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nux Jun 19, 2015 4:06 am

http://www.flyertalk.com/forum/members/sorinaioana.html
Has been spamming the same post across all the Airline forums. Takes too long to report individually.

IBgkim Jun 19, 2015 12:02 pm

IP address banned! Which airline forums did it attack?


Originally Posted by nux (Post 24994877)
http://www.flyertalk.com/forum/members/sorinaioana.html
Has been spamming the same post across all the Airline forums. Takes too long to report individually.


Mwenenzi Jun 24, 2015 2:17 am

The jpg link spammer is back. Has done his 6 posts
http://www.flyertalk.com/forum/members/allhenyia.html

oliver2002 Jun 24, 2015 3:00 am

Duly cleaned!

IBgkim Jun 24, 2015 12:10 pm

Banned!


Originally Posted by Mwenenzi (Post 25019012)
The jpg link spammer is back. Has done his 6 posts
http://www.flyertalk.com/forum/members/allhenyia.html


Mwenenzi Jun 25, 2015 1:48 am

jpg link spammer back again. http://www.flyertalk.com/forum/members/pavlizhec.html

JDiver Jun 25, 2015 10:03 am


Originally Posted by Mwenenzi (Post 25024280)

Duly dusted.

IBgkim Jun 25, 2015 11:25 am

Banned! Thank you.


Originally Posted by Mwenenzi (Post 25024280)


Mwenenzi Jun 26, 2015 2:05 am

jpg link spammer back again as http://www.flyertalk.com/forum/members/crozhuyou.html
Has done his 6 posts

JDiver Jun 26, 2015 7:48 am

Someone caught wind of this stinker and expunged him / her.

Asante sana.

IBgkim Jun 26, 2015 12:09 pm

IP address banned!


Originally Posted by Mwenenzi (Post 25029335)
jpg link spammer back again as http://www.flyertalk.com/forum/members/crozhuyou.html
Has done his 6 posts


Mwenenzi Jun 29, 2015 2:09 am

jpg link spammer back again as http://www.flyertalk.com/forum/members/wshyangmur.html
Has done his 6 daily posts. Can IB ban the complete country IP address? :(

IBgkim Jun 29, 2015 12:03 pm

Banned! Can I have the jpg link? What I can do is automatically have the phrase within the link be marked into the spam moderation queue.

Thank you!


Originally Posted by Mwenenzi (Post 25041824)
jpg link spammer back again as http://www.flyertalk.com/forum/members/wshyangmur.html
Has done his 6 daily posts. Can IB ban the complete country IP address? :(


JDiver Jun 30, 2015 4:55 am


Originally Posted by IBgkim (Post 25044036)
Banned! Can I have the jpg link? What I can do is automatically have the phrase within the link be marked into the spam moderation queue.

Thank you!

http://insuranceautocars.com/6g.jpg

IBgkim Jun 30, 2015 12:02 pm

Got it. Thank you!


Originally Posted by JDiver (Post 25047559)


wrp96 Jul 1, 2015 10:19 am

Currently seeing lots of spam from new posters cintajones1234, durtkadksak, and jennymiller4321 all involving titles in Chinese characters (I believe). Also janetcruz4321 and nicalugtu1234

IBgkim Jul 1, 2015 12:08 pm

IP addresses banned. Which forums did they attack?


Originally Posted by wrp96 (Post 25054501)
Currently seeing lots of spam from new posters cintajones1234, durtkadksak, and jennymiller4321 all involving titles in Chinese characters (I believe). Also janetcruz4321 and nicalugtu1234


IBgkim Jul 1, 2015 12:22 pm

Saw the posts on MilesBuzz. I have marked the words into the spam moderation queue. Thanks for the clean-up, everyone!


Originally Posted by IBgkim (Post 25055063)
IP addresses banned. Which forums did they attack?


JDiver Jul 1, 2015 8:29 pm


Originally Posted by wrp96 (Post 25054501)
Currently seeing lots of spam from new posters cintajones1234, durtkadksak, and jennymiller4321 all involving titles in Chinese characters (I believe). Also janetcruz4321 and nicalugtu1234

Lots of posts; a veritable blizzard, mostly in MilesBuzz, with rows og Hangul (Korean) characters and web links.

Mods jumped in, Admin did some back of house work... and we'll hope that doesn't happen again any time soon.

ediemac1 Jul 11, 2015 10:50 am

Post #6
 
Can't tell, could be spam, could be cluelessness
http://www.flyertalk.com/forum/briti...me-firsts.html

SkiAdcock Jul 11, 2015 1:08 pm


Originally Posted by ediemac1 (Post 25102056)
Can't tell, could be spam, could be cluelessness
http://www.flyertalk.com/forum/briti...me-firsts.html

Did you post the wrong link? That thread's not spam. Someone had a situation on a BA flight, posted asking for input & was pretty much told he over-reacted. The OP has been a member of FT for 12 years & has over 1,400 posts, so I really don't think he's spamming.

