How do we flag posts that are obviously fraudulent and abusive? I found a somewhat subtle spam attempt (which could easily be much nastier, if it linked to a malformed web page) at http://forums.arcgis.com/threads/14634-property-tax-map?p=45968#post45968 but could find no link from that page to warn moderators, flag the malicious intent, or at least nullify it.
At the bottom left of every post is a Report button (looks like the Caution symbol). You can use that to report spam, I've done so on several occasions already.
Thanks, Donovan. However, I've never seen that link or that symbol. It's not there now: I have scoured the page for anything like it. FireFox 3.6.10, Win 7 x64.
Thanks, Donovan. However, I've never seen that link or that symbol. It's not there now: I have scoured the page for anything like it. FireFox 3.6.10, Win 7 x64.
See attached for a screen shot Bill. I have firefox 3.6.9 and the button Donovan speaks of is there. I've reported spam before and ESRI deleted the posts and the user within minutes. Perhaps as an MVP you have a different setup?
How do we flag posts that are obviously fraudulent and abusive? I found a somewhat subtle spam attempt (which could easily be much nastier, if it linked to a malformed web page) at http://forums.arcgis.com/threads/14634-property-tax-map?p=45968#post45968 but could find no link from that page to warn moderators, flag the malicious intent, or at least nullify it.
I visited that link and wonder what about that would be spam, perhaps you meant to post a different link?
Thank you very much, Jakub! Those icons have been there all along but I never recognized that they linked to anything--they were just part of the background.
(I think I just personally experienced something found long ago in the computer-human interface literature: icons really don't work at all well for conveying information or for doing so reliably. A little text can go a long way...)
