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Chrischb wrote:

You can type in anything you want there; the moderators don't care. Put your message in all caps, shout - who cares? 

ORLY? xP

Nah, I don't mind - as long as it makes sense to me! (not "ohai i likes waffles and im reporting this" - we like to know why you guys are reporting things! (you can tell us that you like waffles if you like, but it isn't as important as the rest of the report)    )

Once you report that post, check how many posts they have. If they have more, find them all and REPORT THEM!!!

I usually check through their posts anyway (I find a fair few unreported spammers - one earlier that had gone unnoticed for weeks!  ), so this one isn't necessary - but it's a good habit to get into 

Should I remove that bit?

Jonathanpb wrote:

MyRedNeptune wrote:

Chrischb wrote:

Once you report that post, check how many posts they have. If they have more, find them all and REPORT THEM!!!

That's annoying to me personally 3:

Mods check posts themselves. xD

  I report all of the posts... should I only report one and mention that the commercial spammer has more posts?

That's what most people do... A moderator always checks other posts from the user before banning them.

Actually the only reason I signed up for this forum was because I wanted tips on losing weight 

Just kidding! This is brilliant!

Thanks for adding this. I can't stress enough as a moderator how helpful it is when people report posts.

Jonathanpb wrote:

Awesome! 

Am I allowed to insult commercial spammers in my reports?

For me, I prefer if reports about commercial spam would just spare the negative drama and insults. A simple report saying "commercial spam" is good enough to get the point across.

However, I wouldn't mind if someone wrote something hilarious in the report such as: "AHHH! COMMERCIAL SPAM! RUN FER YER LIVES!" 

Lucario621 wrote:

Nice guide! 

This isn't one of my actual guides - it's too relaxed and doesn't have chapters. 

I'll add a new section soon: Popular areas.

Another thing lazy spammers do is coying an existing post in the thread and adding the spam link.

Also, commercial spammers also pick on the languages forums - less people use them, so it takes longer for spam to be reported. Even if you don't speak the language, a link is always pretty obvious. And you can always double check by clicking the link, and seeing where it takes you 

Wolfie1996 wrote:

Also, commercial spammers also pick on the languages forums - less people use them, so it takes longer for spam to be reported. Even if you don't speak the language, a link is always pretty obvious. And you can always double check by clicking the link, and seeing where it takes you 

That's right, I saw a Spanish spammer once. D:

Also I think it would be better to mouse-over the link and see where it leads in the status bar, that way you don't give them hits. 

Last edited by technoguyx (2010-06-04 21:35:35)

Whenever I look at the forum index and I see that the last post in a forum was made by a suspicious username (one that looks like a commercial spammer's), I check the post. 

soupoftomato wrote:

Wolfie1996 wrote:

Chrischb wrote:

You can type in anything you want there; the moderators don't care. Put your message in all caps, shout - who cares? 

ORLY? xP

Nah, I don't mind - as long as it makes sense to me! (not "ohai i likes waffles and im reporting this" - we like to know why you guys are reporting things! (you can tell us that you like waffles if you like, but it isn't as important as the rest of the report)    )

cheddargirl wrote:

However, I wouldn't mind if someone wrote something hilarious in the report such as: "AHHH! COMMERCIAL SPAM! RUN FER YER LIVES!"   

Next time I report soemthing, I'm going to say, "Run for you lives, a [reason for reporting] is stealing our waffles!"

  I look forward to reading it