How to delete a spammer (and all their posts)
Posted: Fri Oct 04, 2024 3:38 pm
Some moderators may want a walk-through on how to delete a forum spammer, and all their posts along with them. What follows are few screenshots.
PLEASE DON'T DELETE NON-SPAMMER USERS
You can only "Administer User" if you have Moderator privileges or similar.
Find a post by the spammer, and select their username ("rlaggren" in the example below):
If you have sufficient authority on this forum, the next page will show "Administer User". Select that option:
You may or may not have to log in again. Same credentials as you normally use.
Scroll to the bottom of the next screen, use the drop-down box to select "Delete posts", the select "Submit":
The following screen will be a confirmation, warning that this can't be un-done. Select "Yes", and you're done: the spammer's account and all of their posts have been removed.
PLEASE DON'T DELETE NON-SPAMMER USERS
You can only "Administer User" if you have Moderator privileges or similar.
Find a post by the spammer, and select their username ("rlaggren" in the example below):
- NissanDiesel_Deleting_A_User_and_their_Posts_01b.png (199.51 KiB) Viewed 23280 times
If you have sufficient authority on this forum, the next page will show "Administer User". Select that option:
- NissanDiesel_Deleting_A_User_and_their_Posts_02b.png (247.43 KiB) Viewed 23280 times
You may or may not have to log in again. Same credentials as you normally use.
- NissanDiesel_Deleting_A_User_and_their_Posts_03b.png (160.55 KiB) Viewed 23280 times
Scroll to the bottom of the next screen, use the drop-down box to select "Delete posts", the select "Submit":
- NissanDiesel_Deleting_A_User_and_their_Posts_04b.png (499.38 KiB) Viewed 23280 times
The following screen will be a confirmation, warning that this can't be un-done. Select "Yes", and you're done: the spammer's account and all of their posts have been removed.