[Request] Help fight spam together! - Page 33 - maemo.org

abill_uk | # 321 | 2011-10-03, 03:07 | Report

Originally Posted by Texrat View Post

I've been wondering if there was some insider activity, too...

How about any previous moderators that were "dismissed" because of there behaviour towards members?.

Texrat | # 322 | 2011-10-03, 06:06 | Report

Originally Posted by abill_uk View Post

How about any previous moderators that were "dismissed" because of there behaviour towards members?.

Don't know that there have been any. I have not seen examples of such behavior.

The Following 2 Users Say Thank You to Texrat For This Useful Post:
andreas.k, Estel

andreas.k | # 323 | 2011-10-03, 08:29 | Report

Originally Posted by andreas.k View Post

new spamblog appeared

shuvosports.blogspot.com

report it here

http://www.google.com/support/blogge...type=spam&rd=1

SPAM BLOG DOWN

its gone Thank you all for reporting it!!!

Last edited by andreas.k; 2011-10-03 at 08:35.

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pelago | # 324 | 2011-10-03, 14:08 | Report

Originally Posted by Estel View Post

They have started rating own threads to 5 stars, just a few moments after discussion *here* about rating to 1 star instead of posting info about "reported" state? I'm not fan of conspiracy theories, but it's definitely interesting...

Why think there's a conspiracy theory? This thread is open to the world. If I was orchestrating a spam attack on a forum, I would take notice of what the forum was trying to do to fight it.

Hello spammers reading this, by the way!

Estel | # 325 | 2011-10-03, 14:14 | Report

Anyway, it would be great if mechanism that block tagging thread by new users is not working, or really some old-timer tagged thread. IMO, definitely worth checking.

zdanee | # 326 | 2011-10-03, 14:40 | Report

If someone coud look into the SQL, it would be possible to see who tagged those spam topics. Texrat, do you have sql access to TMO? Also why were there no other counter measures besides Texrat and other mods one-sided manual battle against our "friend"? Why are there still no spam-mods, shorter intervals between reporting, closing or restricting the Games section, restricting topic-rating so the creator of the thread could not rate it or installing a spam-filter?

ME2g | # 327 | 2011-10-05, 23:30 | Report

Originally Posted by tzsm98 View Post

[...]
My question is why bother? We are not that large of an audience that we should merit close attention.
[...]

It is not the audience.
It is the possibility.
They may find some machines for botnets.
They may find your credit card number.

I would not click on the links of the spam.
You never know what is behind those spam links and what gets on your machine if you do click the spam.

Edit: I found quite some interesting stuff here:
"Emergence refers to the unique human ability to aggregate information from seemingly meaningless pieces, and to perceive a whole that is meaningful."
[ http://graphics.stanford.edu/~niloy/research/emergence/emergence_image_siga_09.html ]

[ http://www.sciencedaily.com/releases...1229105911.htm ]

[ http://www.newscientist.com/article/...ts-at-bay.html ]

but I am not sure if there is practical software for this to use in boards.

Last edited by ME2g; 2011-10-05 at 23:40.

andreas.k | # 328 | 2011-10-08, 17:13 | Report

now our favorite user fahadj2003 thanks them we MIGHT HAVE A STOLEN ACCOUNT PASSWORD SITUATION

Originally Posted by fahadj2003 View Post

i know im thanking your posts coz i like u *no homo*
but please, be a bit more creative

Last edited by andreas.k; 2011-10-08 at 17:19.

peter2p | # 329 | 2011-10-08, 17:55 | Report

Originally Posted by andreas.k View Post

now our favorite user fahadj2003 thanks them we MIGHT HAVE A STOLEN ACCOUNT PASSWORD SITUATION

Would a thank you and goodbye button help.....
i tried to ignore a SPAMMER but still see the posts

gerbick | # 330 | 2011-10-08, 18:09 | Report

They're back today, with a vengeance.