Binge Eating Forum » Binge Eating Support - General Comments, Questions, and Posts

Posts NOT Showing Up

(10 posts)
  • Started 8 months ago by Andrew Bolis
  • Latest reply from Bingemonsterbegone

No tags yet.

  1. Andrew Bolis
    Forum Administrator

    I've gotten contacted by a couple of members on here running into this problem. They write a post and they can see it in thread however others can't see it. This is due to the spam filters mistakenly identifying your post as spam and blocking it.

    This forum gets hundreds of spam posts per day that you do NOT see because the filters block them automatically. This is a common issue with many online forums, since spammers use automated bots and scripts that find forums like this one and post ads on them kind of like spam emails advertisers send.

    I'm looking into the issue and will try to fix it in the next few days. It's NOT an easy issue to fix, I appreciate your patience and will keep you updated.

    Posted 8 months ago #
  2. Lauren
    Member

    Thanks Andrew!

    Posted 8 months ago #
  3. Bingemonsterbegone
    Member

    Thanks for working on it Andrew, FYI it still is not working right when I post on Lauren & Joyce's journal. I see what I post, however it is not recognizing me being the last poster for whatever reason. ~ Bingemonsterbegone

    Posted 8 months ago #
  4. Seeking_peace
    Member

    Thanks Andrew - really appreciate you working on this!

    Peace

    Posted 8 months ago #
  5. loveapple
    Member

    Hi Andrew,

    Thanks for working on it - I'm having the same problem. My posts are not even working on my own journal.

    Thnaks,

    Loveapple

    Posted 8 months ago #
  6. loveapple
    Member

    actually - nothing I write anywhere, on my thread or anyone else's thread is working.

    Posted 8 months ago #
  7. loveapple
    Member

    I don't know if this is relevant or not but I haven't been able to post anything all day and then I started a new thread. I wrote exactly the same posts as I had on my own previous thread, but left out the word 'starbucks' from one, and 'ipod' from the other. I just wondered if having these brand names in the posts had highlighted them as spam somewhere? Just a thought. I'm supremely untechnical, so I might be suggesting something ludicrous!

    Posted 8 months ago #
  8. Andrew Bolis
    Forum Administrator

    Ok the problem has been fixed. All posts that were submitted since January 1st and were marked as spam have been corrected and should now show up in forum.

    I have adjusted the spam filters so this should NOT happen again. Please confirm that all your new posts are now showing up??

    Posted 8 months ago #
  9. Andrew Bolis
    Forum Administrator

    I need to ask everyone for a favor. Now that the spam filters are more lenient, there is the possibility that "spam" posts will occasionally show up. These posts are very easy to identify, they are off topic, and are generally advertising or linking to some online website. If you see any such post, copy the posts URL and send it to me in a PM so I can delete it. Thanks.

    Posted 8 months ago #
  10. Bingemonsterbegone
    Member

    Thanks Andrew, mine seems to be working A-ok now.
    We will all keep our eyes peeled for forum trolls trying to sell us something, we outta be able to sniff em out & keep this place as spam free as possible!

    Posted 8 months ago #

RSS feed for this topic

Reply

You must log in to post.