Drupal Groups is an open community site where anyone can contribute to Drupal-related discussions. This openness often results in spam. We have various processes in place for fighting spam, listed below.
- Report spam in the issue queue. Include a link to the spam and also to the user's profile. Include the user's account name in the issue title, e.g. "spam from spammeruser."
- Get the "spam fighter" role and flag spam. If you're frequently reporting spam, this role will allow you to do so more quickly with a simple flag link.
- Review spam reports in the issue queue. Confirming spam reports are, indeed, spam and marking as RTBC helps speed up deletion.
- Delete spam. After you have a record of reporting spam, you can request the "editor" role via the issue queue, which allows you to directly delete spam.
What is spam?
For the purposes of Drupal Groups, spam is unsolicited promotional material. This generally involves linking to commercial sites that have nothing to do with Drupal. Spam does not include promoting commercial Drupal services in threads specifically requesting information about commercial Drupal services, nor should language proficiency be treated as an indication of spam. Usually spam is obviously spam, but when it's not clear, always ask someone else. Spam is annoying enough without legitimate users having their accounts blocked or their content deleted as collateral damage.