Spam threads - a message from GNHQ

Kelly as I said upthread new users should have their posts checked before they get posted. Also, a text message sent to a mobile phone to verify the user before their username is accepted.

Maybe pick up the capital letters ? Block any post using more than usual. Can’t be that hard for the techies. Other sites don’t seem to have this problem.

I'd still like to know GNHQ's preference on these spam posts. Should we post "reported" so others know the thread has been reported, or do multiple 'reports' of the same thread not cause any extra work for the team?

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-I'm not sure that CAPTCHAs work either (except to irritate legitimate users), but I don't know enough about this stuff to figure out the answer-

People can’t draw a quick straight line to the CAPTCHA whereas computer bots etc do, therefore it can work out if you are human easily.

Chestnut

Kelly as I said upthread new users should have their posts checked before they get posted. Also, a text message sent to a mobile phone to verify the user before their username is accepted.

Here we go again, 6pm Monday. Please do as I suggest and block new users until their posts have been checked and verified.

Here we go again. "Active" is swamped with them.

I reported one at 10.14, it’s been removed, hopefully HQ will act on the remainder.

Bump

Yes, the one I reported today went away quickly, and I did say that there were lots more. The last message from GNHQ said to keep reporting them.

Thanks Lily -once you’ve sorted spam can you crack on with scams 😀

LilyGransnet

Hi all,

We're sorry for the enormous amount of overnight spam - we're working our way through removing it all now.

We'll be discussing how we can prevent this in future, so please bear with us.

Thanks for all of your reports and patience here.

Unfortunately, you don’t seem to have this under control.

Patsy70

LilyGransnet

Hi all,

We're sorry for the enormous amount of overnight spam - we're working our way through removing it all now.

We'll be discussing how we can prevent this in future, so please bear with us.

Thanks for all of your reports and patience here.

Unfortunately, you don’t seem to have this under control.

Unfortunately there is not an easy fix. It is frustrating if you are a poster, but even more so if you need to find a solution to prevent them.
These things are not easy to sort, unless you buy expensive software, I think.