Thanks for the update PS. BTW, having been a big contributor [S] to v/reportspammers I can add that the recent changes in how Voat is accessed has all but eliminated most the spam we'd been fighting throughout my time here. This may be the reason that Cynabuns has not been very active there of late, spam has almost become a dead issue for now. I'm just guessing, but assume the spammers just don't have the patience to put up with the new sign up restrictions, as most had simply created accounts, spammed, then moved onto another username at will. Now that's harder to accomplish, and though some may hate the restrictions, there does seem to be a positive result coming from the changes. I used to have to do as many as a dozen plus spam reports a day ... now I can barely find one a month. Good stuff, we're winning.
As for NeedleStack ... I've noticed she's MIA, as are several other of our better users. I hope they all come back soon. They're missed!
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Yeah, I mainly mentioned the lack of bans because that's a traditional way of seeing Putt's visible activity (although so much of it is not visible by nature of the work).
I just wish there was some way the community could know how long the API Port is expected to take (although such a prediction is probably impossible) and more importantly if there is anything we can do to help.
[–] Owlchemy 0 points 6 points 6 points (+6|-0) ago
Thanks for the update PS. BTW, having been a big contributor [S] to v/reportspammers I can add that the recent changes in how Voat is accessed has all but eliminated most the spam we'd been fighting throughout my time here. This may be the reason that Cynabuns has not been very active there of late, spam has almost become a dead issue for now. I'm just guessing, but assume the spammers just don't have the patience to put up with the new sign up restrictions, as most had simply created accounts, spammed, then moved onto another username at will. Now that's harder to accomplish, and though some may hate the restrictions, there does seem to be a positive result coming from the changes. I used to have to do as many as a dozen plus spam reports a day ... now I can barely find one a month. Good stuff, we're winning.
As for NeedleStack ... I've noticed she's MIA, as are several other of our better users. I hope they all come back soon. They're missed!
[–] heygeorge 0 points 2 points 2 points (+2|-0) ago
I just caught a spammer yesterday. The account made a couple really terrible comments, waited 30 days, then created their own sub to spam in.
[–] Owlchemy 0 points 2 points 2 points (+2|-0) ago
Congrats!!!! It gets to be fun hunting them down after awhile - LOL. We don't get many anymore.
[–] 11234076? [S] 0 points 4 points 4 points (+4|-0) ago
Yeah, I mainly mentioned the lack of bans because that's a traditional way of seeing Putt's visible activity (although so much of it is not visible by nature of the work).
I just wish there was some way the community could know how long the API Port is expected to take (although such a prediction is probably impossible) and more importantly if there is anything we can do to help.