Suggestion Something needs to be done about spam.

[cearp]

Lately there have been some malicious users spamming the site, but even before, occasionally there is 'generic' spam, like most forums get.
Can we not make the first 5, the first 10 posts of a user hidden and need to be approved by a mod to be shown?
So, other users will see nothing, or simply see 'awaiting moderation'.
And once a mod comes along and looks in the list, they can either approve the user/post or ban them.

It seems other forums have some things like this, why can't we have it here?
Is it too much work or something?

I just hate seeing people post junk here

 

[Kioku]

Shhh now it will all be OK

I'm scared...

 

[The Catboy]

Shhh now it will all be OK

I trust the staff has already taken this into consideration.

 

[Sicklyboy]

I'm scared...

Don't get caught up in the wrong crowd (or threads) and you'll be good.

I trust the staff has already taken this into consideration.

I'm only kind sometimes.

 

[Deleted User]

Agreed. Whats funny is, im watching people in this thread formulate the idea of having a custom group for slightly elivated members. An idea I've pitched to staff a few times but they refuse to consider. To much work to set up or something.

I can see why it'd be considered too hard. I've used XenForo a little bit and the permissions system sucks major ass.

 

[insidexdeath]

You know what really needs to be done? People need to start getting warnings/suspensions for bumping spam. There doesn't seem to be any real punishment, either that or the same people just don't care and keep doing it.

Not only that it bumps spam, but it gives the spammer more motivation to continue doing whatever he's doing.

 

[XavyrrVaati]

You know what really needs to be done? People need to start getting warnings/suspensions for bumping spam. There doesn't seem to be any real punishment, either that or the same people just don't care and keep doing it.

Well, the spammer is pretty much absolved of all punishment, why should they fear punishment that they see isn't working? Imagine being able to teleport and change identities at will. Jail isn't so scary now, is it?

 

[SpongeFreak52]

You know what really needs to be done? People need to start getting warnings/suspensions for bumping spam. There doesn't seem to be any real punishment, either that or the same people just don't care and keep doing it.

Or just delete the thread?

 

[Kioku]

Or just delete the thread?

Nope. That's too easy.

 

[The Catboy]

Well, the spammer is pretty much absolved of all punishment, why should they fear punishment that they see isn't working? Imagine being able to teleport and change identities at will. Jail isn't so scary now, is it?

The thing is, bumping spam is against the rules, thus doing it should come with a punishment. And it actually might slow some spammers down. The person doing these recent attacks are obviously doing it for attention. Take that attention away and they will get bored and leave. The more people keep feeding them, the more likely they will keep posting.

 

[zoogie]

Not only that it bumps spam, but it gives the spammer more motivation to continue doing whatever he's doing.

I don't think it matters. People see it and get annoyed and that's probably good enough for the troll. In fact, this reaction thread alone probably fuels him as well.

 

[WeedZ]

The thing is, bumping spam is against the rules, thus doing it should come with a punishment. And it actually might slow some spammers down. The person doing these recent attacks are obviously doing it for attention. Take that attention away and they will get bored and leave. The more people keep feeding them, the more likely they will keep posting.

Fuckin a

 

[insidexdeath]

I don't think it matters. People see it and get annoyed and that's probably good enough for the troll. In fact, this reaction thread alone probably fuels him as well.

Agreed. However, the fact that so many members here have been giving him so much attention is the main reason why he's still going on with his spamming game.

 

[The Catboy]

I don't think it matters. People see it and get annoyed and that's probably good enough for the troll. In fact, this reaction thread alone probably fuels him as well.

Refer to my previous post

The thing is, bumping spam is against the rules, thus doing it should come with a punishment. And it actually might slow some spammers down. The person doing these recent attacks are obviously doing it for attention. Take that attention away and they will get bored and leave. The more people keep feeding them, the more likely they will keep posting.

But we could take away from this thread that at least the community is trying. There's a problem and the community wants to address it. It's nice to know that the community cares enough to actually try.

 

[CheatFreak47]

The easiest way to prevent spam is to hit the report button, write in "spam thread" or "known spammer" and whatever you do, don't reply.

Some people will have to learn this the hard way. It is against the rules to bump spam.

Moreover, people that post multiple times in a spam thread, adding fuel to the shitstorm engine should definitely be receiving some sort of negative repercussions. I don't think that every person that replies should be handed a warning or suspension necessarily, obviously it's going to need some sort of disgression applied to make sure you're hitting the right people, but I do think that more people need to be hit. There's a reason p1ngpong made a thread in all caps called "DO NOT BUMP SPAM", is what I'm saying. These posts have no value, and only serve to feed the troll and by bumping it, draw more attention to the thread, and thus, feed the troll more.

Basically, it's time to stop. Let the troll die.

 

[wormdood]

I'm scared...

Don't get caught up in the wrong crowd (or threads) and you'll be good.

so its wrong to hijack the thread and go to meme-town till the mods arrive

 

[sweis12]

Small idea.
The community works together to control the first 10 posts of every account.
Anyone with 1000+ posts can approve/deny the posts, and 5 people need to agree on a ruling for it to go through.
Just pissing in the wind here.
If soemone is obviously trolling, take the privileges away.

 

[WeedZ]

The easiest way to prevent spam is to hit the report button, write in "spam thread" or "known spammer" and whatever you do, don't reply.

Some people will have to learn this the hard way. It is against the rules to bump spam.

Moreover, people that post multiple times in a spam thread, adding fuel to the shitstorm engine should definitely be receiving some sort of negative repercussions. I don't think that every person that replies should be handed a warning or suspension necessarily, obviously it's going to need some sort of disgression applied to make sure you're hitting the right people, but I do think that more people need to be hit. There's a reason p1ngpong made a thread in all caps called "DO NOT BUMP SPAM", is what I'm saying. These posts have no value, and only serve to feed the troll and by bumping it, draw more attention to the thread, and thus, feed the troll more.

Basically, it's time to stop. Let the troll die.

My thought is, how you going to convince people to not reply to it. Any reprimand from staff against people just posting is likely to create more of these spammers and general unease. Accusations of abusive staff and whatnot.

I agree that there are things that the community can't avoid, and that we should change how we react to spammers, noobs, etc. to keep it in check. But again, how do you get everyone one the same page?

 

[zoogie]

Small idea.
The community works together to control the first 10 posts of every account.
Anyone with 1000+ posts can approve/deny the posts, and 5 people need to agree on a ruling for it to go through.
Just pissing in the wind here.
If soemone is obviously trolling, take the privileges away.

I think that's more burdensome to the community than you realize.

A good idea might be to have mod approval for thread-making on < 50 post accounts and no profile posts during that period as well.

 

[Kioku]

My thought is, how you going to convince people to not reply to it. Any reprimand from staff against people just posting is likely to create more of these spammers and general unease. Accusations of abusive staff and whatnot.

I agree that there are things that the community can't avoid, and that we should change how we react to spammers, noobs, etc. to keep it in check. But again, how do you get everyone one the same page?

Enforce the rules, and quit making exceptions.

 

[ComeTurismO]

Spamming can be an issue here; but it doesn't happen all the time, it happens on every forum. You can't just expect there not to be spam, there will be spam; and eventually a mod will delete it. Sure, there may be some posts that should be hidden right when it's posted, but for now--all you can do is report it. It's up to the staff to delete it and decide who else should come on board to the staff train to delete that mess. We need to build a wall between GBAtemp and the ones who are annoying. #MakeGBATempGreatAgain #MakeGBAtempSafeAgain