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16 questions linked to/from A machine can flag spam automatically. Can it do better?
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Can a machine be taught to flag spam automatically?
TL;DR: We did it, so... yes.
What is this?
Charcoal is the organization behind the SmokeDetector bot and other nice things. This bot scans new posts across the entire network for spam posts and ...
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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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Add a link to the timeline of a post
For the past year I have been quite active on SO and a bit on meta, but I had never heard of the timeline of a post until today in a comment on meta.
There was an announcement by Jeff Atwood two ...
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What are the “spam” and “rude or abusive” (offensive) flags, and how do they work?
When flagging, there are two special case options: spam and rude or abusive.
What is spam, and when should I flag content as such?
What is considered offensive, rude or abusive content?
How does the ...
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If 95%+ of comments have been rated as "fine", does the site deserve its reputation of "unwelcoming"? Do we still need to focus on it?
Quick review
There's been much ado over the last 5 years or so about the SE network being "unwelcoming".
From the summer of love to the code of conduct, from the welcome wagon to the instantaneous ...
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Auto-delete/destroy 1 rep user when their post is deleted as spam
My common workflow when I see a blatant spam post by a 1 rep user is:
flag as spam (when I'm a mod this auto-deletes)
go to user profile
As a mod, I destroy the user. As a regular user I spam flag ...
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Stack Exchange needs its own anti-spam system
This is not a duplicate of Should Stack Exchange have a spam filter? (Does it already and I’m not aware?) which is asking if there's already a system in place.
I am asking for a review of the existing ...
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2018: a year in spam
End-of-year posts seem to have become the tradition these days, so I'm back again with a third Year in Spam. Welcome back, folks, to another round of statistics you never needed to know.
All times/...
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How accurate are users with their spam flags?
A comment by shog9 piqued my interest on this.
FWIW, I'm happy to provide data on the accuracy of spam flaggers if
requested... But please make it a separate question so I don't have to
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What constitutes an answer on Meta?
We have plenty of guidance about what constitutes an answer on a main site. However, Meta is very different from main sites (as we all know), and I don't know of any "Not an Answer" guidance ...
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Awarded 'deputy' badge for helpful flags I haven't raised
So, I've been awarded the deputy badge on Graphic Design for raising 80 helpful flags. I'm pretty awesome.
https://graphicdesign.stackexchange.com/users/27180/paddy?tab=activity&sort=all
Much ...
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Show popup when trying to downvote a spam post
I know this has been said many times, Don't downvote spam, flag it!, but still spam is being bombed with downvotes, why?
Can we do something to prevent this?
For reference, this post says:
The ...
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Moderation tools for spam [duplicate]
What kind of moderation tools are available in Stackexchange to delete questions automatically that contain specified keywords or download links?
It's been few weeks that I see someone making new ...
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When flagging a post or comment, provide a freeform text entry field for all reasons, not just "other"
I'm an elected diamond moderator on one site, and a user of several others. I think it would be extremely helpful for our flagging process if users had the option to enter freeform text explaining ...
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Most of the spam I receive is on webapps.SE
I don't have statistics to backup my claims, but I hope you do.
I just flagged an answer as spam on webapps.SE. Most of the spam I reported are:
Posted as answers
On https://webapps.stackexchange....
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Keyword-based spam detection to keep spam questions out of the network [duplicate]
Over the course of the Winter Bash, I have encountered a lot of spam questions here on MSE, the common pattern among them being the keyword "keto diet" or simply "keto".
No doubt they are deleted as ...
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