Swarovski Necklace

[Bing]

This forum is hardly full of spam... and if I see it I just do what any decent forum member would do and report it using the option in the post. Usually at about 6am on the train :lol:

I am sure that helps flag it so it’s easier for the mods to do their job, right ? It’s a community, not a nursery...

 

[Marlon]

This forum is hardly full of spam... and if I see it I just do what any decent forum member would do and report it using the option in the post. Usually at about 6am on the train :lol:

I am sure that helps flag it so it’s easier for the mods to do their job, right ? It’s a community, not a nursery...

Yeah, reporting it is a massive help Bing - tbh my all my spam cleansing is in response to members reports

 

[Crazy Harry]

Its a perception vis reality thing - if you use the 'new posts' page as your landing page (and I guess most of us do) then you are only going to see new posts which is where the spam is going to be until its deleted and because its new then there's a good chance that members will see it before the mods. I logged in in a couple of mornings ago a few minutes behind a spammer who had made multiple posts. So I didn't open those with that user name - even if the title hadn't been a give away in the first place :wink:

You don't pick up every piece of paper you find in the street and read it nor do you HAVE to open every post if it looks rubbish then walk on by. I'd rather make my own decisions about what I read (and remember not to comment on spam posts) than have to wait and be vetted to join the forum and have posting rights - because that's the option available for slowing down (not stopping) spammers.

...and while I'm here I would rather skip posts and read full sentences than have the text speak and insults that fly around on other forums. Nothing wrong here M8

 

[Cribert]

Not at all

Just think it’s charming there’s a threat of a ban for voicing an opinion

Having reflected on this, my response was a knee-jerk reaction to the fact that I spend a lot of my time on the forum dealing with spam - I was never going to ban you over this and it was petty of me to threaten you, even if it was a meant tongue in cheek. No hard feelings I hope.

Don't go soft on him Marlon. His attitude stinks TBH.

Ouch

No worries Marlon, my post wasn’t overly serious to begin with. Seems I’ve rubbed a few up the wrong way with my ‘stinking attitude’

 

[Cribert]

He says he is on plenty of other forums, so why doesn’t he bugger off back to one of them and leave us alone.

Personally I think the MODS do a great job of clearing the spam and all the other crap they have to monitor on here so the last thing they need is abuse from some idiot that’s just joined.

Just my opinion

Stuart

I’m really surprised at the hate here

Reason I’m here is I bought a Z4 and reading up and learning about as much as I can. My original post wasn’t overly serious but has been taken the wrong way

 

[Z4Sparky]

He says he is on plenty of other forums, so why doesn’t he bugger off back to one of them and leave us alone.

Personally I think the MODS do a great job of clearing the spam and all the other crap they have to monitor on here so the last thing they need is abuse from some idiot that’s just joined.

Just my opinion

Stuart

I’m really surprised at the hate here

Reason I’m here is I bought a Z4 and reading up and learning about as much as I can. My original post wasn’t overly serious but has been taken the wrong way

There's only love on here man!

The responses you received were in support of the mods who, IMHO, do a great job and spam disappears very quickly here and your original post seemed to be attacking the way they do their (unpaid) job on here.

There was no way to tell your "original post wasn't overly serious".

Maybe have a little think about how your post may come across in future and you will feel the love as well!

 

[ph001]

....I also disagree that there are other more active forums than this. Well not in terms of the Z4 anyway. Anyhow, it’s quality that counts, not quantity

 

[Cribert]

Anyway back to the topic, did anyone go for the necklace? Looked nice

 

[Scooba_Steve]

Sounds like a request to be the sole spam report reviewer, better a willing volunteer than 10 pressed men :lol:

 

[Stuartt]

He says he is on plenty of other forums, so why doesn’t he bugger off back to one of them and leave us alone.

Personally I think the MODS do a great job of clearing the spam and all the other crap they have to monitor on here so the last thing they need is abuse from some idiot that’s just joined.

Just my opinion

Stuart

I’m really surprised at the hate here

The only hate here is what you have brought on yourself.
Normally this is a pleasant place to be where we have each other’s backs until the very few step out of line then god help them.
Be nice to people and you will reap the rewards.

Stuart

 

[Anonymous]

I don't mind doing a spam wipe session each morning. I'm normally on at 6am to find some so happy to nuke that if my services are of help

 

[Marlon]

I don't mind doing a spam wipe session each morning. I'm normally on at 6am to find some so happy to nuke that if my services are of help

that's a kind offer - if you report any spam posts then your reports go to the Mods and we can ban hammer the spammers in 2 clicks

 

[srhutch]

I don't mind doing a spam wipe session each morning. I'm normally on at 6am to find some so happy to nuke that if my services are of help

Which I tend to pick up on every morning on the bog about 6:45 :lol:

 

[srhutch]

Having reflected on this, my response was a knee-jerk reaction to the fact that I spend a lot of my time on the forum dealing with spam - I was never going to ban you over this and it was petty of me to threaten you, even if it was a meant tongue in cheek. No hard feelings I hope.

Don't go soft on him Marlon. His attitude stinks TBH.

Ouch

No worries Marlon, my post wasn’t overly serious to begin with. Seems I’ve rubbed a few up the wrong way with my ‘stinking attitude’

Perhaps you should read your first post again then. Seems you are back peddling to me.

 

[firebobby]

I don't mind doing a spam wipe session each morning. I'm normally on at 6am to find some so happy to nuke that if my services are of help

Which I tend to pick up on every morning on the bog about 6:45 :lol:

To much info Steve

 

[Anonymous]

I don't mind doing a spam wipe session each morning. I'm normally on at 6am to find some so happy to nuke that if my services are of help

Which I tend to pick up on every morning on the bog about 6:45 :lol:

To much info Steve

I disagree. Love a good toly session story.

 

[buzyg]

Which I tend to pick up on every morning on the bog about 6:45 :lol:

To much info Steve

I disagree. Love a good toly session story.

This thread is heading down the pan. :lol:

 

[sp3ctre]

I prefer not to bounce these things unnecessarily, but in this case I think it warrants a reply.

As you may or may not know, this forum is maintained by a small team, myself and 3 mods. The mods do a great job of fending off the spam, and a lot of members help a great deal by reporting spam as soon as it is spotted. As soon as spam is reported the mods get an email and can quickly log on and use "the ban hammer". I get these emails on my phone and 9 times out of 10 can immediately deal with it.... even when I do there is a good chance one of the mods has already killed it!

That said, I was on holiday abroad for the past week, so some spam will have taken slightly longer to remove... these things happen.

There are reasons other forums don't have as many instances of spam. The main one would be the implementation of a feature where first posts do not appear until they are moderated. This puts more work on the moderators and leads to a poor user experience for new members. Personally speaking I don't like it when I take the time to join a forum, say hello and find my post goes into a moderation queue. This is the reason we didn't go that route, albeit it does men we get the occasional spam post.

So, until such time that we expand the mod team we just have to rely on the good members reporting posts and the excellent work from the mods at getting onto these posts as soon as they can

 

[mr wilks]

Btw OP , hope you managed to find one elsewhere after having your time wasted chasing the spam one

 

[Anonymous]

Btw OP , hope you managed to find one elsewhere after having your time wasted chasing the spam one

I think they were actually after a pearl necklace