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#1 2010-03-05 10:55:09

cheddargirl
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I just noticed something strange when blocking two commercial spammers

Browsing through the forums during my one hour break in the library, two forum newcomers caught my eye, so I decided to check their posts out. Sadly they were commercial spammers.

Scratchers commented on them saying [to the commercial spammers] they shouldn't spam. Ironically the spammers' comments were never flagged for moderator inspection.  neutral

It just makes me a bit worried that commercial spammers might be able to get away with posting unwanted commercial spam because Scratchers are commenting on them instead of flagging the comments down.  sad


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#2 2010-03-05 11:19:36

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Re: I just noticed something strange when blocking two commercial spammers

I flag them.

I'm a good boy.  smile

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#3 2010-03-05 12:14:52

steppenwulf
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Re: I just noticed something strange when blocking two commercial spammers

*Pats RHY on the head* I've noticed alot of people commenting instead of flagging as well.  Maybe you should put up a sticky telling Scratchers to flag inappropriate comments or spam?


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#4 2010-03-05 12:43:41

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Re: I just noticed something strange when blocking two commercial spammers

It would be nice if you could sticky one post in all the forums at once...otherwise we will need separate posts for each forum.

Or...we could change the name of the forums (at the top of the page) from "Scratch Forums" to "Scratch Forums - Please use the Report link on spam posts". 

And thank you RHY3756547 and all the other helpful Scratcher's that are already Reporting spammers  smile


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#5 2010-03-05 13:07:37

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Re: I just noticed something strange when blocking two commercial spammers

Perhaps there could be some sort of incentive for each rightful report (something that helps the moderators to find spam/bullying/etc topics, not "Can you close my thread?", etc).

I'm not sure 100% how it would work, but each correct report could give a person a "point". Then points could be redeemed for something - the ability to have an image in your signature or to show/hide your post count, for example (The forum could automatically hide post counts, so that only users who have been consistently helpful could "compete" for the highest post count). It's not a fully fledged idea yet, but it might work  hmm

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#6 2010-03-05 13:20:21

BWOG
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Re: I just noticed something strange when blocking two commercial spammers

Wolfie1996 wrote:

Perhaps there could be some sort of incentive for each rightful report (something that helps the moderators to find spam/bullying/etc topics, not "Can you close my thread?", etc).

I'm not sure 100% how it would work, but each correct report could give a person a "point". Then points could be redeemed for something - the ability to have an image in your signature or to show/hide your post count, for example (The forum could automatically hide post counts, so that only users who have been consistently helpful could "compete" for the highest post count). It's not a fully fledged idea yet, but it might work  hmm

There's a couple flaws with that idea. #1 is that it would be unfair for users that get little time on the internet, and #2 is that I don't think hiding post counts for indivisuals is possible with the forum.

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#7 2010-03-05 16:18:45

Lucario621
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Re: I just noticed something strange when blocking two commercial spammers

RHY3756547 wrote:

I flag them.

I'm a good boy. :)

Goody-two shoes >:(

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#8 2010-03-05 16:20:20

Dazachi
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Re: I just noticed something strange when blocking two commercial spammers

It might have been me that didn't flag. Not sure. Well I was telling someone not to, but I forgot to flag. But it may have been a whole other person.


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#9 2010-03-05 16:20:52

floatingmagictree
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Re: I just noticed something strange when blocking two commercial spammers

Can i haz a sammich? I flag dem inapropriet poshts.

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#10 2010-03-05 16:24:04

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Re: I just noticed something strange when blocking two commercial spammers

floatingmagictree wrote:

Can i haz a sammich? I flag dem inapropriet poshts.

Gives a sandwitch
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I have only seen couple real commercial spammer.

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#11 2010-03-05 16:27:46

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Re: I just noticed something strange when blocking two commercial spammers

Dazachi wrote:

floatingmagictree wrote:

Can i haz a sammich? I flag dem inapropriet poshts.

Gives a sandwitch
http://farm1.static.flickr.com/34/10145 … 7f.jpg?v=0
I have only seen couple real commercial spammer.

That's almost as freaky as the sock puppet I have downstairs........


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#12 2010-03-05 16:37:17

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Re: I just noticed something strange when blocking two commercial spammers

Dazachi wrote:

floatingmagictree wrote:

Can i haz a sammich? I flag dem inapropriet poshts.

Gives a sandwitch
http://farm1.static.flickr.com/34/10145 … 7f.jpg?v=0
I have only seen couple real commercial spammer.

Har har har I got that.

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#13 2010-03-05 16:37:25

Musicstar888
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Re: I just noticed something strange when blocking two commercial spammers

Really? I've never heard anything about this...


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#14 2010-03-05 16:40:41

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Re: I just noticed something strange when blocking two commercial spammers

@RHY3756547 & littletonkslover: Hehe
Back on topic...
How many commercial spammers are there?


