Alwin Alcott Posted March 22, 2017 Share Posted March 22, 2017 (edited) seems the new forums are not able to keep the spambots out... and perhaps... a more 24/7 moderation?... can't be too difficult to arrange on such 24/7 platform Edited March 22, 2017 by Alwin Alcott 3 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Derek Torvalar Posted March 22, 2017 Share Posted March 22, 2017 It will be interesting to see whether they can get this under control. And I agree about the 24/7 surveilance. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Phil Deakins Posted March 22, 2017 Share Posted March 22, 2017 This is a new forum and LL is still in the process of evaluating and adjusting it. I think we just need a bit patience to see if they can actually prevent this sort of spam from happening. Prevention is always better than cure So let's not be too critical at the moment. This particular spambot may turn out to have done a good service to the forum, by causing LL to implement a method of preventing it. If it can't be prevented with this software then, yes, some sort of 24/7 coverage would be highly desirable. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
HarrisonMcKenzie Posted March 22, 2017 Share Posted March 22, 2017 To add to this, there should be a way to AR a user via their forum profile, or at least report mass abuses like this. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Love Zhaoying Posted March 22, 2017 Share Posted March 22, 2017 You mean the Chinese spam? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Madelaine McMasters Posted March 22, 2017 Share Posted March 22, 2017 Although this is a new platform, this is not a new problem, either for LL or for the platform provider. Shouldn't this have been anticipated? 3 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Administrators Tommy Linden Posted March 22, 2017 Administrators Share Posted March 22, 2017 Unfortunately with the use of a new system, also comes the use of new settings. I apologize for the spam that everyone had to endure and it at this time has hopefully been fully cleaned up. In our efforts to better protect the community from this sort of experience we will be further adjusting our internal controls and doing all that we can to prevent this in the future. 10 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Moderators Sparky Linden Posted March 22, 2017 Moderators Share Posted March 22, 2017 In the mean time keep doing what you all have been doing. Report any spam topics that you may see. This will help is track them down and do our best to stop them. 8 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Rhonda Huntress Posted March 22, 2017 Share Posted March 22, 2017 Thanks for the work. Also, on a side note, I don't think you realize how good it feels to see Lindens in the community again. 8 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Madelaine McMasters Posted March 22, 2017 Share Posted March 22, 2017 35 minutes ago, Rhonda Huntress said: Thanks for the work. Also, on a side note, I don't think you realize how good it feels to see Lindens in the community again. Yep, it does feel good to see you Linden folk. It's a lot harder to complain about you when you're here. ;-). 4 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Administrators Tommy Linden Posted March 22, 2017 Administrators Share Posted March 22, 2017 7 minutes ago, Madelaine McMasters said: Yep, it does feel good to see you Linden folk. It's a lot harder to complain about you when you're here. ;-). I am always here, except when I am sleeping, unfortunately they haven't figured out how to fix it yet so that I never have to sleep. 5 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Marianne McCann Posted March 22, 2017 Share Posted March 22, 2017 2 hours ago, Tommy Linden said: I am always here, except when I am sleeping, unfortunately they haven't figured out how to fix it yet so that I never have to sleep. Have you filed a JIRA? 7 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Madelaine McMasters Posted March 22, 2017 Share Posted March 22, 2017 4 hours ago, Tommy Linden said: I am always here, except when I am sleeping, unfortunately they haven't figured out how to fix it yet so that I never have to sleep. Some of my posts look like they were made while I was sleeping. You should try that! 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Phil Deakins Posted March 22, 2017 Share Posted March 22, 2017 Be honest, Maddy - ALL of your posts look like they were made while you were sleeping . Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Madelaine McMasters Posted March 23, 2017 Share Posted March 23, 2017 (edited) 51 minutes ago, Phil Deakins said: Be honest, Maddy - ALL of your posts look like they were made while you were sleeping . Hey!!! You're cruisin' for a bruisin' Mr. Deakins. Edited March 23, 2017 by Madelaine McMasters Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Cinnamon Mistwood Posted March 23, 2017 Share Posted March 23, 2017 The "Ignore User" Feature is suppose to hide posts from users I don't want to see posts from. Is there a waiting time for those posts to disappear? Is it retroactive? I tried ignoring the spam posters today, but their posts still show up. I clicked all the boxes and updated preferences. They show up in my ignored user area as being ignored. Since I've never ignored or blocked or muted anyone, I am not sure if I missed a step somewhere. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Madelaine McMasters Posted March 23, 2017 Share Posted March 23, 2017 "Ignore User" does hide the spam posts for me, but it doesn't hide the threads that are created by the spammers, nor does it prevent subforms from being bolded because they contain new threads made by spammers. As a way to unclog my screen so I can see real threads, "Ignore User" is useless. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Rhonda Huntress Posted March 23, 2017 Share Posted March 23, 2017 39 minutes ago, Cinnamon Mistwood said: I am not sure if I missed a step somewhere When you add a user to the list, you will see 4 check boxes. Click all that apply then Update Preferences. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Phil Deakins Posted March 23, 2017 Share Posted March 23, 2017 Here it comes again. I guess we'll just have to accept it until Tommy wakes up. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Administrators Tommy Linden Posted March 23, 2017 Administrators Share Posted March 23, 2017 Thankfully, I do have people around when I sleep! We have made some additional adjustments and will see how they handle and continue to adjust from there. I assure you, I am as dedicated to stopping the spam, as you all are to reporting and posting about it! 4 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Innula Zenovka Posted March 23, 2017 Share Posted March 23, 2017 I've mentioned this during previous spam attacks in Lithium forums, but it bears mentioning again. Over at SLU, Cristiano (the site owner) quietly gives selected forum regulars the ability to ban spammers with accounts less than a month old. It doesn't actually ban anyone, but it does hide all their posts and all threads started by them, and removes their ability to post anything else. Cris then reviews the ban when he gets a chance and either makes it permanent or rescinds it. Cris makes it very clear that this power is to be used responsibly, for spam posts only, and that people who have this power aren't allowed to use it for any other purpose -- they have to report in the normal way any other posts they think are breaking forum rules. It works very well, and people don't abuse it. 2 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Whirly Fizzle Posted March 23, 2017 Share Posted March 23, 2017 @Tommy Linden When you put a spammer on ignore, all their posts are still listed in your Unread Items. Is it possible to tweak the forum settings to also hide the actual post (not just the post content) from ignored users? 3 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Administrators Tommy Linden Posted March 23, 2017 Administrators Share Posted March 23, 2017 @Innula Zenovka Thank you for that feedback, I will certainly keep it in mind, but I would much prefer to just completely put a stop the spam entirely. I am on a mission here. @Whirly Fizzle I agree it would be helpful if it no longer showed them in your unread items, while I do not see this as an option, I will happily submit it as a feature request to IPS. 3 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Clover Jinx Posted March 23, 2017 Share Posted March 23, 2017 Anyone else wishing we could have Linden Bear awards or tags or thingamagigs? 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Whirly Fizzle Posted March 24, 2017 Share Posted March 24, 2017 @Tommy Linden Hope you are not asleep Spam bots just settled in again for their night of fun. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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