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Mephisto of the FoS wrote: Sat Jul 19, 2025 1:34 pm
Rock of the Fraternity wrote: Sat Jul 19, 2025 1:02 pm On it.
He was evaporized by me yesterday... :)
I figured, since I couldn't find him anymore. Good hunting! :D
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CarloThync, first post translates as 'Click Here' and 'Home' with a link
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Removed! Thank you for pointing it out.
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looks like we have some more spams, DevonBob, Rickyjen and JanDurg posts on the main forum page
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Shot before I even took my first coffee!
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"Check this Out" post by first timer JamesPlath, link to a fake money site
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"Bonuses paycor log in" thread by first time login GeorgeSharo, link to fraud money site

Edit, make that 4 spam threads in a row!
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Paycor? That's where I did put all my retirement savings money in this bank!

OK, I'll go check my balance.
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another spam bot on the main board under the name Kevinjounc
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New user HowardOmith appears to be promoting Slot Machines online in Polish.
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Anyone else is worried that at some point a newcomer would write a geniune Ravenloft post in a foreign language and it would get reported as spam?
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TheArcaneWeirdo wrote: Mon Jul 13, 2026 4:38 pm Anyone else is worried that at some point a newcomer would write a geniune Ravenloft post in a foreign language and it would get reported as spam?
While I get the concern, I think that just running the words through a translator like Google Translate or DeepL quickly shows whether they are genuinely interested in the setting or trying to sell something or give spam-ish indicators. I'm pretty sure when mods see those posts they double-check to make sure if they're legit or not. That and new users can also introduce themselves in the thread for that, but those are the measures that would help.
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User Norristwera on the main Ravenloft forum is clearly a bot that just spammed their own post in Russian advertising for home healthcare visits in their first post and who knows what else.

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Two new Russian-speaking users advertising Addiction Recovery Centers in Moscow in the General Board
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user DnetCag on the main board appears to be another bot
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