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Regarding the Sudden Influx of Gore...

Texium - 1-2-2016 at 16:36

Today some sick person started flooding the forum with disgusting, frightening gore pictures. Please report these as "spam" rather than anything else, as the auto-deletion code will take care of the rest. While I could go and manually delete the posts, I have a feeling that they will keep posting more, so auto-deletion is by far the best solution, particularly since moderators may not be around all the time. I will contact Bert requesting an IP ban.

NedsHead - 1-2-2016 at 18:14

How does the reporting work? do I just have to hit report and then type "spam" in the comment box?

Bert - 1-2-2016 at 18:35

Yup!

Hit the "report" button on the top right corner.

A window comes up.

Don't enter anything but the word "spam".

Hit the "report post" button below the window...



[Edited on 2-2-2016 by Bert]

blogfast25 - 1-2-2016 at 19:21

"Night of the Living Trolls"

NedsHead - 1-2-2016 at 23:07

OK thanks, I did try typing "gore, porn and sick shit" lol. I'll just use "spam" from now on

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Bert - 4-2-2016 at 06:33

You do realize that if I just do the spam report thing, that the Hawkguy user name and every one of your posts are deleted?

Polverone - 4-2-2016 at 10:35

Quote: Originally posted by Bert  
You do realize that if I just do the spam report thing, that the Hawkguy user name and every one of your posts are deleted?


Not true, actually! Older established accounts are protected against autodeletion by the spam report handling system. Only recent accounts can be deleted this way. Otherwise it would be too easy for a trusted spam-reporter to accidentally or maliciously delete a valid user account.

aga - 4-2-2016 at 11:16

There should be a tick-box to switch that around :o

j_sum1 - 4-2-2016 at 22:31

Why not get a rename like TheAustralianChemist / Volanschemia did? (As did also pinkhippo11 / zephyr.)

(Personally, I like Hawkguy.)

Theoretic - 6-2-2016 at 23:13

wasn't it a joke/ironic post by Hawkguy? so why is a mod being like "you do realize I can vaporize your mortal ass from existence"?

Marvin - 7-2-2016 at 04:07

I think Bert's point is that if you pretend to be a spammer it's awfully easy for someone to get the wrong end of the stick and get wiped. Fortunately Polverone put safeguards in place when he allowed 1 staff member or two trusted ordinary members to blast someone's account out of existence with one word.

Theoretic - 7-2-2016 at 16:47

Quote: Originally posted by Marvin  
I think Bert's point is that if you pretend to be a spammer it's awfully easy for someone to get the wrong end of the stick and get wiped. Fortunately Polverone put safeguards in place when he allowed 1 staff member or two trusted ordinary members to blast someone's account out of existence with one word.

Considering the origins of that phrase, your use of "wipe" is... :D

Anyway Hawkguy didn't include a link or url, so I thought it was obvious it wasn't actual spam.