# Reported post for spam and OUR posts disappear? **URL:** \ **Category:** About This Message Board\ **Created:** [November 26, 2013, 7:17am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/reported-post-for-spam-and-our-posts-disappear/674806 "2013-11-26T07:17:45Z")\ **Posts on this page:** 20\ **Page:** 1
**Author:** ![kambuckta](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/k/53a042/32.png) [@kambuckta](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/kambuckta)\ **Post date:** [November 26, 2013, 7:17am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/reported-post-for-spam-and-our-posts-disappear/674806/1 "2013-11-26T07:17:45Z")
Both \*\*runner pat \*\*and myself reported a zombie revival in the form of a spam for ‘fart fetishes’ in [this](http://boards.straightdope.com/sdmb/showthread.php?t=69545) thread. Returning to it this afternoon, I note that not only has the spam post disappeared, but _our_ posts have been vapourised as well. Is this now SOP for these sorts of threads? ---
**Author:** ![Grrr](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/grrr/32/146_2.png) [@Grrr](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Grrr)\ **Post date:** [November 26, 2013, 8:28am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/reported-post-for-spam-and-our-posts-disappear/674806/2 "2013-11-26T08:28:36Z")
> [@kambuckta](#): > > Both \*\*runner pat \*\*and myself reported a zombie revival in the form of a spam for ‘fart fetishes’ in [this](http://boards.straightdope.com/sdmb/showthread.php?t=69545) thread. Returning to it this afternoon, I note that not only has the spam post disappeared, but _our_ posts have been vapourised as well. > > Is this now SOP for these sorts of threads? Did your post say something to the effect of: “Reported for spam”? Then yes, that’s SOP as far as I know. ---
**Author:** ![engineer\_comp\_geek](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/engineer_comp_geek/32/504_2.png) [@engineer\_comp\_geek](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/engineer_comp_geek)\ **Post date:** [November 26, 2013, 9:05am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/reported-post-for-spam-and-our-posts-disappear/674806/3 "2013-11-26T09:05:50Z")
Yes, it is standard procedure to delete both the spam post and the “reported” type posts that often follow it. There are occasional exceptions, such as when the spam report post contains other content relative to the thread. This isn’t anything new. While some spam reports will say something like “user name such and such reported” most will just say “reported”. If we don’t delete those, it gets very confusing. Without the spam post there it makes it look as if some other perfectly legitimate post is being reported. ---
**Author:** ![kambuckta](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/k/53a042/32.png) [@kambuckta](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/kambuckta)\ **Post date:** [November 26, 2013, 9:18am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/reported-post-for-spam-and-our-posts-disappear/674806/4 "2013-11-26T09:18:27Z")
Thanks for that, just have never had it happen before. I’m not a big ‘reported’ poster, so when I DO report, mostly the thread gets vanished or locked down. No dramas, just curious. 🙂 ---
**Author:** ![TubaDiva](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/tubadiva/32/507_2.png) [@TubaDiva](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/TubaDiva)\ **Post date:** [November 26, 2013, 10:44am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/reported-post-for-spam-and-our-posts-disappear/674806/5 "2013-11-26T10:44:14Z")
“Like it never even happened.” ---
**Author:** ![Grrr](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/grrr/32/146_2.png) [@Grrr](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Grrr)\ **Post date:** [November 26, 2013, 10:57am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/reported-post-for-spam-and-our-posts-disappear/674806/6 "2013-11-26T10:57:48Z")
It’s a good thing that the Mods do this too. Every once in a while, a Mod will delete the spam but forget to delete the “Reported” post. Other posters will then follow up with: “Reported for what?” Hilarity ensues… ---
**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:** [November 26, 2013, 2:02pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/reported-post-for-spam-and-our-posts-disappear/674806/7 "2013-11-26T14:02:21Z")
> [@Shakes](#): > > It’s a good thing that the Mods do this too. Every once in a while, a Mod will delete the spam but forget to delete the “Reported” post. Other posters will then follow up with: “Reported for what?” Hilarity ensues… To add to the confusion, when a spammer bumps a zombie, leaving the “reported” posts visible means the thread remains on the first page. If we delete those too, the thread can sink back down into the abyss from which it was summoned. I think **runner pat** would have thousands more posts if we didn’t delete spam reports. ---
**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:** [November 26, 2013, 2:30pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/reported-post-for-spam-and-our-posts-disappear/674806/8 "2013-11-26T14:30:07Z")
> [@Colibri](#): > > I think **runner pat** would have thousands more posts if we didn’t delete spam reports. _angry scowl_ 😃 ---
