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Re: Spammers attempting to join groups


 

Hi Donald

I have to say I have received replies to my pending subscription questions even more vague than that but turned out to be genuinely interested in the group, some people don't like answering questionnaires so keep it brief

Spammers tend not to reply to a pending subscription questionnaire at all or give a generic response, yours mentions amateur, I would not expect that from a spammer

If I had received that reply I might consider it is someone with an interest but not the best at communicating or using social media or English wasn't their first language

I might add them, or at least send them a message requesting more information, they would be moderated for their first message anyway and if that raised an eyebrow when received you could either unsub them or moderate for a longer period (I have it set as one post then unmoderate and that works well)

Your choice of course but just wondered if you were banning a legitimate subscriber

Nivard Ovington in Cornwall (UK)

On 23/11/2020 02:16, Donald Hellen wrote:
We had a spammer try to join some ham radio groups. He made a very
general comment that was so general that we knew his next post would
be spam, so I notified the group owners and they took swift action.
I had another suspicious person try to join one of my ham radio groups
today. I let him join but instantly put him on full moderation. His
comment when applying to join was this:
"I'm an amateur and find this group to be interesting to my needs.
Thanks,"

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