Does the Watched Words → Silence setting (as shown in this image) apply on the post title and the post content both, or is it just for the post content? [image] For context: we’re using this to filter spam as suggested in the spam filtering guide ( Tips for Preventing Spam ) and would like this to …

[image] Gaurang Tandon: Does the Watched Words → Silence setting (as shown in this image) apply on the post title and the post content both, or is it just for the post content? The settings apply to both the post title and the post content.

Thanks for your response. Apparently we’re facing the same issue as this poster here: Send edits of approved posts back to approval queue - #9 by dacap I understand Watched Words → Silence only applies on the spammer’s first post. I checked the spammer’s first post (with a simple data explorer quer…

Does "Watched Words -> Silence" work on post titles?

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HAWK (Hawk) October 30, 2024, 8:30pm 2

The settings apply to both the post title and the post content.

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Does "Watched Words -> Silence" work on post titles?

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