[Resolved] High Volume Of Spam / Streaming Posts

Macman45 · 03:24 AM

Seems the spammers are out in force today. I've reported at least 10...Just a heads up..If you do see spam please don't respond to it, just use the "report" button to bring it to the attention of the Moderators. I guess a lot of sporting events are imminent....That and BF.

Mr. Retrofire · Nov 19, 2012, 04:13 AM

They should remove all "empty" threads with zero replies after 24 hours.

Macman45 · Nov 19, 2012, 04:19 AM

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Originally Posted by Mr. Retrofire

They should remove all "empty" threads with zero replies after 24 hours.

The spammers have recently taken to marking their post's as resolved, after a few years acting as a Moderator on other forums, I've developed a kind of sixth sense.....Shoes, Evening wear, and the usual gamut of football and illegal streaming sites seem to be the order of the day....It's quiet now...Tends to happen between 5Am and now...Then they vanish....Many are Bot generated with random usernames so keeping ahead is tough. It's just a pet hate of mine...Like junk mail...I have a large sign on my mailbox about unsolicited mail....Doesn't work sadly....The mailman says he has to deliver it....

maflynn · Nov 19, 2012, 06:20 AM

We've noticed an uptick and we're doing what we can to say ahead of them.

We do rely on members to report them as they see the spam as we cannot review or monitor every thread that is created.

SandboxGeneral · Nov 19, 2012, 06:24 AM

Sunday's and early morning hours seem to be the heaviest spammer times that I've noticed. Not sure why though.

Comeagain? · Nov 19, 2012, 11:56 AM

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Originally Posted by SandboxGeneral

Sunday's and early morning hours seem to be the heaviest spammer times that I've noticed. Not sure why though.

Less staff, in theory the posts last longer that way.

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Macman45 macrumors G4 Join Date: Jul 2011 Location: Somewhere Back In The Long Ago	High Volume Of Spam / Streaming Posts Seems the spammers are out in force today. I've reported at least 10...Just a heads up..If you do see spam please don't respond to it, just use the "report" button to bring it to the attention of the Moderators. I guess a lot of sporting events are imminent....That and BF. __________________ Time And Tide Wait For No Man Last edited by Macman45; Nov 30, 2012 at 03:24 AM.
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Nov 19, 2012, 04:13 AM	#2
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SandboxGeneral Demi-God (Moderator) Join Date: Sep 2010 Location: The New World	Sunday's and early morning hours seem to be the heaviest spammer times that I've noticed. Not sure why though. __________________ Twitter \| Website \| ♫ Free iTunes Music ♫ *Random Access Memories* ~ daft punk
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Nov 19, 2012, 06:20 AM	#4
maflynn Demi-God (Moderator) Join Date: May 2009 Location: Boston	We've noticed an uptick and we're doing what we can to say ahead of them. We do rely on members to report them as they see the spam as we cannot review or monitor every thread that is created.
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