Revised CPAPtalk.com Spam Policy

Wulfman · Post by **Wulfman** » Fri Jul 14, 2006 11:15 am

OCO,

I think you can see the ramifications for those kinds of actions in one of Johnny's paragraphs:

JohnnyGoodman wrote:So, if you an upstanding member of CPAPtalk and want the power to keep its streets free from bad guys you are now able to. If you abuse our system and mark non-spam as spam, you will get away with it only for a short while and then you will lose the ability to delete posts or be banned from cpaptalk completely.

Only a logged in member can see the "Delete Spam" button, so the Administrators would know who it was that did it.....and then they would respond accordingly.

Den

Snoozin' Bluezzz · Post by **Snoozin' Bluezzz** » Fri Jul 14, 2006 11:17 am

OwlCreekObserver wrote: What about the occasional troll who shows up here solely for the purpose of posting hurtful or offensive comments? People like him could suddenly have the power to delete all posts, effectively disabling this group.

To date I have not noticed a "registered" Troll. We have have our share of unregistered Trolls. Perhaps the ability to wipe out posts would incent them to register - I don't know. I suppose we could weather one such attack understanding we would have to back off such a generous policy.

Like you said - no easy answers. Most of our captions are not so offensive as the one today but I would like some indication that it has already been "killed" so I don't have to bother with it.

David

Guest · Post by **Guest** » Fri Jul 14, 2006 11:27 am

Dang. You guys have ruined it for us. Now what are we going to do for fun?

-The Unregistered Trolls.

cpapjack · Post by **cpapjack** » Fri Jul 14, 2006 11:46 am

OwlCreekObserver wrote:Just something to consider on this giving everyone the authority to "kill" offensive posts: What about the occasional troll who shows up here solely for the purpose of posting hurtful or offensive comments? People like him could suddenly have the power to delete all posts, effectively disabling this group.

That's a good point Owl.

Guest · Post by **Guest** » Fri Jul 14, 2006 11:48 am

There's no need to fear! SUPER TROLL is here!

Do not despair, my fellow trolls. Follow me and I will lead you to a new website where we won’t be deleted. The internet; the final frontier. Our mission is to explore strange new forums, seek out new targets and new message boards; to boldly go where no troll has gone before!

Goodbye, cpaptalk.com. You served us well.

wading thru the muck! · Post by **wading thru the muck!** » Fri Jul 14, 2006 11:55 am

OwlCreekObserver wrote:Just something to consider on this giving everyone the authority to "kill" offensive posts: What about the occasional troll who shows up here solely for the purpose of posting hurtful or offensive comments? People like him could suddenly have the power to delete all posts, effectively disabling this group.

No easy answers, I guess.

Johnny said the ability to delete SPAM could be recinded for individuals that abuse the privledge.

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Darth Vader Look · Post by **Darth Vader Look** » Fri Jul 14, 2006 2:14 pm

Snoozin' Bluezzz wrote:To date I have not noticed a "registered" Troll. David

How soon we forget about Booty 1996.

Snoozin' Bluezzz · Post by **Snoozin' Bluezzz** » Fri Jul 14, 2006 3:07 pm

Darth Vader Look wrote:
How soon we forget about Booty 1996.

Booty 1996 wasn't a troll, Booty was a fool, a moron, an idiot, probably a teen-ager or younger. But, you are correct Booty may have been wacko enough to maliciously delete posts.

David

mousetater · Post by **mousetater** » Fri Jul 14, 2006 3:27 pm

For those who would like the whole thread to be deleted when marked as spam, this would work where the spammer started a new thread. But what happens when the spammer replies to an otherwise legitimate thread. We don't want the whole thread deleted.

Guest · Post by **Guest** » Fri Jul 14, 2006 3:33 pm

It only deletes the post. Not the whole thread.

mousetater · Post by **mousetater** » Fri Jul 14, 2006 3:57 pm

I understand that. But someone was asking if the whole thread could be deleted instead of just the post. This was related to a thread where the spam was the only post. My comment was that solution could cause a problem where spam is posted in an ongoing thread.

roztom · Post by **roztom** » Fri Jul 14, 2006 9:17 pm

Thanks Johnney.

Tom

ozij · Post by **ozij** » Fri Jul 14, 2006 11:28 pm

Consecutive spam deletions could be limited to - for instance 5 - which would limit the damage caused by a malicious registered user.

O.

Ric · Post by **Ric** » Fri Jul 14, 2006 11:52 pm

How about if Johnny could sell spam ammo (SPAMMO?), how much would you pay to delete a spam? It is SO VERY satisfying ya know... It could be a whole new product line. Might we establish a secondary market to buy and sell those magic bullets? (including futures and options of course.) How many are lurking here just waiting for that magic moment? Seems the average lifespan of a spam (LIFESPAM?) is measured in seconds. What if we delete them all and they never come back, won't THAT be a sad moment... HEY! WHAT AM I THINKING??? *SLAP*

-Ric

kteague · Post by **kteague** » Sat Jul 15, 2006 12:10 am

Cookie Monster Ric - Too funny!

Revised CPAPtalk.com Spam Policy

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