Messages Flagged as SPAM...

Sometimes a new thread or reply will not be posted right away because certain message elements may show up on the radar as SPAM. Unfortunately, this is a necessary precaution to keep SPAM off the forums.

I won't reveal what the system is watching for (since that might assist actual spammers in avoiding it), but please start a Conversation with Rocketmantn or A.D. if you're having issues with this feature and we'll be happy to investigate it.

Please note -- If a message is flagged as probably spam, a Moderator must approve it before it will show up in the forums. Generally this may take an hour or two, so please don't re-post your message 10 more times in an attempt to get it to show up.

This may also happen if you try to post URLs -or- Emails, but don't have several posts under your belt yet. Again a Moderator will approve such messages, assuming they are not SPAM.
Thanks for your patience, along with your understanding in helping us to keep the board as free of as possible!

 

Jon,
To answer your question with positive-proof-results, YES as we had vBulletin configured it did a very admirable job of keeping spam off the forums. On a more current note though, XenForo has an even more configurable system for handling SPAM.