Hi everyone!
Happy April! Last month we caught 40 (+3 that came in on the 1st in the March folder) spammers. At first I thought there were more spammers, but maybe we're just getting better at finding them. :D
Please post any spammy content you find on iFixit so that @krisrodriguez, @jogihara, @kristen, @sarahw, and I can get rid of them.
Thank you!
4100677 - I've banned this one and deleted the spam as they were getting too prolific, but you may have to clean it out
Cheers
1 Comment:
I banned the first and tidied up the mess they both left behind. Thanks, @jayeff!
by Amber Taus
1 Comment:
Thanks @nick. I deleted the post, and did my best to clean up and ban the other off-color account holders.
by Amber Taus
fart - iFixit just posts fart comments on questions.
1 Comment:
Good catch, @guardian10! All cleaned up!
by Amber Taus
User: Bluma Hub - iFixit
2 Comments:
That guy is trying to advertise on Ifixit!?
by guardian10
All done, @andrewsawesome. Thanks for pointing it out!
And yep, @guardian10, happens pretty regularly but our community usually catches them quickly!
by Amber Taus
wonder X - iFixit has been rapidly posting and then deleting answers, and has lost 2000 rep over flags on comments.
1 Comment:
Wow, they really had a lot posted (and marked as spam)! I cleaned up the mess. Thanks for sharing it here, @guardian10!
by Amber Taus
This person has an inappropriate photo: https://www.ifixit.com/User/4113805/The+...
2 Comments:
Hi @nytryder26, this is something I'll be chatting about with my team. I'll let you know what we end up doing.
by Amber Taus
Dean Elliot - iFixit is advertising his company on the answers page.
1 Comment:
Cleaned up and banned, thanks @guardian10!
by Amber Taus
1 Comment:
Thanks for pointing these out, @jayeff. I've deleted and banned.
by Amber Taus
https://www.ifixit.com/Answers/View/7288...
https://www.ifixit.com/User/4115935/Feli...
I'd rather buy a JPEG then their crypto
1 Comment:
Wow, at least we can give them credit for being thorough in their sales attempt. Bummer for them I deleted all of their posts.
Thanks @nick!
by Amber Taus
1 Comment:
They were less original than some spammers I've seen. Easy to distinguish as spam, though. Thanks for the heads up @jayeff!
by Amber Taus
1 Comment:
Thanks @jayeff! Looks like universal remote code spam is the popular new category for the morning.
by Amber Taus
@r00tb0x954 seems a little suspicious.
1 Comment:
You're right, @guardian10! I was able to track down this user and I've gone ahead and cleaned up their mess and banned them.
In the future, can you share their userid (the number that appears in their profile, mine is 3812521 for example) rather than their @tag? It's much easier for me to find accounts that way. Thank you!! =]
by Amber Taus
User-https://www.ifixit.com/User/4115986/MSsa...
Most recent post: https://www.ifixit.com/Answers/View/7292...
1 Comment:
Thanks @andrewsawesome, all done!
by Amber Taus
1 Comment:
All taken care of, @andrewsawesome!
by Amber Taus
It was a while ago I was around here. :D
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User: kankai kaikan - (@fome123) - 4117543
Comment at: https://www.ifixit.com/Answers/View/2245...
2 Comments:
Welcome back! It's been cleaned out, thanks @eke0909!
by Amber Taus
@amber Thanks, I like to be back! Will see for how long I have the time to help. :D
Random Link Spam (Advertisement/scam?)
User: intel vista - (@intelvista) - 4099749
Multiple answers over a few days at: https://www.ifixit.com/Answers/View/7949...
The user is sending links to a bunch of different websites as answers, over a period of a few days.
1 Comment:
Wow, that was a big one! Thanks @eke0909!
by Amber Taus
Hello! :D @amber
User: Harold Douglas - 4117520
I think that it's suspicious to send multiple links of the same like this, the link itself doesn't really look like it's to a real website ether but rather something else. I'm not 100%, but I feel like it may be something to take a look at.
1 Comment:
I agree and think you're 100% on point with this one. It's been all cleared out, thanks @eke0909!
by Amber Taus
1 Comment:
I'm going to say this person was just screaming into the void. I'll leave their one post marked as spam (as it had profanity before it was caught) but I'm going to leave their account active for now. Thanks @eke0909
by Amber Taus
1 Comment:
Another spam, you were busy this weekend! :D
Thanks, @eke0909!
by Amber Taus
User: https://www.ifixit.com/User/4067679/Dani...
