# "Reported" or not? I've lost track **URL:** \ **Category:** About This Message Board\ **Created:** [August 24, 2015, 1:18pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/reported-or-not-ive-lost-track/728714 "2015-08-24T13:18:46Z")\ **Posts on this page:** 20\ **Page:** 2
**Author:** ![Chronos](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/chronos/32/134_2.png) [@Chronos](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Chronos)\ **Post date:** [August 24, 2015, 7:54pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/reported-or-not-ive-lost-track/728714/21 "2015-08-24T19:54:54Z")
Most of the spam reports I make are the OP of their own thread, so there are no other posts they might be confused with. This is at least partly because I’ll open up threads with suspect titles just to check them. ---
**Author:** ![Colibri](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/colibri/32/1841_2.png) [@Colibri](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Colibri)\ **Post date:** [August 24, 2015, 8:12pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/reported-or-not-ive-lost-track/728714/22 "2015-08-24T20:12:45Z")
> [@Chronos](#): > > This is at least partly because I’ll open up threads with suspect titles just to check them. Recently we’ve been getting a lot of thread titles of this sort, which seem as if they might make sense but are just a gibberish of random words strung together. _The brand concept equity Classifying maths sorting The beauty of ultraviolet rays The time and order proximity The strong level of persona The variations of multiplexes The evergreen sachi_ And then there’s ones like these, which are just a little more obvious: _fdsghj nbncvjhg mnmkbvkl ADDERALL 30mg,ROXYS,HYDRO, OXYS, MANDRAX (QUAALUDE),ACTAVIS,PERCS, DILUADID, FOR SALE .TEXT(405) 30_ ---
**Author:** ![watchwolf49](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/w/e9c0ed/32.png) [@watchwolf49](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/watchwolf49)\ **Post date:** [August 24, 2015, 8:25pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/reported-or-not-ive-lost-track/728714/23 "2015-08-24T20:25:10Z")
Maybe it’s just a spelt-check problem … those happen sometimes. ---
**Author:** ![Czarcasm](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/czarcasm/32/4050_2.png) [@Czarcasm](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Czarcasm)\ **Post date:** [August 25, 2015, 2:13pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/reported-or-not-ive-lost-track/728714/24 "2015-08-25T14:13:06Z")
> [@Colibri](#): > > Recently we’ve been getting a lot of thread titles of this sort, which seem as if they might make sense but are just a gibberish of random words strung together. > > _The brand concept equity > Classifying maths sorting > The beauty of ultraviolet rays > The time and order proximity > The strong level of persona > The variations of multiplexes > The evergreen sachi_ > > And then there’s ones like these, which are just a little more obvious: > > _fdsghj nbncvjhg mnmkbvkl > ADDERALL 30mg,ROXYS,HYDRO, OXYS, MANDRAX (QUAALUDE),ACTAVIS,PERCS, DILUADID, FOR SALE .TEXT(405) 30_ Don’t most of these contain reddit links? Can these be blocked somehow? ---
**Author:** ![VinylTurnip](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/v/b2d939/32.png) [@VinylTurnip](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/VinylTurnip)\ **Post date:** [August 25, 2015, 2:32pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/reported-or-not-ive-lost-track/728714/25 "2015-08-25T14:32:50Z")
> [@Colibri](#): > > Recently we’ve been getting a lot of thread titles of this sort, which seem as if they might make sense but are just a gibberish of random words strung together. > > _The brand concept equity > Classifying maths sorting > The beauty of ultraviolet rays > The time and order proximity > The strong level of persona > The variations of multiplexes > The evergreen sachi_ > > And then there’s ones like these, which are just a little more obvious: > > _fdsghj nbncvjhg mnmkbvkl > ADDERALL 30mg,ROXYS,HYDRO, OXYS, MANDRAX (QUAALUDE),ACTAVIS,PERCS, DILUADID, FOR SALE .TEXT(405) 30_ Roxys, Oxys _and_ Percs? Oh, my. ---
**Author:** ![AlsoNamedBort](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/alsonamedbort/32/3213_2.png) [@AlsoNamedBort](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/AlsoNamedBort)\ **Post date:** [August 25, 2015, 3:13pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/reported-or-not-ive-lost-track/728714/26 "2015-08-25T15:13:47Z")
> [@Czarcasm](#): > > Don’t most of these contain reddit links? Can these be blocked somehow? Are they real reddit links? I’ve never clicked on one. They say [reddit.com](http://reddit.com) but they don’t follow the “[Reddit - Dive into anything](http://reddit.com/r/whatevertherestofthelinkishere)” convention. ---
