Spam reporting thread #42

Procedures for reporting spam
Distinguish between the following, and flag the highest level of the violation:
-- Type 1: Irredeemable commercial spam: make sure to flag the member's profile, as well as the spammy activity. This type includes things selling strollers, pharmaceuticals, live-streaming sports games, porn, and/or trying to create traffic/links to sites for such things. Sufficient profile flags will automatically result in temporary suspension and deletion of the member's activity, so use your profile-flagging powers wisely and carefully.
-- Type 2: Teachable moments: DO NOT flag the member's profile, but DO flag the violating activity (e.g. self-promotional Talk post, group, or local venue). This type includes promotional activity that violates the Terms of Service (TOS), but where the member is potentially redeemable, e.g. overzealous authors, overzealous publishers, or other members with small TOS violations but who are otherwise using the site legitimately. These cases should be reported to staff (by sending a message or email to staff and/or or posting on this thread), so the member can be taught how to use the site.

Specific procedures:
-- Overzealous authors or publishers (these fall under type 2): do NOT flag the member's profile. Report to staff here or privately. You can also send the member a polite message pointing them to the terms, mentioning the "no promoting" language, and pointing them to the Do's and Don't page for authors: http://www.librarything.com/about_authors.php
-- Suspected sock-puppetry to promote a book, write fake reviews, and/or stack ratings: do not flag the profile, but report to staff here or by message, so staff can investigate. This is a serious violation for which members can be permanently banned.
-- Profile flags for commercial spammers only (type 1): On the member's profile page, click on the "report for spam" link, then follow instructions to flag the member. Again, this is only for commercial spam, not for "overzealous" authors, publishers, or booksellers, which should be reported to staff instead. See Talk post: http://www.librarything.com/topic/85810
-- Spam or promotional posts in a Talk topic (type 1 or 2): flag the post as an abuse of the terms of service.
-- Spam or promotional groups (types 1 and 2): flag new groups using the "flag this group" link.
-- Spam lists: report in this thread, and flag the member if it's commercial spam.
-- Spam works (type 1 spam): flag the work as spam on the work's editions page, and then vote on proposed work spam. Make sure to read the guidelines before proposing or voting, especially for what is not spam. Voting page: http://www.librarything.com/spam_works.php
-- Spam in a review (type 1), or an explicitly promotional review (type 2): flag the review as an abuse of the TOS, using the red flag.
-- Spam or promotion in "published reviews," or other CK fields (type 1 or 2): post here and/or delete.
-- Spam or egregious promotion/advertising in venues or events (type 1 or 2): post here and/or delete. Note that authors are permitted to add events for their books.
-- Spam in book links / quick links: post here and/or edit to remove spam.
-- Spam author names listed on a work: No current procedure. Tim has asked us not to change CK to indicate spammers, and not to combine spam authors together.
-- Not sure if it's spam? Post here, and explain why.
Please note that Tim has asked us not to use either CK or the combining system (whether works or authors) for spam fighting.

For more information see these wiki pages:
Procedures for flagging and reporting spam: http://www.librarything.com/wiki/index.php/Spam#Procedures_for_flagging_and_repo...
Spam works, guidelines for flagging and voting: http://www.librarything.com/wiki/index.php/HelpThing:Spam_works

(A copy of these guidelines, for pasting in new threads, can be found here or at the top of previous threads.)

Starting with an old classic:

favorite books for 4th graders

http://www.librarything.com/topic/196854
http://www.librarything.com/profile/shojrnx3852ur

Live streaming
https://www.librarything.com/topic/196856
https://www.librarything.com/profile/chinipata12

livestream

https://www.librarything.com/topic/196869#
https://www.librarything.com/profile/shoudvo4895ur

The Koreans or whoever are at it again.
http://www.librarything.com/profile/machulsoon

6:54 Currently 21 Topics.

6:56 Over 30

Now they're all gone.

Now http://www.librarything.com/profile/myungsuck132 is doing it.

Over 40 and coming faster than I can flag.

