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Tanker

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im getting spam emails from the Quit Smoking thread. I don't have ED or wish to loose weight.
 

Whiskey

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im getting spam emails from the Quit Smoking thread. I don't have ED or wish to loose weight.
Go into your settings here and un-click the email notifications to stop getting them from a thread here, the other 2 (ED and weight-loss) are not from our forum and I have no idea what those are about.
 

Diescum88

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Go into your settings here and un-click the email notifications to stop getting them from a thread here, the other 2 (ED and weight-loss) are not from our forum and I have no idea what those are about.
I've been seeing a lot of em pop up on the forums lately too. Not in my email but through notifications on Tapatalk for VU

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I've been seeing a lot of em pop up on the forums lately too. Not in my email but through notifications on Tapatalk for VU

Sent from my SAMSUNG-SM-G930A using Tapatalk
Tapatalk for VU is a 3rd party app which we have no control over, the only control we have is to leave the app. But those pop ups get deleted as soon as we see them.
 

Tanker

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Go into your settings here and un-click the email notifications to stop getting them from a thread here, the other 2 (ED and weight-loss) are not from our forum and I have no idea what those are about.
Whiskey, the ED and Weight Loss are coming up under the thread. I don't mind emails from VU, but this is spam, and when I go to the thread it isn't there, it's gone, otherwise I would report it.
 

Diescum88

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Tapatalk for VU is a 3rd party app which we have no control over, the only control we have is to leave the app. But those pop ups get deleted as soon as we see them.
I figured it was something along those lines.

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Whiskey, the ED and Weight Loss are coming up under the thread. I don't mind emails from VU, but this is spam, and when I go to the thread it isn't there, it's gone, otherwise I would report it.
That's one of the reasons not to reply on Spam threads.
 

Diescum88

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Whiskey, the ED and Weight Loss are coming up under the thread. I don't mind emails from VU, but this is spam, and when I go to the thread it isn't there, it's gone, otherwise I would report it.
I don't know if I get em in my actual email but they show up in my alerts. I usually just ignore em or mark em

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Whiskey, the ED and Weight Loss are coming up under the thread. I don't mind emails from VU, but this is spam, and when I go to the thread it isn't there, it's gone, otherwise I would report it.
We can not help those spammers joining but once found which is is in minutes of them posting we delete the thread, and ban their IP. Sorry for any inconvenience.
 

Tanker

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We can not help those spammers joining but once found which is is in minutes of them posting we delete the thread, and ban their IP. Sorry for any inconvenience.
I was going to report it from the thread, but it was gone, made me wonder if it really came from the thread, or a hack, since the member and post were not there. This just showed up this morning.
 

Tom950

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We whack em as we catch em. You probably tried to read the thread after it was removed from there.
 

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Especially in the early hours it is kind of like playing "Whack A Mole" with the damn spammers!:cuss2:

Which is why we really appreciate the members hitting the good old report post button!:hearts:
 

AndriaD

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Especially in the early hours it is kind of like playing "Whack A Mole" with the damn spammers!:cuss2:

Which is why we really appreciate the members hitting the good old report post button!:hearts:

I'm often here very late at night, and see a lot of that garbage then -- I always report! :)

Andria
 

Tanker

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:kickbutt:
Especially in the early hours it is kind of like playing "Whack A Mole" with the damn spammers!:cuss2:

Which is why we really appreciate the members hitting the good old report post button!:hearts:
Well, y'all know I've been around here for a minute now, and I'm not afraid to report someone for not following our rules, which are few. :kickbutt:
 

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Between around 2-7 AM EST the spammers go nuts on here. We try to delete and ban as fast as we can but it's a never ending battle. We all appreciate when any of you report spam as we can't be everywhere at the same time. We just ask that you report, don't respond to a spam thread.
 

Jim_MDP

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:kickbutt:
Well, y'all know I've been around here for a minute now, and I'm not afraid to report someone for not following our rules, which are few. :kickbutt:


But if you're receiving any alerts/notifications about a SPAM thread... it means you posted in it (barring some viral cause).
eta: I suppose one might "subscribe"... but why?

I'm a (the?) founding member of the "We shouldn't have posted in a VU SPAM thread" club.
It's very small, only three members so far... don't become number four.

DO NOT, DO NOT, DO NOT post in a VU SPAM thread. :(

Open the thread, report the OP... but don't post. No matter how tempting. ;)
 

Whiskey

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The stupid spam posts aren't always a thread of their own. Sometimes, they land in threads that already exist, so that would be a reason that it shows up in your alerts. You're either participating in that thread already, selected "watch thread", or you've subscribed to a particular section of the forum. I'm subscribed to "Unlisted Vendors" area, so anytime a new thread is posted, or moved there, I get an alert, whether it's legit, or spam.
 

Tanker

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The stupid spam posts aren't always a thread of their own. Sometimes, they land in threads that already exist, so that would be a reason that it shows up in your alerts. You're either participating in that thread already, selected "watch thread", or you've subscribed to a particular section of the forum. I'm subscribed to "Unlisted Vendors" area, so anytime a new thread is posted, or moved there, I get an alert, whether it's legit, or spam.
The ones I have got, come up in th "Stop Smoking Thread" I have never replied to one, nor have I ever posted in a Spam Thread.
 

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