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    • PokeEngineerP
      PokeEngineer @Rookervik
      last edited by PokeEngineer

      @rookervik said in We going to do anything about these spammers?:

      This is how Kim Jong Un is attacking the US :D

      More like the UK! Bwahahaha!

      Don't sweat it.
      When in doubt, take a BYTE out of life.

      😎

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      • meleuM
        meleu @BuZz
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        @buzz downvoting and flagging for moderation as spam is a good practice for us, regular users, or there's no difference?

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          phulshof @BuZz
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          @buzz said in We going to do anything about these spammers?:

          The spammers are not bots. They use people. I disabled some of our anti spam stuff due to it flagging legit posts. The issue will likely improve in a few days. Happened before.

          Are you sure about that? I had them breaking through my captchas as well, but as soon as I added these simple questions they were all gone. Bots are quite clever these days, but apparently understanding the English language is still a tad too much to ask. :)

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          • dankcushionsD
            dankcushions Global Moderator
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            https://retropie.org.uk/forum/user/jghfgff05 managed to get 40 posts of junk through.

            i'd be tempted to ban all chinese(?) character posts, if that's possible. this stuff seems to appear with some regularity.

            ideally there would be a 'delete all posts' option for moderators to use, as going through each post and deleting takes ages :(

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              AndrewH
              last edited by

              If there's a need for an additional moderator or two, I'd gladly step forward to provide some additional coverage.
              As long as the vetting procedure isn't too invasive :-)

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              • mituM
                mitu Global Moderator @dankcushions
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                @dankcushions said in We going to do anything about these spammers?:

                ideally there would be a 'delete all posts' option for moderators to use, as going through each post and deleting takes ages :(

                Doesn't deleting an user automaticaly delete his/her posts ? That might be an option for proven spammer accounts.

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                • jonnykeshJ
                  jonnykesh @mitu
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                  @mitu Banned users comments remain. I see them from time to time with the red Banned flag beside them.

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                  • mituM
                    mitu Global Moderator @jonnykesh
                    last edited by

                    @jonnykesh Not banning, but deleting the account completely.

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                    • BuZzB
                      BuZz administrators @dankcushions
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                      @dankcushions Admins can quickly delete a user and all posts - perhaps not available for moderators. I'm surprised akismet didn't catch them either. I will see if there is a way to allow mods to do this as it takes just a few seconds. I have little time for working on the forum right now though.

                      To help us help you - please make sure you read the sticky topics before posting - https://retropie.org.uk/forum/topic/3/read-this-first

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                      • herb_fargusH
                        herb_fargus administrators @BuZz
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                        @buzz I've deleted at least 5 accounts. Seems at least a new one each evening :/

                        If you read the documentation it will answer 99% of your questions: https://retropie.org.uk/docs/

                        Also if you want a solution to your problems read this first: https://retropie.org.uk/forum/topic/3/read-this-first

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