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12:12 AM
!!/approve 12557
[ SmokeDetector | MS ] Few unique characters in body, no whitespace in body, potentially bad keyword in body (194): Could you decode it‭ by Alwin George‭ on puzzling.SE
fp feedback received on [MS] Could you decode it‭
fp feedback on autoflagged post: Could you decode it [MS] (@Makyen)
Autoflagged FP: flagged by @SmokeDetector, @ArtOfCode, @Spevacus (@Makyen)
ooph; puzzling has to be a tricky site to get autoflagging right
fp feedback received on [MS] Create a Crypto-Host‭
12:17 AM
Ouch. Flag retracted.
fp feedback received on [MS] testsadasdasdadadasd‭
tp feedback received on [MS] deleetedddddddddddddd‭
fp feedback received on [MS] InconsistentMigrationHistory‭
fp feedback received on [MS] InconsistentMigrationHistory‭
fp feedback received on [MS] InconsistentMigrationHistory‭
fp feedback received on [MS] BeanDefinitionParsingException‭
tp feedback received on [MS] jdowqpodsoidoirkksldoiq‭
tp feedback received on [MS] What is the definition of Chutzpah‭
fp feedback received on [MS] will null value match In SQL join?‭
(yes, that's a pale imitation of Laurel's reviews/feedback, but I was curious to see what posts of those types had no feedback yet)
[ SmokeDetector | MS ] Bad keyword with email in body, blacklisted website in body, potentially bad ip for hostname in body, potentially bad keyword in body (159): Recovery cryptocurrency‭ by david macharia‭ on bitcoin.SE
[ SmokeDetector | MS ] Bad keyword with email in body, bad phone number in body, blacklisted website in body, messaging number in body, potentially bad keyword in body (340): CONSULT A RECOVERY HACKERD EXPERT - ALPHA KEYS‭ by Peter Wilson‭ on english.SE
!!/watch-number 15714122170
@JeffSchaller A normalized version, {{'5714122170', '15714122170'}}, of that pattern is already on the number blacklist. You can use !!/bisect-number 15714122170 to determine which entries on the number lists match that pattern, which would tell you: Matched by 15714122170 on line 1269 of blacklisted_numbers.txt: 15714122170 found verbatim
!!/watch-number 18622823879
[ SmokeDetector | MS ] Potentially bad ip for hostname in answer (1): Stop running Azure Data Factory Pipeline when it is still running‭ by user26687571‭ on stackoverflow.com
[ SmokeDetector | MS ] Potentially bad keyword in body, repeating characters in body (56): C vs C++, which is better?‭ by Charlie‭ on stackoverflow.com
!!/watch 000[\W_]*+worth[\W_]*+of[\W_]*+funds
1:28 AM
[ SmokeDetector | MS ] Potentially bad keyword in body (1): localhost\phpinfo.php blank page‭ by Angel M. Lopez‭ on askubuntu.com
[ SmokeDetector | MS ] Potentially bad ns for domain in answer (1): How can I color Python logging output?‭ by Jacky zhang‭ on stackoverflow.com
[ SmokeDetector | MS ] Phone number detected in body, potentially bad keyword in body, scam aimed at customers in body (172): How can I get in touch with American Airlines fast?‭ by will Jacs‭ on stackoverflow.com
!!/watch-number- 1-877-777-3749
@Fastnlight In order for a "number" to make an exact match, the pattern must begin with a digit or up to two of +,(,[, or { immediately followed by a digit. Append -force to the command word(s) if you really want to add the pattern you provided.
