Spam...



For better or worse, I've not had much spam to deal with as of late. The queue is my focus, along with reports, and I haven't had much work to do in those regards.

That's fine by me!

I did get a report recently where someone reported a long-standing member and the report itself was gibberish. So, there's that... It obviously was rejected.
 
It means to open a can of beer.

Got the spammer

Cheers

Chris
 
It is a good thing that there are not too many to deal with today,

The last winds of the hurriane have reached us, taking out the cell connection and the satellite is going so slow that I can barely open some of the heavier websites. Even this site is going slowly for me.

I doubt this will last too long. Behave in the meantime! I have some connectiity and will use it now.
 
I'll keep behaving...oddly.

I have a Ph.D in odd.

Hope the cleanup goes well David.
 
Hello kc1di, f33dm3bits, Brickwizard, Condobloke, WinterOwl, KGill, Trynna3 & Rob - Hope I didn't miss anyone.

I'm a two day old newbie on this forum so I hope I'm not intruding. I was wandering through the site reading a lot of what I find. I really appreciate all the content and interaction.

Then I stumbled across this thread... AND OMG I want to THANK ALL OF YOU for the job you do to keep this site/forums going.

As a real newbie to forums and someone that has no idea what it takes to run one, I was pleased that the registration was fast and easy (while my question was "hot-on-my-mind". I was also surprised the vetting didn't take longer. It was just a minute or two at most.

If there was a note at registration that told me ahead of time that Vetting/Approval would take 48 hours because... thousands of fake accounts per hour, over whelming spam, etc, etc. (I am not in favor of 2FA for many reasons). I do not text, message, video conference, absoulutely no kind of social media so it could be that I'm out of touch to reality, retired IT and a grumpy old guy.

I'm sure a wait time if explained clearly would be accepted as protecting the quality of the site content and me as an individual member. I know how discusted I get with spam on my phone and emails and how much effort I take to stay ahead of it (ahead? sometimes break even is the best I can expect).

I've blabbed more than I intended - I just wanted to say Thank You

Gainer
 
Things are back to normal at my house, thanks. The neighbors and family are all doing fine.

The storm made something hit the satellite dish again. I'd figured that was the case. It's not hard to realign but I'll let them do it. Man, it'll be great when we get fiber - hopefully. We'll have to see how long it takes them to restore service.
 
did someone mention grumpy?....eh?....where the hell are my hearing aids?!....i'll give 'em grumpy !!......LOL

@KGIII, good to hear things are on the mend there, David.

5 AM here.....a sense of humour goes a long way...especially at this time of day.

Welcome again, @Gainer

I think the spam artists had a day off, yesterday?
 
We always behave !!!...(mostly...)
In fact, if I were a girl, I'm sure I'd be called "Miss Behave". Somehow "Mr. Behave" translates differently...
 
+1 what Gainer said - Thanks.
 
There are just three of us (sometimes four), all in different time zones, that process the moderation queue.

So, it doesn't always take long for things to get approved. I'm not "here" for the duration of my "shift". What I do is perform other tasks but make it a point to check the queue frequently and regularly.
 
For the curious, there has been an uptick in spam today when contrasted with the past week or so.

Fortunately, it's not making it beyond the queue - yet.
 
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