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What to do when a spammer hits the site

Postby mike » Tue Jun 22, 2010 6:45 pm

Just report it using the report this post button and do not start replying to them no matter how much you want to tell them they scum.

IMPORTANT! - Please do not reply to the thread because it then becomes a lot of extra work for me to remove the spammer , not only do i have to remove all their posts but then i have to remove all the threads on a case buy case basis as well (other users tied to the threads). If the posts are not replied to then its easy to wipe that user from the board along with all topics and posts.

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Re: What to do when a spammer hits the site

Postby tallsam66 » Tue Jun 22, 2010 7:03 pm

ok...i know im deaf....but didnt think i was blind too...cant see where to report a post

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Re: What to do when a spammer hits the site

Postby Sadam_Husain » Tue Jun 22, 2010 7:07 pm

tallsam66 wrote:ok...i know im deaf....but didnt think i was blind too...cant see where to report a post


Red exclamation mark on the right >>>> :mrgreen:

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Re: What to do when a spammer hits the site

Postby tallsam66 » Tue Jun 22, 2010 7:12 pm

Ok....silly me..i was looking for a button that said "Report This Post"

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Re: What to do when a spammer hits the site

Postby Moriarty » Thu Jun 24, 2010 1:10 pm

tallsam66 wrote:Ok....silly me..i was looking for a button that said "Report This Post"



You mean, "silly US", because I was too.

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Re: What to do when a spammer hits the site

Postby basics » Thu Jun 24, 2010 1:14 pm

how can a man who still uses dail up be so onto these things.
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Re: What to do when a spammer hits the site

Postby mike » Mon Sep 20, 2010 4:06 pm

remember guys when a spammer hits, pm me or reece or text me 021 895515 or reece 0274 589921 instead of replying to the thread they create. If you do reply to the thread i cant delete them and their posts without going in and deleting your replies first which = 2-3x the work to get rid of the farkers :wink:
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Re: What to do when a spammer hits the site

Postby albundy » Mon Sep 20, 2010 4:13 pm

sorry Mike, wuill pay more attention next time. Prick got my blood boiling, twice in as many days that prick.
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Re: What to do when a spammer hits the site

Postby Heath » Mon Sep 20, 2010 4:24 pm

So if we hit the report button (exclamation mark) is that okay too?

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Postby You Get That » Mon Sep 20, 2010 4:56 pm

Heath wrote:So if we hit the report button (exclamation mark) is that okay too?


Did you read the first post?

mike wrote:Just report it using the report this post button and do not start replying to them no matter how much you want to tell them they scum.
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Re: What to do when a spammer hits the site

Postby Heath » Mon Sep 20, 2010 4:58 pm

You Get That wrote:
Heath wrote:So if we hit the report button (exclamation mark) is that okay too?


Did you read the first post?

mike wrote:Just report it using the report this post button and do not start replying to them no matter how much you want to tell them they scum.


Yep saw that, but you said to contact you direct... :mrgreen: Just thought I'd check.

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Re: What to do when a spammer hits the site

Postby SV1K » Mon Sep 20, 2010 5:17 pm

You can do both, but use the exclamation mark first, if it is still there after 24 hours, then text or call either Mike of myself and we will sort it out.

I am looking on here most of the time and try to remove them as soon as they pop up.

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Re: What to do when a spammer hits the site

Postby Jerry » Sun Sep 26, 2010 12:37 pm

Bump ... just a reminder as there are a few spam posts coming up at the moment

Just report it using the report this post button and do not start replying to them no matter how much you want to tell them they scum.

IMPORTANT! - Please do not reply to the thread because it then becomes a lot of extra work for me to remove the spammer , not only do i have to remove all their posts but then i have to remove all the threads on a case buy case basis as well (other users tied to the threads). If the posts are not replied to then its easy to wipe that user from the board along with all topics and posts.

