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bobnIL
Chicago, Illinois
5,060 posts
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Spammers
11 Nov 2024, 10:38 am

They seem to be out in force, the air forum now Florida.

TA, it's time to nip it in the bud!

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Aldergreen
Alberta, Canada
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1. Re: Spammers
11 Nov 2024, 11:04 am

A heck of a lot more forums than just those two. TA is well aware of the problem but whether something is done about it is another matter.

https://www.tripadvisor.ca/ShowTopic-g1-i12105-k14911978-How_Can_I_Reach_BLANK_Customer_Support_Without_Waiting-Tripadvisor_Support.html

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PareoB
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2. Re: Spammers
12 Nov 2024, 12:45 pm

The spammers are out on about 35 boards on the USA branch on Monday, Nov 11 about 6pm EST.

There are probably about 35 different names being used, so is more difficult to track them down. There are also generally two posts per name.

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RescueTeam 🇨🇦
West Grey, Canada
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3. Re: Spammers
12 Nov 2024, 2:16 pm

Many people are tempted to post a comment. Please DO NOT respond to any of them as it takes longer for them to disappear.

Reporting each post as "Spam" is the quickest way to get them removed.

Best Regards

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Aldergreen
Alberta, Canada
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4. Re: Spammers
12 Nov 2024, 2:36 pm

They are on a lot more forums than just the US destination forums including numerous on the Beyond Destination forums and other Destination forums.

I’m still waiting for TA to get its act together and act do something to stop it and not rely on members to report them all.

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RojBlake
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5. Re: Spammers
12 Nov 2024, 10:05 pm

It's a plague. Or an infestation. It really isn't good enough that TA can't stop this.

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SueA
Urbandale, Iowa
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6. Re: Spammers
13 Nov 2024, 1:50 am

Now they are on the Road trip forum

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