How to deal with spam magazines?
I wanted to ask something about handling spam, but magazine sized, since I noticed things like https://kbin.melroy.org/m/gaming and https://kbin.melroy.org/m/berita12 that are closed and only seem to host spam links. Do you report all the posts, just hail the admins? Sorry if it's not the right place, couldn't find MbinSupport or something similar.
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Yes, please report it. As mentioned by catloaf, speaking as an Admin, there's no way for an Admin to know about the abuse in any community/magazine unless someone reports it. Reports are very appreciated.
Generally, the admins. I don't know if kbin/mbin are different, but on most platforms the admins don't see what's going on in each community unless someone brings it to their attention.
Yeah, it's the same in mbin. It's pretty common for spam bots here to create their own magazines to post in, for some reason. It's a bit weird, because generally nobody will see their posts at all. I guess it might have to do with SEO?
Anyway, I try to weed them out by sorting by new and local now and then, but other than that they're hard to spot. Reports are much appreciated.
talk to the admin
https://kbin.melroy.org/contact
You can likely just block the magazine for yourself, or you can contact https://kbin.melroy.org/u/melroy about it.
Reporting typically works best👍
@recursive_recursion @SharkAttak I've yet to get anything beyond a form letter from the abuse addresses I've reported spam to and the spam keeps coming uninterrupted. Blocking offending IP space is more effective.
users dont block incoming IPs for instances.
this is useless advice for op.
there is !AskMbin@thebrainbin and also the matrix chat: https://matrix.to/#/#mbin:melroy.org if you need mbin specific help in the future :)
I don't know how it is on mbin but on Lemmy the best thing to do is message the admins directly, and not bother reporting. This is because Lemmy's developers give way to much credit to the legitimacy of forum moderators and do not allow a way for reports to only be sent to administrators, meaning that community mods like these can easily dismiss reports before they are seen by admins. So best thing to do is message them directly at the current time.
If you’re interested in more active and moderated real-time interaction spaces, you might also explore Thundr alternatives, which focus on connecting users more directly while offering different levels of moderation and chat experiences.