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This is a nice template except for one big problem: SpamHaus does not accept spam submissions, but perform spam collection themselves. Therefore, it would not be possible for us to report spammers to them. See: [https://www.spamhaus.org/faq/section/Generic%20Questions#103]<br /> The FTC (spam@uce.gov) takes e-mail spam submissions, as does [http://spamcop.net SpamCop], though I don't know if either of those would want to know about this kind of spam. Project Honeypot is the only place I see that takes reports of this kind. Of course, if someone backtraced the spammer IP, (which is not that hard) it could also be reported to their [[ISP]]. Many ISPs prohibit spamming, so they could loose their internet service as a result. (Of course, if they are using a proxy, the best that could be hoped for is the shutdown of that proxy server...) In any case, this template should be revised. --[[User:DavidB4|<font color="ForestGreen">David B</font>]] <sup><small>([[User talk:DavidB4|TALK]])</small></sup> 17:47, 15 December 2016 (EST)
This is a nice template except for one big problem: SpamHaus does not accept spam submissions, but perform spam collection themselves. Therefore, it would not be possible for us to report spammers to them. See: [https://www.spamhaus.org/faq/section/Generic%20Questions#103]<br /> The FTC (spam@uce.gov) takes e-mail spam submissions, as does [http://spamcop.net SpamCop], though I don't know if either of those would want to know about this kind of spam. Project Honeypot is the only place I see that takes reports of this kind. Of course, if someone backtraced the spammer IP, (which is not that hard) it could also be reported to their [[ISP]]. Many ISPs prohibit spamming, so they could loose their internet service as a result. (Of course, if they are using a proxy, the best that could be hoped for is the shutdown of that proxy server...) In any case, this template should be revised. --[[User:DavidB4|<font color="ForestGreen">David B</font>]] <sup><small>([[User talk:DavidB4|TALK]])</small></sup> 17:47, 15 December 2016 (EST)
:Of course, if the ISP is located in the [[American Redoubt]], the link spamers are probably beyond the reach of the Federal government or the moral suasion of Conservapedia. [[User:JDano|JDano]] ([[User talk:JDano|talk]]) 17:53, 15 December 2016 (EST)
:Of course, if the ISP is located in the [[American Redoubt]], the link spamers are probably beyond the reach of the Federal government or the moral suasion of Conservapedia. [[User:JDano|JDano]] ([[User talk:JDano|talk]]) 17:53, 15 December 2016 (EST)
::Heh, good point, although those were usually internal links, so they probably didn't count for that reason.
::In all seriousness, many spammers are protected for various reasons, but if we can at least make life difficult for them, that's progress. However, I suspect that this is an empty threat. Unless one person in particular is being a special pain, I suspect they don't get reported. --[[User:DavidB4|<font color="ForestGreen">David B</font>]] <sup><small>([[User talk:DavidB4|TALK]])</small></sup> 18:01, 15 December 2016 (EST)