"We have released phase 2 of our "troll defense" recently and you should start to see some positive changes. While we are confident in our troll and spammer-catching technologies we might miss a few, and would like to encourage you guys to continue reporting any abuse you see.
We have begun to crack down on "background" point-gamers--those who create multiple accounts to choose their own best answers, target others with thumbs-down votes, or target others by repeatedly reporting them for abuse.
We cannot go in to too much detail about our new nun-chuck powers, but you should see a marked decrease in spammers on the site. We would appreciate feedback on how you think our new system is going, and what changes, if any, you are noticing.
Thank you for working with us as we implement this phase and continue to work on phase 3. We know many of you are eager to help us catch these types of users.
2007-02-23 02:45:32 · 13 answers · asked by Anonymous in Society & Culture ➔ Cultures & Groups ➔ Lesbian, Gay, Bisexual, and Transgender
RAMO is what is required, but may I add, I now copy the offencive posting in the details box before I send, I figure if YA sees the post perhaps they'll clue in.
As for this phase 2 thing, I have heard nothing of it.
2007-02-23 04:34:07 · answer #1 · answered by Anonymous · 2⤊ 1⤋
Thanks Yahoo. I appreciate the work the yahoo team does. Keep up the good work. The battle against spammers and trolls is a constant one. They really have nothing better to do than to create account after account to get deleted all day long. You would think they would find something productive to do.
2007-02-23 16:32:39 · answer #2 · answered by twilight_moon1 2 · 0⤊ 0⤋
I read this as your answer to a troll's question and I'm no more aware of what Yahoo! is doing about trolls and abusers than I was before I answered this question.
Simply because you "cannot go in to too much detail about our new nun-chuck powers"
2007-02-23 11:07:43 · answer #3 · answered by unclefrunk 7 · 2⤊ 0⤋
Yahoo still relies on us to report, and refuses to post a monitor here in the LGBT area. Also, until they ban IP addresses, the blatant abusers (like Olga/Lulu/k.kk/xxon) will just continue to churn out new accounts.
So I will wait to see if there is any effect whatsoever with the introduction of the "new troll defense."
Until then, I think we all must be committed to RAMO.
2007-02-23 11:45:53 · answer #4 · answered by Anonymous · 3⤊ 0⤋
I'm on the side of Wide Awake here. We need to continue with our RAMO, but just be careful to make sure that we are answering the questrions as well, so we don't get a violation notice. I'd like to believe that yahoo is working on the problem, but I'm not at all sure that they are aware of the MAGNITUDE of this problem!
2007-02-23 11:53:45 · answer #5 · answered by Tikhacoffee/MisterMoo 6 · 3⤊ 0⤋
Yes
2007-02-23 10:52:30 · answer #6 · answered by Elizabeth Howard 6 · 1⤊ 1⤋
Sounds hopeful. When was this released?
2007-02-23 11:06:21 · answer #7 · answered by somebody 4 · 1⤊ 1⤋
Cool. But we still can't put metal in the microwave.
2007-02-23 11:06:01 · answer #8 · answered by Anonymous · 1⤊ 1⤋
I'll believe it when I see it. If it works, great for all of us.
2007-02-23 13:36:09 · answer #9 · answered by Anonymous · 1⤊ 0⤋
Sounds good to me.
2007-02-23 10:55:31 · answer #10 · answered by internits 5 · 2⤊ 1⤋