Nathan4102: Its insane how much the activity drops after HS finals pass.

Insectoid: You also get ads if you have a google (and maybe other sites) referral link, even if you're logged in. Google compsci.ca and click on the result, you'll get ads. Refresh the page and the ads disappear.

Aange10: I still check Compsci periodically!

Raknarg: Oh wait, nevermind, I remember that's what happens when you're an unregistered user

Raknarg: Wait, we have ads?

Nathan4102: Interesting i didn't know that.

Dan: If enough users click "report" on the first post in a topic it will be automatically removed from public view.

Nathan4102: What if there was a rank that gave the user the ability to delete and ban users with <20 posts? Just enough power to aid in cleaning the forum when they want to, and not enough for it to be abused. It could be given to senior members maybe??

Tony: Also, don't reply to spam threads -- it just bumps them up for more people to see.

Dan: Yes and no. We can make bans based on IP addresses, but they tend to change frequently for both legitimate users and spamers. We do use a shared blocklist with other sites but some still get through. The best thing you can do if you see spam is to click the report button and give the user a ban vote (black button).

gohabsgo007: Can't the "mods" track where a user log in from, you know, ip address and stuff?

Insectoid: Those happen every week. They usually get deleted as soon as a mod logs in.