1:39 AM
PR#12559 ("Fastnlight: Watch 1-877-777-3749") opened by SmokeDetector
1:52 AM
@Dragonrage hi - but sorry, no snow to ship to you. "snowed under" means you have too much work to be able to deal with it all... hence my lack of activity on SO of late... cc @Cow
2:02 AM
[ SmokeDetector | MS ] Manually reported answer (93): How do I right-align the 'help' menu item in WPF?‭ by Js Lover‭ on stackoverflow.com
!!/approve 12559
2:22 AM
[ SmokeDetector | MS ] Potentially bad asn for hostname in answer (1): Several conditions in one Regex expression‭ by Terry R‭ on stackoverflow.com
[ SmokeDetector | MS ] Potentially bad ip for hostname in body, potentially bad ns for domain in body (2): AC Dynamo to DC System with Supercaps as Buffers ✏️‭ by Vincent Pete‭ on electronics.SE
2:36 AM
[ SmokeDetector | MS ] Bad keyword in body, bad phone number in body, bad phone number in title, phone number detected in title, potentially bad keyword in body (384): How can I talk to my Myntra customer?8106-199-194‭ by Sports.ug‭ on stackoverflow.com
[ SmokeDetector | MS ] Potentially bad ip for hostname in body, potentially bad keyword in body (2): Vial Label Marketing‭ by Custom Vial Labels‭ on academia.SE
[ SmokeDetector | MS ] Potentially bad keyword in body (1): Amplify React Sign In Redirect not working as intended‭ by Jeffrey‭ on stackoverflow.com
[ SmokeDetector | MS ] Bad keyword in answer, bad keyword with email in answer, potentially bad keyword in answer (175): How to handle "forgot password" when user has not confirmed email?‭ by Hee caborn‭ on ux.SE
tpu- feedback received on [MS] Vial Label Marketing‭
!!/watch customviallabels\.com
3:01 AM
[ SmokeDetector | MS ] Bad keyword in body, bad keyword in link text in body, potentially bad asn for hostname in body, potentially bad keyword in body, potentially bad keyword in title (170): Who is The Best Digital Marketing Company?‭ by Sneha Saini‭ on stackoverflow.com
Makyen/EC2-linux: Executing automatic scheduled reboot.
!!/watch mrjustcreation\.com
3:22 AM
Makyen/MS-Relay: Executing automatic scheduled reboot.
[ SmokeDetector ] SmokeDetector started at rev ee0f84fecd (Makyen: Log as debug MS WebSocket messages) (running on Makyen/MS-Relay, Python 3.11.3)
[ SmokeDetector | MS ] Link at beginning of answer, potentially bad ns for domain in answer, potentially bad keyword in answer (40): Does Spotify music converter really works? Which one is the most useful?‭ by Beonislle Kaning‭ on askubuntu.com
Cow
Cow
4:08 AM
still active MS
[ SmokeDetector | MS ] Manually reported answer (93): How can an AI agent make a purchase?‭ by AIbuilder‭ on stackoverflow.com
!!/blacklist-number- 19810-6199-194
Cow
Cow
sdc watch- skyfire\.xyz
4:11 AM
PR#12560 ("Cow: Watch skyfire\.xyz") opened by SmokeDetector
!!/blacklist-number- 0810-61-99-194
!!/blacklist-number- 9641-546-834
!!/report meta.stackexchange.com/q/402001 "Spam/trolling, based on linked site in their profile"
!!/watch- unclear0
4:15 AM
[ SmokeDetector ] Blacklists reloaded at rev 41a1f6a3b5 (SmokeDetector: Auto watch of unclear0 by Makyen) (running on teward/Cerberus)
4:34 AM
[ SmokeDetector | MS ] Potentially bad asn for hostname in body, potentially bad keyword in body, blacklisted user (74): Warning: Dangerous when using poor quality forklift batteries‭ by Công ty Công Nghiệp Sài Gòn‭ on stackoverflow.com
[ SmokeDetector | MS ] Bad keyword in body (94): Analysing DCE with mixed logit in R ✏️‭ by Christy‭ on stats.SE
[ SmokeDetector | MS ] Potentially bad asn for hostname in body, potentially bad keyword in body (2): Sua May Tinh Quan Tan Binh‭ by Bao An Informatics‭ on stackoverflow.com
fp- feedback received on [MS] Analysing DCE with mixed logit in R‭
tpu- feedback received on [MS] Sua May Tinh Quan Tan Binh‭
