Spam reporting privileges

Dopedangel · 03-22-2015, 09:36 PM

With the sudden attacks of spam that some sub forums suddenly. Would it be possible to give some trusted regular sub forum users higher privileges to report spam than currently.
I can report 1 new topic as spam have to wait 4 minutes before I can message again. I get the moderators don't want to get inundated with spam reports but giving some regular users higher privileges to report spam will help.

Dr. Drib · 03-24-2015, 10:20 AM

Our members are the safety net for spam, and the spammers (bless their scurrying little rodent legs) don't seem to realize that.

Their feces don't last long, I can tell you that.

Don
(Moderator)

eschwartz · 03-24-2015, 03:37 PM

Very often it is all one spam poster posting dozens of threads. Report one thread, and as soon as an MR mod deletes it they will ban the spammer as well... and delete all the other threads as well.

I usually add a short message listing the other thread locations, for convenience... probably not necessary.

(Or I delete the thread myself if it appears in the Kindle forums.)

cromag · 03-27-2015, 02:59 AM

Some mod's going to be busy this morning!

Thanks in advance!

kacir · 03-27-2015, 03:12 AM

Quote:

Originally Posted by Dr. Drib

Their feces don't last long, I can tell you that.

This morning the infestation is particularly bothersome.
Could you make me (and other long-time members) a junior moderator - with ability just to delete this kind of crap? A long-time moderator could then review our changes and possibly revert them so nobody can misuse their power [for longer period]

eschwartz · 03-27-2015, 03:25 AM

How do you differentiate the crap? It is possible to make people have moderating powers on a per-forum level, without being able to ban etc. -- but that means you could delete anything, crap or not.

Canuck_in_Japan · 03-27-2015, 03:30 AM

Some forums require you to have so many posts before being able to create new threads. Sometimes that is useful and sometimes frustrating.

kacir · 03-27-2015, 03:36 AM

Quote:

Originally Posted by eschwartz

How do you differentiate the crap? It is possible to make people have moderating powers on a per-forum level, without being able to ban etc. -- but that means you could delete anything, crap or not.

The deletion would need to be approved by a trusted moderator within XY hours or even minutes to be permanent. Few long-time members would want to risk bannig for wrongful moderation of a post that doesn't deserve it.
You could also limit the power of moderation of junior staff to posts by users that have registered in the last XY days.
EDIT: Deleting power could also depend on the number of posts the thread has. Spam threads often have only one post.

Most of spam I saw this morning was very balant. And every single second it spends on a frontpage of Mobileread makes it worthwhile for spammers to try harder.
Mobileread is a high-visibility forum with very high Google ranking so getting on our frontpage is very desirable for spammers.

eschwartz · 03-27-2015, 03:41 AM

The question is, can you actually configure the forum to work like that? Per-forum junior moderating powers are a fairly common usage, and baked in. What you are proposing sounds like it might require extending the forum software first.

kacir · 03-27-2015, 04:49 AM

Quote:

Originally Posted by eschwartz

The question is, can you actually configure the forum to work like that? Per-forum junior moderating powers are a fairly common usage, and baked in. What you are proposing sounds like it might require extending the forum software first.

I see ...
In the meanwhile a spam-bot or perhaps a human slave labor somewhere is hard at work polluting our front page with large number of spam posts.

copyrite · 03-27-2015, 05:50 AM

Sheesh. At this point it might need to be first post moderation I'm a back up to do that on several yahoo lists (remember them < g >?).

They're flexing their muscles on another forum I'm subscribed to, also.

eschwartz · 03-27-2015, 11:08 AM

Quote:

Originally Posted by kacir

I see ...
In the meanwhile a spam-bot or perhaps a human slave labor somewhere is hard at work polluting our front page with large number of spam posts.

Well, the good news is, it stopped.

And someone has probably written some new filtering rules to further harden the spam filters against whichever approach was used there.