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Re: What to do when a spammer hits the site

Postby Taz » Sun Sep 26, 2010 12:44 pm

Its not spam. You could really learn something if you'd only 'appropriate the time to apprentice about yourself' Jerry!
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Re: What to do when a spammer hits the site

Postby mike » Tue May 31, 2011 3:30 pm

Big thanks to whoever reported the latest spam threads as spam and didnt reply to any of the threads, made deleting the 6 or so topics one click of a button :mrgreen:
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Re: What to do when a spammer hits the site

Postby niblik » Sat Jul 02, 2011 9:18 pm

***bump***

just a reminder of 'what to do' for those newbies that want to post in spammer threads...
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Re: What to do when a spammer hits the site

Postby Jerry » Sat Oct 29, 2011 12:52 pm

bump .... just a reminder .... see the first post
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Re: What to do when a spammer hits the site

Postby sig » Tue Nov 01, 2011 2:47 pm

better check out "neversaygoodbye" reece.looks like a spam hit
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Re: What to do when a spammer hits the site

Postby SV1K » Tue Nov 01, 2011 3:34 pm

sig wrote:better check out "neversaygoodbye" reece.looks like a spam hit

Yep, got it and we will delete the user.

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Re: What to do when a spammer hits the site

Postby SV1K » Sun Apr 29, 2012 10:04 pm

A timely reminder what to do when reporting a post or spammer...

mike wrote:remember guys when a spammer hits, pm me (suzuki1k) or txt me on 0274 589921 instead of replying to the thread they create. If you do reply to the thread i cant delete them and their posts without going in and deleting your replies first which = 2-3x the work to get rid of the farkers :wink:


Remember, Mike is away for six months and it's only me looking after this...

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Re: What to do when a spammer hits the site

Postby ladeda » Mon Apr 30, 2012 12:08 am

Just so peps like me (novis ore'er) can know when we are looking at a spam thread.
What are we looking out for?
That is, what does a spam thread contain?
Wana supot the anti spam cause.
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Re: What to do when a spammer hits the site

Postby keithal » Mon Apr 30, 2012 12:37 am

ladeda wrote:Just so peps like me (novis ore'er) can know when we are looking at a spam thread.
What are we looking out for?
That is, what does a spam thread contain?
Wana supot the anti spam cause.
Regards :)

the ones i have seen generall yinvolve a user with very very few posts posting the same comment in multiple threads

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Re: What to do when a spammer hits the site

Postby slide » Mon Apr 30, 2012 7:49 pm

ladeda wrote:Just so peps like me (novis ore'er) can know when we are looking at a spam thread.
What are we looking out for?
That is, what does a spam thread contain?
Wana supot the anti spam cause.
Regards :)


If you see some story etc that just seems weird / out of context to ORE website or something that has a link to another website should always ring alarm bells (especially from a new user)

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Re: What to do when a spammer hits the site

Postby SP450andLE » Mon Apr 30, 2012 8:25 pm

e.g.

OMG funny show here(which they make a link). Simpsons show so funny America. Watch new show Futurama. Family guy movie dvd here.


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Re: What to do when a spammer hits the site

Postby ladeda » Mon Apr 30, 2012 10:46 pm

sweet thanks all
I know what Im looking out for now and will make shure I dont respond to them and report them asap.
heres to a spam free site :D

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Re: What to do when a spammer hits the site

Postby mercutio » Mon Apr 30, 2012 10:58 pm

another thing to watch for is advertising for products that are not at all 4x4 related
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Re: What to do when a spammer hits the site

Postby SV1K » Mon May 06, 2013 5:28 pm

Just a quick reminder what to do when you see or report SPAM.

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Re: What to do when a spammer hits the site

Postby Roenut » Tue May 07, 2013 9:23 am

yeah i hadnt read this thread until today.... :lol:
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Re: What to do when a spammer hits the site

Postby keithal » Fri May 24, 2013 12:21 am

just bumping this up for those that havent seen or have just forgotten

(sorry for the post in the spam thread admins)

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Re: What to do when a spammer hits the site

Postby BlakeJ » Fri May 24, 2013 12:28 am

sorry :( hadnt seen this before
learnt my lesson now :roll:

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