**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:** [November 26, 2013, 2:53pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/reported-post-for-spam-and-our-posts-disappear/674806/9 "2013-11-26T14:53:08Z")
> [@runner pat](#): > > _angry scowl_ > > 😃 Reported. ---
**Author:** ![johnpost](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/j/f17d59/32.png) [@johnpost](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/johnpost)\ **Post date:** [November 26, 2013, 3:02pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/reported-post-for-spam-and-our-posts-disappear/674806/10 "2013-11-26T15:02:02Z")
even the nastiest farts disappear. ---
**Author:** ![Peter\_Morris](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/peter_morris/32/359_2.png) [@Peter\_Morris](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Peter_Morris)\ **Post date:** [November 26, 2013, 3:20pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/reported-post-for-spam-and-our-posts-disappear/674806/11 "2013-11-26T15:20:50Z")
I think your post count remains, even if one of your posts is disappeared. ---
**Author:** ![Musicat](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/musicat/32/20189_2.png) [@Musicat](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Musicat)\ **Post date:** [November 26, 2013, 3:20pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/reported-post-for-spam-and-our-posts-disappear/674806/12 "2013-11-26T15:20:54Z")
> [@TubaDiva](#): > > “Like it never even happened.” What never happened? ---
**Author:** ![Grrr](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/grrr/32/146_2.png) [@Grrr](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Grrr)\ **Post date:** [November 26, 2013, 3:36pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/reported-post-for-spam-and-our-posts-disappear/674806/13 "2013-11-26T15:36:57Z")
> [@johnpost](#): > > even the nastiest farts disappear. Don’t talk about **runner pat** like that. That’s not cool dude… 😃 ---
**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:** [November 26, 2013, 3:40pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/reported-post-for-spam-and-our-posts-disappear/674806/14 "2013-11-26T15:40:10Z")
> [@Peter\_Morris](#): > > I think your post count remains, even if one of your posts is disappeared. If it’s “disappeared” (moved out of sight) I believe your post count remains the same. However, if it’s deleted it doesn’t appear in your post count (although mods can still see 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:** [November 26, 2013, 3:40pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/reported-post-for-spam-and-our-posts-disappear/674806/15 "2013-11-26T15:40:36Z")
nm ---
**Author:** ![engineer\_comp\_geek](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/engineer_comp_geek/32/504_2.png) [@engineer\_comp\_geek](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/engineer_comp_geek)\ **Post date:** [November 26, 2013, 3:44pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/reported-post-for-spam-and-our-posts-disappear/674806/16 "2013-11-26T15:44:39Z")
> [@Peter\_Morris](#): > > I think your post count remains, even if one of your posts is disappeared. Nope. Deleted posts don’t add to your total post count. Spammers end up with a post count of zero once their spam post has been deleted. ETAL Whoops! Ninja’d by Colibri ---
**Author:** ![TubaDiva](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/tubadiva/32/507_2.png) [@TubaDiva](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/TubaDiva)\ **Post date:** [November 26, 2013, 5:48pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/reported-post-for-spam-and-our-posts-disappear/674806/17 "2013-11-26T17:48:50Z")
We usually don’t delete spam reports … but if the spam was in a thread by itself (which is most often the case), when the original starting post is removed from the board the report vanishes too. Just off in the cornfield somewhere. ---
**Author:** ![kaylasdad99](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/kaylasdad99/32/3398_2.png) [@kaylasdad99](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/kaylasdad99)\ **Post date:** [November 26, 2013, 7:30pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/reported-post-for-spam-and-our-posts-disappear/674806/18 "2013-11-26T19:30:35Z")
I wonder if the corn grown in that field has any special properties. Like if they made gasohol out of it, would it make your car drive under a bridge? ---
**Author:** ![Duckster](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/duckster/32/1244_2.png) [@Duckster](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Duckster)\ **Post date:** [November 27, 2013, 3:20am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/reported-post-for-spam-and-our-posts-disappear/674806/19 "2013-11-27T03:20:38Z")
_… disappeared like a fart in the wind …_ ---
**Author:** ![bahimes](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/b/e36b37/32.png) [@bahimes](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/bahimes)\ **Post date:** [November 27, 2013, 9:22am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/reported-post-for-spam-and-our-posts-disappear/674806/20 "2013-11-27T09:22:51Z")
> [@kaylasdad99](#): > > I wonder if the corn grown in that field has any special properties. Like if they made gasohol out of it, would it make your car drive under a bridge? I doubt the nutrient quantity of a free gas in a corn field. [Next page](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/reported-post-for-spam-and-our-posts-disappear/674806.md?page=2)