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is elite trader threads being hijack
- Thread starter rsikit
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I provided a solid solution to this crap 18 months ago.
It received the exact same response as every other constructive idea posted in the feedback section.... nada.
http://www.elitetrader.com/vb/showthread.php?s=&postid=1198266&highlight=dolphins#post1198266
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Here's another perfect solution that Baron wisely decided to ignore 18 months ago:
It received the exact same response as every other constructive idea posted in the feedback section.... nada.
http://www.elitetrader.com/vb/showthread.php?s=&postid=1198266&highlight=dolphins#post1198266
________________Quote from Rearden Metal:
Give a few dozen trusted longtime ET members 'partial' moderator privileges. They'd be only allowed to erase obvious spam, and never allowed to erase anything else.
If they break the rule just once and erase something that isn't blatant spam- their 'spam eraser' gets taken away.
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_____________________Quote from Li Ka Shing:
Just another idea, an automatic time limit can be used. For instance, a new user's first 20 posts have to wait 30mins or 1 hour in between each post. Some forums also use this method.
Here's another perfect solution that Baron wisely decided to ignore 18 months ago:
Quote from sulli:
I would suggest placing a "report spam" button at the top of every thread. Once the thread is reported by an arbitrary number of ET members (say 10). Then the thread is suspended until further review by moderators.
This way everyone can do their part.
Quote from Rearden Metal:
I provided a solid solution to this crap 18 months ago.
It received the exact same response as every other constructive idea posted in the feedback section.... nada...
Here's another perfect solution that Baron wisely decided to ignore 18 months ago:
Yep, many forums already do such and much more.
They don't have the same problems as ET.
I too am often surprise that lots of these solutions that seem simple to me are not used.
Just as important, when the solutions are posted here in feedback...
They often do not get a response from management.
Yet, post something here in feedback that request Baron to physcially and manually remove/delete a spammer...
They eventually respond and take action by deleted the spamming member.
Anyways, I'm seeing more and more discussion forums recently in comparison to the past few years that aren't trading related use very sucessfully many anti spam approaches and they too are dependent upon advertising dollars.
Regardless, via what I've read lately at anti-spam news websights...
Discussion forums are becoming more and more popular for spammers off-topic crap about products, hate, religion and anything else that has nothing to do with the theme of the discussion forum.
Forums that use some of the suggestions I've seen posted here in feedback are way ahead of these spammers and are usually avoided by the spammer especially when they know there's a bullseye target at EliteTrader.com
That old saying just ignore them lets you know the obvious solutions will not be adopted.
Mark