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delxoz
03-22-2009, 01:35 PM
Hello

One nasty spammer registered and posted 2 threads.I banned and deleted him & his threads but they are still appearing on the board index.How to remove them ?

Regards
mikey1991
03-22-2009, 01:39 PM
AdminCP - maintenance - rebuild thread titles

I think.
Cryo
03-22-2009, 01:45 PM
Did you delete them or soft-delete them?
delxoz
03-22-2009, 01:47 PM
AdminCP - maintenance - rebuild thread titles

I think.

I found Remove Orphan Threads but nothing such as rebuild thread titles.I am using latest vbulletin release...

Edit : I am not sure what is the difference between soft delete and normal delete ?? :)
BlueNinjaGo
03-22-2009, 01:57 PM
Soft-delete allows you to restore later... admins can still see thread....

Permenant delete removes it completely (AFAIK)
Brandon Sheley
03-22-2009, 02:01 PM
I found Remove Orphan Threads but nothing such as rebuild thread titles.I am using latest vbulletin release...

Edit : I am not sure what is the difference between soft delete and normal delete ?? :)

did you try the "rebuild thread titles" ?
delxoz
03-22-2009, 02:03 PM
Hm I think that something weird happened because I as admin see them and when I log off,clear the cookies and etc I still see them but when I click to check out the thread I get error message that thread doesn't exist...Can you tell me how to "destroy" this spam permanently

Edit : I didn't found this option rebuild thread titles ... AdminCP - maintenance - update counters --> and here nothing ... I tried Remove Orphan Threads and posts.
Brandon Sheley
03-22-2009, 02:04 PM
Hm I think that something weird happened because I as admin see them and when I log off,clear the cookies and etc I still see them but when I click to check out the thread I get error message that thread doesn't exist...Can you tell me how to "destroy" this spam permanently

did you read my last post? :)
delxoz
03-22-2009, 03:15 PM
Yes I did :)

AdminCP - maintenance - update counters --> and nothing such as "rebuild thread titles" ?

Two options :

1) I am "blind"
2) Something else is not okay
Cryo
03-22-2009, 03:18 PM
His point was they're most likely soft-deleted, which it sounds like they are since you can see them when logged in but not when you're logged off. To perma-delete spam instead of soft-deleting it, use "Delete as Spam" as normal and under "Deletion Options" make sure "Physically Remove" is selected instead of "Soft-Delete." This will remove the thread entirely from your site.
Lynne
03-22-2009, 03:23 PM
What version vb are you running? It doesn't sound like you are going about deleting the users threads correctly. Remove Orphan threads is not the way to go about it. Read the definition of that function:

Remove Orphan Threads
This function removes all threads that belong to forums that no longer exist.
delxoz
03-22-2009, 03:32 PM
3.8.1

I know that this option is not the way to solve this but I just tried ... :)
Next time I will use the hard-deletion method but question is how to fix this mess now.
Cryo
03-22-2009, 03:57 PM
It's actually very easy. Look at the thread / post on the forum page - you should see "View" and "Manage." Click "Manage." Inside there, under "Deletion Status" click on "Physically Remove" then "Save Changes." You can also just click the in-line Moderation box and then scroll to the bottom, click "Delete Threads" and "Physically Remove." Both do the same thing, just different steps.