How do you even report a spam bot?

[Ookla de los Cuervos he/him]

if you havent seen the randomness that is johnwalker, check it out and ban him if possible

[Experience he/him]

Right next to the 'posted x minutes ago' there's a flag. You can click on that to report.

EDIT: Turns out thats only on mobile, if you're on a computer there's a 'Report Post' instead of a flag.

Edited August 29, 2023 by Experience

[Aeoryi she/her]

19 hours ago, TheRavenHasLanded said:

if you havent seen the randomness that is johnwalker, check it out and ban him if possible

Try to leave a message saying "spambot please remove" or that kind of thing.

Only report a bot once please. The mod and staff team receive an email when someone reports a post, so when you keep on reporting the same bot it doesn't help. Only one report is needed to make a full investigation.

[Ookla de los Cuervos he/him]

alright, thank you. makes sense

[RaeTheRaven]

Is there any way to actually report a user instead of just a post? 

[Duxredux he/him]

46 minutes ago, RaeTheRaven said:

Is there any way to actually report a user instead of just a post? 

I don't think so. It's really easy to look up the post history of a user by clicking their name and looking at their profile, so in practice it's better if a specific post is reported. Whenever anyone, user or spam bot, has posted something that is a violation of 17S Code of Conduct it saves a lot of time for the moderators if the report is tied to the violation. Since this is a forum, nearly every violation of the code of conduct is either a post or a DM, and both can be reported. If you feel that a user has violations across multiple posts that are not immediately evident, then just include that in the report with links. Spamming is often pretty visible on a user's history so don't worry about tagging multiple posts for a spam bot, their posts all get deleted with the account. If the user's profile page, banner, or picture has a violation of the code of conduct, I'd report whatever post led me to their profile page and explain the violation I found. If the report is one step removed from the profile, that still easier on the moderators than asking for specifics for every other violation. If for whatever reason you do not have access to a post you wanted to report, the only reason I can think of is if the user or a moderator took down the post, so problem solved unless the post was harassment. If you feel like you or another person has been the victim of harassment, here's a relevant quote from the code of conduct:

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• Both public and private harassment is unacceptable. No matter who you are, if you feel you have been or are being harassed, or made uncomfortable by a community member, please contact a staff member either directly or anonymously. Whether you’re a regular contributor or a newcomer, we care about making this community a safe place for you and we’ve got your back.

 

Edited October 17, 2023 by Duxredux

[Chaos he/him]

4 hours ago, RaeTheRaven said:

Is there any way to actually report a user instead of just a post? 

You can post a status update on the bot's page and report that. I would only do this if its made zero posts, though.