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Spam - Wetpaint CentralWhat is Spam?

No, we're not talking about mechanically separated meat products. Spam is traditionally defined as unsolicited advertising in the form of an email or forum post, but on Wetpaint sites it can be a comment or the page content itself.

Not Spam (Yay!)

  • Including a link to your site because you have a question or want some help with a page
  • Asking a new friend to visit your site in an on topic thread or message
  • Asking a site creator that has a similar site to yours if they want to exchange links

What should I do if I receive a spam message?

  • Via private message - If it is obviously spam, block the user from sending you messages and report the user to the site moderators.
  • Via a discussion forum post - Report the post to a moderator so they can delete the spam and possibly ban the user.

Examples of Spam on Wetpaint (Boo!)

  • Joining a site solely for the purpose or promoting your own site and bombarding the members with requests to join your site. Spam.
  • Posting links to your site on pages or threads they don't belong on in order to get people to visit your site. Spam. Where's the appropriate place? Read this thread.
  • Unsolicited pages or links advertising, promoting, or otherwise trying to sell products or services. Yes, spam.
  • Sending a message repetitively is also considered spam


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Anonymous spam 3 Nov 30 2011, 9:02 AM EST by Anonymous
 
Thread started: Nov 29 2011, 9:52 AM EST  Watch
This page posted my information anonymously:http://gayviet.wetpaint.com/thread/3281232/Lam+Wen+nha!!
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Logophile User spam profiles 6 Nov 9 2011, 6:08 PM EST by Naru2008
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I am Logophile, an administrator at the CLG Wiki. We have had several problems with spam. For a long time, spammers have joined our wiki just to advertise various things. It needs to stop and it needs to stop now. We need some sort of security before someone joins the site.
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anneshaw21 Account hacked? 4 Jan 31 2011, 12:59 PM EST by anneshaw21
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I have been receiving emails stating that a member has made changes to the site (on a page I am monitoring). Also, one member received a message purportedly sent by me. It was addressed to this member in two different email addresses, one of which I never use (it was a Yahoo email address).

I have checked this wiki and we are still the only two members, and it shows no messages.

What is going on
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