Hai mate, i need some advice regarding reporting spammers to moderators

[_BlackStar]

In the last few days I have come across quite a number of poster spammers in the altcoins board whose posts are completely useless for the forum as I can read them as repeated posts and they are just shitposts. I managed to report some of their posts ^{[faster after LoyceV add me to whitelist]} to the moderators for deletion on the grounds that users posted only to increase the number of posts ^{[without any contribution]} in an effort to meet their weekly quota.

The question is, when I manage to identify a user with such a category, should I report the user to a moderator or should I report all his posts for review before deletion?

I expect a few things from you, and appreciate any answer that helps me.

By the way, this's the results of my report in two day.

[TheBeardedBaby]

In the last few days I have come across quite a number of poster spammers in the altcoins board whose posts are completely useless for the forum as I can read them as repeated posts and they are just shitposts. I managed to report some of their posts ^{[faster after LoyceV add me to whitelist]} to the moderators for deletion on the grounds that users posted only to increase the number of posts ^{[without any contribution]} in an effort to meet their weekly quota.

The question is, when I manage to identify a user with such a category, should I report the user to a moderator or should I report all his posts for review before deletion?

I expect a few things from you, and appreciate any answer that helps me.

You can just write to in one of the reports that the Mods should check the account for multiple low effort/ spam posts.
If they see that the account is not worth it, they'll just ban/nuke it.
If you after stats, like many do you can report the posts one by one but it takes time.

BTW there's a good script you can use to make things very easy and fast.
I'll post a link soon. Here's the link

That's a good stats for two days. I stopped reporting last year so I haven't moved much since.

[_BlackStar]

You can just write to in one of the reports that the Mods should check the account for multiple low effort/ spam posts.
If they see that the account is not worth it, they'll just ban/nuke it.

I found a good point here and it's really worth a try and a temporary ban make them realize their mistake. Thanks

If you after stats, like many do you can report the posts one by one but it takes time.

No, I'm not chasing stats, but I'm sure it will help a lot. I have to learn it soon.

That's a good stats for two days. I stopped reporting last year so I haven't moved much since.
https://i.imgur.com/r5eNAy5.png

Don't make me to break my spirit, man. I just started

[TheBeardedBaby]

Just try to reach 300 good reports, then you'll have access to the stats and see what you've been reporting. It's very convenient.

Don't make me to break my spirit, man. I just started

No, I do the opposite. You have 111 for 2 days.. I have 5000 for 4 years (soon) so. You'll go over my stats in less than
4 months. Lol

[The Sceptical Chymist]

That's a good stats for two days. I stopped reporting last year so I haven't moved much since.
https://i.imgur.com/r5eNAy5.png

Don't make me to break my spirit, man. I just started

I'm not trying to break your spirit either, but I also stopped reporting shitposts after a while, because there are just so many of them from so many accounts that you could spend 18 hours a day in Altcoin Discussion alone reporting shitposts and go to bed not having reported even 60% of them--that's how bad the situation is.

Having said that, don't give up!  The moderators depend on members reporting garbage.  Hilariousandco once suggested to me (IIRC) that if you find a member who's consistently making shitposts, you can just report one or two of them with a note in the report that the member is making zero-value posts nonstop.  So you don't have to go through a member's post history and report them one by one (unless you want to).

The altcoin sections are the worst of the worst in terms of forum post quality, by the way.  You may have figured that out already, but that's where all the bounty hunters go to meet their post quota.

I have 5000 for 4 years (soon)

Yeah, I've got just under 5000 in over 6 years.  I stopped reporting as much as I used to right after the merit system was introduced, as the problem seemed to have gotten better--which it did, but obviously the merit system didn't eliminate it altogether.

[_BlackStar]

I know that looking for quality posters on an altcoin board is like looking for rice in a barn ^{[difficult but there is]}. I also know that reporting spammers on an altcoin board is also like reporting a ^[endless] newbie rank bounty cheater. But when many people ignore them then bad things will definitely happen to this forum such as losing its identity as a bitcoin discussion forum.

I wouldn't blame you ^{[old members]} for wanting to take a break from those activities and give us a chance to do more. Here's what I was able to do for the forum as part of my common sense function here while learning about bitcoin bit by bit. I need support and a lot of lessons, I think that's what I want. Until the time comes, I too will probably think the same as you now and give the other members that chance.

[worldofcoins]

Those 5717 Posts with 100% accuracy? that's insane but how's that possible? After that "100% accuracy" it's saying (60 unhandled) then how's it 100% accurate.
Does it mean that 60 unhandled are in progress and in review?

In any case, this is mine "You have reported 15 posts with 86% accuracy. Do not worry about your accuracy too much; one accurate report is worth many inaccurate reports."

I'm used to ignoring the posts and adding those people who post nonsense to my Ignore list.

[decodx]

The question is, when I manage to identify a user with such a category, should I report the user to a moderator or should I report all his posts for review before deletion?

Yes, please report him and his posts if you believe they are spam, etc.

The following two threads have been created by Welsh and tranthidung with guidelines for reporting; have a look at them here:
[Unofficial Guide] Reporting effectively
Do you often use report button? There are guides to more effectively report

[Upgrade00]

Those 5717 Posts with 100% accuracy? that's insane but how's that possible? After that "100% accuracy" it's saying (60 unhandled) then how's it 100% accurate.
Does it mean that that 60 unhandled are in progress and in review?

Most likely that. The unhandled reports does not yet count on either side and doesn't affect the overall percentage until the mods take an action. If you do remove those figures, the good and bad reports would be at s ratio of 99.12/0.88$, without rounding up that would result in percentage of 100%.

