FYI, I just sent this message to Ning Technical Support:
I'm having a HUGE recent problem. I've had 24 members joinin the past two weeks just to post spam (see list below)... sometimes fourmembers a day. I can't keep up with weeding them out.
(1) Is there a way to block all people with an email from aparticular domain from joining?
(2) If not, can you all manually block two domains for me:atmail.com & costinluis.com?
(3) Is there a custom keyword filter that I could use toapprove, reject or flag content? Or, can you create that option for NetworkCreators? I approve photos and blog posts manually, so I can catch spam there(even though it's becoming a burden), but some of these spammers are creatingnew forum posts that are spam, and I can't approve those manually b/c therewould be too much of a delay for regular users. But, if I could have any newthreads or posts held and flagged based on custom keywords, I'd be able tocatch spammers before they damage anything.
(4) A few spammers have proceeded to go through themembership list and post these spam messages on member's walls. They'll do 50of them before I can catch it. If you create a custom keyword filter forflagging content, it would be very helpful to have it work for posts onmembers' walls too!
>> Here is an example of a blog post I keep getting.
Tony Deifell > Tony DeifellJanuary 8, 2011 at 11:55am
In the meantime, anytime you see a member that is obviously a spammer, suspend them immediately! One way to tell is if they have gibberish in their profile like this:
I think I have you all enabled to suspend members. If not, let me know.
You should see this option in the left column in a member's profile page.
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FYI, I just sent this message to Ning Technical Support:
I'm having a HUGE recent problem. I've had 24 members joinin the past two weeks just to post spam (see list below)... sometimes fourmembers a day. I can't keep up with weeding them out.
(1) Is there a way to block all people with an email from aparticular domain from joining?
(2) If not, can you all manually block two domains for me:atmail.com & costinluis.com?
(3) Is there a custom keyword filter that I could use toapprove, reject or flag content? Or, can you create that option for NetworkCreators? I approve photos and blog posts manually, so I can catch spam there(even though it's becoming a burden), but some of these spammers are creatingnew forum posts that are spam, and I can't approve those manually b/c therewould be too much of a delay for regular users. But, if I could have any newthreads or posts held and flagged based on custom keywords, I'd be able tocatch spammers before they damage anything.
(4) A few spammers have proceeded to go through themembership list and post these spam messages on member's walls. They'll do 50of them before I can catch it. If you create a custom keyword filter forflagging content, it would be very helpful to have it work for posts onmembers' walls too!
>> Here is an example of a blog post I keep getting.
http://wdydwyd.com/Various/screenshot-2011-01-08-at-2.16.27-PM.png
>> Here is an example of how a member signs in (noticethe gibberish for location, which could also be filtered for):
http://wdydwyd.com/Various/screenshot-2011-01-08-at-2.18.17-PM.png
This may be one of the most urgent issues I've contacted youabout in two years. Please help. Thanks! -Tony
LIST of members I've suspended for spam in the last twoweeks:
1. Jackson sophia1979@costinluis.com Spam Jan.8, 2011
2. Jaden sullivan1980@costinluis.com Spam Jan.8, 2011
3. Caden anaundefined1984@costinluis.com Spam Jan.7, 2011
4. Aidan pamela1962@costinluis.com Spam Jan.6, 2011
5. Ella bloodshadeisaiah@costinluis.com Spam Jan.6, 2011
6. Jada sheri1979@costinluis.com Spam Jan.6, 2011
7. Kaitlyn magestalker1973@costinluis.com Spam Jan.6, 2011
8. Jayla pethris70@costinluis.com Spam Jan.6, 2011
9. Chloe fodwyn73@costinluis.com Spam Jan.6, 2011
10. Carter blackmoon1973@costinluis.com Spam Dec.30, 2010
11. Madison kimberly86@costinluis.com Spam Dec.30, 2010
12. Linda anaralsajeannie@costinluis.com Spam Dec.30, 2010
13. Steven swordgrove1964@costinluis.com Spam Dec.27, 2010
14. Mary nelson77@costinluis.com Spam Dec.27, 2010
15. Laurie analis1961@costinluis.com Spam Dec.27, 2010
16. Lucas nightstalker87@costinluis.com Spam Dec.27, 2010
17. vivian demo_waw9@a6demo.atmail.com Spam Dec.24, 2010
18. vivian demo_eeu4@a6demo.atmail.com Spam Dec.24, 2010
19. vivian demo_twz8@a6demo.atmail.com Spam Dec.24, 2010
20. vivian demo_ukg6@a6demo.atmail.com Spam Dec.24, 2010
21. vivian demo_egk3@a6demo.atmail.com Spam Dec.24, 2010
22. vivian demo_mtk4@a6demo.atmail.com Spam Dec.24, 2010
23. vivian demo_kqe5@a6demo.atmail.com Spam Dec.24, 2010
24. vivian demo_hpu9@a6demo.atmail.com Spam Dec.24, 2010
In the meantime, anytime you see a member that is obviously a spammer, suspend them immediately! One way to tell is if they have gibberish in their profile like this:
You should see this option in the left column in a member's profile page.