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Post by Deleted on Sept 15, 2016 5:06:42 GMT
You can stop spamming with these tips! 1. Moderators are the only spam deleters. First step to conquering spam is to notify a moderator. As a general rule of thumb, you can tag Erich von Manstein, kanue, saltin, or Jean-Luc Picard. Also you can tag the local moderator, for Officer's Lounge: Mountbatten. (To tag someone, do @ username [without the space], saltin is probably the easiest to tag since his username is his display name). 2. Never Quote the Spam!!! By quoting the spam, you're replicating the spam post again. To avoid this, tag a moderator and use an arrow to point up. (e.g. ^ Jean-Luc Picard). 3. Never Reply to Spam! Replying to spam only encourages it. Avoid this, by again, tagging a moderator instead. 4. Report it! By clicking on the settings panel, you can report spam. Moderators apparently prefer that to tagging... 5. Try to Avoid Spam by Making Better Contributions!  I'm sure nearly everyone of us has spammed at some point, some more than others. To destroy something negative, be something positive. Even if your spam is borderline, it is best to avoid it.
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Post by Desophaeus on Sept 15, 2016 5:09:37 GMT
Also try report the post instead of tagging. It seems to help the mods better (and they did say so).
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Post by Jean-Luc Picard on Sept 15, 2016 5:11:17 GMT
Also try report the post instead of tagging. It seems to help the mods better (and they did say so). It saves us about 3 clicks per post, which adds up to about 60 clicks on a day like this |
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Post by Jean-Luc Picard on Sept 15, 2016 5:14:40 GMT
It saves us about 3 clicks per post, which adds up to about 60 clicks on a day like this It's been added. Should I get rid of tagging then? No. Both is good. Only me, Erich von Manstein, kanue, and saltin see reported |
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Post by Napoleon Bonaparte on Sept 15, 2016 5:14:55 GMT
It saves us about 3 clicks per post, which adds up to about 60 clicks on a day like this It's been added. Should I get rid of tagging then? keep it, it still works as an alternate. BTW that spammer needs to get a life. |
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Post by Desophaeus on Sept 15, 2016 5:16:05 GMT
It saves us about 3 clicks per post, which adds up to about 60 clicks on a day like this It's been added. Should I get rid of tagging then? no need, change the report part to blue color. |
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Post by Napoleon Bonaparte on Sept 15, 2016 5:17:53 GMT
Picard's doing the whole cleanup.
Salute.
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Post by Jean-Luc Picard on Sept 15, 2016 5:18:50 GMT
Picard's doing the whole cleanup. Salute. Picard's thanking his lucky stars for being ambidextrous |
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Post by Deleted on Sept 15, 2016 5:24:22 GMT
I hope I got all the things you wanted me to add. Let me know about anything else! Also, can you guys delete your suggestions to prevent clogging....
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Post by Frederick the Great on Sept 15, 2016 5:31:53 GMT
Can the mods make it so only the game boards are guest friendly? This will limit the places for people to spam.
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Post by Deleted on Sept 15, 2016 5:32:54 GMT
Can the mods make it so only the game boards are guest friendly? This will limit the places for people to spam. 2 things, not the right place to discuss, and I don't think so... |
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Post by Frederick the Great on Sept 15, 2016 5:37:16 GMT
Can the mods make it so only the game boards are guest friendly? This will limit the places for people to spam. 2 things, not the right place to discuss, and I don't think so... This seems like the right place to me. It's about helping combat spamming which is exactly what my post was about. |
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Post by Deleted on Sept 15, 2016 5:38:59 GMT
2 things, not the right place to discuss, and I don't think so... This seems like the right place to me. It's about helping combat spamming which is exactly what my post was about. Your post is talking about moderators combatting spam, while mine is solely for users. |
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Post by Desophaeus on Sept 15, 2016 5:44:31 GMT
This seems like the right place to me. It's about helping combat spamming which is exactly what my post was about. Your post is talking about moderators combatting spam, while mine is solely for users. Now now, it's related, so it's not far off topic. We can relax Besides... I think the mod team actually preferred to keep the general section open to guests for a particular reason I won't mention. |
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Post by saltin on Sept 15, 2016 9:37:13 GMT
Yeap best way for members to contribute in keeping our forum free of spam is to report any post that doesnt look right.
This helps a lot so go ahead and report!
The staff looks at all reports and take action if the case needs it or simply archive it for future reference if it doesnt.
Spam is fairly normal for an open community with open access to guests.Some guests do not know (or wish to) be normal contributing posters so they spam then the mods delete/edit them.
It's no big deal really, just a little annoyance that needs to be dealt with.It keeps the mods busy doing stuff and sharpening their mod skills 😆
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I'm sure nearly everyone of us has spammed at some point, some more than others. To destroy something negative, be something positive. Even if your spam is borderline, it is best to avoid it.
