The call-girl spammers. Should HP block the use of the term Call-girl or anything like it?
I have noticed that we're all getting pretty peeved with flagging these jokers, so should HP block the terms associated with it like they have blocked the use of certain words an phrases in questions.
I have asked the question in a poll and would be interested in knowing how many feel this is the way to stop them
http://hubpages.com/hub/Ban-the-call-girl-spammers
It might work, until they find a new way of putting it, I thought about it a while ago, the main problem would be where hubbers writing, say, a story or an article that has a valid reason for the phrase, it would block them. I still think that what I wrote the other day about earning your place on here, 3 months, 3 acceptable hubs and a corner score no less than 50, then ban them if they post call-girl stuff after the earning process?
No, too many ways of getting around it, and there could be legitimate uses of the word (or similar).
What is needed is for Hub staff to promptly pay attention to flags.
It's like graffiti -- they need to stay on top of it.
It's hard to effectively control anything online, but I agree with dabeaner.
the spam is getting a little out of hand. I'm not a computer wiz. so I'm not sure what can be done, but I think we would all be a lot happier if there was less or no spam on hubpages.
by And Drewson 14 years ago
I know this may not be popular, but since HubPages is being hit with so much spam, possibly from certain countries, I suggest that HubPages block the IP ranges where many of these spammers reside.Other sites have done it and it successfully dropped the amount of submitted garbage quite a bit. ...
by Michael Willis 15 years ago
Could there be a block I.P. Address added to our hubs in the comment section? I know we can report this, but it would be quicker if we could just block them when they appear on our hubs. Same would go for those who comment and we would rather block anyways. I can't stand wasting my time receiving...
by Liz Elias 11 years ago
While at a doctor's appointment with my husband, my cell phone rang. This is not a common thing, as I don't have a so-called "smart" phone, and I very, very rarely give out the number. It's for emergencies and keeping in touch while away from home.I had earlier tried to reach...
by Kenna McHugh 2 weeks ago
Ugh! Spammers are back. Please get rid of them and stop it, Matt.
by Kenna McHugh 14 months ago
We've had a handful of spammers lately. Yes, it's not okay. Please report them rather than comment on their spam. I doubt the spammers even read your reproaches, and posting comments circulates the situation. Ideally, HP should evaluate their "new writers" better.
by Eric Graudins 16 years ago
Hub Pages is a fairly spam free zone, so I guess I'm a bit disappointed to see hubbers proudly making hubs about how to bypass the security measures of Craigslist and other services, and even more hubbers saying how wonderful this stuff is, and that they'll certainly be trying them out....
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