# Spam bots

**URL:** <https://boards.straightdope.com/t/spam-bots/550257>\
**Category:** About This Message Board\
**Created:** [August 14, 2010, 4:35pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/spam-bots/550257 "2010-08-14T16:35:48Z")\
**Posts on this page:** 4\
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**Author:** ![kevlaw](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/kevlaw/32/2281_2.png) [@kevlaw](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/kevlaw)\
**Post date:** [August 14, 2010, 4:35pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/spam-bots/550257/1 "2010-08-14T16:35:48Z")

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Is the right place to identify potential spam bots?

Like this:

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**Author:** ![picunurse](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/p/7bcc69/32.png) [@picunurse](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/picunurse)\
**Post date:** [August 14, 2010, 4:39pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/spam-bots/550257/2 "2010-08-14T16:39:56Z")

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It’s better to use the “Report this Post” button in the thread. I think.

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**Author:** ![kevlaw](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/kevlaw/32/2281_2.png) [@kevlaw](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/kevlaw)\
**Post date:** [August 14, 2010, 4:45pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/spam-bots/550257/3 "2010-08-14T16:45:52Z")

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Ah! I looked and looked for such a button but couldn’t find it. I see it now!

Too subtle for me 🙂

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**Author:** ![twickster](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/t/ec9cab/32.png) [@twickster](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/twickster)\
**Post date:** [August 14, 2010, 4:53pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/spam-bots/550257/4 "2010-08-14T16:53:25Z")

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Got 'em, thanks.

But, yeah, “report this post” is easiest for you and for us.

ETA: for those who don’t know, the “report this post” button is the triangle with an exclamation point at the upper right-hand corner. Click on it, it will give you a message box, type in “spam” there [or whatever the reason is to report the post – asking for a coding fix, a forum movement, and other housekeeping stuff are also valid reasons, it doesn’t have to be to report a violation of the rules], hit enter, and you’re good.