# Inappropriate posts are spamming the Anthias Discourse forums **URL:** https://meta.discourse.org/t/inappropriate-posts-are-spamming-the-anthias-discourse-forums/356644 **Category:** Support **Tags:** spam **Created:** [March 10, 2025, 4:18pm UTC](https://meta.discourse.org/t/inappropriate-posts-are-spamming-the-anthias-discourse-forums/356644 "2025-03-10T16:18:05Z") **Posts on this page:** 1 **Showing post:** 3
### Author: ![Arkshine](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/meta/user_avatar/meta.discourse.org/arkshine/32/298682_2.png) [@Arkshine](https://meta.discourse.org/u/Arkshine) #### Post date: [March 10, 2025, 4:30pm UTC](https://meta.discourse.org/t/inappropriate-posts-are-spamming-the-anthias-discourse-forums/356644/3 "2025-03-10T16:30:31Z")
Hey, welcome! There are some guides that might help you: > [@Tips for Preventing Spam](https://meta.discourse.org/t/tips-for-preventing-spam/264020): > > bookmark This documentation provides a comprehensive guide on preventing spam in Discourse forums, and includes information about various settings and tools designed to help maintain a spam-free community environment. person_raising_hand Required user level: Administrator On most forums spam is rare. However, if you’re having problems with spam on your site, Discourse comes with numerous tools to help you automatically prevent spam. The following guide offers some recommendations on how… If you are using Discourse AI (if not, definitely worth a try if you can) > [@Setting up spam detection in your community](https://meta.discourse.org/t/setting-up-spam-detection-in-your-community/300427): > > bookmark This is a #how-to guide for setting up spam detection in your community using the Discourse AI - AI triage. person_raising_hand Required user level: Administrator warning Discourse AI now ships an [efficient spam scanner that requires minimal setup](https://meta.discourse.org/t/discourse-ai-spam-detection/343541). For custom or complex use cases, we recommend following this guide Overview Spam detection is an essential feature for maintaining the quality of discussions in your community. This guide will help you set up spam detection using… Another plugin: > [@Stop Forum Spam Plugin](https://meta.discourse.org/t/stop-forum-spam-plugin/121037): > > Overview The [Stop Forum Spam plugin](https://github.com/singerscreations/discourse-stopforumspam) (unofficial) can help weed out human spammers who are able to bypass Discourse’s built-in spam tools (thanks to their awesome human powers). Right after a new user signs up on your forum (before they have time to post), this plugin will check the user’s email address, forum username, and/or IP address (depending on your plugin settings) against the [Stop Forum Spam](https://www.stopforumspam.com/) database. If the user is found in this database of known spammers, their user account will be imm… --- _[View the full topic](https://meta.discourse.org/t/inappropriate-posts-are-spamming-the-anthias-discourse-forums/356644)._