[actmyname]

Most likely that. The unhandled reports does not yet count on either side and doesn't affect the overall percentage until the mods take an action. If you do remove those figures, the good and bad reports would be at s ratio of 99.12/0.88$, without rounding up that would result in percentage of 100%.

Reporting percentages are a ceil function.

ceil(good / [good + bad])

[JayDDee]

The altcoin sections are the worst of the worst in terms of forum post quality, by the way.  You may have figured that out already, but that's where all the bounty hunters go to meet their post quota.

With all the shitcoin ANN threads shitposts are to be expected. 

The altcoin mining sub-forum is a little more sane, with the possible exceptions of a persistent scammer trying
to peddle infected pirated mining software, and an abundance of newbies jumping on the bandwagon wanting to
get rich quick with their Android phone.

[_BlackStar]

Today I have reported at least 10-15 other profile to the moderators for review because I feel that they are spammers who make posts without any contribution. I hope the moderators will review it and give them a warning. Meanwhile, I'm not going to manually report posts by checking all their post history, I'm just going to report profiles for review. My job is getting lighter now after getting the The Pharmacist's advice.

[ifarted]

I haven't tried reporting spammers yet cause technically i had no idea how.

I'm sorry for not being knowledgeable enough but i was wondering the whole time, how do you report users who violates rules to moderators? I want to know and learn. I would appreciate it so much if someone could tell me how.

Thank you in advance.

[Lucius]

The question is, when I manage to identify a user with such a category, should I report the user to a moderator or should I report all his posts for review before deletion?

I have personally opted for the option to report each problematic post individually, especially if it is a higher rank than a newbie that cannot be nuked. It would be much easier to report one post and add a link to the user post history, but then you actually shift the responsibility to the moderator to review the post history, and in most cases, this will not happen.

Personally, I am not active in Altcoins boards, but I support everyone who tries to bring some order there, and it would be great if you can continue at this pace - there is a lot of garbage that needs to be cleaned, and unfortunately too few who want to do it for free.

[ShowOff]

The question is, when I manage to identify a user with such a category, should I report the user to a moderator or should I report all his posts for review before deletion?

You can do both ways at once but I think it's okay if you just report spam post for deletion to moderator when you find them while your active in the forum. It may take a lot of time if you go through the profile of every user you deem to be a spammer on this forum because you know they will never go away. It's a good idea to post and learn more about bitcoin than you would have to spend most of your time finding spammers and reporting them to moderator, but I support your effort if you don't mind doing so.

[TheBeardedBaby]

I haven't tried reporting spammers yet cause technically i had no idea how.

I'm sorry for not being knowledgeable enough but i was wondering the whole time, how do you report users who violates rules to moderators? I want to know and learn. I would appreciate it so much if someone could tell me how.

Thank you in advance.

There's literally a "report the moderator" link/button on the bottom right part of every post.

THere are some guidelines here : https://bitcointalk.org/index.php?topic=4519248.0
and here > https://bitcointalk.org/index.php?topic=3831432.0

If you check my second post you'll find also a helpful script with can make the life much easier. Big thanks to @suchmoon and @o_e_l_e_o for at least making my life easier

[_BlackStar]

xxx number of reports not handled. Does this indicate that my report is very bad or has the moderator not reviewed the report?
I came across some other spammers today and have decided to report them to a moderator. I try to report their profile for review as they never stop doing it just to catch up on weekly target. It seems exhausting for anyone to report it all the time because they never stop. I'll change this this time though I'll still continue to report spammers.

[decodx]

xxx number of reports not handled. Does this indicate that my report is very bad or has the moderator not reviewed the report?

No, I don't think your report is very bad if it hasn't been handled yet. Depending on the report, the moderators may not be sure of your reasoning. Spam does not always have to be obvious. Generally, if your report stays unhandled for a long time, you can consider it as soft-bad but that doesn't mean you have to give up reporting.

[RickDeckard]

xxx number of reports not handled. Does this indicate that my report is very bad or has the moderator not reviewed the report?

It may represent two possible outcomes:

• A moderator hasn't got the time to read your report and decide if it's good / bad (most likely)
• The post/thread is in the "grey area" as in the moderators are unsure if it breaks any rules or decided to not take any action regarding your report. When this is the case they eventually leave the report open, and you'll see it represented as "unhandled".

To better understand the "unhandled status, you can read more about it in this Welsh post:

Sometimes your reports will remain unhandled because they have been left for a higher ranked staff member. For example, a dedicated moderator of a section, might leave it to a global mod/admin to deal with because it requires looking into things that the dedicated moderator might not have access too. However, reports can stay unhandled sometimes due to the staff member not marking it good or bad. This could be because they weren't sure whether the report was good/bad. For example, you might report a spam post, and the moderator might agree that it's mostly spam, however it might bring up a point which justifies it being made, and not removed. This situation could be a prime example of when a report might remain unhandled. Don't worry too much about unhandled reports as they have no bearing on your report percentage.

[BITCOIN4X]

xxx number of reports not handled. Does this indicate that my report is very bad or has the moderator not reviewed the report?

I don't think it's a bad report, but the moderator haven't checked your report I guess. I also have some unhandle report but that's fine. As long as you want to help, then do well.

It seems exhausting for anyone to report it all the time because they never stop. I'll change this this time though I'll still continue to report spammers.

Reporting spam post to moderator is also a contribution. Some people probably won't say they're the one reporting thousands of posts because I think they like to work in the dark. It's a little hard to keep report consistent when you're not active in that section and that's one of the reasons why some people stop doing it. It take people like you to report post, but yes, you will do it for free. Just wanted to say, keep it up.