What gives?
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We have been inundated with bogus accounts signing up to spam the forum for more than a year. There's a filter that catches about 99% of them. Sometimes we have to rely on our own eyes to spot patterns of behaviour that the software doesn't.
Apologies if the software or one of the mods or admins thought you were a false positive. (I just mentioned this risk to a moderstor this morning, as it happens!) As a legit user you're more than welcome to stay and hang out with us.
Apologies if the software or one of the mods or admins thought you were a false positive. (I just mentioned this risk to a moderstor this morning, as it happens!) As a legit user you're more than welcome to stay and hang out with us.
Ditto to what Ransom said. I zapped some spam this morning and found accounts with similar patterns in account names and origins. My apologies for being so zealous; I'll temper my suspicious nature going forward.
Understood.
I registered under the name "Stopgap" yesterday and discovered this morning that someone on staff banned it for no reason given other than "spam." Today, I registered again under the name "Dunamis," and I think fewer than 10 minutes went by before that was also banned for the same reason.
It makes sense that some caution needs to be exercised when a website is targeted with bot accounts. That being said, it also makes sense that any website that is trying to attract new users in the hopes that new content can be created and hopefully generate revenue through AdSense and whatnot finds the right balance.
Would it be possible to identify and list here the names of the moderators who were responsible for jumping the gun? At the very least, I think some disciplinary action ought to be in order.
I registered under the name "Stopgap" yesterday and discovered this morning that someone on staff banned it for no reason given other than "spam." Today, I registered again under the name "Dunamis," and I think fewer than 10 minutes went by before that was also banned for the same reason.
It makes sense that some caution needs to be exercised when a website is targeted with bot accounts. That being said, it also makes sense that any website that is trying to attract new users in the hopes that new content can be created and hopefully generate revenue through AdSense and whatnot finds the right balance.
Would it be possible to identify and list here the names of the moderators who were responsible for jumping the gun? At the very least, I think some disciplinary action ought to be in order.
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I may have to sit back and contemplate exactly how to respond to someone whose third post on the forum is calling for the moderators' heads because he was mildly inconvenienced.
It was an honest mistake. Let it go and move on. If you still want the "Stopgap" ID, I can undelete it and merge your current one with it.
It was an honest mistake. Let it go and move on. If you still want the "Stopgap" ID, I can undelete it and merge your current one with it.
I'm not "calling for heads," nor do I feel "inconvenienced." I'm actually trying to do you a favor. If it's your goal to see this website succeed, then there should be some degree of accountability.
Think of it this way... If you were the owner of a restaurant, would you be okay with any of your employees immediately yelling at the customers, "Get out!" as soon as they walk through the door? By no means should that be tolerated. It's the same for any entity that exists to generate a stream of income, as big or small as it may be.
But hey, I'm just the new guy around here, so no need to listen to what I have to say.
Think of it this way... If you were the owner of a restaurant, would you be okay with any of your employees immediately yelling at the customers, "Get out!" as soon as they walk through the door? By no means should that be tolerated. It's the same for any entity that exists to generate a stream of income, as big or small as it may be.
But hey, I'm just the new guy around here, so no need to listen to what I have to say.
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Pretty much what I'd say to a first-time customer who came into my restaurant and started telling me how to manage my human resources.
Okay. You've been heard loud and clear.
I would like to point out that you're entirely disregarding the fact that your first-time customer gets kicked out for no reason, before they have a chance to order a meal, before they have a chance to say anything to anybody, thus causing your establishment to lose out on business. So then maybe, just maybe, not only are you hurting yourself, but the customer has a justified complaint as well. I certainly hope you're not planning on pursuing any entrepreneurial endeavors any time soon, because I would have a hard time believing you'd make it very far with that attitude.
But by all means, you do you.