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April 05, 2011 10:39PM
This user ID is spamming the forums:
[www.mysteryshopforum.com]
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April 05, 2011 10:43PM
We just mark them and when Jacob, the owner and moderator of the forum, wanders by, he knows to use the "Search" feature and check for "Spam". That locates the posts for him to "take out the trash" and trash the spammer.

Edited to add: If they are truly offensive and need to be dealt with quicker, you can PM Jacob to alert him. He is the initiator of the Word Association Game in the Chat section and that thread is usually near the top. He also has the "Sticky" on the Job Board. Just click on his name in blue to start sending him a message. Most of the spams, however, can wait until he drops by.

And hey, Jacob, thank you!

Edited 1 time(s). Last edit at 04/05/2011 10:48PM by Flash.
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April 05, 2011 11:05PM
The user paraphrased a post of mine in the thread, then posted a bunch of spam links. I'll mark the thread. I wasn't sure how to report it since there its no flag mechanism in place. Thanks!
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April 05, 2011 11:24PM
Yes, the 'repeater bot spammers' do seem not to even be able to regurgitate a quotation correctly. They can be very puzzling to try to figure out what the poster is attempting to convey until you realize it is just a spammer.
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April 07, 2011 09:36PM
As much as I hate CAPTCHA systems because they often make it impossible for the visually impaired to access a site, I think it would a good thing here.

At least the site owner here is on top of things by using searches, though! Some sites go downhill very fast.

Flash Wrote:
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> Yes, the 'repeater bot spammers' do seem not to
> even be able to regurgitate a quotation correctly.
> They can be very puzzling to try to figure out
> what the poster is attempting to convey until you
> realize it is just a spammer.
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April 18, 2011 10:32PM
I am glad someone mentioned about spamers. I think it is so really horrible for people to spam this wonderful board.
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April 19, 2011 12:11AM
Well, it's an active board, which means many eyes see the posts any given day. To a spammer, it's worth hitting with a spambot.
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