Meta topic for managing this forum - is it possible to add some type of limitation on posts to combat spam?
It's been true for a while, that spammers can simply create an account on the GOS forum, and flood the feed with new posts. These posts persist until a moderator can ban the account & remove the posts.
The forum does become fairly unusable while this is underway. Users can't easily find relevant discussions when three spam posts are produced a minute
As of late, the issue appears to be worsening. There is a single bad actor whom seems to have automated the process. Close to nightly, a new account floods the feed with near identical spam. This forum is largely unusable when it happens
Id like to know whether, among the active users in good standing, there is a compelling reason to avoid adding mitigations. For example, Id propose there is no reason a good-faith poster should need to post more than 3 or 4 times an hour
