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13. There's what I call the "double alert" option. Or contact a forum host
Tue Jul 2, 2024, 12:25 PM
Jul 2024

You can try the conventional alert and pick one of the categories that best fits, however poorly.

Let's say the jury votes to leave it (which you aren't informed of, but you know if the post stays and stays and stays).

About a day later, alert on it again. This time you should get a pop-up telling you "this alert will be sent directly to the administrators", or something like that, and there's a box to explain your reason for the alert. Perfectly legit, as long as you are sure enough that you think it's important enough to bring this to EarlG/Elad's attention. (The administrators are EarlG and Elad for folks who don't know the terminology)

Another option is to contact one of the hosts of the forum it is posted in (See the forum's "About" page for a list of hosts). Although their powers are limited (they can lock the post and block the person from the forum), well, that's progress and a 2nd opinion up the chain, and one can feel more confident and better prepared to bring it to the admins' attention.

Edited to add 1129a CT - I don't see this person as "boty". Besides the 5 latest posts (OK I only looked at 3 of the 5, and the other 2 just judging from the post titles), the 5 latest RECs give me confidence as well

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There is a lot of weird stuff going on here this morning. n/t rzemanfl Jul 2024 #1
Hit alert Botany Jul 2024 #2
Alert and let the jury decide. Ocelot II Jul 2024 #3
The alert feature does not have a category for bots. ClearSky24 Jul 2024 #5
You don't have to be sure; that's why there's a jury. Ocelot II Jul 2024 #6
"You sound like a bot" is the latest way to insult someone. sop Jul 2024 #4
One unusual thing about the poster is that his account was created two days ago. ClearSky24 Jul 2024 #7
122 posts/2 days? Hummmmmmm...nt mitch96 Jul 2024 #8
Are their posts repetitive? Do any of them violate DU's TOS? Ocelot II Jul 2024 #9
See for yourself. ClearSky24 Jul 2024 #10
I read a few of them, didn't agree but they didn't seem to violate the TOS. Ocelot II Jul 2024 #11
Doesn't sound like a bot to me. Sounds like a very angry former lurker who finally registered to vent highplainsdem Jul 2024 #12
I wrote to them, a combination "welcome to DU" and a request that they clear up what I'm sure is a highplainsdem Jul 2024 #14
They're still posting, up to 142 posts, but have not responded to the email and link to this thread. highplainsdem Jul 2024 #15
Hmm, your last two posts give air to an opposite position RandomNumbers Jul 2024 #17
There's what I call the "double alert" option. Or contact a forum host progree Jul 2024 #13
I saw this thread while thinking about an "Alert on AI" button. (suspicion thereof) usonian Jul 2024 #16
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