Any way to report users before they post ?

H_TeXMeX_H · 08-14-2013, 12:25 PM

Check out this user:
http://www.linuxquestions.org/questi...outlet-746296/
I'm thinking spam bot, but no way to report until the spam starts.

szboardstretcher · 08-14-2013, 12:30 PM

I don't know. Having that username doesn't make them guilty.

I, for one, expect Herpes Handjobs to be a great contributor to the community.

jeremy · 08-14-2013, 12:55 PM

At this time there is no way of reporting a user profile.

--jeremy

dugan · 08-14-2013, 01:18 PM

My impression is that the really obvious new spambot accounts (like that one) typically get moderated out before they get a chance to post?

jeremy · 08-14-2013, 01:20 PM

For the vast majority of cases, that is correct.

--jeremy

astrogeek · 08-14-2013, 02:02 PM

I only recently began watching LQ Spy through the day and have had my first real exposure to spam on LQ as a result. Whatever the mechanisms for catching it they must be pretty effective overall as I rarely see spam posts in search results or my selected distro forums.

I now try to flag and report obvious spam posts as quickly as I see them in LQ Spy, but curious - is user reporting the first line defense for catching them?

And thanks Jeremy for the best GNU/Linux tech resource and social circle on the net!

jeremy · 08-14-2013, 02:04 PM

Quote:

Originally Posted by astrogeek

I now try to flag and report obvious spam posts as quickly as I see them in LQ Spy, but curious - is user reporting the first line defense for catching them?

Absolutely not. On the contrary, it's the last line of defense.

Quote:

Originally Posted by astrogeek

And thanks Jeremy for the best GNU/Linux tech resource and social circle on the net!

Much appreciated!

--jeremy