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Old 02-16-2010, 06:12 AM
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is there anything that can be done about all the spam threads we have been getting lately? It is starting to get ridiculous, or am I the only one who has noticed?
 
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Old 02-16-2010, 06:23 AM
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There should be a yellow triangle "button" on the thread. When you hover over it, it should say "Report Post".... Report it that way.
 
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Old 02-16-2010, 10:54 AM
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You aren't the only one who has noticed. I brought it up in the "forum issues" section.

With the titles that they use, its impossible to catch without opening up every single thread.
 
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Old 02-17-2010, 07:21 PM
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The problem is, this is the "Off topic" section. What is spam and what is not is...open for interpretation.

I will enforce the no links in sigs rule though..
 
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Old 02-18-2010, 11:37 AM
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It is...However when someone posts the same things 4 or 5 times, Im going to take that as spam. I deleted a few items the other day and when I looked up the member history he/she posted 2 things 4 times...... S P A M
 
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thanks guys, its mods like you that keep this place running so well
 
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Old 02-18-2010, 03:46 PM
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Originally Posted by Somthngfrce
It is...However when someone posts the same things 4 or 5 times, Im going to take that as spam. I deleted a few items the other day and when I looked up the member history he/she posted 2 things 4 times...... S P A M

I deleted 7 threads last night that looked like spam and banned the OP's.
 
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how about all the PM spam?
 
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Old 02-18-2010, 09:47 PM
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how about all the PM spam?
unfortunately, the mods have no way to stop that.

Send a PM with the users name to an admin, so they can ban said user.
just delete the message.
 
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Old 02-22-2010, 06:39 PM
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"Renault"? Serious??? I'm going to rock the delete button tonight like it's going out of Style! I'm over the Spam
 
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Old 02-22-2010, 09:46 PM
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Originally Posted by cbevis
how about all the PM spam?
I am still trying to figure out something about PM spam.
You can forward them to me.
 
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