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1) See Richards post.
2) We do: but when it's one of these I tend to think "It might be genuine" - probably not, but it could be. So rather than delete it out of hand, I'd rather post it here with a question mark and let others decide what they think. Because the question itself is not actually spam (it contains no links or other adverts) it doesn't matter if it lasts a little longer. When there is spam in the question (or answer) I'll dump it immediately.
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Makes it tricky though, I mean if you delete these off hand then it means no genuine question of this type can last.
It's amazing what lengths they go to, especially as the messages only last a matter of minutes.
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It's possible that they do look to see how long they last: sites that leave it up get the "payload". Or perhaps they figure that if the question is answered immediately, it's too suspicious?
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3) We can remove the posts, but not the users. For that we still need the colaboration of other reporters, so the best way to start the process is posting it here
M.D.V.
If something has a solution... Why do we have to worry about?. If it has no solution... For what reason do we have to worry about?
Help me to understand what I'm saying, and I'll explain it better to you
Rating helpful answers is nice, but saying thanks can be even nicer.
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I have deleted the spam but the user[^] needs to be dealt with humanely.
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How do you kick someone in the head humanely? Wear steel toe-cap slippers?
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I like how you protectors are finally able to actually deal with the spam by directly removing it
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Oh it helps!
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It makes our lives a lot easier - except for one the other day. He kept posting and I kept deleting until the appropriate number of kicks had been applied to his account. He tried to be clever by hopping around forums. The longest one of his messages lasted was less than a minute.
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Pete O'Hanlon wrote: He tried to be clever by hopping around forums
F5, F5, F5... with the list of current messages of that "user"?
M.D.V.
If something has a solution... Why do we have to worry about?. If it has no solution... For what reason do we have to worry about?
Help me to understand what I'm saying, and I'll explain it better to you
Rating helpful answers is nice, but saying thanks can be even nicer.
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Used that trick a couple of times too
M.D.V.
If something has a solution... Why do we have to worry about?. If it has no solution... For what reason do we have to worry about?
Help me to understand what I'm saying, and I'll explain it better to you
Rating helpful answers is nice, but saying thanks can be even nicer.
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gone
M.D.V.
If something has a solution... Why do we have to worry about?. If it has no solution... For what reason do we have to worry about?
Help me to understand what I'm saying, and I'll explain it better to you
Rating helpful answers is nice, but saying thanks can be even nicer.
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Spam deleted: spammer unfortunately not...
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Born To Learn
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"Article" gone, author still needs kicks. To the head, by preference.
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Gone
~R@JEES#
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Final Kick Applied
~R@JEES#
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I have removed messages.
"When you don't know what you're doing it's best to do it quickly"- SoMad
modified 27-Nov-14 8:33am.
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