The spam filtering dilemma

(Put the 3 long casts into a single spot for easier referencing.)

The spam filtering dilemma

(Put the 3 long casts into a single spot for easier referencing.)

https://dwr.email/the-spam-filtering-dilemma

Working on Farcaster and Warpcast. Longer thoughts at https://dwr.email

nice write up. especially good to clarify that 'proof of humanhood' is not the solution to fighting spam. spam is a relative/subjective matter.

Thanks for making this an article! So much easier to point people to this!

thank you for addressing this
it's great that we'll now receive warnings before being labeled as spam but will this feature also inform us about the specific behavior that triggered the warning? because that would help us understand and correct the issue

This was an awesome read. Always looking for solutions instead of whining. Also if we could get new follows and new users more on peoples feed it might be helpful to prevent them being labeled.

Today it's ad hoc to me and Varun. We will like make this process more formal / self-serve.

for part 1, point 8a, "good existing users on the network reporting incorrect labels is really valuable here" -- how do you do this? I know how to report users as spam but not how to flag spam filtered users as not spam. If someone is marked spam and I like or reply to them does it count that as a report of incorrect spam label? or if not, could/should it?

I mean, casting things and never getting replies will also make you stop using the app 🤷🏻‍♂️

I think that is a great breakdown of how you are thinking. I'm sure it will be what it is.

How about a system that doesn't ask for proof of humanity right from account creation, but instead asks for it when removing spam status?

I think this issue could be solved if we can quickly and properly correct any mistaken labeling.

I know it's a work in progress, but it's nice to know that you are willing to improve your "spam fitering"!

I think a and b are especially important.
If there is a way to recover from being misidentified, hope can wait.

And with a warning, you can think about which of your actions are being misinterpreted as such.

I hope this initiative comes to fruition soon! 🐥

Technowatermelon. Elder Millenial. Building Farcaster. 

nf.td/varun

I am interested in the “report as spam” if a person isn’t acting in a spammy manner but offends a certain group/demography of people and those people (let’s say 20 of them) decides to report that user as spam, would such person get labelled as spam?

Also does the algorithm/system place priority on a major farcaster contributor (Farcaster OG) report then normal or mid users?

hey dan, there was a question i threw to v but i haven’t gotten an answer yet and i am bringing it to you in hopes that you can help out, thanks @dwr.eth

hey dan, there was a question i threw to v but i haven’t gotten an answer yet and i am bringing it to you in hopes that you can help out, thanks @dwr.eth 

https://warpcast.com/freymon.eth/0x2c82d318

alot of people need to read this to further understand this spam filter

They will continue to think that regardless of what we say.

I think the spam issue stems from people thinking there is a Farcaster token/airdrop coming. At the beginning of the year, tons of influencers on 𝕏 told followers to come to Farcaster and engage to get the airdrop.

I like that it’s “EXISTENTIAL” to have new users join Warpcast. Typos can be so poetic.

Is it actually the spam filter which is giving new users a hard time?

Independently if you are tagged as a spammer or not - as long as you don’t follow me you won’t get notified that I commented on your post and therefore will never get aware I commented 

Removing the spam filter will not change anything for “real unspammy” users