Originally Posted by Ted Myers I also removed a reported spam this morning. If anyone sees a spam this PM a moderator and we will remove the spam and permanently ban the spammer. We will NOT tolerate these individuals!!!
everyone please be careful and watch out for spammers…..
Still goes on to this day, have cleaned up nearly 20 pages since returning, in a fairly short time. They're not going to stop, but we can slow the bleeding. It also appears, that the most powerful tool that we have to keep spammers out, Spam-O-Matic, has been switiched off, or so has been for moderator use. It's my hope that this tool stays on, if not, the spamming situation is going to be a runaway train again. At least for now, if we ban & report the offending user to Stop Forum Spam, these reports helps to determine whom Spam-O-Matic denies registration. Keeping spammers off of the Forum is a task within itself, having spending 5-6 hours here per day. It would be devastating to the community if Spam-O-Matic were diasbled, the floodgates would be open to spammers. Had Spam-O-Matic been implemented in 2010, when the Forum began, this spamming issue would be a non-issue today. Cat
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spammer should be banned as early as possible