[ SmokeDetector | MS ] Few unique characters in body, no whitespace in body, repeating characters in body (248): Isomorphism between comma categories ✏️‭ by Tomais‭ on math.SE
4:50 AM
[ SmokeDetector | MS ] Bad keyword in body, potentially bad keyword in body (95): perspective changing content‭ by Sophie Foster‭ on bitcoin.SE
tpu- feedback received on [MS] perspective changing content‭
Spam? superuser.com/a/1846991/1254380 I have a hunch it's ai
[ SmokeDetector | MS ] Bad keyword in answer, bad keyword with email in answer, email in answer, potentially bad keyword in answer (254): Running public-pool instance on Umbrel, how to connect BitAxe if using TailScale‭ by Tonye‭ on bitcoin.SE
Cow
Cow
5:06 AM
@Laurel could be, hard to tell
@Laurel trying the question in chatgpt, gemini and claude all give different styles of answers that don't match the style of the answer in question
notably, they're more detailed and have more information per step
fp- feedback received on [MS] LC filter for ignition noise‭
fp- feedback received on [MS] ????????????????????????????....?‭
5:22 AM
[ SmokeDetector | MS ] Bad ns for domain in body, potentially bad asn for hostname in body, potentially bad ns for domain in body (97): Khóa Học Trị Liệu Chuông Xoay - Hành Trình Tìm Lại Sự cân bằng‭ by Nam Huỳnh‭ on money.SE
Cow
Cow
sdc watch- omhealing\.com\.vn
PR#12561 ("Cow: Watch omhealing\.com\.vn") opened by SmokeDetector
Cow
Cow
5:28 AM
sdc watch- Konnect[\W_]*+AI[\W_]*+Technologies
PR#12562 ("Cow: Watch Konnect[\W_]*+AI[\W_]*+Technologies") opened by SmokeDetector
[ SmokeDetector | MS ] Bad ns for domain in body, blacklisted website in body, pattern-matching website in body, potentially bad keyword in body (289): What key elements should be included in the introduction of a law dissertation?‭ by elena pantin‭ on physics.SE
Cow
Cow
lol
I must be laggy
5:43 AM
!!/approve 12561
Cow
Cow
@Dragonrage o/
!!/watch- buyerspanel\.com
@Cow yo
Cow
Cow
hope you're well :)
5:45 AM
bit sore, but otherwise pretty good
Cow
Cow
noice
!!/approve- 12562
@Cow one thing to note is that it is preferred to use all lower case when adding a watch. the regex searches are case insensitive, and using all lower cases helps with removing watches if need be so you dont have to guess where the caps are
Cow
Cow
@Dragonrage ah thanks will add it to my notes
updated
I just copy/pasted it and inserted the fancy space regex
5:48 AM
np. something i encountered recently and Makyen informed me about when i was trying to figure out why i couldnt unwatch something
Cow
Cow
that makes a lot of sense
@Cow yeah, thats what i do. now i just go through and replace the caps with lowercase and add in the backslashes for escaping etc
Cow
Cow
@Dragonrage cool, will do next time
all regex searches are case insensitive, but unwatch commands are case sensitive. :P
Cow
Cow
roger :)
still active MS
5:51 AM
theoretically that could be changed. but id either have to figure out how to do it myself and write the PR (involves work) or bribe someone else to do it xD
[ SmokeDetector | MS ] Blacklisted website in answer, potentially bad keyword in answer (95): How to measure out fresh herbs when the recipe calls for 'a tablespoon of chopped herb'?‭ by Bhanukumar‭ on cooking.SE
teward/Cerberus: Executing automatic scheduled reboot.
[ SmokeDetector ] SmokeDetector started at rev 2016b39bf8 (SmokeDetector: Merge pull request #12562 from Charcoal-SE/auto-blacklist-1723094882) (running on teward/Cerberus, Python 3.10.12)
Restart: API quota is 94644.
[ SmokeDetector | MS ] Bad keyword in answer, potentially bad keyword in answer, blacklisted user (162): How to transfer bitcoin? No third party, no exchange, no hard wallet, no mobile wallet‭ by Sophie Foster‭ on bitcoin.SE
!!/watch- chickenfastmining
@SmokeDetector seriously though
Cow
Cow
@tripleee never mined chickens?
