Possible filter for SPAM?

[Hambeau]

I just noticed that SPAM posts, in addition to initially marking themselves as "Problems" all have URLs as subject lines.

Can that be used as a filter? Any real poster should know to at least identify their subject.

 

[Drbretto]

This is why I'm always boggled by these things in the first place. Who sees these thread titles and doesn't immediately understand they're spam? They can't possibly work.

 

[Quetzi]

Believe me, if I could apply filters to the titles I would.

 

[Pyure]

Perhaps we should bring on another garbage collector who's frequently around between midnight and 8AM est. I find 99% of my cleanup happens when I get to work in the morning (8:30AM EST).

 

[Hambeau]

Believe me, if I could apply filters to the titles I would.

Oh, well... It was just a thought.

 

[Pyure]

Oh, well... It was just a thought.

I think everyone proposes "don't allow email in title, especially for new members" at some point. I did

 

[Quetzi]

Perhaps we should bring on another garbage collector who's frequently around between midnight and 8AM est. I find 99% of my cleanup happens when I get to work in the morning (8:30AM EST).

I try get to it when I get settled at work, around 10-11 GMT, obviously that depends on my regular workload and whether or not I'm actually at work that day.