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New accounts posting about RTE in the "radio" forum

  • 17-08-2013 11:51pm
    #1
    Owryan
    Closed Accounts Posts: 4,024 ✭✭✭


    Ok not sure if this is an issue or anything but i ve noticed that there seems to be an ongoing trend in the radio forum of new accounts popping up, starting a few threads about RTE Radio and then closing their account within a short time.

    Has anyone else noticed it ?
    Post edited by Shield on


Comments

  • #2
    nesf
    Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 27,644 ✭✭✭✭nesf


    Talking to the forum mods and the Arts Category Mods should be your first step. The former especially may not keep a very close eye on this forum.


  • #3
    JustAThought
    Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 5,324 ✭✭✭JustAThought


    What's even more fun is checking the posting history of the persistants who cheerlead for the inexcusable.

    Transparent


  • #4
    wnolan1992
    Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 14,009 ✭✭✭✭wnolan1992


    It's been going on a good while now:

    New poster comes along
    Starts a few threads (usually about RTE)
    Closes account after five or so posts.

    Really odd. Possibly just a rereg avoiding detection.


  • #5
    Owryan
    Closed Accounts Posts: 4,024 ✭✭✭Owryan


    wnolan1992 wrote: »
    It's been going on a good while now:

    New poster comes along
    Starts a few threads (usually about RTE)
    Closes account after five or so posts.

    Really odd. Possibly just a rereg avoiding detection.

    The re-reg thing is what im thinking too. Wonder if any of the mods have looked into it at all.


  • #6
    nesf
    Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 27,644 ✭✭✭✭nesf


    Owryan wrote: »
    The re-reg thing is what im thinking too. Wonder if any of the mods have looked into it at all.

    Short of an IP ban (which doesn't work against people who know what they're doing) it's pretty much impossible to catch a rereg before they get a few posts off and close their account. The only ones you can catch very fast are the ones that come on and immediately post porn, because that gets reported immediately and a mod, cmod or admin catches it very quickly. If someone comes on and just makes some vague pro/anti-RTE posts then that's not going to attract a huge amount of notice.


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  • #7
    Owryan
    Closed Accounts Posts: 4,024 ✭✭✭Owryan


    Cheers for the reply. I know there is not a lot you can do but its pretty obivious there are a few re regs with a severe dislike of RTE lol


  • #8
    Dades
    Moderators, Society & Culture Moderators Posts: 25,558 Mod ✭✭✭✭Dades


    Make sure you report anything you suspect to be dodgy.


  • #9
    JustAThought
    Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 5,324 ✭✭✭JustAThought


    Id be more worried about those pro-RTE.


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