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BUS AND RAIL spam

beauf · 2017-08-23 23:31:49

Can something be done about the cretin spamming the transport threads with BUS AND RAIL spam.

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24-08-2017 12:31am

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beauf

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Can something be done about the cretin spamming the transport threads with BUS AND RAIL spam.

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#2 24-08-2017 12:37am
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Well each new account is dealt with as soon as they're spotted and rarely last more than a few minutes, so I'm not really sure what else you want done. However if you have any suggestions we'd be happy to hear them. For us it's a simple matter of deleting and banning, but for users of the forum we appreciate that it probably is a right pain having the flow of discussions interrupted by an idiot who has just discovered the internet.

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#3 24-08-2017 12:45am
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Its one of those who had their posts deleted. Track the IP and it will be one of them. They may not have hidden that yet. The posting style is going to be similar to one of those posters.

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#4 24-08-2017 12:53am
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For us it's pretty easy to spot them, very often accounts get banned before they've ever had a chance to use them. Obviously I'm not going to go into detail here about how we do that or what measures are being taken to deal with this idiot, but believe me we're as bored with him now as you are and don't want him around either.

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#5 24-08-2017 1:01am
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Sound.

I've created an email filter now to catch and delete these.

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#6 24-08-2017 11:55pm
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Just to add, for anyone looking for further information, Niamh made this post in the forum this evening with some comments on the disruption this idiot is causing

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