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23 questions linked to/from Is spam in the "about me" field a reason to worry?
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Flag abusive users
I think the community does a great job policing questions/answers, etc. and the community has some good tools available to do this. Between flagging questions with some reasons behind it and editing ...
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Allow flagging user profiles as spam [duplicate]
https://physics.stackexchange.com/users/8664/lower-back-pain <-- Example spam profile.
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Spam in About Me Section [duplicate]
If a user has a link to a website such as www.enlarge-your-brest.com (no kidding, I've encountered some) in their About Me Section or the user card, should the moderation be alerted?
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Spam Profiles are getting my goat. Could we have better tools for mods to deal with profile spam?
Super User got hit by another batch of spammers creating profiles. They've got accounts on other sites from what I've heard from other mods and from the comments here.
Last time it was streaming. Now ...
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Could we have a minimum reputation for visible profiles?
After a couple of years - most of the profiles that were getting my goat have been herded away from the sites I moderate. There's probably many more left and I'm looking at thwarting them in many ...
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Add ability to Flag a User or Suggested Edit
I am aware this has been brought up before.
I'm also aware it has been brought up specifically for edits before.
However, new features on the site may warrant a fresh look. Specifically, suggested ...
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Rules for Profiles
Are there any rules concerning what I can put in my profile?
Return to Stack Exchange Moderator FAQ
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Are people abusing spam flagging as a cheap way to gain flag weight? [closed]
I just took a look at the list of flags and saw a bunch of spam flags against some user. As it turns out, looking at his profile, pretty much all of his 111 answers that I have peeked at propose ...
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When will inactive accounts be deleted? [duplicate]
Will inactive accounts be deleted?
If so, what happens to questions and answers made by those accounts?
What are the criteria for deletion?
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Inactive user accounts which appear to have only been created to advertise a product/service?
Recently, I was typing in some spam keywords into the user search and found some suspicious users that meet the following characteristics :
username contains one of the same keywords that often shows ...
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Delete old, unloved, users
I've been putting some thought into Is spam in the "about me" field a reason to worry?, and particularly the statement at the top of the accepted answer:
The trick is finding these spam ...
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How can I report Spam sent via my Stack Exchange profile contact info?
I received spam via my website contact form from somebody who specified that he got my contact via one of the Stack Exchange's sites.
I understand that Stack Exchange may not have to deal this kind ...
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Delete old, unloved, users better
In Delete old, unloved, users I argued that we should delete unloved users because it's a fairly good way of getting rid of those whose sole purpose is spam, as per Is spam in the "about me" ...
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Can I manually audit another user's reputation?
Occasionally I want to take a close look at another user's reputation to see if there's anything that smells fishy about them (read: vote fraud).
Is there any reason why the https://stackoverflow.com/...
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Disable links on expanded user card for users with less than 15 rep
Links on "About me" and "Website link" are disabled for users with less than 15 rep due to potential spammers (ref: Jeff's answer). However, links on expanded user card are still ...
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