**Author:** ![Chronos](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/chronos/32/134_2.png) [@Chronos](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Chronos)\ **Post date:** [August 25, 2015, 3:18pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/reported-or-not-ive-lost-track/728714/27 "2015-08-25T15:18:58Z")
> [@](#): > > … > Classifying maths sorting > … This was one that I reported, but it’s not actually one that I opened because the title looked suspect. I actually opened it because I thought it would be about the performance of various sorting algorithms, a topic that would interest me (and a textbook example in every course about algorithms ever). I would also have opened up “the beauty of ultraviolet rays”, had I seen it. ---
**Author:** ![running\_coach](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/running_coach/32/15836_2.png) [@running\_coach](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/running_coach)\ **Post date:** [August 25, 2015, 3:20pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/reported-or-not-ive-lost-track/728714/28 "2015-08-25T15:20:34Z")
> [@AlsoNamedBort](#): > > Are they real reddit links? I’ve never clicked on one. They say [reddit.com](http://reddit.com) but they don’t follow the “[Reddit - Dive into anything](http://reddit.com/r/whatevertherestofthelinkishere)” convention. Yep, I clicked on the first one of these I saw to make sure it was spam. I think the idea is that reddit moves so fast, it’s easier for the spam to get buried, lost and not reported in the traffic. ---
**Author:** ![DinoR](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/dinor/32/2821_2.png) [@DinoR](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/DinoR)\ **Post date:** [August 25, 2015, 3:22pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/reported-or-not-ive-lost-track/728714/29 "2015-08-25T15:22:29Z")
> [@Morgenstern](#): > > But it makes the mods feel the love when their mailboxes are overflowing with mail. I just report any post a mod makes. Overflowing box and they know someone read their post… it’s an extra helping of love.😃 ---
**Author:** ![Czarcasm](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/czarcasm/32/4050_2.png) [@Czarcasm](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Czarcasm)\ **Post date:** [August 25, 2015, 3:23pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/reported-or-not-ive-lost-track/728714/30 "2015-08-25T15:23:25Z")
> [@AlsoNamedBort](#): > > Are they real reddit links? I’ve never clicked on one. They say [reddit.com](http://reddit.com) but they don’t follow the “[Reddit - Dive into anything](http://reddit.com/r/whatevertherestofthelinkishere)” convention. The one currently in the Election forum is a real reddit link. edited to add: As is one that just got posted in Café Society. ---
**Author:** ![Colibri](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/colibri/32/1841_2.png) [@Colibri](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Colibri)\ **Post date:** [August 25, 2015, 3:26pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/reported-or-not-ive-lost-track/728714/31 "2015-08-25T15:26:24Z")
> [@Czarcasm](#): > > Don’t most of these contain reddit links? I haven’t clicked on any of them myself, but my understanding is that they actually go to streaming sites. > [@](#): > > Can these be blocked somehow? I don’t know enough about vBulletin to be sure. ---
**Author:** ![Colibri](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/colibri/32/1841_2.png) [@Colibri](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Colibri)\ **Post date:** [August 25, 2015, 3:46pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/reported-or-not-ive-lost-track/728714/32 "2015-08-25T15:46:02Z")
> [@Czarcasm](#): > > edited to add: As is one that just got posted in Café Society. If it’s the one titled “Human ancestor walked with Lucy,” which I just zapped, although it went to reddit it was actually a streaming link. ---
**Author:** ![Colibri](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/colibri/32/1841_2.png) [@Colibri](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Colibri)\ **Post date:** [August 25, 2015, 3:50pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/reported-or-not-ive-lost-track/728714/33 "2015-08-25T15:50:53Z")
> [@Colibri](#): > > If it’s the one titled “Human ancestor walked with Lucy,” which I just zapped, although it went to reddit it was actually a streaming link. Same with the one in Elections. ---
