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Re: Spam: What is it, what to do.
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BlackBoss_
on 26/09/2024, 04:26:07 UTC
⭐ Merited by Cricktor (1)
I will support your thread with rules taken from Unofficial list of (official) Bitcointalk.org rules, guidelines, FAQ.

1. Off topic posts :
It's there
2. No off-topic posts.

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2. Over promotional posts:
I once went to the gambling  board to see if I can understand what is happening there. I saw a particular thread where someone was promoting a casino, even without using the casino. When I saw it, it was case of pure over promotion of the casino. When I started reading the thread, I understood that the person wanted to earn referral bonuses from it. I think this kind of behaviour should be called a spam.
If you see these posts as spam, report them. If not like spam, you can let campaign managers to decide counting these posts as eligible, qualified for payments or not.

Another rule.
Specifically, you are not allowed to give people any incentive to post insubstantial posts in your threads.

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3. Posts with unnecessary links :
Except the link is a phishing link, or a referral link, it's fine. A link can be unnecessary for you but helpful for others. If it is not a bad link, let it be.

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4. Repeated posting :
It's there
12. No duplicate posting in multiple boards (except for re-posting topics in the local language boards if they're translated and re-posting marketplace topics in the altcoin boards if altcoins are accepted).

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5. Phishing attempts :
It's there.
6. No linking to phishing or malware, without a warning and a valid reason. [e]

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6. Poor grammar and spelling :
There are some posts that are written in English language but everyone will struggle to read the post. I think that kind of post should be a spam.
You can report these posts as spam but people are from many nations and they don't need to have perfect English to communicate with each other and join discussions here. If they put efforts to their posts for discussions, even English is not good, it's fine. If they want to learn, they must improve English writing with time, because if they express their idea with broken English, it's only difficult for them to get help from others. These people will proactively want to improve English with time, and they are different than spammers with no reason for English improvement.

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7.  Low quality posts :
See the rule.
1. No zero or low value, pointless or uninteresting posts or threads. [1][e]

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8. Scam attempt posts :
Scam is not moderated in the forum, but there is Scam accusation board, where you can report scams you see.

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9. AI generated posts :
AI generated posts are like plagiarized posts, you can report them to moderators or submit your report in this thread.
AI Spam Report Reference Thread
The rule against it.
33. Posting plagiarized content is not allowed.[e]