6:01 AM
@tripleee shrugs if spammers want to add weird phrases that make it easier to detect the spam, who am i to complain
Cow
Cow
hehehehe
@SmokeDetector Im not really sure that is an answer
Cow
Cow
I guess
6:08 AM
[ SmokeDetector | MS ] Potentially bad keyword in body (1): Webhook validation handshake failed with response code unknown‭ by Prashant Verma‭ on stackoverflow.com
Cow
Cow
@SmokeDetector naa-
[ SmokeDetector | MS ] Bad keyword in link text in body, potentially bad asn for hostname in body, potentially bad keyword in body (75): What are the most promising areas for property investment right now future growth potential, and overall market stability?‭ by tvg realtors‭ on askubuntu.com
!!/blacklist-username (?-i:^tvg realtors$)
@Spevacus I mean, we could just watch all of Cloudflare, but I would expect that to be quite FP-prone; they are one of the largest web site hosters
cc @Makyen @Laurel opinions? AS-13335 is currently 33655/58813 so technically more than 50% spam ... from the reported domains
@tripleee just use this instead. !!/watch .* should never miss a single spam post
Cow
Cow
roflmao
-> watch *
:D
!!/watch- certvalue(?!\.com)
6:16 AM
@tripleee That seems like a lot, volume wise.
Cow
Cow
I guess Cloudflare is the to go to spam domain
[ SmokeDetector | MS ] Potentially bad asn for hostname in body, potentially bad ns for domain in body (2): Botones Mercadopago No funcionan en movil si en PC ✏️‭ by Spyphone‭ on es.stackoverflow.com
@Vickel That sounds like a reasonable thing to do. I interpret that entry on the watchlist as there to get data as to if the pattern is useful. Once that's seen, which it has been and you brought it to everyone's attention, the pattern can be put in the appropriate place.
@Cow It sounds like that could be helpful.
@Fastnlight cc @Cow The negative lookbehind there doesn't provide any value. The negative lookbehind of (?<!askeva) is immediately after o. Given that o is not a (the last letter in the negative lookbehind, i.e., the letter that must be immediately preceding it in order to match), that negative lookbehind can never match.
@Starship To give a bit more background: When it was 6 red flags to delete, Charcoal, through a series of posts on MSE, got authorization to use up to 4 autoflags, an increase from the original 3 autoflags. We were not given authorization to use 5 autoflags, even though that was an option/request/suggestion by us and data indicated that it was the better option, providing quicker, more consistent deletions while retaining human input.
Since that time, the number of autoflags used on a post, either 3 or 4, depended on the historical probability that the post would be spam, based on the similar metrics to what the flagging conditions use. Having 4 autoflags required 99.9% probability.
With the change to 4 red flags to delete, we've assumed that the authorization has scaled to a maximum of 3 autoflags (with more requiring specific moderator approval for their specific site, or CM approval for all sites). We have not chosen to have it be that there are either 2 or 3 autoflags with three only being placed when the probability of it being TP being higher.
This came about mostly through inertia, as that's just what was easy after making sure that we weren't placing enough autoflags (4) to auto-delete posts. There was a bit of choice to stay at 3 autoflags, rather than go to 2 or 3, but it was at least somewhat more work to get there. It's been over a year, now, since the change. People have, mostly, felt it's going well. The one primary objector, Science Fiction & Fantasy, has been handled by setting their site to get a maximum of 2 autoflags.
However, after the change to 4 red flags to delete, an argument could be made that the intent of respondents on MSE, and, thus, the authorization, was that there be two flags left for humans (even though the numbers indicate humans are less accurate), so only 2 autoflags maximum.
Personally, I believe that enough time has past since the last time autoflagging and the number of autoflags were discussed on MSE during which Charcoal has continued to gain goodwill and demonstrate that autoflagging is good and accurate, such that if it was discussed again the result would be continuing with 3 autoflags and authorizing 5 autoflags, if the system went back to using 6 red flags to delete.
