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Thread poster: Zea_Mays
Zea_Mays
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Nov 13

There are at least 3 posts from spam bots in the forums right now that are so obvious that you wonder how they could even pass automatic vetting, let alone human control.
While I see that sometimes the help of users is required for example through reporting bots, I have little sympathy for forcing them to act as forum police.



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expressisverbis
Maria Laura Curzi
 
expressisverbis
expressisverbis
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And... Nov 13

And this one beats the other two:

https://www.proz.com/forum/other_games/378533-any_singles_here.html

I have to wonder what ProZ considers appropriate content for a professional community.
This original post has very little, if anything, to do with translation or the professional lives of translators. While I have no objection to informal... See more
And this one beats the other two:

https://www.proz.com/forum/other_games/378533-any_singles_here.html

I have to wonder what ProZ considers appropriate content for a professional community.
This original post has very little, if anything, to do with translation or the professional lives of translators. While I have no objection to informal discussions or a bit of humour, I do question whether this is really the kind of content that should be hosted on a professional platform.
And then there's the completely unrelated promotional spam in the latest reply, which is apparently still there.
So, what exactly are the standards for content and moderation on ProZ nowadays? Is this still intended to be a professional community, or has it become just another general-purpose social or dating forum? ▲ Collapse


Zea_Mays
Jennifer Levey
Maria Laura Curzi
 
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'Other games' forum? Nov 13

expressisverbis wrote:
And this one beats the other two:
https://www.proz.com/forum/other_games/378533-any_singles_here.html
... And then there's the completely unrelated promotional spam in the latest reply, which is apparently still there. ...


Errr... 'Other' like, 'bedroom' games, perhaps?

And penetrated (ups... sorry....) by a certain 'Oliver' who's posted a link that takes us to an Error 552 "Storage Limit Exceeded" page (aliased by Chrome as "Page isn't working").

Well, of course it ain't working - it's having fun in the Proz 'Other games' room!

And guess what - the spammer has chosen a forum where it says "There is no moderator assigned specifically to this forum." Surprise, surprise...*

Maria Laura Curzi
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