Problem with posting on the forum?

[Sue]

I'm unable to post on the ED issues page.

Anyone else?

Of course if it's a more general problem I won't be able to post this either!

[ianr]

I'm not sure whether any part of the 'unwelcome word rejection' software here still silently blocks the posting, as it used to. You might try the test of pasting the full text into a post here — maybe even just editing your OP — to see if that gets the same treatment. If it does you could titrate your message, systematically adding or removing bits, until you discover an offending instance, which you can then try doctoring into acceptability. The incremental mode is preferable if multiple offensiveness is suspected.

[Sue]

Ah, could be that though I have no idea what!

I'll have another look, thanks ianr.

Clearly I can post in this bit ok ...

[Sue]

Well I've reworded it loads of times and I still can't post it.

This is it:

Adidas_guy Wrote:

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> I received electronic proof of delivery from Royal

> Mail which says a parcel was delivered to me at

> 13:54 today and apparently I signed for it?.

> However it was not delivered.

Royal Mail must then show you your signature!

But I thought even Royal Mail took photos these days?

[Sue]

So it's posted alright here.

Very strange.

[ianr]

OK. Now copy the post from here, paste it as a new message on the ED Issues page, and press the "Post message" button while silently intoning the word "Alohomora".

[Siduhe]

Sue, try it without ?Adidas? - I may be completely off track but I seem to remember a load of spam trainer ads a while back. I wonder if that is a banned word?

[Sue]

Siduhe Wrote:

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> Sue, try it without ?Adidas? - I may be completely

> off track but I seem to remember a load of spam

> trainer ads a while back. I wonder if that is a

> banned word?

That's weird, because it's their user name!

I will try! But why would it be OK in this part of the forum and not in others?

[Siduhe]

Because the banned keywords only apply in the forums that the spammers frequent from memory. I don't think a banned keyword would prevent someone using it in a username, only typing it into the posting box and posting it.

And some of the words are really random - kitchen was banned for a while - but it's all about trying to keep the forum spam free, so I'm grateful!

Glad to hear my memory isn't failing me after all.

[Sue]

:)

[ianr]

The block seems to have just been removed. I was experimenting with editing the username into posts on various boards. It wasn't possible on the ED Issues less than half an hour ago, now it is. And on the Lounge. Before that the only hits across the forum when searching for Adidas_guy were all just his own posts. He seems to have been deprived of his human right to be trolled, insulted or misunderstood for at least two years.

[Siduhe]

He seems to have been deprived of his human right to be trolled, insulted or misunderstood for at least two years.

In which case, I feel I should issue an immediate and unreserved apology to him, as the block has now been lifted...

;-)

[Sue]

ianr Wrote:

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> The block seems to have just been removed. I was

> experimenting with editing the username into posts

> on various boards. It wasn't possible on the ED

> Issues less than half an hour ago, now it is. And

> on the Lounge. Before that the only hits across

> the forum when searching for Adidas_guy were all

> just his own posts. He seems to have been

> deprived of his human right to be trolled,

> insulted or misunderstood for at least two years.

He must have found it really odd that nobody ever responded to him!

I hope he isn't permanently psychologically damaged!

[Administrator]

Hi, late to the party, apologies. I see there is still a ban on Adidas so not sure how you it got through on the General forum.

I'll remove the ban on that word now anyway as I expect that spammer's gone elsewhere.