[ SmokeDetector | MS ] Bad keyword in answer, bad keyword in link text in answer, potentially bad ns for domain in answer, potentially problematic ns configuration in answer (172): Use latest data in training a timeseries model‭ by sekar‭ on stats.SE
!!/watch- codefrombasics\.com
only @Makyen will join a room and drop 7 replies to 5 different people in the space of 2 seconds, all of which are near the character cap for a chat message
5
@Cow Cloudflare is the go to for any domain hosting, they handle about 20% of the internet
[ SmokeDetector | MS ] Potentially bad asn for hostname in answer, potentially bad keyword in answer (2): Can I install a volume licensed version of Windows 10 Education on an unlicensed Windows 10?‭ by Aniket‭ on superuser.com
6:25 AM
!!/watch- simplidistance\.com
@tripleee Even SO is behind Cloudflare nowadays.
[ SmokeDetector | MS ] Potentially bad keyword in body, repeating characters in body (56): How to solve this sql‭ by MANSOOR P‭ on stackoverflow.com
fp- feedback received on [MS] How to solve this sql‭
Cow
Cow
6:28 AM
@tripleee lol had no idea
Cow
Cow
@SmokeDetector gibberish
@SmokeDetector absolute gibberish wtf rofl
I thought the blanket watch on NS namecheaphosting.com (a much smaller, and probably spammier, provider) would be worth comparing with, but it's actually a lot less noisy than I thought (22230/23366 over seven years)
[ SmokeDetector | MS ] Potentially bad ip for hostname in answer, username similar to website in answer (74): Custom Led / Oled Screens‭ by Tech For Zone‭ on superuser.com
Cow
Cow
6:30 AM
@Makyen ah roger that, thanks for explaining that :)
tpu- feedback received on [MS] Custom Led / Oled Screens‭
Cow
Cow
sdc watch- techforzone\.com
PR#12563 ("Cow: Watch techforzone\.com") opened by SmokeDetector
@SmokeDetector Some political(?) post. Or something. It's something about the Olympics and somebody being disqualified.
Might also be a news piece missing the spam link. But I voted R/A
Cow
Cow
@VLAZ you forgot the wrestling part
:D
6:32 AM
@Cow Well, I didn't really read all of it. There was something about wrestling at the start, then something about Olympics and disqualification at the end. I did an extremely surface skimming.
Also, TBH, I don't know if wrestling is in the Olympics or not.
Cow
Cow
it is, but not in the sense of the American version
[ SmokeDetector | MS ] Potentially bad keyword in body, potentially bad keyword in title (2): How can digital marketing be used to promote the industrial sector?‭ by minigenix123‭ on stackoverflow.com
Yeah, I gathered it's not Stone Cold and <insert another wrestler, since I ran out of names> competing.
Cow
Cow
@SmokeDetector spam seed, user has answer in bio and website
6:34 AM
[ SmokeDetector | MS ] Link at end of body, potentially bad ns for domain in body, potentially bad keyword in body (100): What strategies can be employed to achieve a high level of accessibility (WCAG compliance) in a web application?‭ by user1897171‭ on askubuntu.com
Cow
Cow
sdc watch- minigenix\.com
for an example of a currently watched AS with moderately high FP volume HOSTINGER-LT is 5335/7331
PR#12564 ("Cow: Watch minigenix\.com") opened by SmokeDetector
6:34 AM
!!/watch- viacon\.io
sdc approve 12564
sdc watch- minigenix\d*(?!\.com(?<=minigenix\.com))
6:36 AM
for what it's worth Namecheap have their own AS #226112 at 14957/16130 which was briefly watched but then turned off as noisy / redundant
[ SmokeDetector | MS ] Potentially bad asn for hostname in answer, potentially bad keyword in answer, blacklisted user (74): Where can one download a legal copy of Windows 10 Enterprise or Education?‭ by Aniket‭ on superuser.com
(most of their DNS customers are not also using their AS for hosting, so the DNS watch gets more hits)
Cow
Cow
@SmokeDetector k
I'm getting some serious lag, I guess the capwapp tunnel I'm on is very slow
@tripleee I don't mean to pry but I'm curious - do you deal with servers and hosting as part of your job, or is this more of a "hobby" (non-professional interest)?
