Reporting SPAM
 

Just today I saw a SPAM thread in the Buy & Sell forum; it a quite a few hours old and had twenty views, but it was still there.

Remember, when you see a thread or post that you think is SPAM, report it by clicking the report button http://www.internettablettalk.com/fo...ons/report.gif located on the top bar of every post (all the way too the right, on the same bar the time of the post is).

I use the Classic vBulletin theme, so depending on the theme you use, the button may be in a different spot and look differently.

By clicking that button, any forum Administrators (Reggie) will receive a message so they can take care of the issue. This will help keep the forum clean and SPAM-free.

Re: Reporting SPAM
 

I reported 3 (THREE) spams just yesterday. Can we please change the setting that says that I must wait at least a minute between spam reports. Please?

I hate spam. Really. I HATE spam. I'll go out of my way to report each and every one I come accross. If you say I must wait 5 minutes, I'll wait 5 minutes. But I would really prefer not having to wait. Thank you.

Re: Reporting SPAM
 

I did the same. Perhaps a rule could be set up so if X number of senior members report it, the accused user would automatically be suspended. However have some potential repercussions on the reporters. For example if for some reason a bunch of you got together in some sort of conspiracy and reported say a post by me was spam, just to suspend me for a while.

Re: Reporting SPAM
 

I report them as well, and just do something else while I need to wait 60 seconds. But, if we report the same post several times... is that really useful for the moderator/administrator?

We could use a few, active (undercover) moderators dealing with simple issues like these. There is already a thread about that suggestion in this sub-forum though. Consider to contribute to it.

Re: Reporting SPAM
 

Would it still be ok to hawk maemo software porn? :)

Re: Reporting SPAM
 

Crap, who leaked??? :mad:

Re: Reporting SPAM
 

If X reports from senior members (say 10) by a new poster triggered an automatic ban and removal of all recent postings by said poster there would be no need for a moderator/admin to step in.

I'm especially thinking of a few recent spams where the poster hit several subforums with the same canned spam and his total post count was the sum of those posts.

Re: Reporting SPAM
 

If someone's post was deleted as spam, a message would automatically be sent to them informing them of what happened and why. That person could complain, and anyone who wrongly deleted a post would face some sort of bad consequences.

Re: Reporting SPAM
 

Yeah, perhaps, with some kind of ombudsmen.

Just be glad you're not dealing with teenagers on this forum. They try all kind of tricks to work around the rules. Dealing with these spammers should be much easier.

Re: Reporting SPAM
 

Hide them instead of removing them. Then there is responsibility, and proof of data. Can always remove it later.