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That SPAM thread earlier today

  • 27-09-2013 06:20PM
    #1
    Rovi
    Closed Accounts Posts: 8,570 ✭✭✭


    107 thread views, and not one single Report??? :(

    With 2 replies???
    One of them a 'Bump' :mad::mad::mad:

    Come on folks, please read the charter:
    http://www.boards.ie/vbulletin/showp...28&postcount=6
    5. SPAM

    This particular section of Boards.ie doesn't usually attract a lot of SPAM traffic, but here's how it will be handled when it happens:

    Spammers will be banned from the forum and their posts deleted. At Admin level, they will be site-banned.


    Generally speaking, the site software and the Admins do an excellent job of keeping spammers from flooding the place with their content, but if you come across SPAM here (or anywhere else on Boards.ie), here's what you should do:

    REPORT the post
    Use the little 'Report Post' icon (report.gif) under the poster's name in the left side column, and the forum mods will be notified and will take action.
    You can also post a link to the post (or the poster's Profile) to the Spammer Notification Thread in the Feedback forum. This will bring the spammer to the attention of the Admins, who will site-ban them and delete their posts throughout the site.

    PLEASE DO NOT REPLY TO SPAM!!!
    Satisfying as it may be to post a witty repost or tell them to eff off, this does nothing but add to the problem.
    The vast majority of SPAM is created by 'bots' (short for 'web robots'), software programs that run automated tasks over the Internet. As such, they don't read replies to their posts, don't read their PMs, and they most certainly won't appreciate your scathing wit or feel upset by your outrage.
    They DO however, keep track of clicks on their links or page impressions of their images and other content. This is how they 'earn' their money, by selling your 'interest' to their advertisers.
    Replying to them (if they've started a new thread) or quoting them (if they've posted in an existing thread) only confirms to them that they're getting 'hits' and that it's worth their while to continue or increase their efforts here.

    In short: Don't retort, post REPORT!
    See this thread from the Admins for more detail and explanation: LINK


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