What's With The Spam Threads On Here Now

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SaveVsBedWet

Well-Known Member
Half the front page now is spam threads talking about bodybuilding. Did something happen with the site or software running it that is causing this? These threads are pushing down threads and discussions that actually matter. Grrrr.
 

Torok

Active Member
We're all angry about this, this has been going on for the past month. It's really annoying, I know. Hopefully something will be done about it.
 

Delusional

Connoisseur of Hallucinations
This forum is and has been on a steady downhill slope. The Corporation (those nutjobs in charge of us now) keep messing plops up and ruining the site, and are never quick enough (or quick at all, period) in fixing anything.

"Lots of spam? Meh. Servers really plopsty? Meh. Not enough advertisements? OH plops, BETTER GET ON THAT! PILE THE ADS ON! MOAR MONEY PLZ"

Plus, we, like, don't have any moderators anymore. Kinda just vanished...?
 

LuChao

The Martial artist
yea sadly enough this forum has kinda died
 

SaveVsBedWet

Well-Known Member
I would expect a certain amount of atrophy based on how long Skyrim has been out and the fact that at this point far fewer people are doing first runs or still finding new things they've got to discuss.

At the same time that the Skyrim discussions died down (from what I saw), the ESO discussions picked up, as those who got involved with that migrated to that portion of the site. Also the mods discussions, since that is still part of a moving picture where stock Skyrim and its subjects no longer are.

But obviously that means that when the next TES game comes out, all discussion will be migrating to that. When that time comes this spam will be far more of a headache. Somehow I don't expect such a new topic to cause a sudden disappearance of this spam because it wasn't a linear increase in the first place. It just suddenly started happening, and whatever setting etc. has caused it will have to be adjusted/reverted before it will disappear. Now who will be taking care of looking into that?
 

JoeReese

Well-Known Member
That's why I stopped bothering to report them. When I was reporting them, nobody seemed to want to be bothered with getting rid of them. I realize you can't keep people from joining and posting, but two, three, four days later, the posts were still there.

We still have a few moderators, but only for the sb, and they tell us they aren't empowered to clean up and ban for spam. I have no earthly clue why someone should be considered trustworthy to fairly administer shoutbox discussion but not forum discussion, but...as it was so accurately put...meh.
 

Naginata

Huntress of the Shadows
I wish I could become a moderator so I could cut down on the spam... I check the forums every day and report every spam I see, and I really wish I could be a mod so I could delete them myself. Unfortunately I haven't been considered for the role.
 

LotusEater

I brake for blue butterflies
I wish I could become a moderator so I could cut down on the spam... I check the forums every day and report every spam I see, and I really wish I could be a mod so I could delete them myself. Unfortunately I haven't been considered for the role.


Have you offered your services officially? You were actually one of the people I had in mind when I responded to Daelon's thread. You and Daelon himself. I considered throwing my hat in as well but sometimes I'm away for large chunks of time.
 

Naginata

Huntress of the Shadows
I wish I could become a moderator so I could cut down on the spam... I check the forums every day and report every spam I see, and I really wish I could be a mod so I could delete them myself. Unfortunately I haven't been considered for the role.


Have you offered your services officially? You were actually one of the people I had in mind when I responded to Daelon's thread. You and Daelon himself. I considered throwing my hat in as well but sometimes I'm away for large chunks of time.


I've messaged Rayven about it but she never got back to me, and it's been many weeks. I do not know how to be a moderator, but if I were to become one I would take it seriously and do my best to keep the forums clean. I really love this forum. <3
 

LuChao

The Martial artist
I wish I could become a moderator so I could cut down on the spam... I check the forums every day and report every spam I see, and I really wish I could be a mod so I could delete them myself. Unfortunately I haven't been considered for the role.


Have you offered your services officially? You were actually one of the people I had in mind when I responded to Daelon's thread. You and Daelon himself. I considered throwing my hat in as well but sometimes I'm away for large chunks of time.


