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On it ... killing them as quick as they appear, and working on the backlog...1
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They've begun hitting the 'Getting Started' section now too.0
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Wynterbourne wrote: »They've begun hitting the 'Getting Started' section now too.
Nevermind. Someone finally got them. That really shouldn't have gone on for five+ hours...0 -
I think I've caught up on them all now - killing the new ones as soon as I see them1
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Wynterbourne wrote: »Wynterbourne wrote: »They've begun hitting the 'Getting Started' section now too.
Nevermind. Someone finally got them. That really shouldn't have gone on for five+ hours...
Hence my noting that appears that the forum is really under-modded of late, and that the mods seem to be on the same timezone...2 -
Alatariel75 wrote: »Wynterbourne wrote: »Wynterbourne wrote: »They've begun hitting the 'Getting Started' section now too.
Nevermind. Someone finally got them. That really shouldn't have gone on for five+ hours...
Hence my noting that appears that the forum is really under-modded of late, and that the mods seem to be on the same timezone...
Maybe I should have just said, “Seconded.”
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And they are already back. It feels like they are putting one new post up instantly for every one I managed to put the fifth flag on... so tedious.1
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Today is just cursed. It is currently starting again. There needs to be a better pre-post filtering, or quicker "blocking accounts from starting too many threads in a row" or whatever. A better prevention system.1
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Blocking accounts wouldn't have worked that well today - there were a lot of accounts just posting 1 message0
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The ones I saw were more like one wave per account. When the wave was over, the account changed.0
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skymningen wrote: »Is there a guideline on what is to be seen as spam? I mean, where do we draw the line. I have people seen to promote their websites/businesses. I am torn when it is both on topic (so no spam?) and undisclosed that they are connected to the stuff they are promoting (so spam?)
@skymningen Great question. For the purposes of flagging spam, we try to draw the line at what seems to be "bot style spam" so someone who doesn't have an active account history, isn't trying to pretend to be offering advice, but is just blanketing the forums with links. If you see non-english characters, links to download movies, international phone numbers, etc... these are all indicators of "bot style spam". If someone is posting things like "message me for more information" or otherwise trying to push their MLM schemes, then please use the Flag > Report Post > Advertising instead of the spam flag. Thanks!2 -
Alatariel75 wrote: »@Alex, spams pretty bad and there hasn't been a mod on for around 3.5 hours, based on how long it goes back. From a quick look at the mod list and a search of the forums, only 3 of your mods have been active in the last week - 1 of them hasn't posted in months. I also don't think you have any mods who aren't US based (and therefore likely asleep). Maybe a recruitment or 2 might be necessary?
Ugh. My apologies we had such a bad spam attack that didn't get addressed by moderators for hours. We do have an international moderator in the English forums but I agree we could use more "overnight" coverage and we will try to get someone on board before the new year. If anyone has suggestions for international moderators (or hey if you are a night owl who is *consistently* on overnight in the US, that works too) please let us know here.2 -
@Alex @psulemon @kgeyser @JustSomeEm @35dollars @tiptoethruthetulips
The evening "festivities" have begun. Current spammer:
myfitnesspal.com/user/molvibabag0786/profile/molvibabag0786?target=&redirected=true1 -
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@Alex @psuLemon @kgeyser @JustSomeEm @35dollars @tiptoethruthetulips
Lots of new Spam - Looks like tt349 is a key word. The user is guas1
http://community.myfitnesspal.com/en/discussion/10609355/다빈치무료게임-홈피-tt349-com#latest
http://community.myfitnesspal.com/en/discussion/10609356/다빈치알라딘-바다이야기-접속주소-tt349-com#latest1 -
just flagged about 6
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@Alex @psuLemon @kgeyser @JustSomeEm @tiptoethruthetulips
Looks like the Witching hour for Spam is on
http://community.myfitnesspal.com/en/discussion/10618230/http-www-7supplements-org-clarityx0
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