PM Spam

[Dan]

just got this spam as a PM from an Ana_May

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[Ikari Warrior]

yeah, seriously, what's up with all these new spammers PMing us to join other forums? This is seriously getting stupid.

[Ketaru]

Has anybody else been getting advertisements for other anime/gaming forums in their Private Messages? Anybody else know how to, you know, not get them?

[Chicito]

Has anybody else been getting advertisements for other anime/gaming forums in their Private Messages? Anybody else know how to, you know, not get them?


Yeah, expect that from time to time. Can't really do much to prevent them but report them to a moderator as spam.

[Ikari Warrior]

Yeah, I just posted in the AN Q&A. That's probably where this thread should be. But yeah, it gets annoying thinking I have a PM from someone who gives a damn, and it's just an advert to visit some idiot's forum.

[Lord Timaeus]

No PMs, but I've received an email from a Gaia Online member about a forum called Digital Anime. I checked it out, and it didn't really seem any more different from Gaia itself, unfortunately.

Gaia Online: 4.5 million brainwashed souls that could potentially put Scientologists to shame.

[predecessor]

i've gotten one out of all my time here. and it was less than an hour ago. i don't see it as a big problem. just delete it

[CrossboneGundam]

:lol:

Yeah, I'm sure "Ana_May" will be totally distraught and learn their lesson about spamming when they're banned. Because obviously, spammers totally keep coming back to boards they've spammed for legitimate reasons.

[Ikari Warrior]

While I'm certain that banning this one spammer will do no good, I'm more curious as to where this came from? I haven't gotten so many sPaMs in the three years I've been here.

[Ikari Warrior]

I've gotten two in the past week or two. It's not a problem; I simply don't want it to become a problem.

[Bernard_Monsha]

They have been bannernated. I believe they select online members as I have gotten them beofre.

[Leader Desslock]

Any chance of getting a 'Report Bad Post' button on the PM forms?

[Bernard_Monsha]

Any chance of getting a 'Report Bad Post' button on the PM forms?


Nah, not just forward it to one of us and we will exterminate with extreme prejudice.

[EternityOfPain]

Yea I got the same crap as well. Really bugs me but i just try and ignore it. I have a fantastic idea. Is there a way AN can block users from being able to send PM's till they have reached lets say 30 posts? That should stop the spam down quite a bit. Just a thought ^^

[SDAnimeFan]

I've gotten the same crap to.

[Lord Dagoth]

I usually delete them as I get them. I get like 1-2 per month.

[Jon]

Yea I got the same crap as well. Really bugs me but i just try and ignore it. I have a fantastic idea. Is there a way AN can block users from being able to send PM's till they have reached lets say 30 posts? That should stop the spam down quite a bit. Just a thought ^^

That's what I was thinking, making personal messaging available after X amount of days, or X amount of posts. Though, I don't get PM spam too much, I've gotten a few in the past.

[Gene]

Just find a mod and forward the PM, we'll ban them.