Hacked accounts

[PurpleHeather]

Hi

Occasionally come across blatantly spam entries in a dormant account. I can only imagine they are hacked.

It seems unfair to report a user if they periodically return and post something and the goal is a valid goal.

How do we best deal with these?

The post I've just seen that prompted me to write here is:
www.43things.com/how_i_did_it/view/122761/how-to-buy-new-hiking-boots

Thanks
PH

[Joe Goldberg]

Hi PH,

Thanks for bringing that to our attention. I don't see any definitive proof that the account was hacked. They certainly are excited about a particular shopping website though. Usually a hacker--after gaining access to someone's account--will post many, many spam entries, not just one. Let's see if this person has more account activity before doing anything.

Joe