Influx of spammers and what to do.

Dakota

There has been an flood of spam messages on this board that have a simple nonsensical message in almost correct English (e.g. "thanks for share") with a link to a website in the signature.

First, don't click the link (unless you're feeling lucky 😉).

Second, click the button in the upper right and report the message as SPAM. The mods will fairly quickly dump the message.

As a famous TV personality says, "We're all in this together."

Thanks.

Skahtboi

Dakota wrote
There has been an flood of spam messages on this board that have a simple nonsensical message in almost correct English (e.g. "thanks for share") with a link to a website in the signature.

First, don't click the link (unless you're feeling lucky 😉).

Second, click the button in the upper right and report the message as SPAM. The mods will fairly quickly dump the message.

As a famous TV personality says, "We're all in this together."

Thanks.

Or as Hillary would say, "it takes a village." 😎

IRISHMAFIA

Skahtboi wrote
Or as Hillary would say, "it takes a village." :cool:

Good job, keep all the idiots in the same thread 😉

Dakota

IRISHMAFIA wrote
Good job, keep all the idiots in the same thread 😉

Glad to see you've joined in! 😀

Welpe

Bump from the spammer, nice.

bob jenkins

Dakota wrote
Second, click the button in the upper right and report the message as SPAM. The mods will fairly quickly dump the message.

Except -- you don't need to do this on every thread that the same spammer post in. The "reporting" sends me an email and I don't need umpteen emails flodding my bos to tell me the same thing. So, just report the issue once.

And, since I don't need more than one person reporting, just put a new post in the thread that says "reported" (DO NOT QUOTE THE SPAM POST). If you see that, then don't report the post as well.

SethPDX

Either someone made up a new account to show us what a spam post looks like, or there's a spammer in the "what to do about spam" thread. 😀

Welpe

Bob, any chance that somebody that is a regular in the softball forum could be given moderator for just softball so they can clean it up without having to bother you?

NCASAUmp

welpe wrote
bob, any chance that somebody that is a regular in the softball forum could be given moderator for just softball so they can clean it up without having to bother you?

1, 2, 3 - NOT IT! 😮

Welpe

NCASAUmp wrote
1, 2, 3 - NOT IT! :eek:

You were my first choice. 😎

NCASAUmp

Welpe wrote
You were my first choice. :cool:

Why do you hate me thusly? 😉 😀

AtlUmpSteve

reported

Skahtboi

AtlUmpSteve wrote
reported

Glad somebody did!