[OSM-talk] This has to stop: User Diaries Spam

[Tom Taylor]

On 14/05/2014 5:53 AM, Jóhannes Birgir Jensson wrote:
> Having just had over 20 such entries popping up not only on the RSS-feed
> but also on Twitter this indeed has become very irksome.
>
> I suggest first posting of a user with less than 10 edits to be held for
> moderation. Red tape which I generally am hesitant about but generally
> people with less than 10 edits don't post until they have some more
> experience.
>
> Google Translate might be of use to decipher postings if moderators
> don't understand them, just to get the gist of whether it is an ad for
> printer cartridges or a proper post.
>
> --Jói
>

Strictly speaking it's not according to IETF rules, but on the lists
I help maintain I turn on moderation for originators of spam when I
see it but leave it off for everyone else. I don`t know if it`s
possible to do that for the diaries.

Tom