Yes, we seem to being targeted by some sort of spambot, where they post semi-related stuff to appear like regular users, but include harmful / spam links. Dale, are you a mod? If so, perhaps you or Holly could have a look - itsazhar is one that is popping up a lot at the moment. Is there a way to add a flag to forum posts to "Report as Spam" to moderators? Ive seen that on some forums, and it would be a quick way of identifying spambots to the mods. Thanks
I like your suggestion, Alex. Needs resorting, I think. Can itsazahr's account be deleted as he/she seems to be the main offender at present? It would be wise to avoid all posts from him/her, especially the links in those posts.
Yes Alex, I have some admin rights and I have messaged Holly, the account has been deleted several times, but apparently keeps joining with a new email address. Holly is going to look into other ways to block them.
In the meantime, I suggest we all just ignore this user.
Has now been sorted, so it appears!
Dale Huonville, Tasmania
Yes, we seem to being targeted by some sort of spambot, where they post semi-related stuff to appear like regular users, but include harmful / spam links. Dale, are you a mod? If so, perhaps you or Holly could have a look - itsazhar is one that is popping up a lot at the moment. Is there a way to add a flag to forum posts to "Report as Spam" to moderators? Ive seen that on some forums, and it would be a quick way of identifying spambots to the mods. Thanks
I like your suggestion, Alex. Needs resorting, I think. Can itsazahr's account be deleted as he/she seems to be the main offender at present? It would be wise to avoid all posts from him/her, especially the links in those posts.
Yes Alex, I have some admin rights and I have messaged Holly, the account has been deleted several times, but apparently keeps joining with a new email address. Holly is going to look into other ways to block them.
In the meantime, I suggest we all just ignore this user.
Dale Huonville, Tasmania