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.

 

[The Catboy]

Weird, as both Chavo (as a reporter) and I have deleted threads in the scene news section before... I even have the delete thread prompt for any of the threads in the scene news section right now. Wouldn't want to dare click it to see if it still works, but...

I think we can delete recent threads in that section, if you go back like 4 or 5 pages the option is gone.

Would you like to me to make a test thread in the EOF to see if you can delete it?

 

[Chary]

I think we can delete recent threads in that section, if you go back like 4 or 5 pages the option is gone.

Nope. Just deleted a thread in the EOF, plus I can still delete threads like sonic comic one and the cemu one, which have been up for a few days.

Would you like to me to make a test thread in the EOF to see if you can delete it?

Sure, go for it!

 

[Tom Bombadildo]

Would you like to me to make a test thread in the EOF to see if you can delete it?

We already know we can't delete threads in the EoF, or anywhere else other than the Scene section, because we don't have that option.

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Nope. Just deleted a thread in the EOF, plus I can still delete threads like sonic comic one and the cemu one, which have been up for a few days.

Sure, go for it!

I don't have the option to delete threads when I go to page 4 on the Scene section, nor do I have the option in any other section. Maybe it's a cuntributor vs Reporter thing? Though I always thought we were identical except for names.

EDIT: Also, you can delete your own threads, so don't test on that

 

[The Catboy]

Nope. Just deleted a thread in the EOF, plus I can still delete threads like sonic comic one and the cemu one, which have been up for a few days.

Sure, go for it!

http://gbatemp.net/threads/chary-delete-this-thread-test.478274/

We already know we can't delete threads in the EoF, or anywhere else other than the Scene section, because we don't have that option.

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I don't have the option to delete threads when I go to page 4 on the Scene section, nor do I have the option in any other section. Maybe it's a cuntributor vs Reporter thing? Though I always thought we were identical except for names.

EDIT: Also, you can delete your own threads, so don't test on that

Contributors have far more limited tools compared to Reporters. IIRC, the Reporters should have the same tools as the old Meg Staff group, which is limited Mod controls.

 

[Chary]

We already know we can't delete threads in the EoF, or anywhere else other than the Scene section, because we don't have that option.

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I don't have the option to delete threads when I go to page 4 on the Scene section, nor do I have the option in any other section. Maybe it's a cuntributor vs Reporter thing? Though I always thought we were identical except for names.

EDIT: Also, you can delete your own threads, so don't test on that

as far as I've heard, reporters have a slight edge on contributors? but they're otherwise identical. I can't delete other people's EOF threads, (just tested) but I can delete the thread you've made in that scene news section!

 

[Tom Bombadildo]

as far as I've heard, reporters have a slight edge on contributors? but they're otherwise identical. I can't delete other people's EOF threads, (just tested) but I can delete the thread you've made in that scene news section!

Can you delete this thread? https://gbatemp.net/threads/destiny-2-gameplay-premiere.470982/ <

 

[The Catboy]

as far as I've heard, reporters have a slight edge on contributors? but they're otherwise identical. I can't delete other people's EOF threads, (just tested) but I can delete the thread you've made in that scene news section!

The Contributor is the testing phases for Reporters. You should have full Mod powers in the News section. These should be the same tools that used to be part of the Meg Staff before it was broken down into two different groups.

 

[Tom Bombadildo]

The Contributor is the testing phases for Reporters. You should have full Mod powers in the News section. These should be the same tools that used to be part of the Meg Staff before it was broken down into two different groups.

It hasn't been the "testing phase" for years now, since I (and other Contributors) have been in the Contributor group for at least 2+ years. I think I've been a Contributor for 3+ years now (so obviously I shouldn't be in a "testing" phase ), which is why I said they should be virtually identical, same permissions and everything.

 

[Chary]

Can you delete this thread? https://gbatemp.net/threads/destiny-2-gameplay-premiere.470982/ <

Huh, no I can't. I guess there is some sorta "recent" amount of time before a thread goes undeletable. Interesting.

 

[Tom Bombadildo]

Huh, no I can't. I guess there is some sorta "recent" amount of time before a thread goes undeletable. Interesting.

Told you Your threads are fine to delete whenever, but others only recent ones can. TOM SHOULD BE A REPORTER NOW, BECAUSE HE KNOWS MORE ABOUT THE MAG STAFF THAN CHARY ;O;

EDIT: Also, this is getting waaaaaaaaaaaaaaay off topic, should probably go back to talking about spam lol

 

[The Catboy]

It hasn't been the "testing phase" for years now, since I (and other Contributors) have been in the Contributor group for at least 2+ years. I think I've been a Contributor for 3+ years now (so obviously I shouldn't be in a "testing" phase ), which is why I said they should be virtually identical, same permissions and everything.

I am just going off the information that I have available to me. I am just a simple "member" of the Temp, I don't have any secret knowledge or powers

 

[PabloMK7]

@AlanJohn

 

[Deleted User]

You don't normally see spam stay around for 50 minutes. That's a first for me.

 

[zoogie]

It's the wee hours of the morning. It's not that surprising.

 

[Minox]

You don't normally see spam stay around for 50 minutes. That's a first for me.

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Our staff is mainly based in the US and Europe so smaller delays during normal sleeping hours is to be expected.

 

[Deleted User]

I forgot most of you guys live on the other side of the world and aren't going to sacrifice valuable sleep for the sake of crusading against some shitty spam.

 

[Dionicio3]

I forgot most of you guys live on the other side of the world and aren't going to sacrifice valuable sleep for the sake of crusading against some shitty spam.

You sound ungrateful

 

[Deleted User]

You sound ungrateful

I'm saying that sleep [a staff member's health] is more important than managing the forum.

 

[Vipera]

Our staff is mainly based in the US and Europe so smaller delays during normal sleeping hours is to be expected.

7AM is normal sleeping hours to you? Damn, I must've been wrong my whole life.

 

[Minox]

7AM is normal sleeping hours to you? Damn, I must've been wrong my whole life.

Not that it's any of your business but I wake up 5am every morning to go to work. Checking for spam does not take precedence over work that pays my bills since moderating the forums gives me absolutely no source of income.