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.

 

[Deleted User]

Our soon to be permabanned VickiYoho likes selling testosterone supplements.

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What may appear to be spambots that get through that filter are often actually human. It's not uncommon for spammers to pay people in poor countries to spam.

Here's a suggestion. If someone who has been a member for less than 24 hours has a post reported and the word "spam" is somewhere in the report reason textbox then his account is automatically disabled and his posts hidden from public view until a moderator looks at his posts.

 

[Dionicio3]

Our soon to be permabanned VickiYoho likes selling testosterone supplements.

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Here's a suggestion. If someone who has been a member for less than 24 hours has a post reported and the word "spam" is somewhere in the report reason textbox then his account is automatically disabled and his posts hidden from public view until a moderator looks at his posts.

That will be abused so much

 

[PrincessLillie]

Should you ever see spam, there are only two things you should do.

 

[Deleted User]

Should you ever see spam, there are only two things you should do.
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Or you can buy some of Lodachatlee's derma life serum before its too late.

 

[PrincessLillie]

Or you can buy some of Lodachatlee's derma life serum before its too late.

No thanks. You know what I did to her and her derma life serum instead?

 

[TotalInsanity4]

But why do that when you can get the all new Xyngular PRIME multivitamin?

 

[Deleted User]

@zfreeman

 

[Deleted User]

So why is it every time I click on a link in a spam post I get a 404 error?

 

[Dionicio3]

So why is it every time I click on a link in a spam post I get a 404 error?

You're too slow! Idk, bad bots

 

[Deleted User]

@MiqellDestroyer

 

[The Catboy]

I still stand by my previous statements. You bump spam, you get a warning. You keep bumping spam, you get banned.
There needs to be a punishment for users ignoring this thread and it's been stated in the rules that ignorance is not an excuse.

 

[Sonic Angel Knight]

I still stand by my previous statements. You bump spam, you get a warning. You keep bumping spam, you get banned.
There needs to be a punishment for users ignoring this thread and it's been stated in the rules that ignorance is not an excuse.

Or people who keep posting here and tagging names for no good reason. Is there a reason why this isn't a locked thread? Is already a sticky thread.

Report the people responding to spam, why tag their name here?
(not directed at @Lilith Valentine )

 

[The Catboy]

Or people who keep posting here and tagging names for no good reason. Is there a reason why this isn't a locked thread? Is already a sticky thread.

Report the people responding to spam, why tag their name here?
(not directed at @Lilith Valentine )

I mean tagging them is helpful, but there needs there's still no excusing bumping spam.
This thread has been stickied for over 4 years now. Coupled with the fact that there's almost never a forum site where bumping spam is excusable.
Plus spam falls under the rules of "Don't spam" (of course.) But bumping spam actually is against the rules

Use the report function! If you see someone breaking a rule, report it. Don't reply to a post you've just reported and don't write an essay for the report reason but DO make it clear why it should be removed.

Da Rules
No matter how you shake it, the user is breaking the rules and pleading ignorance is not excusable.

 

[Sonic Angel Knight]

I mean tagging them is helpful, but there needs there's still no excusing bumping spam.
This thread has been stickied for over 4 years now. Coupled with the fact that there's almost never a forum site where bumping spam is excusable.
Plus spam falls under the rules of "Don't spam" (of course.) But bumping spam actually is against the rules

Da Rules
No matter how you shake it, the user is breaking the rules and pleading ignorance is not excusable.

Okay is against rules, but why post here every time someone does it instead of just reporting the post that does "bump" it?

 

[The Catboy]

Okay is against rules, but why post here every time someone does it instead of just reporting the post that does "bump" it?

I think people are trying to be helpful without the user getting in trouble

 

[Deleted User]

That will be abused so much

Abused by you, obviously.

 

[Sonic Angel Knight]

I think people are trying to be helpful without the user getting in trouble

So by reporting the post, people get in trouble but posting here they don't?

 

[Deleted User]

So by reporting the post, people get in trouble but posting here they don't?

If you mention anyone here, it's only to teach them not to bump that spam.
Since they didn't know, are new blah blah.

 

[PrincessLillie]

Have you ever wanted to help GBAtemp Become Great Again™? Well, you can,
Should you see a spam post (one attempting to sell a product such as male enhancements, etc.) you can do two things to help.

the spam post. This will let moderators know of it's existence and it will be promptly deleted.

the user posting the spam. This prevents you from seeing any posts they make in the future.

 

[The Catboy]

If you mention anyone here, it's only to teach them not to bump that spam.
Since they didn't know, are new blah blah.

And I am just an extremist who says, "Fuck 'em"