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Re:GitHub Spam by 22c on Sunday January 28, 2024 @06:33PM (#39171004)
Yes it's a game of cat and mouse, but starting out with a defeatist attitude, the cat makes things way too easy and the mice will simply roam free. Making life hard for the spammers can and will get rid of all but the most persistent.

The other issue I have with this particular GitHub spam is the notifications persist even after the spam has been removed. You get notified and subscribed to some random thread because you were previously tagged in it.

After GH removes the spam (which is currently too slow) they should also retract any notifications or subscriptions that were made as a result of the spam comment.

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Re:GitHub Spam by RegnisGnaw on Sunday January 28, 2024 @06:34PM (#39171020)
How does that work with email?
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Re:GitHub Spam by manquer on Sunday January 28, 2024 @06:52PM (#39171169)
I think he means the notification model .

You can disable email notifications, you cannot disable the notifications model .

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Re:GitHub Spam by 22c on Sunday January 28, 2024 @07:30PM (#39171442)
That's right. If you login to to GitHub even days after the spam is removed, you will see the bell icon with a notification about a since cleaned up thread in your feed.
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