Spammers, Reporters and Bullies

AB Editor | 15:44 Fri 19th Nov 2010 | Editor's Blog

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Good Day everyone, hope we're well.

I wonder if we can discuss and agree the best way to deal with spammers?

The Editors do their best to get to reports as soon as they come in. Those which have come through today have been picked off asap.

I would suggest though that those who spot spammers avoid posting on their threads. By posting on their threads - even to say "reported" pushes the post back into the "latest posts" box which encourages others to look and comment.

While this is of little benefit to the spammers (they'll be gone shortly after anyway) it is a bit like forcing ad breaks into everyone else's AnswerBank viewing.

The following is mostly directed at the CB crowd:

There also seems to be a habit of some users of trying to "shout down" anyone who reports - something along the lines of "no one likes a grass".

This is nonsense. We provide functions to keep the site free of trolls and banned users. Use them.

The only time "no one likes a grass" has weight is in prison. If you are currently serving time in jail, I can only suggest a visit here: http://www.theanswerbank.co.uk/Law/ to see where you went wrong.

I noticed a rash of bullying bubbled up last night. If you've found your account suspended, and you were involved, please don't contact us about it - it is permanent.

I hope you have a good weekend.

Spare Ed

Googled a question and got AB!

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B00

I'll answer you naomi, lol :-)

Ya know those ads that appear on Shopping for example, from a new user asking where to get a handbag etc? Then another new user underneath says...."i got one from here..." followed by an ad for a website.

Well those.

jackthehat

Spammers are often brand new users and usually ask a question (it can be almost any topic) only for it to be answered a very short while later by another brand new user who 'helpfully' provides a link to a web-site.

Advertising, in short, naomi.

Answerprancer has been most effective in shoo-ing away purveyors of cheap-looking and tacky handbags. :o)

B00

Jac- too slow chicken merango ;-)

naomi24

Ah, right. Thanks very much girls. I never know what all these terms and funny initials people use mean. Me and technology you know. Hopeless! :o/

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jackthehat

Still, I got my retaliation in first............

Did you not see my post of 15.06 ? :o)

B00

I did see it, but it didn't register at the time, well...all I can say is....

PFFFT!!!!

;-)

jackthehat

That'll larn ya !! ;o)

naomi24

headwreck, you've made my day! I thought I was the only div around here!

See, there they go again. What's PFFFT B00 - or is it personal?

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jackthehat

I think B00 was launching a rather ripe raspberry in my direction, naomi ! :o)

'Cos she knows that I'm lots more betterer than her !

B00

The sound you make Naomi, when you purse your lips.

Y'know, when you've got a really cutting, cruel, comeback of a reply, but errr ahhhh huh, you can't be bothered to say it (yeah, we'll go with that line)

naomi24

Oh, I see. Thanks. And there's me thinking it was something all clever and mysterious.

I really like you headwreck. :o))))