Who is flagging my messages as spam?
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Who is flagging my messages as spam?
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Who is flagging my messages as spam?
Nobody. Your messages are being caught by the automated spam filter, and held until a moderator can review them. The filter works on Bayesian probabilities. There is no way to know why it thinks your messages might be spam. And even if there was, making such information public would be a useful guide for real spammers to avoid the filter. It can seem annoying. But trust me, you don't want to see what this site would look like without the automated filter! :)
"These people looked deep within my soul and assigned me a number based on the order in which I joined." - Homer
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Nobody. Your messages are being caught by the automated spam filter, and held until a moderator can review them. The filter works on Bayesian probabilities. There is no way to know why it thinks your messages might be spam. And even if there was, making such information public would be a useful guide for real spammers to avoid the filter. It can seem annoying. But trust me, you don't want to see what this site would look like without the automated filter! :)
"These people looked deep within my soul and assigned me a number based on the order in which I joined." - Homer
Ok, thank you for your reply. I see now how it works :) Because everybody who can post has to be code project member for some time, I was thinking that some of the support just hide some messages for fun :) After all, the comments for new articles are not so many, at least in the beginning. I have posted my message twice, just to be sure that it will appear :)
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Ok, thank you for your reply. I see now how it works :) Because everybody who can post has to be code project member for some time, I was thinking that some of the support just hide some messages for fun :) After all, the comments for new articles are not so many, at least in the beginning. I have posted my message twice, just to be sure that it will appear :)
Издислав Издиславов wrote:
I have posted my message twice, just to be sure that it will appear
Don't do that. If the moderator rejects the first copy for some reason, they'll also reject the second copy. And posting the same message multiple times will make it look more suspicious. :)
"These people looked deep within my soul and assigned me a number based on the order in which I joined." - Homer
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Ok, thank you for your reply. I see now how it works :) Because everybody who can post has to be code project member for some time, I was thinking that some of the support just hide some messages for fun :) After all, the comments for new articles are not so many, at least in the beginning. I have posted my message twice, just to be sure that it will appear :)
To add to what Richard says, it will also annoy moderators, who then have to follow you around and wipe up your mess behind you ...
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To add to what Richard says, it will also annoy moderators, who then have to follow you around and wipe up your mess behind you ...
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So I guess we can all agree that if system allows registered and logged users with some reputation to post messages, which are not flagged as spam, this will make things easier.
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So I guess we can all agree that if system allows registered and logged users with some reputation to post messages, which are not flagged as spam, this will make things easier.
No, the system looks at the message, and uses heuristic and other processes to estimate how likely it is that a message could be spam. It doesn't "target" members, unless they show a history of "spammer-like" activity. Heck, it sent me to moderation for a while but happily let me approve them ... :laugh: Just post "normal" messages for a while, and it'll get used to you and moderation will reduce and / or stop. But start posting dodgy links and you will find it is remarkably effective, even if you have a "good posting history"! It may seem like a pain, but before it was introduced we had problems with flood spam - to the point where you couldn't see anything else - and the originators keep on trying most days to get their cr@p though. Unsuccessfully.
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Who is flagging my messages as spam?
Your non-English name may be adding to your spam-probability-score.
Nish Nishant Consultant Software Architect Ganymede Software Solutions LLC www.ganymedesoftwaresolutions.com
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Издислав Издиславов wrote:
I have posted my message twice, just to be sure that it will appear
Don't do that. If the moderator rejects the first copy for some reason, they'll also reject the second copy. And posting the same message multiple times will make it look more suspicious. :)
"These people looked deep within my soul and assigned me a number based on the order in which I joined." - Homer
Hopefully the UI tells them that their message is in the moderation queue. Else there is no reason why they'd not want to try again.
Nish Nishant Consultant Software Architect Ganymede Software Solutions LLC www.ganymedesoftwaresolutions.com
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Your non-English name may be adding to your spam-probability-score.
Nish Nishant Consultant Software Architect Ganymede Software Solutions LLC www.ganymedesoftwaresolutions.com
You actually can be pretty close. The name with Cyrillic letters, which I use, is kind of our version of Ordinary Joe, although little bit more funny, i.e. so maybe when some other people in other forums use it, they can actually be posting spam. And from there the spam score here increases as well.
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Hopefully the UI tells them that their message is in the moderation queue. Else there is no reason why they'd not want to try again.
Nish Nishant Consultant Software Architect Ganymede Software Solutions LLC www.ganymedesoftwaresolutions.com
Nish Nishant wrote:
Hopefully the UI tells them that their message is in the moderation queue
I have seen the label, not sure if due to the batch or visible for everyone
M.D.V. ;) If something has a solution... Why do we have to worry about?. If it has no solution... For what reason do we have to worry about? Help me to understand what I'm saying, and I'll explain it better to you Rating helpful answers is nice, but saying thanks can be even nicer.
