For some of you reading about spammers, I'd like to share some statistics we have in the admin of FlyerTalk. In mid-2004 we changed technology platforms for FlyerTalk and since then, the new platform keeps track of every single action by the mods on FlyerTalk. In the two and a half years on the new platform, there have been 51,716 actions taken by our volunteers. Of that number, 82 percent - 42,407 - of the actions have been related strictly to spammers and commercial messaging. Spammers here are also defined as members who repeatedly re-register over and over again in a disruptive manner as well as those posting commercial messages.

While most only see these volunteer efforts in a single dimension, I think these stats will impress on you just as they have on me the first time i saw them just how valuable a role our volunteers play on FlyerTalk. And a large majority of the other actions are moving threads to more common forums.

As ScottC eluded to, we are working hard on adopting technology to assist these volunteers in this area without restricting the posting privileges of any of our regular members. We will not let spammers win.