Post: How do I Download Gmail Emails to Computer/PC? - Lenovo IdeaCentre K410 - iFixit
In addition to this question, the user has also published a lot of spam answers, e.g. this one.
1 Comment:
Thank you :)
Hello! :D @amber
User: Gizmo Radar - 4118551
1 Comment:
@oscarsp , gracias :)
4119387 has a gory name and picture
1 Comment:
Hi @guardian10, thanks for pointing this out and sharing their User ID number! I can understand your feelings on this users profile image and username, however, they are not breaking any community guidelines so I'll be letting them keep their chosen name and avatar.
by Amber Taus
Hi @amber
4070353 always links the same website and mostly the link is not relevant to the question
4119532 banned this user as they were getting too prolific. deleted their posts but you may have to clean up the mess.
Cheers
1 Comment:
@jayeff , thank you, all done :)
Guide #72913 claims to be an "iPhone 4s disassembly" but the only thing removed is the battery. I would relabel it as a battery replacement, but that already exists.
4 Comments:
@guardian10 , can you please link the guide?
@guardian10 , we actually want it to be labeled "disassembly" because you could technically use this guide (not only to remove the battery), but also to disassemble the phone to where you can access all the internal components. Does that make sense?
@krisrodriguez Yes.
by guardian10
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Are these two, one and the same? The both posted links to the same website in the same hour.
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Cheers
1 Comment:
@jayeff , Thank you for these. It's possible that these two are the same person. I've gone ahead and taken care of them.
3910334, 3910333 are mocking Ifixit and calling Ukrainians "Nazis".
5 Comments:
@guardian10 comment/Question removed as inappropriate. As for the mocking, everybody is entitled to their opinion. We are not censors and no matter if we agree or disagree with their point of view, everybody has the right to express their opinion. as long as it does not include profanity etc. ;-)
by oldturkey03
@oldturkey03 , thank you for taking care of these. I was just looking at them and saw that everything was cleaned up. You're awesome :)
@guardian10 , we appreciate you looking out for us, but @oldturkey03 is right on this one.
@krisrodriguez I am kind of proud of @guardian10 to feel that strongly about that. I understand the anger/frustration and disappointment in some of what gets expressed but we need to continue to talk about those things. The moment we stop discussing things, bad things happen!
by oldturkey03
@oldturkey03, you're absolutely correct :)
Thanks to everyone here for being so awesome. =]
by Amber Taus
1 Comment:
Cleaned up, thanks @vauweh!
by Amber Taus
1 Comment:
Thanks for the heads up, @oscarsp! This is taken care of.
by Amber Taus
4121984 is providing multiple wrong answers on the forum.
2 Comments:
Hi @guardian10, thank you for bringing up this account. I've read though their posts and most of them seem to be either correct, getting the user in the right direction, or at least helpful in some way. I won't be intervening with this account. If you see them starting to break community guidelines, let me know!
As the Answers forum is a forum, users are aware that any advice they receive from other community members are all speculation. Part of the reason why we have Moderators (labeled with their shield) and our reputation system are to show users how much (or little) a person has contributed. The more reputation a person has, the more trustworthy they are.
The best way to learn is to participate and learn along with other people contributing to the forum. I'm sure some of our long time contributors have given the wrong information at some point on our forum or even botched a repair (or two!) in their lives. They all have learned from their experiences and grown to the be amazing resources they are today.
by Amber Taus
@amber I've had things die attempting a repair as well, like that 800 G4. It was having very strange issues where it would not stay off and I even bought 90W 19.5V adapter when the 18.5 adapter was potentially at play.
After stripping the unit down bit by bit, I tried a BIOS update and it never worked right again, but the CPU, RAM and a few other parts were usable -- in fact, the 800 G4 was used to finish a barebone 600 G4. I suspect the SPI flash was corrupted enough it would work but the moment you flashed the BIOS it would be rejected and not come back.
by Nick
Hi @amber,
I banned this user as they were being prolific and didn't want them to add more over the weekend.
I've deleted all the posts
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Found another serious spammer and banned them as well. 411836
I think that the iRobot needs to learn Portuguese ;-)
Cheers
1 Comment:
User 1: Good call, I support your decision!!
User 2: Wow!! When you said the first user was prolific, I didn't expect that list for the second!
Both messes are cleaned up. Thanks @jayeff!
by Amber Taus
Some sort of scam, free gift card post.
https://www.ifixit.com/Answers/View/7310...
Tagged a few more in case you are active and can at least remove the post. :D
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