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Oscar, why is this Forum so vulnerable to SPAM?

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Posted 1 year 9 months ago #77017
@oscar,

Sorry to bother you, but why so much spam on this Forum everyday ?
Is it the plataform, the provider, the host?
Is there a way to filter out (or off) those intruders?
I don´t mind skipping the obvious ones - how to enlarge you masculinity et al - but they surely clutter the timeline.
If I remember well, it was not so frequent on the old layout, but I could be wrong.
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Posted 1 year 9 months ago #77050
Its because we have a lot of traffic, and the forum is the place where spam ends up... It is hugely annoying indeed.

The spammers register (through an email check, captcha) and then post on the forum (first posts all need captcha).

Anyway, report the spam please (underneath the message it says 'report to moderator') and we'll delete it asap.
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Posted 1 year 9 months ago #77052
It would be nice to have the report to moderator Button on cell phone as well.
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Posted 1 year 9 months ago #77054

It would be nice to have the report to moderator Button on cell phone as well.

I totally agree.
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Posted 1 year 9 months ago #77063
Ah you are right - it is on the list now of to-do's
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Posted 1 year 9 months ago #77065
you're doing a great job, thank you.
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Posted 1 year 9 months ago #77204

@oscar,

Sorry to bother you, but why so much spam on this Forum everyday ?
Is it the plataform, the provider, the host?
Is there a way to filter out (or off) those intruders?
I don´t mind skipping the obvious ones - how to enlarge you masculinity et al - but they surely clutter the timeline.
If I remember well, it was not so frequent on the old layout, but I could be wrong.

I have been away for a few weeks, and I typically would report 5-10 spam messages each session. Maybe that has affected the speed at which spam has been removed?

Oscar, a thought t consider: Some of the frequenters here could help if you could provide a button to hide spam posts (Which that at ease could be reviewed). Naturally, abuse would result in that person no longer being allowed to hide posts.
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Posted 1 year 9 months ago #77214
Jup, that feature is not yet here - but the report function on mobile will be soon. Thanks for reporting!
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