mandrew1 Posted October 27, 2015 Share Posted October 27, 2015 Hi, I am receiving, at times, several hundred posts per day from the above user. (See attachment). I see other posts in this Forum. Is there anything else that can be done about this? Is anyone else experiencing the same? This is my second request. Thanks, Mandrew1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
SHU-CH Posted October 27, 2015 Share Posted October 27, 2015 Yeah, the board is pretty well socked in with this crap. I don;t read spam posts in English. I am not sure what motivates someone to post them in some language I can't read... Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Moderator True Anomaly Posted October 27, 2015 Moderator Share Posted October 27, 2015 Spam posts take on many different flavors, and languages as it turns out- a few months ago it was a few here and there that appeared more Arabic in origin- now it's Korean, and much more voluminous. The past few days have been particularly bad. They seem to occur at the same time though, so I've been able to catch a few of the offenders while they're still actually online and ban them to stop the flow and then go back and remove the posts. We've explored different ideas as to be more preventative about this, but it's incredibly difficult without also making it more difficult for actual new posters to register and contribute to the forum. In speaking for the rest of the mods, we really do appreciate everyone being patient with the spam posts, and know that our main priority is to keep the forum running smoothly Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Administrator rev ronin Posted October 27, 2015 Administrator Share Posted October 27, 2015 A couple of more points that will help us respond better as moderators: 1) Do not reply to any spam post. The easiest way to nuke all the topics at once is from the list view, and if we have to dive into original topics to see if they're truly spam or not, such as if there's a post from a known legitimate user as the most recent entry, that takes up a lot more time. 2) Do not use the 'report this post' feature. It doesn't go to any of the moderators, but presumably to the site owner, who isn't in a position to pass them on to us in a timely manner. Again, thanks for your patience. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Reality Check 2 Posted October 27, 2015 Share Posted October 27, 2015 Thank you Moderators for all you do. It is such a waste when someone has time enough to troll and trash valid websites. Appreciate all your efforts and diligence. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
SHU-CH Posted October 27, 2015 Share Posted October 27, 2015 I used to run a discussion board but I got so overwhelmed with crap I threw in the towel. I had blocked ISP addresses from entire countries. Thanks for keeping things running! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Moderator EMEDPA Posted October 27, 2015 Moderator Share Posted October 27, 2015 I erased maybe 200 korean spam posts at 5 am a few days ago. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Reality Check 2 Posted October 27, 2015 Share Posted October 27, 2015 Has anyone translated those notes to see if someone is trying to defect from North Korea? Maybe they are interested in PA school............................. Maybe they are just trolls. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
cinntsp Posted October 28, 2015 Share Posted October 28, 2015 Turn off notifications in your settings. Use an email address other than your primary one for things like forum accounts. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Moderator ventana Posted October 28, 2015 Moderator Share Posted October 28, 2015 did almost 500 this am at about 7am..... Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Administrator rev ronin Posted October 28, 2015 Administrator Share Posted October 28, 2015 Yeah, since so much of it seems to be coming from Asia, I try to log in about midnight Pacific time before I head for bed, and sometimes I can catch a new spam account before it goes too far. I got another pair mid-morning today with only about 30-50 posts. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Administrator Banuchi Posted October 28, 2015 Administrator Share Posted October 28, 2015 I am sorry that I've not been on top of this as I have been burning the candle at too many ends. I have had settings in place to avoid this, but obviously they find ways around the security. I will try to keep an eye on things here. Mods.....thank you so much for all your help. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Hemmingway Posted October 28, 2015 Share Posted October 28, 2015 Thanks moderators! I have operated several discussion boards and I know it is a lot more work than just logging in to check the board once in a while. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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