Fbone · 03-27-2015, 09:29 PM

It is desirable to have moderators spread around the globe so there isn't a gap in coverage.

This last attack (may I use that word?) occurred after midnight EST when few, if any, mods are available. The Americans and European are probably asleep. However, in Australia, New Zealand and Asia it's the middle of the afternoon and someone there may have been available to remove the spam.

murg · 03-28-2015, 08:01 AM

Quote:

Originally Posted by Fbone

It is desirable to have moderators spread around the globe so there isn't a gap in coverage.

This last attack (may I use that word?) occurred after midnight EST when few, if any, mods are available. The Americans and European are probably asleep. However, in Australia, New Zealand and Asia it's the middle of the afternoon and someone there may have been available to remove the spam.

Naw, we were too busy voting...

meeera · 03-28-2015, 08:08 AM

Quote:

Originally Posted by murg

Naw, we were too busy voting...

speak for yerself, t'othersider.

03-22-2015, 09:36 PM	#1
Dopedangel Wizard Posts: 1,792 Karma: 30548723 Join Date: Dec 2006 Location: Singapore Device: Boyue	Spam reporting privileges With the sudden attacks of spam that some sub forums suddenly. Would it be possible to give some trusted regular sub forum users higher privileges to report spam than currently. I can report 1 new topic as spam have to wait 4 minutes before I can message again. I get the moderators don't want to get inundated with spam reports but giving some regular users higher privileges to report spam will help.

03-24-2015, 10:20 AM	#2
Dr. Drib Grand Sorcerer Posts: 45,437 Karma: 59592133 Join Date: Jan 2007 Location: Peru Device: KINDLE: Oasis 3, Scribe (1st), Matcha; KOBO: Libra 2, Libra Colour	Our members are the safety net for spam, and the spammers (bless their scurrying little rodent legs) don't seem to realize that. Their feces don't last long, I can tell you that. Don (Moderator) Attached Thumbnails

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eschwartz Ex-Helpdesk Junkie Posts: 19,421 Karma: 85400180 Join Date: Nov 2012 Location: The Beaten Path, USA, Roundworld, This Side of Infinity Device: Kindle Touch fw5.3.7 (Wifi only)	How do you differentiate the crap? It is possible to make people have moderating powers on a per-forum level, without being able to ban etc. -- but that means you could delete anything, crap or not.

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Canuck_in_Japan Wizard Posts: 1,476 Karma: 14328611 Join Date: May 2009 Location: Tokyo, Japan Device: Aura, Aura H2O, Kindle PW3	Some forums require you to have so many posts before being able to create new threads. Sometimes that is useful and sometimes frustrating.

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eschwartz Ex-Helpdesk Junkie Posts: 19,421 Karma: 85400180 Join Date: Nov 2012 Location: The Beaten Path, USA, Roundworld, This Side of Infinity Device: Kindle Touch fw5.3.7 (Wifi only)	The question is, can you actually configure the forum to work like that? Per-forum junior moderating powers are a fairly common usage, and baked in. What you are proposing sounds like it might require extending the forum software first.

03-27-2015, 05:50 AM	#11
copyrite Wizard Posts: 1,838 Karma: 4985051 Join Date: Sep 2010 Location: Maryland Device: Kindle	Sheesh. At this point it might need to be first post moderation I'm a back up to do that on several yahoo lists (remember them < g >?). They're flexing their muscles on another forum I'm subscribed to, also.

03-27-2015, 09:29 PM	#13
Fbone Is that a sandwich? Posts: 8,288 Karma: 101697116 Join Date: Jun 2010 Device: Nook Glowlight Plus	It is desirable to have moderators spread around the globe so there isn't a gap in coverage. This last attack (may I use that word?) occurred after midnight EST when few, if any, mods are available. The Americans and European are probably asleep. However, in Australia, New Zealand and Asia it's the middle of the afternoon and someone there may have been available to remove the spam.

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