Being Spammed Big Time

Barbablanca

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We're getting spammed, big time. Viagra and other drugs being offered in several languages.

The last 22 posts in Site Suggestions are Spam!

Time to switch on a filter to prevent new members posting without a mod vetting them?
 
We do have stuff in place, but spammers are tenacious.

The mods each delete a load of spam on a daily basis, but sometimes the volume is a little overwhelming. Apologies if it sneaks through in quantities that cause inconvenience.

If you see spam, please don't assume that we'll always spot it. Members' spam reports are a great help, so please do always report it.

Thanks. :)
 
We do have stuff in place, but spammers are tenacious.

The mods each delete a load of spam on a daily basis, but sometimes the volume is a little overwhelming. Apologies if it sneaks through in quantities that cause inconvenience.

If you see spam, please don't assume that we'll always spot it. Members' spam reports are a great help, so please do always report it.

Thanks. :)

Hey man, some people need viagra...

Leave it up a little longer so people can copy the info! ;)
 
Thanks Rick! You guys do an awesome job on controlling spam, really great. That was the first time I saw it just flooding in as well. Is the triangle icon to report it the best way to get you guys visibility that something is happening? If so, I know about that now.

Much appreciated,

We do have stuff in place, but spammers are tenacious.

The mods each delete a load of spam on a daily basis, but sometimes the volume is a little overwhelming. Apologies if it sneaks through in quantities that cause inconvenience.

If you see spam, please don't assume that we'll always spot it. Members' spam reports are a great help, so please do always report it.

Thanks. :)
 
Thanks Rick! You guys do an awesome job on controlling spam, really great. That was the first time I saw it just flooding in as well. Is the triangle icon to report it the best way to get you guys visibility that something is happening? If so, I know about that now.

Much appreciated,

That's how I report it, and it usually starts disappearing fast. I don't know if there's any correlation or not, but it works for me every time.
 
But, as BB suggests, if new member's first post had to have a quick click and approval from Mods--just brand new members--wouldn't spam be eliminated? How many new members a day...I'm guessing, what, 30? Might be easier than patrolling & deleting what looks sometimes like hundreds of spams per day. I don't know.
 
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