Spam

[Lili_1868]

Thank you!

[euhlmann]

Looks like it didn't quite work...

[ollien]

Originally Posted by euhlmann

Looks like it didn't quite work...

Huh? I haven't seen any spam over the past couple days, but then again, I've been swamped. Did I miss something?

[frcguy]

Originally Posted by ollien

Huh? I haven't seen any spam over the past couple days, but then again, I've been swamped. Did I miss something?

2 spam posts. I reported both and they were promptly removed.

[Brandon Martus]

Originally Posted by euhlmann

Looks like it didn't quite work...

My time machine is in the shop. So, any spam accounts registered before last night are still a threat.

[Foster]

Originally Posted by Brandon Martus

My time machine is in the shop. So, any spam accounts registered before last night are still a threat.

Yes, I hate that when mine breaks down, but the guy at my shop, I think his name is Emmett, is pretty good.

When the SPAM is removed, is the account also flagged / deleted?

[Chris is me]

Originally Posted by Foster

Yes, I hate that when mine breaks down, but the guy at my shop, I think his name is Emmett, is pretty good.

When the SPAM is removed, is the account also flagged / deleted?

Yup, spam accounts are disabled by the moderator at the same time the threads are deleted (unless the moderator forgets to do this). So each new spam thread is a new account usually.

[JustinCAD]

Originally Posted by Chris is me

Yup, spam accounts are disabled by the moderator at the same time the threads are deleted (unless the moderator forgets to do this). So each new spam thread is a new account usually.

I know it isn't a big deal, but could this be clarified? Does disabling mean removing the account from CD or removing access to the account?

The reason I ask this is because in the past when I've reported accounts, I've sometimes given a negative reputation to the user. Checking at my user cp, it lists the reputation given, and these accounts are still there. I can still view their account when I click on their name.

[Brandon Martus]

Originally Posted by JustinCAD

I know it isn't a big deal, but could this be clarified? Does disabling mean removing the account from CD or removing access to the account?

The reason I ask this is because in the past when I've reported accounts, I've sometimes given a negative reputation to the user. Checking at my user cp, it lists the reputation given, and these accounts are still there. I can still view their account when I click on their name.

The accounts are there, but they cannot post or edit their profile.

[Joe Ross]

Originally Posted by Brandon Martus

My time machine is in the shop. So, any spam accounts registered before last night are still a threat.

There's still been a number of questionable accounts registered today.

[logank013]

Out of curiosity, who are the new mods.

I feel like there is a list somewhere of all the mods but I always have trouble finding it.

[EricH]

Originally Posted by logank013

Out of curiosity, who are the new mods.

I feel like there is a list somewhere of all the mods but I always have trouble finding it.

https://www.chiefdelphi.com/forums/showgroups.php

I think I know who 2-4 of the newer ones are, including at least two that are within the last couple days.

[Foster]

Thanks for the update on how it works.

Have to say, they seem to be trying "Re: Concentrations of Solutions Molarity" is close to a science thing you would find here.

Good luck new moderators, we salute you for your valiant efforts!

[bkahl]

Originally Posted by euhlmann

Looks like it didn't quite work...

The big new addition is the addition of moderators. Hopefully these new moderators will stay active on CD and will assume their responsibilities well by combating spam. I know some of the additions personally and trust they can do the job.

Remember, each time a thread is reported for spam, every moderator for that forum will receive an email. It will be handled as quickly as possible. It's a bit much to ask of these people to delete a thread as soon as they receive the email.

It's also not really realistic to ask for spam to just go away. The current forum software is outdated, but it also likely would not be worth the undertaking to upgrade. CD has too many custom features and such a simple UI that everyone is used to for it to be worth the upgrade.