Remove the Spam, Matt

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   Kenna McHughposted 6 weeks ago

   Hey Matt, Please remove the spam. TIA

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      Matt Wellsposted 6 weeks agoin reply to this

      Working on it.

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         bravewarriorposted 6 weeks agoin reply to this

         Yeah. Yesterday, April 7, 2025, I had well over 1,000 spam/bogus notifications, all of which were in the various forums. I spent the better part of the morning reporting them. I've gotten more today, but just deleted them rather than waste my time looking to see if any of them are from legitimate users I follow.

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            Kenna McHughposted 6 weeks agoin reply to this

            Matt, can you please implement a filter to prevent unnecessary time spent handling this crap?

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         Kenna McHughposted 6 weeks agoin reply to this

         Matt, please remove the spammers!

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            bravewarriorposted 6 weeks agoin reply to this

            They're still here junking up my inbox by the dozens and hundreds. Please do something about this, Matt or I'll have to block HP emails. I really, really don't want to do that.

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               PaulGoodman67posted 6 weeks agoin reply to this

               I clicked "never" for notifications for new forum discussions many years ago.

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                  bravewarriorposted 6 weeks agoin reply to this

                  Huh. The forums are the only place I participate on HP. I quit writing articles/stories with the intent on posting here when the shit hit the fan back in 2020.

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                  theraggededgeposted 6 weeks agoin reply to this

                  I just pop in. I never have notifications enabled.

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                     bravewarriorposted 6 weeks agoin reply to this

                     Then how do you see them? Thru your feed? I never look at my feed.

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                        theraggededgeposted 6 weeks agoin reply to this

                        I land on my stats page and then, when I've finished sobbing, I scroll down to the forum link and see this...
                        
                        https://hubpages.com/forum/hubpages
                        
                        Edit. I never look at my feed either.

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                           Kenna McHughposted 6 weeks agoin reply to this

                           Bev, I do the same thing without the sobbing. The problem with all the spamming is that we might miss a decent post. Not handling the vultures gives the impression that TAG/HP are amateurs.

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                           bravewarriorposted 6 weeks agoin reply to this

                           Huh. I don't see that on my stats page. At this point I'm not even going to bother trying to find it. I'm in a Clark Gable (Gone With the Wind) frame of mind.

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                              Jodahposted 6 weeks agoin reply to this

                              Shauna, on your feed page, just click “more” on the top left and scroll down to the bottom … there you will see “forums.” I never get emails about forum posts unless they are by someone I follow, so always check there now and then.

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                                 bravewarriorposted 6 weeks agoin reply to this

                                 Thanks, John. I never check my feed page. I wait for emails and read what I want from those I follow, and the forums if they've been posted by writers I follow. But now.... I'm tired of filtering through the dirt.

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                                    theraggededgeposted 6 weeks agoin reply to this

                                    The 'More' menu is on every page. You can navigate to your account, earnings, profile... and the forums. It's up there, top left.

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                                       bravewarriorposted 6 weeks agoin reply to this

                                       Thanks, Bev!

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   Dean Traylorposted 6 weeks ago

   These spams are like the heads of Hydra: knock one down and more appear in the feed.

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      bravewarriorposted 6 weeks agoin reply to this

      Yeah. Make it stop! Enough is enough! This has been going on for three days now. The spammers are dumping in the forums in blocks of 100. I really don't want to have to block emails from HubPages, but if this continues I don't see what other recourse I have.

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   That Grrlposted 6 weeks ago

   I think they will have to wait for the dust to settle from moving articles out of TAG. If HubPages does stay online, they will need to regroup and make some new plans. It would be nice if it stays. I don't think there are any/ many non AI sites like this now.

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   PaulGoodman67posted 6 weeks ago

   I’m like Bev, I don’t bother with the feed and switched off email notifications, I navigate to forums via links. It would drive me crazy getting the emails, even before the spam takeover.

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      bravewarriorposted 6 weeks agoin reply to this

      I just might have to follow suit. I'm tired of the junk that gets sent to my inbox. Where do you turn off notifications, Paul?

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   Venkatachari Mposted 6 weeks ago

   Some people are creating accounts and sending Fan Mails promoting their business. They do not have any articles. I have a couple of followers in the past 10 days.

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      bravewarriorposted 6 weeks agoin reply to this

      Yeah, it's crazy. I delete those.

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         PaulGoodman67posted 6 weeks agoin reply to this

         I think it's profile then notification settings (you need to be on stats page).

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            bravewarriorposted 6 weeks agoin reply to this

            I didn't see it there, Paul. Not in settings either.

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