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[Lists] Abuse/spam/moderation
posted by endthemeSTAFFMOD on November 16, 2012 at 4:53 AM
Lists are being used to spam here and here.
I would suggest:
- Possibly adding the functionality to have moderators remove dubious lists like these
- Require at least one movie in a list before it is created
- On the popular lists and themoviedb.org/movie/nnnnn/title/lists pages, have the display of the list overview truncated if it exceeds x characters.
Reply by Travis Bell
on November 16, 2012 at 9:07 AM
Wow, doesn't take em' long does it? Ya, I'll push some changes around this later today.
Reply by Travis Bell
on November 16, 2012 at 11:01 AM
Phase one complete. Mods can now mark lists as spam and delete. If you use the "Spam?" button, you will mark it as such AND delete the list. Please try to use this button if it is indeed spam. It will help our system learn what is spam automatically and reject them on creation over time.
Reply by endtheme
on November 16, 2012 at 1:10 PM
That update was fast. Thank you.
Reply by z0rg
on January 3, 2013 at 9:38 AM
Well I was trying to create a list and no matter what I entered as a title it was rejected as spam. Also was not able to start a discussion on any list. Is full markdown supported? I noticed all the lists only have posters.
Reply by Travis Bell
on January 3, 2013 at 10:22 AM
We use a third party for spam detection. They use a series of data to detect spam, like ip address, referrer and the actual content. What was the name(s) you were trying to use?
Did you get an error?
Everything but links and images is supported, yes.
I'm not sure I follow. As opposed to what?