# How to report a spammer?

**URL:** <https://boards.straightdope.com/t/how-to-report-a-spammer/769977>\
**Category:** About This Message Board\
**Created:** [October 28, 2016, 10:30pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/how-to-report-a-spammer/769977 "2016-10-28T22:30:06Z")\
**Posts on this page:** 5\
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**Author:** ![Barbarian](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/b/e19adc/32.png) [@Barbarian](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Barbarian)\
**Post date:** [October 28, 2016, 10:30pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/how-to-report-a-spammer/769977/1 "2016-10-28T22:30:06Z")

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Sorry, I don’t recall how to report a thread or a bogus poster.  
This person has three posts that duplicate existing titles – all ads for a movie

[http://boards.straightdope.com/sdmb/search.php?searchid=13637956](http://boards.straightdope.com/sdmb/search.php?searchid=13637956)

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**Author:** ![voltaire](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/voltaire/32/313_2.png) [@voltaire](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/voltaire)\
**Post date:** [October 28, 2016, 10:37pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/how-to-report-a-spammer/769977/2 "2016-10-28T22:37:01Z")

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Click that little, tiny red triangle with an “I” (or is it an exclamation mark?) next to the post#, above the poster’s join date.

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**Author:** ![Loach](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/loach/32/350_2.png) [@Loach](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Loach)\
**Post date:** [October 28, 2016, 11:02pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/how-to-report-a-spammer/769977/3 "2016-10-28T23:02:03Z")

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Or just wait for running coach. He will be along in 30 seconds to report it.

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**Author:** ![voltaire](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/voltaire/32/313_2.png) [@voltaire](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/voltaire)\
**Post date:** [October 28, 2016, 11:13pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/how-to-report-a-spammer/769977/4 "2016-10-28T23:13:00Z")

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> [@Loach](#):
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> Or just wait for running coach. He will be along in 30 seconds to report it.

And I held back on the “don’t worry about it, running coach will get it” joke! :smack:

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**Author:** ![cochrane](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/cochrane/32/10441_2.png) [@cochrane](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/cochrane)\
**Post date:** [October 29, 2016, 12:16am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/how-to-report-a-spammer/769977/5 "2016-10-29T00:16:12Z")

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After people report spam, they’ll usually post “Reported” below it so that other posters know it’s been reported and don’t flood the mods with multiple reports. If you report spam first and go to post “Reported,” though, you’ll have to wait 60 seconds to make your post. If you post “Reported” first before you report the spam, you’ll be able to report it without the 60 second delay.