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Commendatore Hates with a Vengance

Joined: 10 Jun 2008 Posts: 80
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Posted: Wed Jun 11, 2008 5:43 pm Post subject: Report button for spam posts |
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I suggest there should be a report button in each post, to report spammers and whatnot.
The same asshole, this time by the name of has posted the same porn spam here twice already today. Here is his latest porn spam post:
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I wanted to report the son of a bitch but I couldn't find a list of staff members to PM and no administrtors or moderators were online.
A report button would be helpful in getting rid of these morons as quickly as they appear.
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Rocke_T_Sinetist Moderator
Joined: 26 Aug 2005 Posts: 2388 Location: DFW airport
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Posted: Wed Jun 11, 2008 6:00 pm Post subject: |
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This version of phpbb doesn't support the 'report' function. It wouldn't alter the time-to-deletion. That's a function of the fact there are a lot more spammers than there are moderators.
During the business day, I delete spam roughly once an hour. And it's STILL not enough. Sorry. We have worked on it, but spammers are very determined and resourceful. _________________ Rocke T Sinetist
as in, 'it doesn't take a...' |
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Commendatore Hates with a Vengance

Joined: 10 Jun 2008 Posts: 80
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Posted: Wed Jun 11, 2008 7:00 pm Post subject: |
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Thanks for your reply. At least you're trying!
At the very least, a list of staff members would be helpful so people here can pm them when they spot spam. That would take some of that work off your hands. |
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Rocke_T_Sinetist Moderator
Joined: 26 Aug 2005 Posts: 2388 Location: DFW airport
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Posted: Wed Jun 11, 2008 7:11 pm Post subject: |
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Staffers delete spam whenever they are here and spot it. Actually, notification would create MORE work, as then we'd have to go read and process the notification.
We have anti-bot software that's about 97% effective. But the spammers have anti-anti-bot software, and about one out of 30 gets through anyway. Plus the near-certainty that Dell made sure this site was on the subscription list of spam targets. _________________ Rocke T Sinetist
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paul_dellcc Super Hater

Joined: 04 Oct 2004 Posts: 1956 Location: Buenos Aires, Argentina
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Posted: Wed Jun 11, 2008 9:29 pm Post subject: |
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Commendatore, to understand the sporm problem in this forum read this section  _________________ I see DELL people!!
If we don't remember our past, we can't understand our present and we can put in danger our future... |
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Steveo Dances with Hate
Joined: 11 Sep 2004 Posts: 108
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Posted: Wed Jun 11, 2008 10:02 pm Post subject: |
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| Rocke_T_Sinetist wrote: | Staffers delete spam whenever they are here and spot it. Actually, notification would create MORE work, as then we'd have to go read and process the notification.
We have anti-bot software that's about 97% effective. But the spammers have anti-anti-bot software, and about one out of 30 gets through anyway. Plus the near-certainty that Dell made sure this site was on the subscription list of spam targets. |
Hey Rocke,
Can't we call DOC to see if they know how to fix this, or can't we get some anti-anti-anti bot s/w  |
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diashto Moderator

Joined: 11 Nov 2006 Posts: 309 Location: Detroit area
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Posted: Thu Jun 12, 2008 6:25 am Post subject: |
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| Rocke_T_Sinetist wrote: | This version of phpbb doesn't support the 'report' function. It wouldn't alter the time-to-deletion. That's a function of the fact there are a lot more spammers than there are moderators.
During the business day, I delete spam roughly once an hour. And it's STILL not enough. Sorry. We have worked on it, but spammers are very determined and resourceful. |
Heh... a month ago you said until further notice not to delete any, thats why i havent been.  |
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Rocke_T_Sinetist Moderator
Joined: 26 Aug 2005 Posts: 2388 Location: DFW airport
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Posted: Thu Jun 12, 2008 10:11 am Post subject: |
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That only lasted 24 hrs, as an experiment and data collection. Remember, the next day I changed the topic to "DO delete spam", then took it down altogether.
There is a-a-a-bot s/w. Thing becomes, not all such integrates into this platform. The platform has some other limitations too, like a notorious failure to update smoothly. Nothing's ever simple. _________________ Rocke T Sinetist
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