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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
Updated over a week ago
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
Written by
Saeed Oday
Updated over a week ago
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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Saeed Oday
Updated over a week ago
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
Written by
Saeed Oday
Updated over a week ago
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?
Written by
Saeed Oday
Updated over a week ago
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
Written by
Saeed Oday
Updated over a week ago
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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Saeed Oday
Updated over a week ago
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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Saeed Oday
Updated over a week ago
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
Updated over a week ago
Moderation Rules
user matches: Profile flagged at least 5 times Then: Send to Pending Delete Mark as
spam
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Daniel Matteson
Updated over a week ago
Community Guidelines
Targeted harassment or encouraging others to do so
Spam
Impersonation Direct threat of
Written by
Saeed Oday
Updated over a week ago
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
Written by
Saeed Oday
Updated over a week ago
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
Written by
Saeed Oday
Updated over a week ago
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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Saeed Oday
Updated over a week ago
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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Saeed Oday
Updated over a week ago
Commenting 101
You are not allowed to perform this operation" error when commenting Why are my comments marked as
spam
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Saeed Oday
Updated over a week ago
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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Saeed Oday
Updated over a week ago
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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Saeed Oday
Updated over a week ago
Site Moderators
Deleting comments, approving Pending comments, approving comments marked as
Spam
Handling disputes
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Saeed Oday
Updated over a week ago