Rules and Regs Re: Spam & Promotion

[QuietListener]

At this point I'm becoming a little curious. The first rule on the stickied "welcome" thread forbids spamming and promotion of third-party sites. However, there does seem to be quite a lot of that going on today.

I am but a humble n00blet, so I have to ask - is there a point at which the rule kicks in? Is it up to us to contact an admin, and if so, how?

 

[desertslave]

At this point I'm becoming a little curious. The first rule on the stickied "welcome" thread forbids spamming and promotion of third-party sites. However, there does seem to be quite a lot of that going on today.

I am but a humble n00blet, so I have to ask - is there a point at which the rule kicks in? Is it up to us to contact an admin, and if so, how?

I think admin has been contacted. I know I flagged a few posts and I doubt I'm the only one. However, I think we only have one mod at the moment, and she might not have been online for the duration of this nonsense.

 

[CutieMouse]

If you have concerns about a thread being spam, there is a little triangle with an "!" at the bottom left corner of each post - under the user nic/avatar, next to the button that says the user is online or not. Spam and/or inappropriate content can be reported via that triangle button. However, forum moderators are volunteers, and it make take a bit of time for things to be deleted or dealt with.

 

[midwestyankee]

I reported several of the opening posts as spam and sent KC a PM on this.

 

[QuietListener]

Thanks for the responses everyone! I learned a thing or three.

I know how it is to rely on volunteer admins, and I really respect the work those folks do. I'll flag a few threads and wait patiently.

 

[Bramblethorn]

Thanks for the responses everyone! I learned a thing or three.

I know how it is to rely on volunteer admins, and I really respect the work those folks do. I'll flag a few threads and wait patiently.

You might also find the ignore function helpful; if you have somebody on ignore it'll conceal all the threads they've started, as well as their individual posts within other threads.

 

[QuietListener]

OOooo, ignore button! Extremely useful! And already filled out, too. Thank you so much! A certain transphobic troll will be joining our spammer there very shortly.

 

[Bramblethorn]

OOooo, ignore button! Extremely useful! And already filled out, too. Thank you so much! A certain transphobic troll will be joining our spammer there very shortly.

You can also access it by clicking on a poster's username next to their post, in the drop-down menu. Makes this place far more enjoyable