[wp-forums] What's with all the Bozo's?

[Josh Lobe]

Lol... 99.44%?
I love the sense of humor on this list :)

Got it.
Thank you for your time and explanation.
Once.... long long ago... I myself was placed in the timeout room ;)

I'm sure I'll learn more as I get in there and keep playing.
Thanks Jan!

PS: By the way.. I've been meaning to ask you...
"Brute Squad"....
.... is that a reference to the "Princess Bride" movie?

*Josh Lobe*
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On 5/16/2014 5:33 AM, Jan Dembowski wrote:
> *Drinks coffee, wishes bozo was labeled "Time out room recipient for a 
> while so to keep an eye on that account" and realizes that's probably 
> too many characters*
>
> Josh Lobe wrote:
>>
>> I've looked back through prior posts... and didn't notice anything 
>> immediately obvious.
>> I mean... a couple of these folk seem like genuine people.
>>
>> Can a BOZO happen automatically?
> I'm pretty sure (99.44%) that can and does happen.
>
> Occasionally someone will create a brand new account and the system 
> will flag it as bozo immediately. The automated system does learn and 
> if the account is from a domain or IP range that just spammed the 
> forums for the last 25 days (oh boy does that happen) then the new 
> account will also get picked up.
>
> If it' a real person and they post well then someone will eventually 
> uncode that account too.
>
> *Drinks more coffee*
>
> There's 2 ways for an account to be coded. One is that the automated 
> spam system made a determination that they should be coded. When I see 
> an account hitting the spam filter and only that one flag is set then 
> I'll usually un-code that account if there is nothing in their post 
> history that warrants that.
>
> Then there is another flag that indicates a moderator or higher put 
> them in the timeout room on purpose. That's usually for the reasons 
> that Mel said.
>
>> What's the threshold for a bozo?
>> I mean, I'm sure harassment, solicitation, etc... qualifies.
>> What about a genuine b-fest?  A vented frustration towards a 
>> developer; or WP in general?
>>
>> I don't want to bozo anyone... don't have the authority, anyways.
>> I'm just wondering if there isn't a 'glitch' somewhere in the system...
>
> Coding someone's account doesn't do anything negative to that forum 
> member. It just makes more work for the moderators though because all 
> the posts do get reviewed.
>
> When an account is coded it just means that someone has to approve 
> those posts. It doesn't delete those posts but it does mean other 
> members will not see those posts till they are released. If the member 
> behaves then they will be let out of the timeout room unsupervised.
>
> Thanks,
>
> Jan Dembowski
>
>
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