spam/advertising accounts creating threads or posting comments on Anandtech forums

[BTRY B 529th FA BN]

This has got to stop.

 

[Shmee]

We do what we can. We mods and staff aren't on all the time though, and we aren't perfect, we catch then when able.

 

[BTRY B 529th FA BN]

I think this goes beyond Mods and starts at the account creating process. What is being done or in place to deter these spam and advertising deplorables?

 

[VirtualLarry]

I think that the powers-that-be do a fairly decent job already. But with ChatGPT able to pass some turing tests, I'm not sure what more can be done a-priory, without being a detriment to regular users.

 

[Tech Junky]

Ever since the backend upgrade I've just been hitting ignore and tuned my feed of posts back to what it was before the upgrade. I think the upgrade zapped some deterrents and opened the floodgates for what we see today.

 

[BTRY B 529th FA BN]

I might just have to turn off or unsubscribe to certain sub-forums

 

[VirtualLarry]

Is it that bad noŵ? I haven't been on lately every minute.


Do you report them, the moment that you see them?

 

[BTRY B 529th FA BN]

It's worse than I can remember. Might not be for others, who knows, but this last one I just deleted the email and didn't even report it. It's almost become like a job to report the bs

 

[VirtualLarry]

E-mail? I don't get spam emails from this forum.

 

[BTRY B 529th FA BN]

E-mail? I don't get spam emails from this forum.

I got an email saying you replied to this thread and your post was in the email. Only your posts I consider spam XD but really, the content I noticed was spam and I just deleted it and didn't report it, emails aren't spam