If i can suggest an exclusion identifier something like !sex (not sex)or !porn (not porn) in making subscriptions maybe that would help a bit
--- In [email protected], "Joshua Schachter" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote: > > Yeah, I understand. I spend a lot of time working on spam issues now and > am trying to build more systematic ways of dealing with it. We eliminate > a lot and unfortunately some still gets through, but I am trying to get > better mechanisms in place, so I hope things will be better in the > future. As always, please let me know directly if you see spam and I > will take care of them. > > > -----Original Message----- > > From: [EMAIL PROTECTED] > > [mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED] On Behalf Of sproaticus > > Sent: Wednesday, April 04, 2007 3:34 PM > > To: [EMAIL PROTECTED] > > Subject: [ydn-delicious] What's being done about spam? > > > > I'm getting tired of the problem of porn spam in my subscriptions. > > Because of this, I am no longer recommending del.icio.us to > > friends, family or coworkers. > > > > For about 3 months, I religiously posted my findings at > > http://del.icio.us/help/abuse - but the only responses I got > > were the automated "thank you" notes. Is this abuse > > reporting system used? > > Overflowing? Ignored? > > > > It seems to me that these spammers should be easy to discover > > and kick while they're in the process of spamming. They seem > > to be using multiple accounts, posting the same link with the > > same dreary description, multiple times an hour. > > > > Here's another idea - let me (i.e. your average user) > > maintain a blacklist of tags, so I don't have to put up with > > any bookmark that comes from my subscriptions but has a tag > > in the blacklist. Extra points if this blacklist filtering > > can be extended to the description, and for letting me > > blacklist (anti-subscribe) other users. > > > > Overall, this started out as a great service, but thanks to a > > small number of spammers who insist on peeing in the pool, > > I'm not sure if the service will be worth much in the near future. > > > > > > > > > > Yahoo! Groups Links > > > > > > > > >
