DO NOT BUMP SPAM

[p1ngpong]

As many regular visitors of the site know we are forever waging a war against spam bots here. We are generally quick to exterminate them and their threads thanks to quick reporting by our members and vigilance by the moderating team and I would like to thank everyone who takes the time to bring spambots to our attention.

However tonight something happened that genuinely made me both angry and disappointed at the same time and also made me question the common sense of some of our most prolific and well known members.

A porn spambot made a thread on the forum with graphic images and links in its opening post. People proceeded to post in this thread not once or twice, but nine times.

So this thread was bumped to the top of the latest discussion tab and given more views nine times with idiotic posts ranging from the usual "reported" to people just thinking they are funny.

Let me make it clear:

DO NOT BUMP OBVIOUS SPAM UNDER ANY CIRCUMSTANCES, ESPECIALLY IF IT IS PORNOGRAPHIC!

Just report it!

Thanks.

I am going to take a few hours out to calm down before I take any action if any on the people who bumped that last thread, my immediate reaction being to suspend you all for your stupidity.

 

[xtheman]

Wiki access should also be secured. Anyone can modify it, and the spammer is destroying it.

That too.
My main concern is those people bumping the spam.
Not as many use the wiki as the forums. Meaning not as many people will get harmed cause of it.

 

[cheuble]

If this keeps happening, I'm considering leaving permanently. Users need to be disciplined for bumping this kind of shit.

Please don't leave. I think you only need to take vacations from GBATemp. This will NOT continue forever.

 

[Deleted User]

Please don't leave. I think you only need to take vacations from GBATemp. This will NOT continue forever.

I'm afraid this kind of spam will start happening more regularly if people aren't punished for bumping. There were some users who got PM'd that image last year for being suspected of using a9lh.

 

[xtheman]

Please don't leave. I think you only need to take vacations from GBATemp. This will NOT continue forever.

I'm going to be honest.


This will continue forever. As long as the spammer is noticed he will come back. Unless this bumping is solved he will come back.

He will only leave when he doesn't get noticed anymore.

 

[ihaveahax]

I'm afraid this kind of spam will start happening more regularly if people aren't punished for bumping. There were some users who got PM'd that image last year for being suspected of using a9lh.

for the record, you can limit PMs sent to you to "People You Follow Only" if you want to let certain others PM you, but not new accounts.

 

[endoverend]

Maybe the spam would stop if people didn't make such a huge deal about it every single time it happens

 

[Deleted User]

for the record, you can limit PMs sent to you to "People You Follow Only" if you want to let certain others PM you, but not new accounts.

I did that, but I just thought I'd mention it since it means this has been going on for a while now.

 

[xtheman]

Maybe the spam would stop if people didn't make such a huge deal about it every single time it happens

They are going to make a huge deal because nothing is stoping/scaring them. If we implant a warning system for bumping spam then they won't make a big deal.

 

[mashers]

Maybe the spam would stop if people didn't make such a huge deal about it every single time it happens

Do you think that the gore spam which was posted is not a big deal?

 

[Boogieboo6]

Do you think that the gore spam which was posted is not a big deal?

Of course it's a big deal, but let mods deal with it and don't give the spammer the attention they want. This last part of the thread is probably a huge inspiration to the spammer to keep going because he's getting such a huge reaction from people.

 

[VinsCool]

Maybe the spam would stop if people didn't make such a huge deal about it every single time it happens

Now if only the staff could make a big deal about it silently and punish people bumping spam...

 

[Deleted User]

Of course it's a big deal, but let mods deal with it and don't give the spammer the attention they want. This last part of the thread is probably a huge inspiration to the spammer to keep going because he's getting such a huge reaction from people.

People will only start letting the mods deal with it if people who bump get punished somehow, which, from what I can tell, isn't happening.

 

[xtheman]

@wolf-snake @NutymcNuty @cots @Xenon Hacks @Chakratos
How about we don't bump spam.

 

[Xenon Hacks]

@wolf-snake @NutymcNuty @cots @Xenon Hacks @Chakratos
How about we don't bump spam.

Nah son gonna bump away

 

[Tizm]

@wolf-snake @NutymcNuty @cots @Xenon Hacks @Chakratos
How about we don't bump spam.

oh shit sorry daddy

 

[petethepug]

I'm going to be honest.


This will continue forever. As long as the spammer is noticed he will come back. Unless this bumping is solved he will come back.

He will only leave when he doesn't get noticed anymore.

Whose he?

 

[xtheman]

Whose he?

The post above yours explains it all

 

[Chakratos]

@wolf-snake @NutymcNuty @cots @Xenon Hacks @Chakratos
How about we don't bump spam.

Really?
Such behavior is even worse then spammer.
Don't just do namecalling that makes no sense!

 

[xtheman]

Really?
Such behavior is even worse then spammer.
Don't just do namecalling that makes no sense!

You know that this thread is filled with people tagging others.

 

[Deleted User]

Really?
Such behavior is even worse then spammer.
Don't just do namecalling that makes no sense!

Oh, yes I totally agree! Telling people to stop bringing attention to a post with gore is definitely worse than spamming gore! /s