Spam, spam, spam, spam, spammitty-spam....

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ChiSandy
ChiSandy Member Posts: 12,133
edited November 2015 in Just Diagnosed

I hope it's just limited to this forum, but within the past hour or so we seem to have been hit with at least three spam posts (one of which is disguised with a “legitimate" subject line. These hackers are shameless.

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  • Racy
    Racy Member Posts: 2,651
    edited November 2015

    No morals exploiting people with cancer.

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  • MusicLover
    MusicLover Member Posts: 4,225
    edited November 2015

    This happens almost every weekend, I suggested to the mods that maybe they should charge a small fee for membership but the spammers would probably pay it anyway. They are so annoying.

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  • Kicks
    Kicks Member Posts: 4,131
    edited November 2015

    I haven't seen as much spam this weekend as seems to be usual/common.

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  • exbrnxgrl
    exbrnxgrl Member Posts: 12,424
    edited November 2015

    it happens. Just report the post and don't give it another thought

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  • leggo
    leggo Member Posts: 3,293
    edited November 2015

    That's a really good idea MusicLover. I'm sure, we as members WOULD pay an annual fee. I doubt a spammer would pay. I can see why it's not possible though....some members simply don't have the money and it would be heartless to exclude someone. I'm no IT expert, but maybe the software could be adapted to hunt for key words like "watch on-line" or "HD" or "buy__here". There has to be some way to make less work for the Mods. I can imagine it's quite a daunting task to have to deal with these messages on top of everything else.

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  • MusicLover
    MusicLover Member Posts: 4,225
    edited November 2015

    Yeah, not a great idea that I had but leggo you're correct it must be daunting and I wish that I could have thought of something better.

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  • leggo
    leggo Member Posts: 3,293
    edited November 2015

    I thought it was a really good idea! Could generate some income, great all around. I'm sure any of us would pay the fee too, for someone who can't afford it, or the Mods could waive it, whatever the case may be. I wish there was a fair way to implement it. No way would a spammer hand over their credit card #.

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  • ShetlandPony
    ShetlandPony Member Posts: 4,924
    edited November 2015

    I wouldn't want to see any barriers put up that could stop people who need this online support group from joining. Payment could be a barrier because of privacy issues. We don't do too badly just policing it ourselves, and the mods doing their part.

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  • exbrnxgrl
    exbrnxgrl Member Posts: 12,424
    edited November 2015
    Shetlandpony,
    I agree. It's a nuisance, but pretty easy to report and then ignore.
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  • Cubbie2015
    Cubbie2015 Member Posts: 875
    edited November 2015

    I wouldn't want to see a fee, because I think it would discourage the people who are not yet diagnosed, but waiting on test results or worried about something they have just noticed, from joining and getting advice and support. I think our availability to those people is very important.

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