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- | ====== | + | ====== It's Spam ====== |
Ok, so you want to report spam. First off, take a look at [[https:// | Ok, so you want to report spam. First off, take a look at [[https:// | ||
- | ===== 1.A How many messages did you see that look like spam? ===== | + | <div group> |
+ | ===== How many messages did you see that look like spam? ===== | ||
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+ | <panel type=" | ||
- | ==== 1.A.i Zero: i'm sure it's an account | + | === Mod stance |
+ | If the account' | ||
- | > In this case there is nothing to do. We are not the " | + | If the account |
- | === Block, Don' | + | === Your options === |
+ | * <span important> | ||
+ | * <span tip> | ||
+ | </ | ||
+ | </ | ||
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+ | === Mod stance === | ||
+ | One post is not spam. It might break other rules, but it's not spam. Check out [[https:// | ||
- | **Stop** please do not report this to the moderators. Please use the [[https:// | + | A single spam post might not be seen by many people. Look at the account' |
- | ==== 1.A.ii | + | One post does not violate [[rules:05_no_spam_no_excessive_promotion|the |
- | > Look at [[https://www.internetsociety.org/resources/doc/ | + | === Your options === |
+ | * <span alert>Please do not report an account for spam to the moderators if it isn't spamming.</ | ||
+ | * <span tip>Wait until the account has actually violated the spam rule and then submit a report.</ | ||
+ | * <span tip> | ||
+ | </ | ||
- | === Block, Don't Report === | + | </ |
+ | <div column third> | ||
- | **Stop** please do not report this to the moderators. Please use the [[https:// | + | <panel type=" |
+ | === Mod stance === | ||
+ | OK, maybe we're talking about spam. | ||
- | ==== 1.A.iii More than one ==== | + | Spam sucks. It steals attention, wastes resources, and enables fraud. |
- | Ok, maybe we're talking about spam. Keep going to [[# | + | === Your options === |
- | + | * <span info>Keep going to [[# | |
- | ===== 1.B. How many of the following things are true? ===== | + | </ |
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+ | <div group> | ||
+ | ===== What makes these messages spam? ===== | ||
+ | <div column third> | ||
+ | <panel type=" | ||
+ | How many of the following are true? | ||
- The posts have nothing to do with Information Security | - The posts have nothing to do with Information Security | ||
- The posts are identical or nearly identical | - The posts are identical or nearly identical | ||
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- The posts have lots of unrelated hashtags | - The posts have lots of unrelated hashtags | ||
- | === Report | + | === Mod stance |
- | If 2 or more of those criteria are true, please report and attach offending posts. We don't promise that we take action on a few posts that have a few of these things in common. The more posts there are, and the more of these attributes are true, the more likely we are to conclude it is spam and take action. | + | If 2 or more of those criteria are true, please report and attach offending posts. |
- | === Block, Don't Report | + | We don't promise that we will always take action on a few posts that have a few of these things in common. The more posts there are, and the more of these attributes are true, the more likely we are to conclude it is spam and take action. |
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+ | === Your options | ||
+ | * <span alert>If it's not many posts and only 1 of these criteria are true, it doesn' | ||
+ | * <span tip>Wait until the account has actually violated the spam rule and then submit a report.</ | ||
+ | * <span tip> | ||
If it's not many posts and only 1 of these criteria are true, **Stop**. Please do not report this to the moderators. Please use the [[https:// | If it's not many posts and only 1 of these criteria are true, **Stop**. Please do not report this to the moderators. Please use the [[https:// | ||
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+ | </ | ||
+ | </ | ||
+ | </ | ||
====== 2. It violates server rules ====== | ====== 2. It violates server rules ====== |