Influx of spammers and what to do.

Dakota · #1 (**permalink**) Tue May 10, 2011, 10:47am

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 · #2 (**permalink**) Tue May 10, 2011, 11:31am

Quote:

Originally Posted by 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.

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

IRISHMAFIA · #3 (**permalink**) Tue May 10, 2011, 11:47am

Quote:

Originally Posted by Skahtboi

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

Good job, keep all the idiots in the same thread

Dakota · #4 (**permalink**) Tue May 10, 2011, 12:29pm

Quote:

Originally Posted by IRISHMAFIA

Good job, keep all the idiots in the same thread

Glad to see you've joined in!

Welpe · #5 (**permalink**) Tue May 10, 2011, 06:33pm

Bump from the spammer, nice.

bob jenkins · #6 (**permalink**) Thu May 12, 2011, 08:52pm

Quote:

Originally Posted by Dakota

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And, since I don't need more than one person reporting, just put a new post in the thread that says "reported" (DO NOT QUOTE THE SPAM POST).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 · #7 (**permalink**) Sat May 14, 2011, 02:01am

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 · #8 (**permalink**) Mon May 16, 2011, 10:04am

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 · #9 (**permalink**) Mon May 16, 2011, 10:07am

Quote:

Originally Posted by 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?

1, 2, 3 - NOT IT!