136693-forum-needs-to-be-locked-or-moderated-against-new-users-see-pics

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This:
 
Cannot be allowed to continue or the forums will be useless.
 
Please put in some kind of moderation on the first or first [x] posts of new members, or a test against a certain amount of time played in the game (to check for real accounts), or some other method.
 
Note that account age itself will NOT suffice as most spam accounts are created in advance of use precisely to defeat that test...
 
If it is vital to have day one newbies be able to post (and there are legit reasons for that, such as support and questions), then use the 'Moderate first post or first [x] posts' method.
 
Spam like this is automated, computer generated, in order to inject keywords into websites in an effort to tamper with search engine results. They don't have the resources or even awareness to fix against being moderated, as they use automated tools to simple post these on thousands of locations at once and pay attention to trends in their analytics rather than specific failures.
- but any 'real life human' moderator could spot a real users first post with ease, as it would actually relate to Wildstar...
Its a pretty common tactic to just moderate new users until they prove they're actual people - and tends to block the vast majority of spam attacks with only momentary inconvenience to new community members.
			
				
	Edited October 4, 2015 by Kichwas	
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Hi Kichwas!We are definitely very aware of this issue and our community manager is currently investigating the different methods possible to reduce the spambots without overly restricting posts from our players. In the meantime, our mods are doing a pretty good job of making sure the spam threads/users are getting cleaned up and banned fairly quickly.
 
Thank you so much for caring	
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			They are already gone :) Thanks moderators for being quick on the uptake :) 	
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they are back again
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			they are back again	
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And gone again!
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Hey everyone,
 
Spam like this is the worst. I think we can all agree. :)
 
Right now, because WildStar has been trending and people are super-excited, we also will see the negative side of that, which is this kind of spamming. We're working on it - and are in the process of quadrupling our moderation resources (I suspect that won't be enough - so we may be adding more) - but spam is a reality of life.
 
We'd love your help! If you see junk like this (or abusive/hostile posts from non-spam users), please report them, so they get flagged to our moderators for high-priority action. 
 
Thanks!	
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			I'm going to the store tomorrow to get a fly swatter to help swat the spammers down.. Think I can get one that has a report button pusher with it? Lol ❤
			
				
	Edited October 4, 2015 by Haloa Ohana	
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Put a report button on the mobile version. 
Otherwise... Not happening.	
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Put a report button on the mobile version.
Otherwise... Not happening.
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			You can report from mobile if you hit full site on the very bottom of the page .. I use full site on my phone anyways for the dark background ;)	
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			Would unlocking the forums as a cosmic tier reward be a bad thing? (part of me says yes.) or hell, a level requirement.
			
				
	Edited October 4, 2015 by xRaymanx	
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You forget about new people who can't get in to play. They should have the right to post as well.
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Would unlocking the forums as a cosmic tier reward be a bad thing? (part of me says yes.) or hell, a level requirement.
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Would unlocking the forums as a cosmic tier reward be a bad thing? (part of me says yes.) or hell, a level requirement.
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GTFO
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			Adding some sort of captcha verification to post/threads of new users until they hit X posts could alleviate the problem a little without inconveniencing those who have posted enough to prove they aren't bots.	
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Not sure if the level of communication between game and forums can pull it off..but, maybe restrict write access to the support forums, until a character has been created and zoned into the world.
 
That would keep the spam posts in one sub forum, making it easier for your mods to clean it up.	
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Put a report button on the mobile version.
Otherwise... Not happening.
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			Should just make it cost 50 cents or something for F2P players to post in the forums.	
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			ubisoft forums are always like this on the weekends cuz the spambots the people put know the mods are away for the weekend	
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			The mods are most certainly going to be busy for the time being. What we can do to help is to report these threads as they pop up and not post in them. Eventually, the amount of spam is going to die down. I have to say, though, I was a bit amused to see someone spamming the forums with an offer of psychic services. :D
			
				
	Edited October 4, 2015 by MadBlue	
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I have to say, though, I was a bit amused to see someone spamming the forums with an offer of psychic services. :D
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