On Sat, Dec 1, 2018 at 02:17 PM, ray_r.rm wrote:
I have a person who keeps signing up with different usernames, and trying to discuss topics that are not allowed.
It would help to establish exactly what he is doing; if he is simply
trying to discuss topics that are not allowed that's one thing, but the thread
title suggests that he is actually being abusive, which is another matter entirely. If he is being abusive then it might be worth contacting his Service Provider because it is quite likely / certain that by being abusive he is in breach of the Ts & Cs of the service.
Does your group allow members to "join", or do they have to "
apply" to join? If the latter then an examination of the originating IP address in each case
might help you spot him early and "head him off at the pass"
Is your group moderated? If it is you can at least stop any disorderly posts being released. If it isn't moderated then I suggest that "new members" be put on moderation for enough posts for any troublemaker to be indentified before anything inappropriate escapes.
A Bruce suggested by saying this will not keep the same person from attempting to subscribe using a different email address so it may turn out to be an ongoing battle of wits between you and him. There is one further possibility; is his conduct in breach of either / both 1.6 & 1.7 of the Groups.io Conditions of Use here:
/static/tos#2 If it is then Mark may be able to take action against him. Quite what or how will be down to Mark...
Chris? ?
