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02-22-2021, 09:44 AM

#11

toverly

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Join Date: Aug 2013

Location: Florida

Posts: 5,967

It's a dead give away when it's posted on all the forums. I actually think the names they come up with are a little funny. But it is amazing why some feel they need to send stuff like that.

02-22-2021, 09:54 AM

#12

IceLeopard

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Join Date: Mar 2016

Posts: 1,348

Quote:

Originally Posted by OurWorkbench

Looks like they can post them faster than they can be reported, as several lately have posted in five different areas. I have tried reporting all of them one after the other and you have to wait a while between reports.

Janey - Neat people never make the exciting discoveries I do.

Yes, they can. I'm a mod on another board that uses this same software, and we were hit by a spambot. Close to 1000 posts in 15-20 minutes. Not only could the two of us online at the time not keep ahead of it, we were falling further behind every minute. Finally we realized that they weren't making new threads, only posting to open threads. The only way to stop it was to lock every thread on the site. Then we posted an announcement so that people would know what happened, and that if they wanted to continue conversations to open new threads.

02-22-2021, 10:12 AM

#13

ptquilts

Super Member

Join Date: Jun 2010

Location: Vermont

Posts: 7,049

I mod on another board and we were hit with spammers sending obscene DMs to everyone. No postings. Links to a Russian p*rn site. Dozens and dozens of new users, we were banning them as fast as they were reported. Admin finally did something that made them stop, not sure what it was. Had a lot of angry members for a while though.

02-22-2021, 10:19 AM

#14

IceLeopard

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Join Date: Mar 2016

Posts: 1,348

I have a "ghost" PM showing up as a new message on one board. The admin deleted it before I saw it, but it still shows up as new.

02-22-2021, 10:47 AM

#15

Jingle

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Join Date: Dec 2009

Location: Outside St. Louis

Posts: 38,224

Those people really need to get a life.

02-22-2021, 10:57 AM

#16

dunster

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Join Date: Mar 2009

Location: Lake Elsinore, CA

Posts: 15,242

Quote:

Originally Posted by OurWorkbench

According to Mods -

if you report it by posting about it or by sending and email or PM it will take a lot longer to get fixed.
if there are more posts out there with inappropriate content, please report them using the triangle icon.

The triangle icon is on the left side of the page - a red triangle with a black exclamation point in the triangle.
After clicking on that it will take you to a page where you type something in (such as "spam" "porn" "inappropriate" "please delete" or whatever)
Then you will need to click on the box "Send Report"
This will be sent to all the moderators.

Janey - Neat people never make the exciting discoveries I do.

This is what we're doing, but it can still take a while for it to get deleted. When I report a post I know that there are duplicates, but I don't bother with them. I figure whoever deletes the first post will see that there are others and take care of them.

02-22-2021, 11:29 AM

#17

JanieW

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Join Date: Jan 2010

Location: Alberta, Canada

Posts: 1,054

Quote:

Originally Posted by toverly

It's a dead give away when it's posted on all the forums. I actually think the names they come up with are a little funny. But it is amazing why some feel they need to send stuff like that.

The names amuse me, too. It’s about money. There’s lots to be made in the porn industry.

02-22-2021, 12:42 PM

#18

Reader1

Junior Member

Join Date: Aug 2019

Posts: 122

Thank you for all your work in getting these stopped. This a difficult process and I appreciate your efforts.

02-22-2021, 05:19 PM

#19

Sharongn

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Join Date: Oct 2020

Location: Arlington, TX

Posts: 280

Ditto Reader1. I appreciate the moderators for the time they have to spend dealing with this SPAM. I try not to let them bother me since, in this day and age, it is to be expected from time to time. I do have to laugh at some of the names they come up with. I always think, "thanks for the warning" with most of them. Lol

Last edited by Sharongn; 02-22-2021 at 05:22 PM. Reason: Clarify wording

02-24-2021, 07:50 AM

#20

OurWorkbench

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Join Date: Mar 2015

Location: Denver, CO

Posts: 4,353

Yet, another, today with same title posted in 5 areas (as previous spammers-title & areas).

Janey - Neat people never make the exciting discoveries I do.