[webkit-dev] Bugzilla spammers are changing tactics

[Alexey Proskuryakov]

Hi,

Emailling admin at webkit.org <mailto:admin at webkit.org>  is good.


The tag isn't watched by the admins. Adding it will collapse the comment, but won't fully hide it, and won't ban the spammer.

- Alexey

17 февр. 2025 г., в 6:26 AM, Michael Catanzaro via webkit-dev <webkit-dev at lists.webkit.org> написал(а):

Hi,

For a couple months now, Bugzilla spammers have changed tactics and are now leaving (possibly AI-generated?) comments without any obvious spam links, e.g.:

https://bugs.webkit.org/show_bug.cgi?id=192753#c31

The spam comment will look somewhat related to the content of the bug report, but won't actually contribute to the discussion. The purpose of these spam comments is unclear since without links there can be no SEO spam. Maybe they think it helps them build reputation to avoid us removing their future comments that will actually include links? Whatever. This is a heads-up to be on the lookout for the new strange type of spam.

What's the correct procedure to report spam? I had been mailing <admin at webkit.org> each time I see it, but there is also a spam tag we can add to posts to hide them. Is the spam tag adequate, or is that not good enough to actually ban the spammer?

Michael


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