Report violations, duplicates, misplaced posts, etc.

[pilla]

This will allow an easy method of contacting all moderators at one time.

• Users:
  • If you spot what you believe to be a duplicate post, please post a link to it here. In addition, include a link to what is being duplicated.
  • If you find a post you think belongs in a different forum, let us know.
  • Avoid multiple reports of spam:
    • If a user's posts are all spam, report the user, not the posts.
    • Review this thread after submitting a report. Please delete your report if someone beat you to the punch.
  • Any other post that you think requires moderation (violations of [topic=525]Guidelines[/topic], broken BBcode, etc.).
• Moderators:
  • Please delete posts after you've addressed them.

Thanks in advance.

(original post from pjp)

2009-06-03: Added spam reporting tips. --timeBandit

[pietinger]

User: samiaaly
Topic: Does Gentoo have a Free pdf editor?
Post: [post]8812533[/post]
Reason: See my edit. Please watch this user.

[szatox]

User: rayded
Topic: epsxe cannot read virtual cd rom/mounted cd
Post: [post]8820296[/post]
Reason: new user asking about gaming on windows.
At the very least wrong forum, possibly a spam placeholder

Thank you. One to watch. -- NeddySeagoon

[pietinger]

User: Ciss1965
Topic: better performance web graphics and images
Post: [post]8821382[/post]
Reason: Looks like a spam placeholder. Please watch.

[pietinger]

User: aDownwardSpiral
Topic: clipboard hijacking resulting in stolen crypto
Post: [post]8838147[/post]
Reason: First post a few weeks after the account was created... with a strange problem ... maybe a spam link placeholder ... please watch.

[logrusx]

User: ak.plus.gold
Topic: Secure programming language discussion
Post: [post]8847896[/post]
Reason: Somewhat suspicious. No mention of Gentoo, no nothing, straight into their "project" with very generic questions, no details whatsoever. Keep an eye.

I agree, under watching. Thanks for the report -- fedeliallalinea

Maybe my suspicion is not justified. There are responses from the user that seem to be genuine. --logrusx

[Juippisi]

User: krodrigue
Topic: Gentoo MATE needs *you*
Post: [post]8862026[/post]
Reason: Last post by this user is from 13 years ago, now this suspicious link.

Thx. Removed the link, left a note and send a PM. -- Banana
No response so far (31/05/25) and no further posts. I do think case closed

[szatox]

Well, halcon, your own sig is mocking programmers, what do we do about it?
Seriously though, let's not turn into another redit. Sigs are not a part of discussion, ignore and go about your day.

[Moderator note: The moderation team takes care of such matters. -- pietinger]

Edit: Sure. We have a proverb in Poland which roughly translates as: water carves the rocks; lacking in in force, it drips with persistence.
Recently I noticed a bunch of reports seemingly looking for an excuse to get offended. Meanwhile, one reddit is enough, and it already exists.

[krumpf]

User: Gentookh
Topic: Xorg forked to XLibre
Post: [post]8864193[/post]
Reason: It seems this account was created just to add some fuel to a topic that could easily turn to troll/flaming war. The youtube link goes to a video of someone that - as I've read a bit everywhere - is prone to controversy. My point is : moderators, please add extra surveillance to the topic.

Thank you for the report. We will keep an eye on it. --Banana

[Kaidezee]

User: ak.plus.gold
Topic: Need suggestions for software development
Reason: They made a vague topic about some "encryption software" they are making and they said they are loosing interest in this, unless funding is supplied. Looks like spam.

It looks to be poorly thought out so far and I'm watching -- NeddySeagoon
[Note: around 2025-07-26, I received a direct message from ak.plus.gold that did not pertain to this report, but seemed like a legitimate inquiry from a real user. -Hu]

[asturm]

User: CaptainBlood
Topic: HU: www-client/firefox-bin-141.0.3 system theme - auto fails
Post: [post]8868582[/post]
Reason: it looks as if they lost track of their usual blog subforum. Use of weird personal thread title tag indicates they really wanted to post this in Other Things Gentoo, which is known to be used as their blogging place.

[Anon-E-moose]

User: SeddyKneecoom
Topic: how i disablin the primery clip bord ?
Post: [post]8873029[/post]
Reason: spam or just stupid ranting, not really sure

[Administrator response: Given the curious similarities to Neddy's forum name, and the seemingly willful abuse of English, I suspect this is not a legitimate user. Even so, I will try to guide them. -Hu]

[szatox]

User: sanitariu
Topic: Trying to make sense of builtin modem's interfaces
Post: [post]8874939[/post]
Reason: With this post I believe we've got mr. ChatGPT here

I'm not convinced. Let's wait for the next post. It's on my watch list. -- pietinger

[logrusx]

User: Perfect Gentleman
Topic: qtbase slot conflict
Post: [post]8875394[/post]
Reason: This dude is totally out of line.

[Administrator response: Zucca responded in-thread. I concur that PG's initial suggestion was inappropriate, and had previously said as much in-thread. Hopefully, this argument will stop, as Zucca requested. -Hu]

[b11n]

User: ak.plus.gold
Topic: Hardware suggestions for running Gentoo
Post: [post]8875658[/post]
Reason: user only posts slop

I've made a post in the topic. Let's see what happens -- NeddySeagoon

[sam_]

User: Perfect Gentleman
Topic: qt6
Post: [post]8876709[/post]
Reason: This is the same thing as happened around 8875394. I could comment on it but I figure I'd leave it to moderation.

Hu already replied to this thread later on and made it unmistakably clear that Perfect Gentleman's recommendation is bad: "This is discouraged generally, and is especially discouraged if users are not warned of the danger of doing this." I assume that Perfect Gentleman will take this into account in his recommendations in the future. A third dangerous recommendation would certainly not be tolerated by the moderators. -- pietinger

[asturm]

sam_: you were faster than me there.

[Hu]

User: Perfect Gentleman
Topic: qt6
Post: [post]8876709[/post]
Reason: This is the same thing as happened around 8875394. I could comment on it but I figure I'd leave it to moderation.

Hu already replied to this thread later on and made it unmistakably clear that Perfect Gentleman's recommendation is bad: "This is discouraged generally, and is especially discouraged if users are not warned of the danger of doing this." I assume that Perfect Gentleman will take this into account in his recommendations in the future. A third dangerous recommendation would certainly not be tolerated by the moderators. -- pietinger

Actually, I was faster than sam_, by about 90 minutes. To the serious point, around the time that I posted my challenge in that thread, I also lightly modified PG's post to inhibit copy&paste execution of the command as written. (Look for the zwsp.) The next time this happens, I will at the very least be blanking the entire proffered command.

[asturm]

User: charlton
Topic: ElectricSheep on TDE finally working again
Post: 8882735
Reason: Unsupported Software

Done. Thanks for the report -- pietinger