LFGSpamFilter

LFGSpamFilter

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LFGSpamFilter (WoW addon)

This small addon will help you combat spam in the LFG tool.

Features

  • banning players by name
  • filtering previously banned or reported players
  • filtering based on group age or filled out voice chat
  • temporary player bans

Please note that this filtering is not 100%. It should improve over time as you report more spam groups.

How to use

This addon adds several new UI elements to the LFG tool:

Status button

The status button shows the current state of LFG filtering:

  • grey eye: no groups filtered
  • red eye with a number: some groups filtered
  • closed eye: filtering disabled in current LFG category
  • squinting eye with red number: filtering is currently inverted (showing only groups that would be filtered)

The button has different mouse button interactions:

  • left click shows options
  • right click quickly toggles filtering for the current LFG category
  • middle click temporarily inverts the filtering

Ban button

When hovering a group, a red "X" will appear on the left side.

  • left click reports and bans the group leader
  • right click bans the group leader temporarily
    • temporary bans expire after you relog (and the report window will not be opened)
    • you can also clear temporary bans in options

FAQ

Why not filter using the group title, etc.?

Sadly, Blizzard has made it impossible for addons to read the content of group titles, descriptions and voice chat information. This limits the filtering to the other parameters and banning players by name.

Why do I have to report groups manually?

Since 11.0 it is mostly impossible for addons to interact with the report window without breaking it.

By default, when banning a group, the report window will be opened for you. This can be disabled in options.

Known issues

  • "Report Advertisement" context menu option doesn't always work - this is caused by UI taint from group filtering and is not currently fixable; use the "Report Group" option or let this addon open the report window for you (this is enabled by default)
  • errors related to calling GetPlaystyleString() - shouldn't happen if you have an authenticator on your account