SPAM POSTS

by susan Russell
16th April 2018

It's so irritating to dip back into the site every so often only to be met with a barrage of spam posts. So not a question, just getting a mini-rant off my chest.

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They happen at weekends when they think there are no Admin bods about. Another site owned by a big magazine group used to have the same problem and was closed down as a result. It's off-putting for possible new posters, and irritating for regulars, but it proved impossible to prevent.

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22/04/2018

Yes, not blaming you, admin. One of life's irritations I guess

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susan Russell
18/04/2018

I assume only registered members can post. So for those that post spam, may I recommend to rebuke them, then subsequently revoke their registration/membership once they've got the message? That way we can prune their numbers.

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