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#15 2010-03-05 16:46:45

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Re: I just noticed something strange when blocking two commercial spammers

Dazachi wrote:

@RHY3756547 & littletonkslover: Hehe
Back on topic...
How many commercial spammers are there?

Not sure exactly...usually 3-4 a day, I'd guess.


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#16 2010-03-05 16:51:14

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Re: I just noticed something strange when blocking two commercial spammers

Paddle2See wrote:

Dazachi wrote:

@RHY3756547 & littletonkslover: Hehe
Back on topic...
How many commercial spammers are there?

Not sure exactly...usually 3-4 a day, I'd guess.

Really? That is a lot. I didn't know that many people would do that kind of thing.


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#17 2010-03-05 17:05:37

Chrischb
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Re: I just noticed something strange when blocking two commercial spammers

It happens a lot.  sad

The TBG has never been attacked, by what I remember...  hmm


But I report them.  big_smile


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#18 2010-03-05 17:50:30

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Re: I just noticed something strange when blocking two commercial spammers

One thing to straighten out, a report does not immediately say that the user has been behaving missaproppriately, it's for anything that needs to be changed about a topic.


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#19 2010-03-05 17:59:21

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Re: I just noticed something strange when blocking two commercial spammers

soupoftomato wrote:

One thing to straighten out, a report does not immediately say that the user has been behaving missaproppriately, it's for anything that needs to be changed about a topic.

Wait, what do you mean by that?


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#20 2010-03-05 18:02:28

Musicstar888
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Re: I just noticed something strange when blocking two commercial spammers

Paddle2See wrote:

It would be nice if you could sticky one post in all the forums at once...otherwise we will need separate posts for each forum.

Or...we could change the name of the forums (at the top of the page) from "Scratch Forums" to "Scratch Forums - Please use the Report link on spam posts". 

And thank you RHY3756547 and all the other helpful Scratcher's that are already Reporting spammers  smile

I've seen [removed] say on her signature that she spams, should I report her page on asking if people like her new signature? I'm asking you because I know you'd know the answer.  Thanks!  smile   big_smile   lol

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#21 2010-03-05 18:04:45

Dazachi
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Re: I just noticed something strange when blocking two commercial spammers

Paddle2See wrote:

It would be nice if you could sticky one post in all the forums at once...otherwise we will need separate posts for each forum.

Or...we could change the name of the forums (at the top of the page) from "Scratch Forums" to "Scratch Forums - Please use the Report link on spam posts". 

And thank you RHY3756547 and all the other helpful Scratcher's that are already Reporting spammers  smile

Perhaps you could put that message on the top of each page on the forums?


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#22 2010-03-05 19:45:54

Paddle2See
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Re: I just noticed something strange when blocking two commercial spammers

Musicstar888 wrote:

Paddle2See wrote:

It would be nice if you could sticky one post in all the forums at once...otherwise we will need separate posts for each forum.

Or...we could change the name of the forums (at the top of the page) from "Scratch Forums" to "Scratch Forums - Please use the Report link on spam posts". 

And thank you RHY3756547 and all the other helpful Scratcher's that are already Reporting spammers  smile

I've seen [removed] say on her signature that she spams, should I report her page on asking if people like her new signature? I'm asking you because I know you'd know the answer.  Thanks!  smile   big_smile   lol

If you see repeated spam posts from somebody, you can Report them to the Moderators and they will follow up on the issue.  Spamming forum topics is a rude thing to do - if somebody does it repeatedly we will ask them to stop.  It it continues,  it could lead to a block on their account.

What cheddargirl is talking about here, though, is Commercial spammers - people trying to advertise products on Scratch.  We block them without any warning.


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#23 2010-03-05 20:21:50

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Re: I just noticed something strange when blocking two commercial spammers

I see now, thank you very much for the explanation  smile


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#24 2010-03-05 20:22:31

somelia
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Re: I just noticed something strange when blocking two commercial spammers

Musicstar888 wrote:

Paddle2See wrote:

It would be nice if you could sticky one post in all the forums at once...otherwise we will need separate posts for each forum.

Or...we could change the name of the forums (at the top of the page) from "Scratch Forums" to "Scratch Forums - Please use the Report link on spam posts". 

And thank you RHY3756547 and all the other helpful Scratcher's that are already Reporting spammers  smile

I've seen [removed] say on her signature that she spams, should I report her page on asking if people like her new signature? I'm asking you because I know you'd know the answer.  Thanks!  smile   big_smile   lol

That was a joke, I normally don't spam!  mad

Well, I DO spam sometimes, but not usually on Scratch. I spam on my brother's forum a lot, just to annoy him.

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#25 2010-03-05 20:25:05

Musicstar888
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Re: I just noticed something strange when blocking two commercial spammers

Paddle2See wrote:

Dazachi wrote:

@RHY3756547 & littletonkslover: Hehe
Back on topic...
How many commercial spammers are there?

Not sure exactly...usually 3-4 a day, I'd guess.

Is that good or bad?  hmm


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