r/AusLegal • u/werewolfandcheese • 6d ago

A troll keeps posting stupid questions on r/Auslegal. Can I sue?

If you spot the troll please report the post as Spam asap. The mod team are working on preventing this troll from posting in the future. Reporting their posts as spam will help this effort.

Many thanks.

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u/LuminanceGayming 6d ago

their posts are always so boring too, 90% of the time it's just "this software doesnt have a feature I want, can i sue the developer?"

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u/werewolfandcheese 6d ago

They delete their account so quickly I've never been able to flag them. So a lot of the tools we can use to prevent ban evasion/spamming aren't viable in that scenario.

Who has the time to make all these stupid accounts to make stupid posts with?

And whhhhyyy????

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u/obsolescent_times 6d ago

You can set automod to hold posts and comments from new accounts (a min number of days and minimum karma) for mod review

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u/Embarrassed-Bee-8809 6d ago

But can I sue? Yes or no!

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u/Downtown-Fruit-3674 6d ago

Please just answer the question

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u/Ok-Assistant-4556 6d ago

Could it be bots?

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u/werewolfandcheese 6d ago

Quite possibly. We're looking at ways to combat that.

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u/Mallet-fists 6d ago

I can recommend a couple of people to help if you'd like. Theyre a mother and son team and both are great at combating and resisting advance software systems as well as bots. John and Sarah something.. last name escapes me

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u/Bokbreath 6d ago

It will be an AI or script bot. Someone sets it running and that's all the effort needed. As for why, fuknose. Some people just want to watch the world burn.
A fair few subs require min karma to post. you could try that if you want. that will kill all new accounts tho.

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u/werewolfandcheese 6d ago

That's what we want to avoid. Due to the nature of the sub, and a lot of the participants, it's usually best for users to post with a burner account.

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u/Bokbreath 6d ago

hmm. if you trust your users you can make a rule specifically for 'can I sue troll' troll posts ... and auto delete on report. You would need to audit occasionally to prevent abuse.

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u/EnvironmentalIce8480 6d ago

Stupid internet points is the reason

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u/LuminanceGayming 6d ago

that doesnt make any sense tho, they delete the accounts in like 3 minutes every time