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Question asked by Marlan Eller 244 days ago

Who Else Is Fed Up With Spam Advertisements On The IDEA Answers Platform?

Zen Cart: The Art of E-Commerce, : , wings-lace.... I can't help but ask the obvious quesiton.. What's going on here? These advertisers remind me of some companies in the supplement industry... Bombarding the consumer with irrelevant information.

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Answered by IDEA Health & Fitness Association 244 days ago
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Hi Marlan,

We are also fed up with the spam advertisements on IDEA Answers. We are implementing a spam filter in the next few days to stop these spammers completely.

Thank You,

IDEA Health & Fitness Association
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Answered by Susan D'Alonzo 244 days ago
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I am
I hope it can be eliminated
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Answered by Joanne Duncan-Carnesciali 244 days ago
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Thanks for your question Marlan. I am getting tired of flagging unwanted advertisements

Thanks IDEA for making sure this portal maintains its high standards.
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Answered by Debbie Russell 243 days ago
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Annoying buggers aren't they?

I've administered several message boards and discussion forums in the past and sometimes you are limited to what your particular software can filter.

Looks like spambots such .ru, .br, .biz, there should be a denial of registration from certain domain extensions like these. At one point I did manual examination of new registrants which takes quite a long time if you have an active board.
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Answered by Shane Fennelly 243 days ago
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"These advertisers remind me of some companies in the supplement industry" I like what you did there Marlan. Sometimes I tell people specifically about the idea answers part of the site and send many links to ideafit, so I hope it can be fixed. I like the fact I have to answer a math problem to post this response now.
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Answered by Marlan Eller 242 days ago
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AWESOME!

Hopefully the steps that have been taken will be enough to keep IDEA free from people who abuse the system!
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Answered by Marlan Eller 241 days ago
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The spam filter seems to be working! It might be working too well! I can't seem to leave comments for other answers. I don't know if anyone else is experencing this issue. There is no math problem to solve for comments, and the filter is preventing posting of comments without solving a math problem.

10/16/2011 edit: thanks so much IDEA for fixing the comment issue!
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Answered by Stephen Landrum 226 days ago
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I hate them so, Thank You IDEA for maintaining a class act standard.
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