Hi @Fairygirl, I've been wondering for a while how the spam function works on this forum, could you kindly explain please if you get a chance? I can see that the "flag" at the bottom of each note offers a "Spam" or "Report" option - what's the difference between the two and what happens when you click on each of these?Â
I've gathered from some of the responses above that it takes a number of clicks from different posters to remove a suspect spam/spammer, but how many clicks does it take and when does the post disappear? (They seem to have been rejuvenated by the Christmas break!)
No probs @Plantminded -  If you click on Spam, your click will be added to the number of flags, and once there's five flags, it automatically disappears. You'll see a note at the bottom of the page saying the post has been removed for moderation if you're the fifth flagger. However, sometimes there's a glitch, and there could be a dozen or more flags and the post is still there. You can then click on the Report option, and fill in a little message in the window that appears for the mods, which hopefully gets their attention, and gets the necessary response.
The report function is also useful if you feel someone is causing trouble, or being offensive etc. That's quite a broad spectrum...Â
Hope that helpsÂ
It's a place where beautiful isn't enough of a word....
I live in west central Scotland - not where that photo is...
I suppose many of us are just used to it now @Uff, but it works reasonably well - most of the timeÂ
Perhaps when we need to flag, we should rename things a la Rowan and Martin's Laugh In [for anyone old enough to remember that] and call it the 'Flying Fickle Finger of Fate'Â Â
It's a place where beautiful isn't enough of a word....
I live in west central Scotland - not where that photo is...
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Total f*nny.
I live in west central Scotland - not where that photo is...
https://forum.gardenersworld.com/discussion/1001214/goldfish-turning-black-could-it-be-tadpoles#latest
I live in west central Scotland - not where that photo is...
I've gathered from some of the responses above that it takes a number of clicks from different posters to remove a suspect spam/spammer, but how many clicks does it take and when does the post disappear? (They seem to have been rejuvenated by the Christmas break!)
Thanks in advance!
However, sometimes there's a glitch, and there could be a dozen or more flags and the post is still there. You can then click on the Report option, and fill in a little message in the window that appears for the mods, which hopefully gets their attention, and gets the necessary response.
The report function is also useful if you feel someone is causing trouble, or being offensive etc. That's quite a broad spectrum...Â
Hope that helpsÂ
I live in west central Scotland - not where that photo is...
I live in west central Scotland - not where that photo is...
Perhaps when we need to flag, we should rename things a la Rowan and Martin's Laugh In [for anyone old enough to remember that] and call it the 'Flying Fickle Finger of Fate'Â Â
I live in west central Scotland - not where that photo is...
https://forum.gardenersworld.com/discussion/1013057/how-to-resize-an-image#latest
https://forum.gardenersworld.com/discussion/1416/welcome-to-the-fruit-veg-forum#latest
I live in west central Scotland - not where that photo is...