The email I received today from nicebabe via FT's email system was spam - unless I wanted to send a pic & get in a relationship personal & professional with someone based in Indonesia, that is ;). I didn't realize this thread existed, so I sent the info to IBobi via PM with the handle & the 2 emails provided.

Cheers.

ediemac1 Jul 11, 2015 2:10 pm

Oops, I wasn't clear
 
Sorry, my question was about post #6. First time poster with a response that had nothing to do with the thread. Odd question asking about the whatup app.

I just didn't give enough detail. sorry.

Well, I just went back to verify the post number and it's gone. The mods must have taken care of it.

Again, not reporting the thread, but a no longer present odd post.

SkiAdcock Jul 12, 2015 10:50 am


Originally Posted by ediemac1 (Post 25102760)
Sorry, my question was about post #6. First time poster with a response that had nothing to do with the thread. Odd question asking about the whatup app.

I just didn't give enough detail. sorry.

Well, I just went back to verify the post number and it's gone. The mods must have taken care of it.

Again, not reporting the thread, but a no longer present odd post.

Ah, thanks for the clarification.

Cheers.

scottpenderson Aug 9, 2015 11:30 pm

http://www.flyertalk.com/forum/members/rambaba34.html

Posting in the Information Desk about voodoo, black magic, and solving marriage problems with a possible phone number (9001433555).

MSPeconomist Aug 11, 2015 4:09 pm


Originally Posted by scottpenderson (Post 25246454)
http://www.flyertalk.com/forum/members/rambaba34.html

Posting in the Information Desk about voodoo, black magic, and solving marriage problems with a possible phone number (9001433555).

I saw this one and deliberately decided not to report it. I stopped reporting stuff here as soon as someone stated in this thread that it wasn't enough to report the spam in this thread despite others apparently being appreciative when FT members used this thread in the way that it was intended.

I've given up reporting spam here as I have no desire to waste my time reporting individual posts/threads to individual moderators, especially given the 30 second rule between RBPs. I had been reporting a lot as I noticed it, but no more for me.

jackal Aug 11, 2015 4:41 pm


Originally Posted by MSPeconomist (Post 25256437)
I saw this one and deliberately decided not to report it. I stopped reporting stuff here as soon as someone stated in this thread that it wasn't enough to report the spam in this thread despite others apparently being appreciative when FT members used this thread in the way that it was intended.

I've given up reporting spam here as I have no desire to waste my time reporting individual posts/threads to individual moderators, especially given the 30 second rule between RBPs. I had been reporting a lot as I noticed it, but no more for me.

The problem with reporting SPAM in this thread is that moderators may not notice it here for a long while. For example, one of the posts from the user in question was first RBPed by a member at 1:25am yesterday morning. The SPAM posts in Information Desk were deleted at 3:45am, barely two hours later.

However, I did not have the opportunity to visit this thread to notice scottpenderson's post until just now--36 hours after the SPAM was reported by RBP, and I'm not even sure my co-moderators in the Information Desk forum even know about this thread. Had no one reported the SPAM by RBP, there's a chance the SPAM could have languished for up to 36 hours before being deleted based on me noticing the post in this thread.

Here are some pro-tips on how best to use the RBP function, based on my experience as a moderator:

  • If a user has spammed multiple posts/threads in a single forum, there is no need to report each post individually. Simply mention in your RBP that the user has posted several different SPAM posts in that given forum, and moderators of individual forums can simultaneously delete all of that user's posts within that forum with a single check-box.
  • If a user has spammed multiple posts across the entire site, make sure to mention in the RBP that the user has spammed in several forums, and the moderator can forward the message to the Senior Moderators, who have the ability to remove posts in all forums. The individual forum moderators can suspend users to prevent further posting but don't have the ability to delete posts outside of their assigned forums.
  • Alternatively, if the SPAMming user has posted in one of the forums without assigned moderators, by default, an RBP will go directly to the Senior Moderators. Simply report one of these posts rather than one in a forum with assigned moderators and mention that the user has spammed in several forums, and they can take all of the posts on the entire site out with one click. If you notice that one of the Senior Moderators is currently online and active, you can also send a PM to that Senior Moderator, which may be the most expeditious way of getting rid of sitewide SPAM.
  • Last, if you need to report several different messages from several different users and don't want to wait for the 30 second RBP interval (which perhaps the FT admins can dial down a bit?), you can always just paste a bunch of direct post links into one RBP and ask the moderator to also look into those additional posts.

