Constant scam posts-why?

Farmor15

But Elegran - you've pushed a couple up the list by reminding posters not to respond. Better to do on a separate thread like this one..

I commented on ones that were at the top of the list, and so were likely to be seen and read by people who might not have realised that they were just pushing them up. I am now using a further tactic - when I report them (as I usually do) I add a note in the text box reminding whoever is moderating that if they delete the whole thread instead of just the original post, they won't have to return later to delete the thread.

It would be more efficient, of course, if they added an automatic filter that put new threads containing some of the suspicious words in these spam/scam posts (there are some words that keep reappearing) into a separate folder where they have to be read by a human before they get published.

Since the spammer seems to be promoting ways of killing people, should the police be involved?

But Elegran - you've pushed a couple up the list by reminding posters not to respond. Better to do on a separate thread like this one..

I have been wondering that too op.

Could it be that thr anti spam safeguards on this site, are not as robust as on MN?

Because they can, and also because if it seems to be successful the site gets more scam/spam posts from other hopeful spammers. Defeat them by making their spam threads look as though no-one is paying any attention. Report them once per thread, and if they have already been reported, ignore them. Don't rise to the bait and answer them. Each new post pushes the thread up the list of recently used posts - silence pushes them down the list.

Why have GNHQ deleted the OP of one of them and not deleted the entire thread?

I have no idea, but I do wish people would not bother to post 'reported', this only keeps them on the active board, I have reported without needing to say that I have done so.