Hi everyone! As you may have noticed, this forum has had a spam issue for a while. I posted earlier that I reached out to Russ, the website developer and admin, as well as the Doo Wop Preservation League last month about the issue. Earlier this evening, Russ replied to my post and gave me access as a moderator. He also deleted all the spam posts, and I just went through all the comments to clear the spam ones as well. I go on here every few days and followed all the categories, so I'll see when new posts come up. This should take care of the spam issue.
I am really excited to have this opportunity as I have been a member of this forum for somewhere over a decade. As much as this site has changed in the last few years, it's still a place I like to visit, especially when I'm missing WIldwood.
So keep the posts coming!
Well, this is awesome news! Thank you for going the extra mile, and congratulations on your new position. This is the first step in re-vitalizing the forums. I hope we can also find a way to attract new people here and make the forums vibrant all year long.
Congratulations! This is great news and hopefully will encourage more people to post. It would be a shame to lose this forum,
Thanks! It's so nice to see the forums without all the spam, and I'm so happy that there is still activity. This site has always felt like a safe space because a lot of us have been members for a while. Unlike places like facebook or other social media, I don't remember there being much drama in the comments.
Too many people use facebook to hurt other people. I know people who are addicted to it and are miserable because of the posts.
I'm not as active on Facebook as I used to be...it's too stressful.
I hate facebook. I don't consider this Doo Wop Forum as much a "safe space" as I consider it a welcoming community. I run a few Discord servers so I discovered there's a difference.
Nice work Nicole. Thanks for your dedication to the forum...it's in good hands!
Great News Nicole, if you need any help let me know
That is great news.
Thanks for all the support!
Thanks again Nicole!
Thank you Nicole for doing that. Well done and appreciated. And to echo Anthony, it would be a shame to lose this forum.......Warren
I just wanted to give a little update as there seems to be another uptick in spam posts. When I started moderating, I was depending on my email notifications. Of course, the problem with that is it's often delayed. Yesterday I found an app to this site through the hosting website, so now I get notified instantly whenever there are new posts, comments, or even new members. This should make things a little easier for me to keep track of.
You may have also seen a certain "user" posting multiple spam comments (sometimes as many as 20 within a few minutes). I do not think I have the ability to remove users, but did reach out to Russ, the site's creator, and let him know what's going on. I'm hoping he'll get back to me so that I can remove the spam accounts. Until then, all I can do is delete each post or comment as I see it.
If you happen to see anything that is clearly spam, please let me know.
Thanks!