The Science News section got flooded with Advertisements on 25 July.

No action was taken.
Probably no staff member was active at time.
Different accounts with random names posted.
This spamming is still ongoing when i am posting this.
A serious measure must be taken to ensure this never happen again.
We need staff which is active near 09:30 AM UTC (International Time).

It's annoying, yes, but you're asking for 24/7 coverage from a volunteer team who have lives outside of this group. That's a non-starter.

You can ignore it and move on. What is the true risk here other than a mild inconvenience?

Please have some perspective.

The account is posting a contact number,which can be fraud or scam.

7 minutes ago, iNow said:

but you're asking for 24/7 coverage from a volunteer team who have lives outside of this group

I am not saying they should cover 24/7,we need more staff or a system which detects the spam.

Both are already in place, but spam has become easier with AI. This is not a new issue.

We're largely aligned. Yes, it would be great never to see it at all. That expectations is unrealistic, though. Accept it as another example of the enshittification of the internet and move along is my advise.

4 minutes ago, iNow said:

move along is my advise.

I am just trying to highlight a issue.
I dont think its worth debating on.

You know every time you engage with it and comment on those threads you’re helping them elevate their reach, right?

8 minutes ago, Dhillon1724X said:

I dont think its worth debating on.

Super, but you’re the one who opened a thread here to vent about it. If you don’t want to hear counter views or alternative opinions then remain silent, but the moment you open your mouth / share your words you’re creating an opening to be challenged.

This isn’t a blog or a pulpit. It’s a discussion site. We’re discussing it.

Edited July 25Jul 25 by iNow

1 hour ago, Dhillon1724X said:

The Science News section got flooded with Advertisements on 25 July.

No action was taken.
Probably no staff member was active at time.
Different accounts with random names posted.
This spamming is still ongoing when i am posting this.
A serious measure must be taken to ensure this never happen again.
We need staff which is active near 09:30 AM UTC (International Time).

We ban these users when one of us logs on. Their posts are removed. The proper action by our members is to report the posts (tap/click on the … in the upper right), not to respond to them.

The measures recently implemented did flag and hide some of the spam. One hopes that it’s a “learning” algorithm and gets even better as time goes on.

32 minutes ago, Dhillon1724X said:

I am just trying to highlight a issue.
I dont think its worth debating on.

It happens on the other sites im on. Just report it and it will get picked up and binned.

1 hour ago, swansont said:

We ban these users when one of us logs on. Their posts are removed. The proper action by our members is to report the posts (tap/click on the … in the upper right), not to respond to them.

The measures recently implemented did flag and hide some of the spam. One hopes that it’s a “learning” algorithm and gets even better as time goes on.

Ok sir.

1 hour ago, pinball1970 said:

It happens on the other sites im on. Just report it and it will get picked up and binned.

i've reported it.

Edited July 25Jul 25 by Dhillon1724X

3 hours ago, Dhillon1724X said:

i've reported it.

Edited 2 hours

Cool +1.

It helps the site, alerts the mods