...is there a danger of you getting deluged with PMs?
Good point, Dave; *I* could get spammed by well-meaning members' reports if everyone becomes diligent.
When a PM is sent or a post is reported, I also get an email alert, so I can followup pretty quickly if I haven't seen it myself.
As it is, a small group of regulars do a good job of alerting me if there is a problem. Usually, any delay in removal is due to the 8-hour time offset between Eugene, OR and Thorn's server, when I might be asleep. I monitor the Forum about 18-20 hours a day (a typical waking day for me), so I generally see things as they happen. The problem comes if I happen to be out of cell range or otherwise occupied (aka "work", as my service here is unpaid).
If something persists for most of a day and certainly more than a day (you can check the time-stamp in the top-left corner of the post), please let me know by either reporting the post or by PM. When there is a deluge as on the last couple days, there is a possibility I might miss one of the spam-posts on my initial culling.
I won't go into details (I don't want to encourage a spammer who might read this), but this effort was a little different from most in that it was a coordinated effort and hit in large volume within a short time period. This is unusual, but we also have a new version of the Forum software and with it, a new version of our spam filter, which works a little differently than the old one. Time will tell if it is doing a good job for us or if we need to make a change.
Thanks for your very kind words, Dave.
All the best,
Dan.
