Spamming on the Forums

Jan 26, 2017
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Is there anything you guys can do about the random stuff being spread all over the forum. Every other day there's an ad for something completely unmagic related most of which are probably scams, and a lot of them are very ... inappropriate. I saw "new profile posts" and it is just spammed with stuff.

Maybe reduce the report cool down time so we can report them quicker?
 

j.bayme

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Jul 23, 2007
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Is there anything you guys can do about the random stuff being spread all over the forum. Every other day there's an ad for something completely unmagic related most of which are probably scams, and a lot of them are very ... inappropriate. I saw "new profile posts" and it is just spammed with stuff.

Maybe reduce the report cool down time so we can report them quicker?
Hey Maaz, most of this is unavoidable as anyone can (naturally) register an account, but our team and moderators usually remove and ban any offending content within minutes, if not hours!

As always, if you notice anything amiss, hit the Report button or contact our team anytime!
 

WitchDocIsIn

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Sep 13, 2008
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There's really only one way to significantly reduce this kind of thing - and that is to have someone approve accounts one at a time. Not an automated system, a human who can take the time to look at every account request and deny those that look like spam.

But since most forums are moderated by volunteers, it's not always possible to find someone willing to do that, and it also tends to create delays in creating accounts. At E we had Arvind doing that, and while he was pretty on the ball, every now and then it would be three or more days before accounts got checked.

T11 does a pretty decent job of removing spam posts when they are reported, though.
 
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