Search results for: spam

Search results for: spam

Dealing with spam

Disqus uses its own anti-spam software to smartly combat comment spam… Be sure to mark comments as spam if they are indeed spam… anti-spam detection

Written by Saeed Oday
Updated over a week ago

Why are my comments marked as spam or removed?

Comments marked as spam… Comments are removed from public view (or "disappear") when they are filtered as spam, whether manually… The following commenting behavior can cause comments to be marked automatically as spam: Including

Written by Daniel Matteson
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Spam

What constitutes spam is constantly evolving… Spam can be generally described as unsolicited, repeated actions that negatively impact other users… The following types of content are common characteristics that may be viewed as spam and warrant removal

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Flagging comments

Generally, comments should be flagged for: Spamming Violating a site's commenting policy Being… able to see if specific users are abusing the flagging function We also appreciate reports of any spam… Report Spam to Disqus

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Channel Moderation Tools

There are two different types of spam: discussion spam and comment spam… Discussion spam can be removed by clicking "Mark discussion as spam" button either on the Channel page… Method #1: Remove directly from thread Select Mark as Spam from the comment dropdown menu

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Common Questions About Disqus

Disqus has an incredibly effective built-in spam filter which is executed right after a comment is posted… If you want to be extra cautious, you can help protect your site from spam with a few extra steps… How is spam filtered?

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New Channel Rules

tl;dr Follow the Basic Rules Make It Specific No Spam No Hateful Topics Keep It Clean… No Spam Channels are a place for discussion, not for selling or promoting websites, products, events

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Remove a Follower

button in the upper right corner of their profile and completing a short survey (report the follower as spam

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Comments synced to WordPress have wrong status

are often synced back to WordPress before moderators have a chance to delete comments or mark them as spam

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User Reputation

multiple comments subsequently deleted by a moderator Posting multiple comments subsequently marked as spam… example, comments posted by an account with low reputation are by default no more likely to be marked as spam

Written by Daniel Matteson
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Moderation Rules

user matches: Profile flagged at least 5 times Then: Send to Pending Delete Mark as spam

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Community Guidelines

Targeted harassment or encouraging others to do so Spam Impersonation Direct threat of

Written by Saeed Oday
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Moderating 101

Spam: Removes a comment from your site and marks it as spam… Approving, deleting, and marking comments as spam… Read more about Dealing with Spam

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Using the "Ban User" and "Trust User" controls

that their comments are posted immediately though it won't prevent their comments from being marked as spam

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How Moderation Works on Disqus Channels

It's deleting spam, closing off-topic discussions, and mediating disputes amongst users… approve/review flagged comments remove comments/discussions mark comments/discussions as spam… send invites to a discussion view the number of flags a user has received view the number of spam

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How to Recruit Moderators to Your Channel

Set the expectations for what the role would entail by describing basic tasks including cleaning up spam

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Commenting 101

You are not allowed to perform this operation" error when commenting Why are my comments marked as spam

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Email Subscriptions

To verify these email addresses and avoid spam and other fraudulent entries, Disqus will send a confirmation… When using the Email Subscription feature, we expect publishers to abide by all relevant email and spam

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Security Best Practices

impacted by these events, we continue to monitor for and detect suspicious activity for purposes such as spamming

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Site Moderators

Deleting comments, approving Pending comments, approving comments marked as Spam Handling disputes

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