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   EricDockettposted 4 years ago

   What has become of these forums that over a dozen spam messages have been allowed to linger for 10 + hours?

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      OldRosesposted 4 years agoin reply to this

      Well, it is the weekend.  I reported these "posts" this morning, but I didn't expect immediate action because it is Saturday.

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         EricDockettposted 4 years agoin reply to this

         It really shouldn't matter. Spammers can't run amok on the weekend. Someone should be minding the store.

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      PaulGoodman67posted 4 years agoin reply to this

      Yes, its irritating. Though, maybe it's a weekend thing with no one there to take them down. I assume that you or someone else flagged it? (I will flag it too)

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         EricDockettposted 4 years agoin reply to this

         I checked the forum on my phone yesterday morning and saw them, but I was out and didn't have the time to do anything. I was stunned to see them still there hours later. I flagged them at that time.

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   PaulGoodman67posted 4 years ago

   I reported VinCity Grand Park as a spam generator.

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   Rupert Taylorposted 4 years ago

   I flagged the one with the luxury suite image two or three days ago and it disappeared. Now it's back. Yes, frustrating how these rascals get past the gatekeeper software that I assume exists.

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   EricDockettposted 4 years ago

   Over 29 hours and the spam is still here.

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   Dolores Monetposted 4 years ago

   Right now it looks like most of the forum is spam. How do you report spam on the forums?

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      EricDockettposted 4 years agoin reply to this

      There is a little red "report" link at the bottom of every post, next to reply and permalink.
      
      Unfortunately, flags often seem to go ignored. It doesn't seem like whoever is responsible for the forums has much of an interest in this being a place for writers anymore.

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         samanthacubbisonposted 4 years agoin reply to this

         As PaulGoodman67 said, most of our team works Monday through Friday so that they can take a break and enjoy their weekend. We appreciate the flags, as it makes it easier for our mod team to address these problems as quickly as possible upon their return. Thanks for being patient!

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            EricDockettposted 4 years agoin reply to this

            I think we all understand and appreciate that staff needs time off. However, not that long ago spam like that would not have been allowed to hang around for three days, even on the weekend.
            
            It's a really bad look.
            
            Thanks for taking care of it, eventually.

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   Dolores Monetposted 4 years ago

   Thank you, Eric. I must have missed it!

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   Chriswillman90posted 4 years ago

   I'm surprised there aren't some sort of algorithms in place that can detect and get rid of spam right away.
   
   I understand that false flags can be generated but a lot of the spam content on here is pretty easy to spot.

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      samanthacubbisonposted 4 years agoin reply to this

      We do have automated flags, but as you mentioned, robots aren't perfect. Sometimes they flag perfectly fine content, just because of a single keyword. To be sure that no content is unrightfully deleted, we manually go through the report.
      
      Some spammers launch "attacks" by publishing over 20 posts, so we do appreciate your patience during those times.

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