SteveStrummerUK
 
 
I knew the 'spam' disappeared after three flags, but does anyone know if this leads to an automatically triggered ban, or whether there still has to be a moderator who manually pulls the plug on the offender?

Yes, if a post gets 3 flags, it seems the OP is automatically banned, and an 'approval pending' message appears.
 
It occurs to me that if it was spammers that flagged Craig's post, three of them would have had to sign up together to do it, as you can't flag a post more than once.
 
 

...or one really irritated spammer with 3 IDs. I'm just sayin'...

Yes, that's true.

Mesh
Just brought this to Ryan's attention and the Ban has been lifted.
 
http://forum.cakewalk.com/FYI-HOW-TO-GET-RID-OF-THE-SPAM-POSTS-PLEASE-READ-m3023906.aspx#3025822

Well done, Mesh. 

jamesg1213

SteveStrummerUK
 
 
I knew the 'spam' disappeared after three flags, but does anyone know if this leads to an automatically triggered ban, or whether there still has to be a moderator who manually pulls the plug on the offender?

Yes, if a post gets 3 flags, it seems the OP is automatically banned, and an 'approval pending' message appears.
 
It occurs to me that if it was spammers that flagged Craig's post, three of them would have had to sign up together to do it, as you can't flag a post more than once.
 
 

According to Ryan's post, it wasn't the spammers that did this to Craig...... 

Mesh
Just brought this to Ryan's attention and the Ban has been lifted.
 
http://forum.cakewalk.com/FYI-HOW-TO-GET-RID-OF-THE-SPAM-POSTS-PLEASE-READ-m3023906.aspx#3025822

Thanks, Mesh!

Mesh

jamesg1213

SteveStrummerUK
 
 
I knew the 'spam' disappeared after three flags, but does anyone know if this leads to an automatically triggered ban, or whether there still has to be a moderator who manually pulls the plug on the offender?

Yes, if a post gets 3 flags, it seems the OP is automatically banned, and an 'approval pending' message appears.
 
It occurs to me that if it was spammers that flagged Craig's post, three of them would have had to sign up together to do it, as you can't flag a post more than once.
 
 

According to Ryan's post, it wasn't the spammers that did this to Craig...... 

 
Yeah from what he said it does appear that he knows who was doing the flagging, and that they were established members who "should know better"....I'd like to think those people are hanging their heads and tracing humble figure 8's with their toes right now!

Bail has been paid - I'm FREEEEEE! 
(Well, maybe not "free" but cheap certainly.)
 
Actually, I was able to get out of the banned by saying I was a drummer with some really cool new song ideas.
 
I was off working in a friend's shop all day yesterday and didn't get home until around 12:45am.  That's when I saw the email.
 
Apparently "someone" (who the Mods say they will be dealing with - which tells me they can see who flags spam, something I like) thought it was funny to flag one of my posts.  Now I know we can ban a spammer just by flagging his spam three times - another thing I think is a good thing.  As I had mentioned in my spam topics, the threads don't get deleted, but end up being held for approval (which mine was so my "auto-ban" was lifted).  I think the Mods could do two things to make the whole process better:  1)  Make their own sticky note in each forum so people will know what to do (and include a "no abuse" clause in there), and 2)  Make it so you have to have a certain number of posts before you can flag something as spam like they do with posting links.
 
Thanks for all the support! 
 
Now, where's my coffee and becan?

Yay!  Welcome back, Craig. 

All of this liberation celebration is wearing me out!  I think I need a nap...