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lydia
03-10-2009, 09:37 AM
Hi Al,
So a second post of mine got sent to review....I feel like I am on the watch list....any insight as to why this is happening? Not to be paranoid or anything...
The software has a list of flag words that it grabs as possible spam. I have no idea what they all are. I do know that Rolex, the name of Del's dog is flagged. Rolex is a watch name often duplicated and sold on the internet cheap. You must have a word in your post commonly appearing in spam. I'll have a look.
AL.
I wonder if the problem Lydia had in seeing advertisements and links that were not visible to others ( a thread on the do I have als forum, subject: choking on saliva and phlegm) is part of the same trouble she is having with posts being sent for review... I don't know much about spyware, trojans etc, but coupled together, that is a second problem she is having using this forum that other members have not reported.
David
03-19-2009, 12:58 PM
Hi Lydia,
Just wanted to let you know that you're NOT on watch or anything like that :)
The system is very non-judgmental and somewhat unbiased in the sense that it simply just looks for certain keywords and automatically sends the post/thread for review if any of those keywords are found.
Threads/posts are moderated somewhat quickly, so don't worry too much, they'll be approved quickly enough. There's no need to repost :)
Cheers,
David
lydia
03-20-2009, 08:52 AM
Hi Rose, I am not the only one, I think Robert has seen them as well. Plus I only use Macs.....:smile:
and thanks David,
Lydia
brooksea
03-20-2009, 11:09 AM
I've seen the advertisements also. I think it was a couple of weeks ago and it was only one time. One of them was a google ad that seemed dubious to me, well they were all dubious. I thought it strange ads would be on this site. The ads were at the top of the page. But it hasn't happened since.
brooksea
04-26-2009, 03:23 PM
Regarding the advertisements. I suppose the site is using google ads.
If you are not logged in as a member and you go to this page:
www.alsforums.com/forum/index.php
you will see google ads on the left and in the middle of the page.
I found this out by using a neighbor's computer this afternoon, so I wasn't automatically logged in.
