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What about having a topic where Wranglers can post an alert on questionable new members for the staff to vet?
here's one to start:
http://members.nowpublic.com/djermano
His post and comments raise my suspicions. Don't think he is who he says he is. It just bothers me.
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at 06:30 on April 2nd, 2008
I was wrong about
http://members.nowpublic.com/djermano
Seems to be making some good articles after all. Sorry.
at 18:44 on April 3rd, 2008
Sit on it, seedplanter.
at 14:35 on May 29th, 2008
libel! http://www.nowpublic.com/world/hillary-queen-bitch-2008
NowPublic could be sued over this!
enuff is enuff.
this guy is unbearable and insulting. please take note. He just joined.
at 14:52 on May 29th, 2008
Interesting to see who comments next...
at 15:34 on May 29th, 2008
The ladies took care of it. Your posted photo only added insult to injury.
at 11:58 on May 31st, 2008
Yep. The women handled it.
at 12:55 on June 7th, 2008
Uh, on second thought, maybe I wasn't wrong about that questionable member.
at 13:08 on June 8th, 2008
I wonder whether, rather than doing this on a public forum (where arguments are bound to ensue), if there's a way to report questionable members to the NV staff and editors privately. I know that the staff and editors have always been very welcoming of private messages about site issues, but I for one would feel uncomfortable (for want of a better word) sending off a stream uninvited private messages about questionable members.
However, if there was a system in place, a specified contact person for these matters, it might make things easier.
(This could well already be in place and I just don't know about it.)
at 14:07 on June 8th, 2008
Good points. Also, because staffers sometimes work at differing times on differing shifts, we truly don't know how much we can do by emailing one staffer, when we really want the entire staff to know our concerns.
An Ombudsman from membership, vs. staff, ranks might be feasible, as I suggested elsewhere. Otherwise we just fire off individual emails to editors who then respond personally, but without the force of policy. A designated Ombudsman could work within the system to make sure concerns are heard.
I'm getting a little tired of fake ID's, and remarks that are not just sexist, but downright lewd and crude, so much so that I've had male members of NP comment on it to me. Such crudeness isn't just a gender issue, but overall an issue of how NP wishes to be presented to the world.
And the problem seems to be growing.
at 08:01 on June 10th, 2008
I'd support and Ombudsman idea/philosophy...I'd also support a "locked/SE/GE/Wrangler/staff" forum -I know we once talked about that in the past when we were listing spammer accounts.
Sometimes it would be nice to say "anyone know _____? Are they just changing their style or are they really crazy?" or something like that :)
at 13:36 on June 8th, 2008
that sounds good. Maybe Wranglers could have a button to alert staff to questionable articles, comments and/or users, that isn't necessarily visible to non-staff, but perhaps to select . this would be a lot quicker than trying to post on the forum, or to email a staff member. That way staff could check these questionable pages quickly and deal with them.
at 23:16 on June 8th, 2008
Both very good ideas from Pep and Rene. I like the idea of an Ombusman and an 'alert button'. Perhaps, like the flagging system, there could be a way for us to enter also for the staff's eyes.
at 03:23 on June 10th, 2008
Questionable member: endless comment spam.
at 09:51 on June 15th, 2008
Spammer: http://members.nowpublic.com/stella300
sent me an invite to contact her. Spammer email included this link and email: http://www.nowpublic.com.today/
stellaotiola@yahoo.com
at 10:05 on June 15th, 2008
I also received communication from this person. I receive one or two like this every month I just block them.
at 16:00 on June 15th, 2008
Gee,and here I thought it was just me that Stella had fallen in love with. Oh, well. ;}
We seem to get one or two every few weeks.
at 02:04 on June 16th, 2008
Helps staff if you report them too. here, since wronglers don't have a spam button.
at 14:14 on June 17th, 2008
the so-called spammer, is good for now public, if your not known by the marketers you have little value to the internet.
at 23:17 on June 16th, 2008
Seems to be some sort of grudge spammer, just power-blasting numerous posts that don't quite present a story:
http://members.nowpublic.com/adam12
Note: the text field with the Needs Improvement flag isn't working. Can't add in additional comments either.
at 23:25 on June 16th, 2008
another comment spammer:
http://members.nowpublic.com/cncapnhat
cncapnhat
for some reason, the comment field stripped out the URL reference on first try. finally got it!
at 03:47 on June 17th, 2008
Both of those users have been blocked, thanks folks!
at 22:42 on July 16th, 2008
How can I delete my own account?