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Topic: | RC Spam Alive and Well This thread has 42 replies. Displaying posts 1 through 15. |
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Post 1 made on Tuesday March 29, 2022 at 21:09 |
tomciara Loyal Member |
Joined: Posts: | May 2002 8,044 |
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I have been annoyed with all of the spam posts that have been showing up here by the “it’s my first day“ posters. There hasn’t been much chatter about it here, but on another website, some folks are indicating that they are leaving here because of spam.
My thinking is that we need all the input from good people in the industry that we can get. For Daniel’s sake, a fellow we appreciate very much, it would seem like an important issue, what with Facebook groups seeming to gain traction, as other more traditional sites start to decline.
Isn’t there a way to filter out first and second posts, where they have to go through a moderator before being posted? That is fairly typical for other user groups.
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Post 2 made on Wednesday March 30, 2022 at 05:26 |
Gman Select Member |
Joined: Posts: | February 2009 2,258 |
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Require new users to have a website related to our industry is a start.
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Post 3 made on Wednesday March 30, 2022 at 08:16 |
Duct Tape Loyal Member |
Joined: Posts: | November 2008 5,305 |
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On March 30, 2022 at 05:26, Gman said...
Require new users to have a website related to our industry is a start. this isn't a forum for just professionals though. maybe this particular section is geared toward that, but not the whole forum. I thought someone said a while back that this website was completly built by Daniel and isn't easy to update. Maybe the fix is to completely overhaul it and use a more common website building tool that has this functionality built in, but that's probably a shit ton of work. I used to report a lot of spam here, but it gets pretty old after awhile. Maybe have more moderators to handle spam immediately? the trick is to find people you can trust to be fair. for example, i'd be a terrible moderator, since I'd just auto delete anything that Ernie posts.
Last edited by Duct Tape on March 30, 2022 08:26.
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Post 4 made on Wednesday March 30, 2022 at 09:28 |
highfigh Loyal Member |
Joined: Posts: | September 2004 8,385 |
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I have seen some forum rules that require five posts before any are seen, as the first will be deleted automatically. Doesn't matter what the poster writes. They had a separate area for these initial posts, then the new member would receive a message when they were free to join the conversations.
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My mechanic told me, "I couldn't repair your brakes, so I made your horn louder." |
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Post 5 made on Wednesday March 30, 2022 at 09:29 |
highfigh Loyal Member |
Joined: Posts: | September 2004 8,385 |
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Spam is a pretty weak reason to leave- if it was a problem with messages to the members, I might understand.
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My mechanic told me, "I couldn't repair your brakes, so I made your horn louder." |
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Post 6 made on Wednesday March 30, 2022 at 15:59 |
Redbiker98 Regular Member |
Joined: Posts: | November 2020 209 |
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On March 30, 2022 at 05:26, Gman said...
Require new users to have a website related to our industry is a start. Not every integrator has or needs a website these days.
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Post 7 made on Wednesday March 30, 2022 at 17:08 |
rmalbers Founding Member |
Joined: Posts: | October 2001 781 |
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It was all the political stuff that got really, really bad that caused people to leave.
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Post 8 made on Wednesday March 30, 2022 at 18:36 |
goldenzrule Loyal Member |
Joined: Posts: | July 2007 8,482 |
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On March 30, 2022 at 08:16, Duct Tape said...
I'd just auto delete anything that Ernie posts. Got my vote
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Post 9 made on Wednesday March 30, 2022 at 23:43 |
M Hi Fi Active Member |
Joined: Posts: | August 2008 672 |
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On March 30, 2022 at 18:36, goldenzrule said...
I'd just auto delete anything that Ernie posts.
Got my vote LOL
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OP | Post 10 made on Wednesday August 28, 2024 at 22:52 |
tomciara Loyal Member |
Joined: Posts: | May 2002 8,044 |
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I have discerned Daniel has no appetite for regulating the "It's My First Day" spammers.
How about NO LINKS ALLOWED for new posters until they have reached a post count of 25?
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Post 11 made on Thursday August 29, 2024 at 01:09 |
buzz Super Member |
Joined: Posts: | May 2003 4,443 |
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Many spammers are a bit more sophisticated now and will post non.links.com.
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Post 12 made on Sunday September 1, 2024 at 14:49 |
Impaqt RC Moderator |
Joined: Posts: | October 2002 6,247 |
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On August 28, 2024 at 22:52, tomciara said...
I have discerned Daniel has no appetite for regulating the "It's My First Day" spammers.
How about NO LINKS ALLOWED for new posters until they have reached a post count of 25? Daniel hasnt been adding features to this forum software for years at this point. This is Custom programmed by him. there are no updates. There are no improvements unless he does them. I think Most spam gets removed in a timely manner. I'm generally checking in 1-3 times a day, and I know Glack still visits as well. If you see something for more than a day, feel free to drop me a pm.
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Post 13 made on Sunday September 1, 2024 at 17:36 |
hdtvluvr Long Time Member |
Joined: Posts: | September 2002 416 |
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On September 1, 2024 at 14:49, Impaqt said...
If you see something for more than a day, feel free to drop me a pm. Does the Report a post no longer work?
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Post 14 made on Sunday September 1, 2024 at 20:51 |
Impaqt RC Moderator |
Joined: Posts: | October 2002 6,247 |
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no idea actually. I dont see that button. Didnt know there was one. EDIT: OH! the Exclamation mark is a Report Button! Never even paid attention. No idea if those come to me or Daniel.
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Post 15 made on Monday September 2, 2024 at 11:50 |
Daniel Tonks Wrangler of Remotes |
Joined: Posts: | October 1998 28,785 |
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I get emails on those reports from all forums and try to handle them right away. Also, if a spammer posts multiple messages one report is usually enough to take care of them all, but sometimes one will get missed… so just report the missed one and I’ll nab it.
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