On the other hand, it is possible that the Senior Moderators may be subscribed to this thread with email alerts, which would theoretically allow them to be instantly notified of posts in this thread and thus be able to quickly deal with posts here. However, the Senior Moderators would need to confirm if that is the case.

Mwenenzi Aug 12, 2015 2:44 am

Jpg link spammer back again. www.flyertalk.com/forum/members/markwilaoto.html
Been reported
Have not seen him for many weeks :td:
The image is rolled into edited text to avoid image/link restriction for newbie's

SkiAdcock Aug 12, 2015 8:47 am


Originally Posted by jackal (Post 25256610)

Here are some pro-tips on how best to use the RBP function, based on my experience as a moderator:

  • If a user has spammed multiple posts/threads in a single forum, there is no need to report each post individually. Simply mention in your RBP that the user has posted several different SPAM posts in that given forum, and moderators of individual forums can simultaneously delete all of that user's posts within that forum with a single check-box.
  • If a user has spammed multiple posts across the entire site, make sure to mention in the RBP that the user has spammed in several forums, and the moderator can forward the message to the Senior Moderators, who have the ability to remove posts in all forums. The individual forum moderators can suspend users to prevent further posting but don't have the ability to delete posts outside of their assigned forums.
  • Alternatively, if the SPAMming user has posted in one of the forums without assigned moderators, by default, an RBP will go directly to the Senior Moderators. Simply report one of these posts rather than one in a forum with assigned moderators and mention that the user has spammed in several forums, and they can take all of the posts on the entire site out with one click. If you notice that one of the Senior Moderators is currently online and active, you can also send a PM to that Senior Moderator, which may be the most expeditious way of getting rid of sitewide SPAM.
  • Last, if you need to report several different messages from several different users and don't want to wait for the 30 second RBP interval (which perhaps the FT admins can dial down a bit?), you can always just paste a bunch of direct post links into one RBP and ask the moderator to also look into those additional posts.

Good input. Thx.

Cheers.

Mwenenzi Aug 21, 2015 1:45 am

jpg spammer back as http://www.flyertalk.com/forum/members/wialtinero.html
Spam. Image rolled into edited text to avoid image/link restriction for newbie's
I have a copy of the link

Canarsie Aug 21, 2015 1:57 am


Originally Posted by Mwenenzi (Post 25304211)
jpg spammer back as http://www.flyertalk.com/forum/members/wialtinero.html
Spam. Image rolled into edited text to avoid image/link restriction for newbie's
I have a copy of the link

...as I blow out the still-rising smoke from the proverbial gun barrel in this mock western episode.

Cue up the cowboy theme music, pardner — and thank you...

Mwenenzi Aug 22, 2015 4:09 am

Indian love specialist spammer back again http://www.flyertalk.com/forum/membe...sharma332.html
3 posts and counting

JDiver Aug 23, 2015 9:36 am

That spammer should try te handle of "FlyerTalk spam specialist"... They get more sophisticated, using various ways to sneak under the radar. Thanks for helping us give 'em the boot.

Mwenenzi Sep 6, 2015 4:02 am

jpg spammer back again (with a new link)
Image rolled into edited text to avoid image/link restriction for newbie's
http://www.flyertalk.com/forum/members/iosephws.html

Mwenenzi Sep 12, 2015 2:30 am

The jpg link spammer is back. Image rolled into edited text to avoid image/link restriction for newbie's. Has had the same link for about 1 week now.
http://www.flyertalk.com/forum/members/arenbesu.html

RandomBaritone Sep 14, 2015 11:30 am

The love specialist is back, posting 25 spam threads.

http://www.flyertalk.com/forum/membe...power0002.html

Shouldn't there be a rule that new members can't post more than, say, five threads on their first day?

wrp96 Sep 14, 2015 11:31 am

Information desk has been filled with spam by poster godpower0002. I'm assuming other forums have been too just by the fact that the last several hours it's been impossible to use the New Posts link to see anything useful since it's been filled with spam.

Mary2e Sep 14, 2015 11:51 am

I've reported them to the mods, as well as a senior mod. The user is suspended, but the posts are still there.

I guess this person has been here before? :D :D :D

wrp96 Sep 14, 2015 12:37 pm

I'm seeing another one now in S.P.A.M. ghfhgfhfg

Mary2e Sep 14, 2015 12:39 pm

same one

benberg2013 Sep 16, 2015 2:43 am

seems to be spam here - http://www.flyertalk.com/forum/miles...99-5238-a.html

this is the username - http://www.flyertalk.com/forum/members/denniscrak.html


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