Prevent Spam from Martin Lewis

[RebeccaPidgeon]

How can We prevent being spammed from journalist Martin Lewis if We follow the Twitter feed for CAG ?

 

If I want Professional Financial Advice, I visit a Professionally Trained Financial Advisor.

 

But, for anyone who does know about Icesave and the other Icelandic Banks which failed, the following Channel 4 news with journalist Martin Lewis will be quite illuminating

 

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=rx-ySEKUURI

[sir_gilmour]

Hello RebeccaPidgeon, welcome to the CAG.

 

Enjoy your visit, but take some time to look around the forum and understand where everything is.

 

 

It can seem confusing at first but you will start to find your way round and to understand what a helpful community we are.

 

You haven't received any replies to your post yet. Try posting your query again in a relevant sub-foum. You will get the help and support you need there.

[san_d]

Enjoy your visit, but take some time to look around the forum and understand where everything is

Can anybody disable this bot?

[sir_gilmour]

That is very unfair and very very hurtful to me.

[stu007]

Hi

 

Why disable? sir_ gilmour is only offering an introduction and basic advice to newcomers to CAG which I am sure they appreciate.

[LaughingGirl]

Can anybody disable this bot?

 

I hope you're not referring to Sir Gilmore! He's just bumping questions that have had no response, so they have an opportunity to be heard. What Sir Gilmore is doing is in response to a post from the forum admin:

 

http://www.consumeractiongroup.co.uk/forum/showthread.php?126507-Too-Many-Posts-Going-Unanswered-Your-Help-Needed&highlight=too+many+posts+going+unanswered

 

Personally, I think he's doing an admirable job - as far as I can tell, he's also the only person that bothers doing it, and it's pretty damn decent of him IMO!

[sir_gilmour]

Hi

 

Why disable? sir_ gilmour is only offering an introduction and basic advice to newcomers to CAG which I am sure they appreciate.

 

Thank you

[sir_gilmour]

I hope you're not referring to Sir Gilmore! He's just bumping questions that have had no response, so they have an opportunity to be heard. ...

 

Personally, I think he's doing an admirable job - as far as I can tell, he's also the only person that bothers doing it, and it's pretty damn decent of him IMO!

 

 

I think that this is first appreciative comment I have ever received. Thank you very much

[LaughingGirl]

I think that this is first appreciative comment I have ever received. Thank you very much

 

That's quite alright. As I say, it's a very decent thing to do - it can be really disheartening to be new to forums and feel like you're being ignored, particularly somewhere like CAG, where it sometimes takes a good bit of courage just to post in the first place.

 

Hats off to you, Sir.

[sir_gilmour]

[san_d]

This looks like cheating to me. If a thread is fake-answered, it might look like the issue is sorted, while it's not. Leaving it unanswered makes it possible for somebody else in the future to sort it out.

 

I am subscribed to a IT technical forum where a group of people every week reviews all unanswered threads.

 

I love CAG but this forum has a few technical shortcomings that nobody seems to want to address.

[citizenB]

I cant see that it does presume the issue has been sorted. What it does do is pop the thread to the top so it becomes visible again.

[Conniff]

Agreed, he is only saying hello and welcome and he does that 24 hours per day and all he asks if a few hobnob biscuits.

 

In fact I think he does such a good job and never argues that I am going to give him some reputations points.

[maroondevo52]

Sounds like a Site Team candidate

[Bullpoofilter]

This looks like cheating to me. If a thread is fake-answered, it might look like the issue is sorted, while it's not. Leaving it unanswered makes it possible for somebody else in the future to sort it out.

 

I am subscribed to a IT technical forum where a group of people every week reviews all unanswered threads.

 

I love CAG but this forum has a few technical shortcomings that nobody seems to want to address.

 

Is that you offering your services San D?

 

More:

 

Consumer

Action

Group

 

and less

 

Complaining

And

Grumbling

[BankFodder]

Is that you offering your services San D?

 

More:

 

Consumer

Action

Group

 

and less

 

Complaining

And

Grumbling

 

Let's steady down a bit everyone, please.

 

We are all entitled to our opinions.

 

This looks like cheating to me. If a thread is fake-answered, it might look like the issue is sorted, while it's not. Leaving it unanswered makes it possible for somebody else in the future to sort it out.

 

I am subscribed to a IT technical forum where a group of people every week reviews all unanswered threads.

 

I love CAG but this forum has a few technical shortcomings that nobody seems to want to address.

 

Is your IT forum as large as the CAG? Does it have as many threads started each day and are the variety of questions as large and as very complicated as here?

There is a team of about 30 people here trying to do their best to deal with as much as possible - assisted with great spirit, by all of the Caggers as well - and yet we are stretched.

 

It would be nice to have the kind of system which you suggest - but we simply don't have the resources - in terms of people or money.

 

Let's have a link to your IT forum so I can have a look.

[Conniff]

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