Timeline for What can users do about clear spam attempts?
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Jan 3, 2011 at 7:44 | comment | added | Javier Rivera | It's not about users. They are not trying to lure users into their site. It's about search engines, Google in particular. Links from high rank sites like this one do wonders to their search position. If we left the links, they succeed, an we encourage more spam. | |
Dec 31, 2010 at 16:27 | comment | added | Marco Ceppi Mod | Flagging (if you can't edit) is fine. Even if you can edit you don't need to edit out links - leaving a comment that this appears to be spam should suffice warning other users. | |
Dec 30, 2010 at 16:37 | vote | accept | Javier Rivera | ||
Dec 30, 2010 at 13:04 | answer | added | Stefano Palazzo | timeline score: 8 | |
Dec 30, 2010 at 12:52 | comment | added | Vojtech Trefny | Flag them as spam and wait for moderators? | |
Dec 30, 2010 at 12:32 | history | asked | Javier Rivera | CC BY-SA 2.5 |