Make it easier to report spam?

There is almost as much spam on the front page as legitimate tea discussion, and when I go to report inappropriate content it is not very intuitive. Is there a way to make an easy report button that alerts a moderator right away, like on Reddit?

I do not mean this as a negative post against Steepster, I just want it to be easier to clean up this awesome tea community discussion board.

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AllanK said

There is a thread called Spammers on Steepster I think it’s called. Report spam on that thread and it will come to the attention of someone who can remove it. Jason has given the power to remove spam to a few other individuals on here so it is not only Jason that can remove spam unless it is very old spam.

Reported! Thanks for the heads up on the thread for it, I just wish there was an easier way. Its like an arms race between moderators and spammers nowadays.

AllanK said

Yeah sometimes the spam seems to take over. It is strange too because I am relatively sure the spammers are not getting any more business for whatever they are selling. One frequent spammer is selling escorts in Dubai and places like that. How much business can he hope to get on Steepster? In other words it doesn’t even make sense that they spam us. There is nothing in it for them.

I know right! Who is clicking on these things to give them business? Even if I wanted an escort in Dubai or help with computers in Russia, wouldn’t you know its spam on a tea discussion board? Now I would specifically NOT use their services even if I needed those very specific services.

AllanK said

Like I said the spam never makes sense even from the spammers point of view. That is the bizarre thing. I have yet to see spam that is a product anyone on Steepster would buy if they were seeking it out.

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Yes, I hate seeing spam on Steepster just because I know it is annoying for the Steepster team! I don’t like there to be more unnecessary work for them. Spammers… so pointless.

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Wish the spam could be prevented in the first place. Kudos to the team though, it must be annoying to have to remove it!

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