Cow
Cow
tripleee is the oracle from The Matrix
6:41 AM
I don't want to reveal too much about my professional life but let's just say the majority of what I know about this I learned here
[ SmokeDetector | MS ] Potentially bad keyword in answer (1): BlackJack Game with no splitting ✏️‭ by Nancy Capwell‭ on boardgames.SE
[ SmokeDetector | MS ] Potentially bad asn for hostname in answer, potentially bad keyword in answer (2): Where should I ask a question related to life education?‭ by Aniket‭ on meta.SE
Cow
Cow
@SmokeDetector user continues with spam train
6:42 AM
@tripleee Understandable. That is really the type of information I was after. Something like "Yes, I work with this" or "No, just a personal thing". Thanks.
[ SmokeDetector | MS ] Potentially bad ns for domain in body, potentially bad keyword in body, potentially bad keyword in title (3): which is online cricket betting id provider?‭ by thanos book‭ on superuser.com
Cow
Cow
@tripleee you owe me a buymeacoffee or patreon link so I can give you that coffee
paypal works too :D
hehe
Cow
Cow
sdc watch- thanosbook\.in
PR#12565 ("Cow: Watch thanosbook\.in") opened by SmokeDetector
Cow
Cow
6:44 AM
it's Thursday not Friday spammers
chill out
Also, I'm only asking because I've dealt briefly with severs. I also had a course in uni about a bunch of networking. But I mostly have surface knowledge. @tripleee is the only person I've really seen apply bigger breadth and depth of networking concepts around here. And I'm impressed.
[ SmokeDetector | MS ] Bad keyword in body, potentially bad ip for hostname in body, potentially bad ns for domain in body, potentially bad keyword in body, blacklisted user (169): What is the best dialysis hospital in Delhi?‭ by Epitome Hospital‭ on meta.SE
welp, thanks (-:
[ SmokeDetector | MS ] Link at beginning of body, potentially bad asn for hostname in body, potentially bad keyword in body (48): Netgear wifi extender setup-Guide‭ by Mywifiext012‭ on stackoverflow.com
6:45 AM
tpu- feedback received on [MS] Netgear wifi extender setup-Guide‭
!!/blacklist-username (?-i:^Epitome Hospital$)
Cow
Cow
sdc watch- epitome[\W_]*+hospital
argh
PR#12566 ("Cow: Watch epitome[\W_]*+hospital") opened by SmokeDetector
@Cow It's fine - it would still catch matches in the body of a post.
Cow
Cow
6:46 AM
oh right
was username
but we'd want to avoid the double score on the user name so I will unfortunately reject this
Cow
Cow
roger
!!/watch- simplidistance(?!\.com)
!!/reject 12566 "bad timing, overlapping watches"
Cow
Cow
got a meeting in a min
6:47 AM
@tripleee Closed pull request #12566.
Cow
Cow
bbl
!!/watch epitome[\W_]*+hospital(?<!(?-i:^Epitome Hospital$))
@SmokeDetector another "edited to add a Cloudflare-hosted link" on non-ELL/ELU
!!/unwatch my[\W_]*+wifi(?!(?:[^<]|<(?!\/?code>))*+<\/code>)(?:[\W_]*+(?:ext(?:ender)?|local|net(?:work)?|login|setup|support)s?)*(?<!my wifi)(?!(?<=mywifiext)\.(?:cc|net|xyz))
6:53 AM
!!/watch my[\W_]*+wifi(?!(?:[^<]|<(?!\/?code>))*+<\/code>)(?:[\W_]*+(?:ext(?:ender)?|local|net(?:work)?|login|setup|support)s?)*\d*(?<!my wifi)(?!(?<=mywifiext)\.(?:cc|net|xyz))
!!/blacklist-website epitomehospitals\.com
for a more typical watched AS, #AS-19318 is sitting at 344/499

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