Do you really know what's best to do with SPAM comments on Active Rain


SPAM.  Yes by now we're all getting really sick and tired of this leaches.  That goes for me as well.  Within the last 24 hours my  post about the FAQ contest has been spammed about 35 times.  This is nuts.  Really nuts. As soon as these buggers showed up this past day I'd ZAP them as fast as I could. For some reason I thought the writer of the post is better off just deleting the leaches as soon as she/he sees them lurking on their post.  I don't know where I picked this idea up but......


THIS IS NOT THE BEST WAY TO HANDLE THESE LEACHING SPAMMERS!  


As I was listening to Kerrie's great webinar for newbie boot camp she said and I quote - she'd love love love it if we'd all report the spam as a concern - rather than deleting the spam comments on our own posts.  This was the AR staff can go through their spam filters once a day and try to get rid of them for good. Sounds good to me. I'm all for zapping the heck out of these spammers. They are so annoying. And why do they think this is the way to promote business? Who thinks this way?  Ok Ok I know.....spammers.

 

THIS IS THE BEST WAY TO HANDLE SPAM COMMENTS!


When you see spam comments on posts please report them as a concern whether it's your post or somebody elses post. Let's all help each other get rid of this barrage of spammers we've got going on now. And in the process you will earn 10 points for each one you report. That's a win-win for everyone.

 

IT'S TIME TO ZAP THE SPAMMERS - REPORT REPORT REPORT THEM AS A CONCERN!



Please spread the word around how to  ZAP OUT SPAM on ACTIVE RAIN!


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JUN
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Having been flooded the last few days, I was tempted to delete.  However, I know that each report is worth 10 points and is well worth the few second to click the report concern link.
2:39pm • #120
548,816 Points 9 Featured Posts Outside Blog Called Shot Master

Anna:

I am late to the party.  I think I commented on activerain tudes that I always report spams to AR.  I hope they create a real zapper that will give the spammers a real shock.  Too mean.
3:49pm • #121
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Get #124 everybody! Zap that Spammer!
5:24pm • #122
558,034 Points 6 Featured Posts Outside Blog

Definitely flagging those spam posts is the way to go.  That way they can be blocked hopefully .
7:29pm • #123
809,147 Points 7 Featured Posts Outside Blog Called Shot Master

Lol - I just zapped a spam right here right now!  I love doing that!
7:37pm • #124
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Anna: You are such a hoot!! I zapped that spammer right on out of here! Now, we need a way to report the ones in the consumer question forum.
7:44pm • #125
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Pretty ironic that this post has been SPAMMED! Okay so I reported it. Don't delete it Anna.

 
7:56pm • #126
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Rob -AR staff is working on it and they need our help.

 

DO NOT... I REPEAT....DO NOT DELETE SPAM ON YOUR POSTS. REPORT SPAM SO AR STAFF CAN ZAP IT.
8:08pm • #127
423,846 Points 16 Featured Posts Called Shot Master

Thanks Anna, I enjoy doing a little bit of spam hunting every night.  Once I found out about the positive side of spam a few months ago, I make a daily activity of going on the daily search for 10+ spams.
11:53pm • #128
423,846 Points 16 Featured Posts Called Shot Master

The funny thing is that the first spam of the day today in on a blog about zapping spam.
11:54pm • #129
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09
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It is a shame that they have invaded Active Rain.  And I find that I find more SPAM in a day on Active Rain than the 10 per day reporting limit. 
5:37am • #130
499,366 Points 13 Featured Posts Outside Blog Called Shot Master

Hi Anna, thanks for sharing.  I had been a "deleter".  Will now refer them to the AR staff.
8:16am • #131
270,432 Points 13 Featured Posts Outside Blog Called Shot Master

Wow!  Apparently you struck a nerve Anna!  I've seen it and used to delete them as well till I read Kerri's blog.  Glad you posted this!
9:22am • #132

PUT THE BLAME WHERE IT BELONGS, ON ACTIVE RAIN, A PROGRAM CHANGE THAT WILL ALLOW THE ORIGINAL POSTER TO DELETE IT AND SEND IT TO OBLIVION IS A GOOD START.
11:25am • #133
967,176 Points 60 Featured Posts Outside Blog Called Shot Master

I agree with Susan in #21: If you just delete the spam, in signals them to send MORE.  Always hit the "report a concern" link.  It right now is INVISIBLE, but if you scroll your mouse just to the left of the time and comment # in the lower right corner of the spam comment, it is THERE.  Click on the "report a concern."  Then, as Anna said, do NOT delete it.  AR will take care of it.  It takes about 24 hours.
4:27pm • #134
JUN
10
106,666 Points 2 Featured Posts Outside Blog Attended Rain Camp

Great call to action Anna.  Looks like you have amassed an army or Spam Zappers now, including myself. 

@Michael #107 - LOL!
8:19pm • #135
JUN
13
423,846 Points 16 Featured Posts Called Shot Master

Anna, I think that it is funny that the first spam that I find tonight as I start my nightly spam hunt just popped up on this blog, so thank you to george wallace from nutty rich for posting a spam comment for me to start my spam hunt with tonight.
9:10pm • #136
JUN
14

Great Post Anna, I have found that you don't always get your 10 points for reporting. When I joined AR about 6 months ago, I read the instructions on everything and have been reporting spam ever since but do not always get the points.

In the beginning the 10 points per report would be awarded on the day of the report. Then it became the next day and now it sometimes takes 2 or 3 days to get the points. Apparently it's not something automatically done by the system. The AR staff must have to look at the report and make sure it is spam before awarding points.

Here's an example of what happens. Say you reported 6 spams per day for 3 days. On the morning of the 4th day an AR staff member awarded your points which should be 180 but the system puts a 100 point limit on the day they are awarded not on the day reported.

There has also been 2 times that I did not receive any points for a couple of days reporting. There must be so many reports they can't work them all. It's still fun to report (target practice) even without the points.

 
9:32am • #137
423,846 Points 16 Featured Posts Called Shot Master

Wayne, I wondered about the inconsistent scoring of these for a while too.

My theory it that if you want them to count toward your points you need to report them between midnight and 8am california time, on a weekday, any other time they are generally ignored.
12:41pm • #138
JUN
16

I was pleasantly surprised the other day, after reporting 7 spammers. I didn't know we got 'bonus' points for it, so now I'm always on the lookout.

 

Thanks for sharing!

Michael
1:42am • #139

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