OpenStreetMap

let us fight spam

Posted by Oleg Shalaev on 14 December 2011 in English.

English-language spammers discovered openstrettmap :(
I propose a feature: add button "mark this comment as spam" or "I do not want to see any messages from this user any more".

Discussion

Comment from Todeskuh on 15 December 2011 at 17:38

I approve this message.

Comment from ceyockey on 16 December 2011 at 01:16

Interesting ... can you provide some examples of the spam because I've not come across it myself. Also, is it in the map or in the wiki? Thanks for educating me and the rest of the readership.

Comment from Todeskuh on 16 December 2011 at 09:03

It's usually right here in the blogs-tab with ppl advertising their pubs or whatever they might try to sale. Recent spam messages have been deleted as it seems, probably because there were like 10 or 15 of them in a row.

Comment from jwernerny on 16 December 2011 at 14:35

I saw a lot of it on Dec 14. It was typically by a user that was created within 5 minutes of the diary entry being made. I agree that it has been cleaned up now [Thanks admins!], but having a feature that made it easily tagged without admin intervention would be nice.

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