Akismet Spam
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Hi,
I cannot post a reply in a thread because it says Akismet Spam.
What can I do?Error Post content was flagged as spam by Akismet.comty
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What is it you were trying to post?
If it's a lot of text like log data, first make sure it's wrapped in code tags by selecting it and then using the
</>icon on the formatting toolbar.If it still gets flagged, put the text into an text file and then include it as an attachment on your post.
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It is a lot of text and it's in code tags.
I will try to attach them as a file, thank you.Edit:
Wow. Now I'm getting a message I cannot post more than once in 120 seconds because I'm a new user.
Can we get back to the old Forum, please. This one I don't like very much. -
@pmisch said in Akismet Spam:
Wow. Now I'm getting a message I cannot post more than once in 120 seconds because I'm a new user.
Posting limit also existed when the old forum was used.
Images can be upload (no, better : just Ctrl- Paste them in your reply !)
Boatloads of log text or code de not belong in a forum message use sites like pastebin.org (free !) - you just pas the link here. -
@gertjan
Yeah, but I am no new user at all. It seems clear that this is a migration issue. -
Well, stay connected then, and you'll meet the Chinese University spammer - he popped up last month several times, leaving dozens of messages everywhere. They have to be cleaned out manually.
Every forum-site admin always searches to auto-handle this - and up until today, no good anti-spam system has been found. Positive hits happens ones in a while.
edit : I have this reflex : before hitting Submit, I Ctrl-A Ctrl-C first ^^
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That's sad. It tells how bad the software is you've been using.
@gertjan said in Akismet Spam:edit : I have this reflex : before hitting Submit, I Ctrl-A Ctrl-C first ^^
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@pmisch said in Akismet Spam:
That's sad. It tells how bad the software is you've been using.
One of the software parts is my brain. And I know, doesn't get any better for a long time now.
More serious : if the connection resets, I hit the Akismet wall, or any other phenomena that proofs that our Internet connection fails ones in a while, I have a spare copy on the clipboard, so I can redo and adapt my post ^^ -
@pmisch said in Akismet Spam:
Can we get back to the old Forum, please. This one I don't like very much.
No. The old forum is gone and not coming back.
If you get some upvotes on your posts then the restrictions get relaxed past a certain point. But we didn't give everyone any karma/upvotes/etc on upgrade.
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@pmisch Me too. Simple text post and simple text reply rejected as spam. Has not been a problem in the past. Most annoying. Makes me feel un-welcome.
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I know it can be a little rough but the alternative is making the mods delete dozens of spam posts/accounts by hand per day, which is not sustainable. Even with a CAPTCHA and registration question, spam was still flowing in steadily. Akismet is the only thing so far that has actually made a dent in it. Now we get maybe single digits of spam posts per week.
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I support this new technique very much.
Maybe there a possibility of flag specific accounts trusted. You will never get spam from my account that's for sure ;-) -
That's where the karma level comes in. Once you get to 10 pts it won't consider your posts spam.
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I can tell you for sure that number of flagged posts as spam has gone way done that is for sure..
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@johnpoz Guess I am considered to be a casualty in Netgate's war against spam. 10 pts is my target to prove that I am an upstanding citizen of this community.
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Ya need 1 more after I gave you one - let me look over your previous to find something worth thumbsup up ;)
Ok found one from a few days back where you gave actuate advice on firewall rules needed - your now at 10 ;) Don't freaking SPAM!!! hehehe
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@johnpoz Thank you.
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yeah its very frustrating when you have to post 2nd time and have to wait for another 120 seconds. It kills all the rhythm of any discussion.
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@baozhai said in Akismet Spam:
yeah its very frustrating when you have to post 2nd time and have to wait for another 120 seconds. It kills all the rhythm of any discussion.
It's a forum, not a real-time chat. That said, the time restriction is another limit that gets lifted when you have positive reputation. It only takes 3 reputation to get past that restriction.
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Which is hard to do with 4 posts total ;) What possible flow could you have missed with a total of 4 posts?? In the whole month you have been here WTF? ;)