**Author:** ![Biotop](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/biotop/32/321_2.png) [@Biotop](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Biotop)\ **Post date:** [August 25, 2015, 7:18pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/reported-or-not-ive-lost-track/728714/34 "2015-08-25T19:18:45Z")
> [@Colibri](#): > > Recently we’ve been getting a lot of thread titles of this sort, which seem as if they might make sense but are just a gibberish of random words strung together. > > _The brand concept equity > Classifying maths sorting > The beauty of ultraviolet rays > The time and order proximity > The strong level of persona > The variations of multiplexes > The evergreen sachi_ Quite a nice poem. I’d edit out a couple of the “the”'s ,— maybe from lines 4 and 7. But otherwise, a good effort. ---
**Author:** ![Colibri](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/colibri/32/1841_2.png) [@Colibri](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Colibri)\ **Post date:** [August 25, 2015, 7:39pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/reported-or-not-ive-lost-track/728714/35 "2015-08-25T19:39:35Z")
> [@Biotop](#): > > Quite a nice poem. I’d edit out a couple of the “the”'s ,— maybe from lines 4 and 7. But otherwise, a good effort. Several of them sound like _Big Bang Theory_ episodes. Maybe Raj lost his job.😉 ---
**Author:** ![Biotop](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/biotop/32/321_2.png) [@Biotop](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Biotop)\ **Post date:** [August 26, 2015, 2:46am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/reported-or-not-ive-lost-track/728714/36 "2015-08-26T02:46:18Z")
> [@Colibri](#): > > Several of them sound like _Big Bang Theory_ episodes. Maybe Raj lost his job.😉 Or album titles. Maybe post-Roger Waters _Pink Floyd_ or _Tangerine Dream_. ---
**Author:** ![Trinopus](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/t/2bfe46/32.png) [@Trinopus](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Trinopus)\ **Post date:** [August 26, 2015, 3:53am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/reported-or-not-ive-lost-track/728714/37 "2015-08-26T03:53:02Z")
> [@Colibri](#): > > Yes, it’s helpful to post “reported” when reporting spam. Otherwise we may receive a dozen reports of the same post. (This is not to deter people from reporting spam, just to indicate that it is helpful to let people know that you have reported it.) Oh! Okay, this is new to me. I always thought posting “reported” was just a cute way of “junior modding.” I thought the effect was the equivalent of saying, “This post is so bad, I reported it. That’s how bad it is!” I’ll stop thinking that and take the view you recommend. Ignorance fought! Thanks! ---
**Author:** ![Colibri](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/colibri/32/1841_2.png) [@Colibri](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Colibri)\ **Post date:** [August 26, 2015, 4:57am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/reported-or-not-ive-lost-track/728714/38 "2015-08-26T04:57:34Z")
> [@Trinopus](#): > > Oh! Okay, this is new to me. > > I always thought posting “reported” was just a cute way of “junior modding.” I thought the effect was the equivalent of saying, “This post is so bad, I reported it. That’s how bad it is!” > > I’ll stop thinking that and take the view you recommend. Ignorance fought! Thanks! It’s fine when it’s something obvious like spam or a thread move. However, when used for things that are more of a judgement call, like insults, trolling, etc., it can be junior modding. So I would restrict posting “reported” to the former situations. ---
**Author:** ![Trinopus](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/t/2bfe46/32.png) [@Trinopus](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Trinopus)\ **Post date:** [August 26, 2015, 8:11pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/reported-or-not-ive-lost-track/728714/39 "2015-08-26T20:11:20Z")
Ah! Okay, even better. Context and all that. (Sigh! Why’s the world gotter be so complicated!) 🙂 ---
**Author:** ![Cicero](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/cicero/32/3594_2.png) [@Cicero](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Cicero)\ **Post date:** [August 27, 2015, 11:47am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/reported-or-not-ive-lost-track/728714/40 "2015-08-27T11:47:21Z")
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