I've messaged Rayven about it but she never got back to me, and it's been many weeks. I do not know how to be a moderator, but if I were to become one I would take it seriously and do my best to keep the forums clean. I really love this forum. <3

I cast my vote for Naginata to become Mod
 

LotusEater

I brake for blue butterflies
I wish I could become a moderator so I could cut down on the spam... I check the forums every day and report every spam I see, and I really wish I could be a mod so I could delete them myself. Unfortunately I haven't been considered for the role.


Have you offered your services officially? You were actually one of the people I had in mind when I responded to Daelon's thread. You and Daelon himself. I considered throwing my hat in as well but sometimes I'm away for large chunks of time.


I've messaged Rayven about it but she never got back to me, and it's been many weeks. I do not know how to be a moderator, but if I were to become one I would take it seriously and do my best to keep the forums clean. I really love this forum. <3

Can't imagine it being that difficult (no offense current mods... wherever you are). Especially here where traffic is on the low end. Seems like there will always be a core of Skyrim players regardless of ESO and I imagine a loose core will remain until ESVI comes out.
 

SaveVsBedWet

Well-Known Member
Have you offered your services officially? You were actually one of the people I had in mind when I responded to Daelon's thread. You and Daelon himself. I considered throwing my hat in as well but sometimes I'm away for large chunks of time.


I've messaged Rayven about it but she never got back to me, and it's been many weeks. I do not know how to be a moderator, but if I were to become one I would take it seriously and do my best to keep the forums clean. I really love this forum. <3

Can't imagine it being that difficult (no offense current mods... wherever you are). Especially here where traffic is on the low end. Seems like there will always be a core of Skyrim players regardless of ESO and I imagine a loose core will remain until ESVI comes out.

Oh the mechanics of it are no problemo - you've got that part right. Where it becomes a problem is when the attempts towards impartiality are assailed and twisted into fodder for accusations of bias. Because every decision a mod makes in mediation, no matter how much impartiality is attempted, will run afoul of someone. Trust me. There's no pleasing everyone, and there are far too many passive aggressive nimrods on the internet to expect all of them to avoid the urge to become petty.
 

nightmare16

here have a cookie :)
i just wanna say one thing SPEND 15.99 on a new toothbrush and i wont take your biscuits out of the oven and flush them down godzillas throat...now thats out of the way i would like to vote for Raido Kasai
 

Writes-Many-Posts

Champion of Grottos and Gremlins
You know, they don't seem that bad, now that I have been hunting them down with attention. Yes, there are many, and I am incredibly annoyed with it, but I still think actions are being taken against them. Maybe it takes longer than it should, but at least something happens. I only found two spam threads for my gif so far :sadface: :
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Parselmagic

Member
You know, they don't seem that bad, now that I have been hunting them down with attention. Yes, there are many, and I am incredibly annoyed with it, but I still think actions are being taken against them. Maybe it takes longer than it should, but at least something happens. I only found two spam threads for my gif so far :sadface: :
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I saw this earlier. I don't know how effective it is at deterring spam, but it did made me laugh.
 

Writes-Many-Posts

Champion of Grottos and Gremlins
You know, they don't seem that bad, now that I have been hunting them down with attention. Yes, there are many, and I am incredibly annoyed with it, but I still think actions are being taken against them. Maybe it takes longer than it should, but at least something happens. I only found two spam threads for my gif so far :sadface: :
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I saw this earlier. I don't know how effective it is at deterring spam, but it did made me laugh.

It's not very effective, but it makes me feel better to do something about it.
 

JoeReese

Well-Known Member
Everyone needs a good blender. Why, think of the things you can do that simply can't be done with a common knife. Salsas, purees, smoothies, all a snap when you have a blender. Try that with a butterknife. Simply add your ingredients, close the lid, and watch your foods come together, like never bef....hmmm, perhaps I've seen too much late night TV.
 

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