You for the heads up.
rburke65
Well-known member
Well ya but the REPORT button and then you he blank Response box appears and you are conditioned to type...something...... If that's wrong then ya shouldn't get the empty response box. How about something that says....?...oh let me get crazy here...."That you for reporting spam"! I know this sounds totally crazy, but just an idea.....maybe it's me......
LB-1911
ALLIANCE MEMBER
PelicanPines
ALLIANCE MEMBER
I do not respond IN THE THREAD... I respond in the REPORT comment. When you hit the "REPORT" button... a comment box comes up... that is where you say what's up.
That is not the issue being talked about here...
What you should never do... is add a response IN the thread...
The reason is two fold...
1. it makes it stay on top of active threads
2. the mods don't see it... unless they open the thread
They are however notified behind the scenes when you select that "Report" button.
lakeroadster
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As discussed by PelicanPines, it's not wrong, it's ok to use the "report message" box... as per lg's provided link:
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tatra
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Learned my lesson.
not much, probably the same allowances for paid members having politics interjections. haha
But in other forums the 'sockpuppets' accounts usually get deleted the other insta-banned.
pcmeiners
Well-known member
"I suppose rather than calling someone an idiot, a sticky or some form of letting people know would be great, HEY! "
Then again if he did that, Larry would not have anything to let his negativity out, as is, we know Larry is so perfect.
Then again if he did that, Larry would not have anything to let his negativity out, as is, we know Larry is so perfect.
PugetDude
ALLIANCE MEMBER
Double Spam sandwich.
LB-1911
ALLIANCE MEMBER
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Regular member and Alliance members have to follow the same rules with one exception and that's the 100 post rule for Classified/Wanted Ads.
So, yes, even Alliance members can get banned.
Playwme
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For a nation that harps on more than anyone else about freedom, you sure get your knickers in a twist over some pretty trivial insignignificant little "rules".
lakeroadster
Well-known member
Re-read what you have written... it makes perfect sense to question trivial insignificant rules if freedom is a priority.
However, freedom doesn't mean squat on an internet forum.. especially for members that are not even paying customers. It's Ryan's playground... he makes the rules.
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Schurkey
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Fine. Forum rules are what they are.
I think this policy is a mistake. A single response, "Reported" saves everyone else from having to do anything--they know it's already handled. If that post is done while the spam is still fresh, it doesn't bump the spam very far up the forum. A single "Reported" post is not merely harmless, it's actually useful.
But I don't run this place.
jayoldschool
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Respond to spam: one week ban. Simple.
HOTFR8
Banned
Thanks for this topic and thank Larry_G for starting it. I am getting tired of warning members the links are not safe and some even contain Trojans sent to attack your computer. Remember YOU are the target of SPAMMERS.
Dealt with today.
Dealt with today.
LB-1911
ALLIANCE MEMBER
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HOTFR8
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The report button also allows you to report other posts that may break the rules and not just SPAM.
HOTFR8
Banned
A reply keeps the SPAM post at the top of the page. Just what the spammer wants as the links will be looked at and perhaps if you look at any of the links you will find you have a trojan on your computer.
A report is instant and notifies a suspect post that needs to be dealt with.
The policy is not a mistake when you know how the system works.
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HOTFR8
Banned
Very well stated Pelican
. If the post is reported and has no replies then more often we see it and it is dealt with much faster.
rockettgpw
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The report button works well, being in an opposing time zone to most members here I can see some spam come up that users in the U.S. may not see. Hit 'report' simply type in "looks like spam" and check back later. The offending post is usually dealt with by the mods quick smart with a banned "user" as the result and sometimes a complete deletion and disappearance of their user name and account. Same applies to aggressive or abusive members.
The system works well, I don't understand why experienced members try to challenge it.
The system works well, I don't understand why experienced members try to challenge it.
PugetDude
ALLIANCE MEMBER
The system works well, I don't understand why experienced members try to challenge it.
Maybe they think it's part of the gang initiation to gain admittance to the Dark Web...
HOTFR8
Banned
The report button works well, being in an opposing time zone to most members here I can see some spam come up that users in the U.S. may not see. Hit 'report' simply type in "looks like spam" and check back later. The offending post is usually dealt with by the mods quick smart with a banned "user" as the result and sometimes a complete deletion and disappearance of their user name and account. Same applies to aggressive or abusive members.
The system works well, I don't understand why experienced members try to challenge it.
Thanks Rocketgpw. When you see it like I do you can often not see a spam post due to the replies. Some of the Mods can pick a spammer by the weird name or the IP location. Also another reason why we now have two moderators in Australia due to the time zones and this being such a global forum.
Just remember the Mods on this forum are just here as we enjoy this place like the other members and all we want is to see this place run safely. If you see SPAM report it as per the rules as you are not only helping yourself and the Mods but you are also helping the Admin of the forum keep track as to what is required so this forum runs smoothly.
Maybe they think it's part of the gang initiation to gain admittance to the Dark Web...
I had a week recently when a Trojan slowed my work almost to a stop. Sadly I must have mistakenly
clicked on a spam link here when dealing with a spammer.Schurkey
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Simple...also silly.
If it's fresh enough to already be at or near the top of the page, what harm was done?
Clearly, I do not know how the system works.
Do you have a reason for your lack of regard?
PelicanPines
ALLIANCE MEMBER
I look at forum rules this way...
Don't bother second guessing why something is the way it is... considering the rule makers have been doing this a lot longer than "we" have been thinking about why the rule shouldn't exist.
When rules are overridden with a complex "if then else" statement of acceptable responses ... its just freaking easier to say... DON"T DO THAT... DO THIS.
All that said... we only live here... someone else owns the space and I consider the mods... kinda like "house keeping"... with the report button... kinda like putting the "Make Up This ROOM" tag on the door.
Don't bother second guessing why something is the way it is... considering the rule makers have been doing this a lot longer than "we" have been thinking about why the rule shouldn't exist.
When rules are overridden with a complex "if then else" statement of acceptable responses ... its just freaking easier to say... DON"T DO THAT... DO THIS.
All that said... we only live here... someone else owns the space and I consider the mods... kinda like "house keeping"... with the report button... kinda like putting the "Make Up This ROOM" tag on the door.
HOTFR8
Banned
A temp ban on some one that replies to spam would not be fair. In some cases you do not know it is SPAM but in the recent posts the SPAM is obvious.
The harm done is it takes on the look that the topic has no issues but if it slips down a little with an odd subject name and no replies it makes it easier to find and by that time hopefully many of you have hit report and tagged it as spam.
Well hopefully this topic will teach many of you.
ForceFed70
Well-known member
Good lord. Some of you are a little over the top. Responding to SPAM posts shouldn't be done - but it's not the end of the world. Certainly not something to get upset about or start banning people over.
A temp ban on some one that replies to spam would not be fair. In some cases you do not know it is SPAM but in the recent posts the SPAM is obvious.
The harm done is it takes on the look that the topic has no issues but if it slips down a little with an odd subject name and no replies it makes it easier to find and by that time hopefully many of you have hit report and tagged it as spam.
Well hopefully this topic will teach many of you.
Didn't I read some time in the past that responses to a spam post had to be deleted before the spam could causing more work for the moderator to get things straight?
lg
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Why don't we just have a policy that a new member can't post a thread containing a link? Maybe like a 10-post / 1 week wait before you can post links? It's obviously still able to be thwarted, but it would cut down on the "drive by" spam blasts.
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