Suggestion for spam in PM

Discussion in 'Support & Feedback' started by rajanurs, Jul 17, 2008.

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  1. #1
    I am getting spam in PM very frequently by new members.

    I hope these suggestions if implemented by DP can help reduce them

    1. Minimum posts requirement (of 5 or 10) for new members to be able to use PM

    2. A Report Spam button in member's PM area.


    Any others ideas ?
     
    rajanurs, Jul 17, 2008 IP
  2. deluxdon

    deluxdon Catch Me If You Can...!!!™ Staff

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    Suggested so many time here in DP. Its not possible as mods said earlier.

    DON.
     
    deluxdon, Jul 17, 2008 IP
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    lpstong Notable Member

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    #3
    Put the spam users name out in the forums, than you get all the DP users to spam the noobie with senseless dribble about cialis.
     
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  4. rajanurs

    rajanurs Well-Known Member

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    I have seen some other forums running on Vbulletin with such features so I though probably it would be useful here.
     
    rajanurs, Jul 17, 2008 IP
  5. Brandon Sheley

    Brandon Sheley Illustrious Member

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    #5
    just report them to the mods, that's all you can do right now ;)
     
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  6. Rohit patel

    Rohit patel Prominent Member

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    I guess first option would be great for new users but it might not be ok when comes to BST section, then new members has to PM to make deal. So it will not be helpful to honest BST users. We need to forward PM to Mod.
     
    Rohit patel, Jul 17, 2008 IP
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    the Patrician Well-Known Member

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    Yeah, we could only hope.
    I just got a spam in from gudnrdip
    Just joined-no posts-sending spam through PM

    Yeah, the idea of a "report spam" feature on the email may help make it easier for the mods to find these jerk wads and ban their account.
    Admittedly they will probably just make another tomorrow but every little bit helps.
     
    the Patrician, Jul 17, 2008 IP
  8. rajanurs

    rajanurs Well-Known Member

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    I see a lot of new thread created here trying to report spam. Maybe a 'Report spam' sticky thread here would be useful. It would prevent more threads thus cleaner forum and less work for mods.
     
    rajanurs, Jul 18, 2008 IP
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    dezzy94 Well-Known Member

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    yep just got a spam pm from gayrfhatri and this person has never posted here before ........
     
    dezzy94, Jul 18, 2008 IP
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    rajanurs Well-Known Member

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    That is quite a pointless exercise because in most cases the spammer will just provide a link to some affiliate or some nonsense and may never return back to the forum. It will just result in consumption of more resources of the DP server when several members start spamming back.
     
    rajanurs, Jul 18, 2008 IP
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    k4lsh Peon

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    could you disable the e-mail notification feature? I'm on the brink of blacklisting your site.
     
    k4lsh, Jul 18, 2008 IP
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    jhmattern Illustrious Member

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    #12
    1. Suggested and rejected multiple times.

    2. To report spam, forward it to a moderator.


    A report spam sticky is not an option. Mods don't act on PM spam complaints unless they're physically forwarded.

    Look in your usercp options.
     
    jhmattern, Jul 18, 2008 IP
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    lpstong Notable Member

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    Umm....my reply was sarcasm not to be actually done.
     
    lpstong, Jul 18, 2008 IP
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