Group Spamming

Looks to me like an idiot looking for an audience.

I would definitely have reported it.

It's a continuing (and extremely annoying) problem as anyone who owns/administers one or more groups knows. What really bothers me is when I see this behavior from viners who have been around for a long time and should really know better. Group spamming is also a COH violation.

The ability to categorize content, including clipping, is a privilege that carries with it a responsibility. Publishing or clipping to irrelevant groups and/or entering irrelevant tags is prohibited.

I have noticed considerable spamming myself. Because of this I elected not to join in those groups.

Something I just found out that I was guilty of and probably happens more with new viners, is that I was not checking the public group I started. Initially, I checked it every day for new members and since no one wanted to join, I stopped checking it. Then I forgot about checking it. I went into my group today and found there was a viner waiting to be accepted into membership. (red face)...I complained about that once, myself.

McSpocky, if it wasn't for your article, the membership request would still be sitting there waiting for me to respond.

Thanks, Pon :/

Well, I just got called on one, but appreciate the clarification - it was a minor point and I'm glad it was brought to my attention. There are those like your example McSpocky that are obvious in what they are doing, mine was a minor technicality that I was unaware of.

Reminder emails to some is fine - blatant violations from others is another thing.

I think there should be a place to "block" political-based articles if the group is not politically based. From what I've seen, most of the group spamming abusers are posting articles about politics.

I mean these folks need to get a grip. If I check in on my groups that are paranormal, ghosts, etc., topics, why would I even want to read a political article taking up room in the group?

damn spocky and i thought i was being a little pushy but heck, i feel better, but still will learn from others, thanks again, and p.s. how in the heck do you write so many articles in one day, wow, i can bareley figure out how to make my way around here, and actually i misspell alot but thats because i sam smokin on the keys, anyhoo bye

That's one thing I can't stand on NV. I've seen quite a few viners do it on a daily basis. Some have been here for yrs.

I thought it was a violation of the CoH but evidently not.

What I do when it happens in my groups is that I'll start deleting the inappropriate articles. If it turns into an everyday thing, I usually contact the member and bring attention to the problem. They'll usually stop. Sometimes it's a misunderstanding by the member. Then there some who have gotten upset (evidently) and left the group.

You pretty much know when a member(who does this) starts eyeing your groups. But of course we've made mistakes by inviting them to our groups to begin with.

Wow, McSpocky

YES!, too many spammers.... Such is what the (vocal) USA has become. Personally, I'm not posting much anymore. There are too many poster who think "belief" = "fact." I can't deal with that.

What is your opinion when you see a (Vine) response calling someone a TROLL? (I aways check to see "joined date" before I even consider that....) Seriously, do people actually believe others are paid to post to "wrong-wing" sites"?

The USA has become a frightening place, I think.

wow you guys are good, i am struggling to have the time to even get noticed and u guys are smokin up these pages, how do you do it, hahaha its cool, been doing this i guess for a while, me i'm just happy to be able to hang out every now and again, take care yall, keep on newsvinin.

I looked at a couple of groups I'm in "writing" themed, and I couldn't believe all the "seeds" and political-based content. I thought the writing groups were for original content or VERY well-written articles or articles on writing seeded for others to share. Sad ...