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The official what's happening about the spammers thread. MNHQ will only post on this one for the time being (sorry, not being hoity; it's just to save time)

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HelenMumsnet · 03/03/2013 15:11

Afternoon.

We are currently mopping up after close on 100 (and that's just the last count) spammers posted all over our boards last night and this morning.

Thank you for all your reports. We hope you'll understand that we're not going to reply to them. Please take it as read that we're really grateful.

IMPORTANT: we think we have tabs on pretty much all of the spammers now, so (even if we haven't deleted them all yet) so there is no need to report any more. In fact, any more reports and our system might keel over!

Once we can see the wood for the trees, we'll post again and ask you to report any remaining spam posts we might have missed.

Please bear with us. We are getting there.

Any Qs, do post em here and we'll do our best to answer you.

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OliviaAllOverTheSpamMumsnet · 03/03/2013 15:13

@HelenMumsnet

Any Qs, do post em here and we'll do our best to answer you.
Do we have any more gin?
MNHQ

HelenMumsnet · 03/03/2013 15:14

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HelenMumsnet · 03/03/2013 15:18

@HecateWhoopass

Helen - can you please check my request urgently. i reported a post i made. it's so urgent. If you can put it to the top of your queue I will shower you with lindt bunnies for the rest of your life.

Can you give me a rough idea of what time that was, Hecate?

MNHQ

OliviaAllOverTheSpamMumsnet · 03/03/2013 15:24

@GlaikitFizzog

I have a link for you to watch that online Helen.
Grin Gin
MNHQ

HelenMumsnet · 03/03/2013 15:27

@GlaikitFizzog

I have a link for you to watch that online Helen.

NOT FUNNY Grin

MNHQ

HelenMumsnet · 03/03/2013 16:47

Sad Sad Sad

Think I may need something stronger...

MNHQ

HelenMumsnet · 03/03/2013 20:46

@YouveCatToBeKittenMe

I managed to source a picture of Olivia earlier today

Grin Spookily accurate

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HelenMumsnet · 03/03/2013 20:47

@lubeybooby

Hello HQ. I feel really sorry for you all. May I ask please is there anything in place to stop it happening again overnight? eg adding a captcha to the registration process or all night monitoring?

Yes, of course. There certainly is.

MNHQ

HelenMumsnet · 04/03/2013 10:42

Thanks for all your kind words and

Hugely appreciated. Thanks

MNHQ

HelenMumsnet · 04/03/2013 10:50

@SaggyOldClothCatpuss

Dear HQ, I started a thread about this on thursday night, regarding night time trolling and how it is dealt with, but never really got any answer. When Worras thread was finally taken down, we were told that there were procedures in place to spot this kind of thing at night, and Worras had just slipped through the net. But when the spambot hit, with literally hundreds of threads, it took more than an hour for anyone at HQ lovely tech to notice. I know it is the middle of the night when this happens, but this is also a time when vulnerable people may really need help, take 'Relationships' for instance, and their posts are getting missed because of mass spamming, or trolled with foul posts as in another recent invasion when sick posts weren't deleted until morning. Could we get some feedback on the night trolls situation please?

Sorry, Saggy, if you don't think we answered you properly last time.

It may help to know that we can't really elaborate too much on what we do/don't do, as that would inevitably give the spammers extra info on when and how to "hit" us.

That said, we can assure you there is stuff in place.

Some of it is quite drastic, in terms of the site's functionality, so we don't use it that often although we may have done yesterday and last night

And some of it is not so drastic but might not catch everything.

Our very lovely Tech team are also currently working on a solution that's midway between these two.

Apols for being slightly cryptic but hope you'll understand. We don't think it's a coincidence that these spambots attacked us shortly after several threads asking if the site was manned overnight...

MNHQ

OliviaAllOverTheSpamMumsnet · 04/03/2013 19:17

Many thanks again you for all your reports. We hope you'll understand that we're not going to reply to them. Please take it as read that we're really VERY grateful.

Again, please bear with us.
We are getting there.

MNHQ

OliviaAllOverTheSpamMumsnet · 04/03/2013 23:53

@nannynick

Hope your Account Delete button does not get too much use tonight Olivia, though I suspect it might.
Grin
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JulieMumsnet · 05/03/2013 19:15

@BIWI

The spambots are back - just reported one in Active Convos (in Baby names)

Are we still not to report? (I should have asked before I reported - sorry!)

Don't worry, my guns are armed and ready to zap. Wink

MNHQ

HelenMumsnet · 06/03/2013 07:57

Hello. Thanks all. We're on the new ones.

MNHQ

HelenMumsnet · 06/03/2013 10:07

@RustyBear

Slight hijack for CitrusyOne - Call the Midwife on DVD for £7 on Amazon. Have PM'd you with link, as I didn't think it would be tactful to put a link on this thread....

ROFL

MNHQ

HelenMumsnet · 06/03/2013 10:10

@TheDoctrineOfSnatch

Ah sorry, I thought we were back to reporting. I shall Cease and Desist.

Thanks.

To be clear, do please continue to report usual-stylee spammers.

But if you spot the 'live-streaming spammers', it would be most helpful if you could post on this thread, rather than report. It's far too boring to explain why but we'd be ever so grateful...

MNHQ

KateSMumsnet · 06/03/2013 10:32

@FairyArmadillo

They're back! Reported another live streaming spam on baby names then saw this thread.

this is me today

"Nuke the entire site from orbit...it's the only way to be sure"

MNHQ

OliviaMumsnet · 06/03/2013 20:54

THanks

MNHQ

HelenMumsnet · 07/03/2013 09:49

Thanks. They should have all gone now.

MNHQ

HelenMumsnet · 07/03/2013 10:01

@greenhill

There is a spambot for sports streaming in Arts and Crafts pictures (!) I saw it on unanswered threads.

Thanks. We're on it.

MNHQ

KateSMumsnet · 07/03/2013 14:19

@Tee2072

Kate if you do,

Oh man oh man I need to watch The Avengers again!

NOTE TO ANY SPAMMERS WATCHING - this is not an invitation to send me links I have my own illegal download

MNHQ

HelenMumsnet · 08/03/2013 10:17

Morning. And thanks all - we are on it!

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HelenMumsnet · 08/03/2013 10:49

@JakeBullet

Ah MNHQ are awake Grin Grin

Beware spammers....they are coming to get you Grin

Nah, we're getting them. Grin

MNHQ

HelenMumsnet · 08/03/2013 11:49

@WorraLiberty

I thought that was what Jake meant? Grin

Oh yes Blush

Sorry

MNHQ

HelenMumsnet · 08/03/2013 15:08

On it.

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