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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

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… Mark spam

Why are my comments marked as spam or removed?

Other non-spam issues… Comments marked as spam… Comments are removed from public view (or "disappear") when they are filtered as spam, whether manually

Flagging comments

Report Spam to Disqus… able to see if specific users are abusing the flagging function We also appreciate reports of any spam

Channel Moderation

Below are the general guidelines for Channel Moderation: Follow the Basic Rules No Spam… No Spam Channels are a place for discussion, not for selling or promoting websites, products, events… Spam discussions will be removed, and spammers may be banned.

Moderating 101

Spam: Removes a comment from your site and marks it as spam. Read more about Dealing with Spam… Approving, deleting, and marking comments as spam… Try viewing the Spam or Deleted filters

User Reputation

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

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

Remove a Follower

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

Troubleshooting Email Notifications

Check your email's spam filter