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A Thread In Which To Openly Report Spam
In another thread here in the OT folks who report spam and other abuses of the rules were labeled as "complainers". I think of it more as trying to keep the forum from degeneration into gibberish.
Before anyone labels me as one of the 5 "complainers" I have gone to Ming about the following:
1. I debated with Ming about what I considered a wrong he commited. I wasn't satisfied so I went to Mark. Mark agreed with me, but also supported his moderator, and I was satisfied, as was Ming. I consider this to be one of the few bumps in the road for Ming and I.
2. When Dookie pretty much called my wife a whore (and I couldn't actually lay my hands on him) I went to Ming who gave him a vacation. He realized his wrong and added a week on to it.
3. When Dookie was spamming my Karen Mills thread I twice went to Ming and asked that he not be banned for breaking the rules.
That's it. Ming, if you can think of any more please add them without exception, thank you.
So, I haven't been reporting spam to my threads, and when it happened, as in the case of Dookie, I sought to avoid punishment for the spammer.
Perhaps this misplaced wish to not see someone punished is a mistake however. Perhaps it's the duty of those of us who wish to see forums free of distracting spam to report it. However, I would not want to go behind anyones back, hence this thread.
Here is a report of spam in one of my threads in the OT that I submit to Ming for review:
In my thread "Earth's Magnetic Field Gone In 2000 Years", Hydey made a post,
"I must be part of God's plan
hehehe."
I do not see how this has anything to do with the subject of the thread or the discussion as it was ongoing. I report it openly so that Hydey may comment and ask that the rules of Apolyton be enforced as Ming sees fit.
Edit, spelling
<font size=1 face=Arial color=444444>[This message has been edited by Lancer (edited February 12, 2001).]</font>
Before anyone labels me as one of the 5 "complainers" I have gone to Ming about the following:
1. I debated with Ming about what I considered a wrong he commited. I wasn't satisfied so I went to Mark. Mark agreed with me, but also supported his moderator, and I was satisfied, as was Ming. I consider this to be one of the few bumps in the road for Ming and I.
2. When Dookie pretty much called my wife a whore (and I couldn't actually lay my hands on him) I went to Ming who gave him a vacation. He realized his wrong and added a week on to it.
3. When Dookie was spamming my Karen Mills thread I twice went to Ming and asked that he not be banned for breaking the rules.
That's it. Ming, if you can think of any more please add them without exception, thank you.
So, I haven't been reporting spam to my threads, and when it happened, as in the case of Dookie, I sought to avoid punishment for the spammer.
Perhaps this misplaced wish to not see someone punished is a mistake however. Perhaps it's the duty of those of us who wish to see forums free of distracting spam to report it. However, I would not want to go behind anyones back, hence this thread.
Here is a report of spam in one of my threads in the OT that I submit to Ming for review:
In my thread "Earth's Magnetic Field Gone In 2000 Years", Hydey made a post,
"I must be part of God's plan
hehehe."I do not see how this has anything to do with the subject of the thread or the discussion as it was ongoing. I report it openly so that Hydey may comment and ask that the rules of Apolyton be enforced as Ming sees fit.
Edit, spelling
<font size=1 face=Arial color=444444>[This message has been edited by Lancer (edited February 12, 2001).]</font>
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