Truemors
I thought it might be useful to keep a running tab of those accounts found to be habbitual spammers. Hopefully we can get some spam accounts deleted this way.
- cravenorg - all stories flagged as spam
- barry123 - all stories flagged as spam
- DanAndJenn - I want to flag them, but it looks like they are posting here and then posting to thier blog. Dating advice blog...
- todd7 - all stories flagged as spam
- zamhaziq - just one story, total spam..video links
- msgbeepa - I think we could mark everything as incomplete
- arielbujeiro - My Spanish is a little rusty, but it appears that he is just trying to repost evertying from his blog...all video tutorials.
at 14:40 on February 22nd, 2007
What a fabulous idea, BD. I'd like to invite all others to add to this list. I will check these out.
So taking off from where BD started, this makes me think we might want to create a corral where we can all take potshots at offending spammers.
Of course I have a nuclear option of totally blocking an account.
at 10:43 on February 23rd, 2007
More...
incomplete
and Italian (or portuguese?). Marked all as spam...how did I know? Educated
guess when the subject was "burnout", "depression" and "limousines"
pages on interviewing
Other
at 10:46 on February 23rd, 2007
In reply to #1 Actual News Guy at 14:40 on February 22nd, 2007
Thanks, I figure we can keep track of some folks and mention others that are questionable. Eventually I would like to come up with a process to "submit" a spammer to someone (be it ANG or another Editor) to review the posts that were marked as spam and the poster's account to decide what the next course of action would be. That way there is some type of checks and balances, as well as continuity in emails to contributors...before they get nixed.
I also like the nuke idea!
at 13:28 on February 23rd, 2007
The potshot idea is a good one, ANG.
at 14:50 on February 23rd, 2007
group hug for BD!!! I am all for routing the spammers and those who just plain abuse the system.
To me, if a contribution should contain one or more of these elements:
1. Original news, from what they have witnessed
2. Commentary or critique of current news issue
3. Commentary or critique or opinion on a news snip
4. New information on a news story
so called 'articles' are a grey area for me... especially when not related to current affairs. Recepies i've seen...general info stuff.
at 15:34 on February 23rd, 2007
I should add that items with no words, just headline and link get nuked - no hesitation
at 16:07 on February 23rd, 2007
Cravenorg - has been blocked.
barry123 - blocked
DanAndJenn - serious, serious warning.
todd7 - blocked
zamhaziq - no action yet.
msgbeepa - pending
at 18:03 on February 23rd, 2007
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and
The Lion and Lamb Ministry - does posting a daily preaching count as spam - it is not news....
at 22:50 on February 23rd, 2007
"Technology" gets quite a bit of spam, mostly from one-offs. Also, the news in that section tends to relate to retail products, so I'm getting a bit more fussy as to what I will "let slide"; basically, no more mentions of new products without some kind of commentary or disclosure. I'd not want one of my favorite sections to become all about the advertorial, especially when there is mooninite news to be uncovered.
The most recent repeat offender has been msgbeeba, which has clearly not escaper your collective attention!
at 03:49 on February 24th, 2007
alaaron - points to made for adsense pages. topics are hollow, not for a pubication like NP
gracecheng - seems ok on the surface, but her site is pushing a FX course heavily
Barry Mcconaghey lets cut the rss facility here
at 10:22 on February 24th, 2007
OK, just flagged another Lion & Lam Ministry post. Blatantly no news content. I'm not J. Jonah Jameson or nothin', but I know a lack of news when I see it!
at 13:43 on February 27th, 2007
More...
at 09:31 on February 28th, 2007
tusharm is pushing it, too. All of his headlines, bar one or two, look what I delete from my Junk folder.
at 13:37 on February 28th, 2007
I'm crabby today...
This is not spam, just a hot comment thread worth reading (which I agree with Blueshoe on). After reading the original article I was a little suspicious of the content myself.
http://www.nowpublic.com/i_question_this_story_carnegie_supervisor_has_sex
at 03:17 on March 1st, 2007
Goldeneye - pushing cheap flights - emailed him
at 11:08 on March 2nd, 2007
kumar665: spammer, lost money, government money, etc...all stories marked as spam.
at 18:11 on March 8th, 2007
In reply to #7 Anonymous at 16:07 on February 23rd, 2007
liamssoft has been temporarily blocked.
at 03:16 on March 10th, 2007
How much longer do we have to put up with this trash???
http://www.nowpublic.com/leadership_lessons_from_the_movies_you_ll_never_guess_which_one_number_sixteen
Train him or boot him I say, but don't subject us to aimless ramblings...it degrades NP
at 05:59 on August 12th, 2007
np_213046 is paypal phishing...
http://members.nowpublic.com/np_213046
5 posts so far.
at 04:00 on August 14th, 2007
tomghan is a comment spammer.
see http://www.nowpublic.com/healthy-video-games#comment-30400