That first step is resembles a spam filter, but it’s not exactly the same. No, but we do have an idea that will take some time to implement and we’re happy enough being able to see at least one step on the path ahead. It’s a trick we don’t expect to last, but at least provides us with some amusement and more time. (It’s too early to say.) We have data to show that we are cutting off at least 10% of the attempts before they reach the submission page. There’s also an element of “submit while you can” in there as it is entirely likely we’ll have to close if prior trends are still in effect. The overall percentage of spam is down, but the effectiveness of our changes is slightly masked by the natural boom in submissions that follows being closed. 93 have resulted in bans and 7 have been marked as suspicious (a new category meaning they might have used those tools). Collect data and identify patterns in spam submissions.Īs of a few minutes ago, we had received 576 submissions and processed 474 of them.
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