Re-instate the mark as spam on referrers to remove spammers

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  threenineconsulting · Member · Feb 22, 2023 at 4:32 pm

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  The mark as spam functionality on the Referrers tab, used to remove the dodgy referer spammer , can this please be reinstated.

  The Semalt spam is becoming unbearable again and my referers are polluted with their crappy *.xyz referrers

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  aleone89 · Staff · Feb 24, 2023 at 9:15 am

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  Hey there,

  The mark as spam hasn’t been removed.

  If you hover over the referrer you should see an ! symbol. This is the Mark as spam button. :)

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  threenineconsulting · Member · Feb 27, 2023 at 1:03 pm

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  I appreciate the Mark As Spam is still there aand I use it.

  However, the functionality I referring to is that what would happen when you click the Mark as Spam, is that it would remove the Domain from you Referrer stats right aweay so It would be there.

  It no longer does this and I would like that to be the bahaviour.

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  aisajib · Staff · Feb 28, 2023 at 4:40 am

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  Hi there!

  As far as I’m aware, that should still be how it works. Could you tell us specifically which referrer you’re trying to mark as spam? We can try it from your account and see what’s happening.

  Thanks!

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  threenineconsulting · Member · Feb 28, 2023 at 8:20 am

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  A few semalt based spammers this happens with are:

  webuonline.xyz

  eximsale.xyz

  cerbsale.xyz

  wlumlgoods.xyz

  commsale.xyz

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  threenineconsulting · Member · Feb 28, 2023 at 8:38 am

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  It looks like when I try post a sample url the spam blocker on this forum blocks me

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  threenineconsulting · Member · Feb 28, 2023 at 8:41 am

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  I think the spam blocker is blocking me adding the url. I am using [dot] to signify .

  one sample url is cerbsale[dot]xyz

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  staff-95percentghost · Staff · Feb 28, 2023 at 2:22 pm

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  Thanks for the examples! I had a quick look and these referrers don’t look as if they’re appearing in your referrer list any more, if I understand correctly? They’re definitely showing as blocked referrers, and this does appear to have removed them from your referrers lists – are you still seeing them there?

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