Reporting/blocking spam on the Forum - solved

Svetlovska

Is there an easy way to do this?

espiegel123

@Svetlovska said:
Is there an easy way to do this?

I think tagging michael when a spam thread pops up is the way to go. Or using the flag link.

Svetlovska

Cool. Done.

NeuM

I know he’s a very busy person and I wish there was a way we could mask/disappear any thread on our own in our browser without having to bother him, like the inverse of tapping on the “star” to favorite a thread.

Stuntman_mike

@Svetlovska said:
Cool. Done.

@NeuM said:
I know he’s a very busy person and I wish there was a way we could mask/disappear any thread on our own in our browser without having to bother him, like the inverse of tapping on the “star” to favorite a thread.

Perhaps ignoring the profile of the poster might remove the thread from your view:
1. Click profile
2. Click edit
3. Select Ignore

Svetlovska

My concern was that this forum doesn’t get infiltrated by scammers and sales people. Me blocking an advert from my view doesn’t solve the problem. I’ve seen good forums die under the weight of unrestricted spam. I’d hate that to happen here. In positive news it seems the offending thread has in fact been removed.

Stuntman_mike

@Svetlovska said:
My concern was that this forum doesn’t get infiltrated by scammers and sales people. Me blocking an advert from my view doesn’t solve the problem. I’ve seen good forums die under the weight of unrestricted spam. I’d hate that to happen here. In positive news it seems the offending thread has in fact been removed.

Thank you for being vigilant, I’m glad it got removed! This forum is such a great resource, we collectively need to pay attention and “say something if we see something” to protect it.

espiegel123

It is good to stay on top of spam. Botnets are funny things. Spam can beget spam.

NeuM

@Stuntman_mike said:

@Svetlovska said:
Cool. Done.

@NeuM said:
I know he’s a very busy person and I wish there was a way we could mask/disappear any thread on our own in our browser without having to bother him, like the inverse of tapping on the “star” to favorite a thread.

Perhaps ignoring the profile of the poster might remove the thread from your view:
1. Click profile
2. Click edit
3. Select Ignore

No, that doesn’t work. Unfortunately, if a spammer were to start a thread, their thread would still be visible until their account is removed.

Stuntman_mike

@NeuM said:

@Stuntman_mike said:

@Svetlovska said:
Cool. Done.

@NeuM said:
I know he’s a very busy person and I wish there was a way we could mask/disappear any thread on our own in our browser without having to bother him, like the inverse of tapping on the “star” to favorite a thread.

Perhaps ignoring the profile of the poster might remove the thread from your view:
1. Click profile
2. Click edit
3. Select Ignore

No, that doesn’t work. Unfortunately, if a spammer were to start a thread, their thread would still be visible until their account is removed.

Makes sense