Further info on Blizzard's new anti-spammer tech
by Dan O'Halloran 
May 27th 2007 at 3:00PM
We've reported on the "right click the spammer's name and report them" feature. Players had some additional questions, so the fine folks at WoW's European official site have created a Squelcher FAQ. They don't reveal their methods (that could give the spammers a way to get around it), but they do include some interesting facts about the new functionality that you may not have heard.When you report someone as spamming, it not only blocks any further whispers or mail from that character, it blocks any further communication from any character on that account. And if that account gets reported a certain number of times, it will be prevented from communicating with anyone until the GMs can investigate the reports.
Also, there are some restrictions on using the "Report Spam" feature. You can only use it once every minute and only five times every 24 hours. And you can't use it on anyone on your friends list, in your guild or, duh, yourself. Other than that, lay down the report hammer on any unsolicited spam and get in line to buy a Blizzard employee a drink at BlizzCon 2007!
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Reader Comments (Page 1 of 1)
Martel May 28th 2007 1:41PM
The beauty of this system is it doesn't just work on the gold farmers. Now when some fool decides to spam the trade channel with some idiocy, a bunch of people can easily report him and Bliz will slap a gag on his account.