Foistly, this topic really didn't belong in a forum about Television animation, so I've moved it appropriately.
Secondly, I've been running and participating in message boards for the past 14 years in one aspect or another. The sad fact of the matter is that spammers are a fact of life, and the more you let them get to you, the greater a problem they will be. They only have as much power over you as you let them exert.
Regardless of that, we are on top of the problem. There is no way that doesn't require a great deal of work on my part to get rid of them completely, but we have already banned quite a few behind the scenes which never got the chance to peddle their wares. I have even institued a few IP bans which I hope don't interfere with more innocent posters. We will deal with it as they come along.
But honestly, for being such an extreme problem, I've only gotten one report. See that little link at the bottom of each post that says "Report to moderator"? That's how you should be reporting spam and will get my attention quicker. My e-mail box is open pretty much all day and that gets sent to me right away rather than whenever I can get back to the board. Posting an alert in 48 point type is not the way to deal with it and, in the long run, makes me take you less seriously. It makes me picture someone running around the room in circles, hands and arms flapping away, screaming about the end of the world about a problem that can be taken care of calmly, quietly, peacefully, and behind the scenes if it were dealt with properly.
Thanks!