Also:

https://www.librarything.com/profile/gfssawqiu
https://www.librarything.com/profile/fcdsffed

Someone is trying to be tricky

http://www.librarything.com/topic/197081#
http://www.librarything.com/profile/dinama120

http://www.librarything.com/profile/kizsme205

Twenty spam posts in some language and character set I don't understand but clearly a promotion for some website called 660box.com

http://www.librarything.com/topic/197152
http://www.librarything.com/profile/annaj49

Elife E8 with Android 5.1 Lollipop!!

morning onslaught?

http://www.librarything.com/topic/197165
http://www.librarything.com/profile/sweeetsmile56

http://www.librarything.com/topic/197188
http://www.librarything.com/profile/briiteeye

"at the world economy no"

Ok, an author just went a little crazy:

http://www.librarything.com/profile/Daniel13fife

http://www.librarything.com/topic/92862#5294603
http://www.librarything.com/topic/173992#5294608
http://www.librarything.com/topic/103229#5294610
http://www.librarything.com/topic/152466#5294611
http://www.librarything.com/topic/132992#5294614

And is still going......

ETA: S/He was warned yesterday by lilithcat

ETA2:

http://www.librarything.com/topic/59143#5294615
http://www.librarything.com/topic/52399#5294618

He's been removed now.

4th grade

https://www.librarything.com/topic/197193#
https://www.librarything.com/profile/shosjuq9348ur

4th graders

https://www.librarything.com/topic/197198#
https://www.librarything.com/profile/shosunw3872ur

http://www.librarything.com/profile/FvRbVg
tons of threads in Book Talk now

>25 tardis: Yes, the Korean spam bot seems to be back.

Hopefully http://www.librarything.com/profile/FvRbVg will be flagged into submission. I've flagged all the posts, but I'm the only flag on many of them.

ETA: I just don't have the energy. I've already fought enough fires today to last for a while.

Hopefully someone else besides you and I shows up...

I'm going to start flagging these things, but I think maybe something is taming them so they'll be gone before I'm done. If not I'll have done my part.

Robert

>26 Lyndatrue: Flag the profile first. Pretty please.

ETA: It takes four flags (far as I can tell, that works for the profile too).

I've been flagging them, too, and did the profile as well.

I got the profile, but when I click on 'flag' the screen jerks, but I don't get the opportunity to do it. I'll try Chrome instead.

Robert

P.S. I flagged a few over half of them then got 'This User Removed as Spam' which keeps us from flagging them into non-existence.

R

>30 Mr.Durick: Someone probably needs to nudge a staff person. I'm about to go fall down, so it isn't me. I hate spammers. Hate hate hate.

ETA: Huh. Never mind. All gone. Thank you, mysterious cleaner upper.

http://www.librarything.com/topic/197231#
http://www.librarything.com/profile/Eliseconwey

run of the mill spam

https://www.librarything.com/work/16557951/122169115

The profile that posted it is a spam profile.

>36 shmjay: Profile: https://www.librarything.com/profile/Federal-Worker-Visa

Spam profile picture:
http://www.librarything.com/pic/5019740
http://www.librarything.com/profile/everboy

This looks like something to keep an eye on, although it may be just someone trying to figure out the site. (I note that he has a number of legit books catalogued - including a book by Leslea Newman with which I was not familiar! I may have to thank him.)

https://www.librarything.com/topic/197284
https://www.librarything.com/profile/azzaaa
https://www.librarything.com/groups/information1
https://www.librarything.com/groups/info

>43 lilithcat: All gone now.

>44 henkl:

~sigh~

I think I'll stop posting these "keep an eye on" ones. Guns seem to get jumped. He hadn't actually done anything yet.

offering free book on Amazon

https://www.librarything.com/topic/197312#

ETA: I see he has been told about the proper way for authors to use LT.

>46 Taphophile13: I'm not flagging the profile this time, but since he obviously also spammed in June. That was https://www.librarything.com/profile/railroadcity

>48 MarthaJeanne:
No, I didn't list or flag the profile but he does bear watching.

Lorannen has now messaged him. See also her message to me.

You'll note that I mentioned to him in June that rating his own book was not a good idea. He seems to have down-rated it from 5 stars to 1 star. Not the brightest.

He is also listed as LT author on a disambiguation page. I have now moved his book from unknown to 15, and told Lorrannen that his LT author needs to be moved. How that was supposed to be good publicity...

As you say, not the brightest.

http://www.librarything.com/topic/197351
http://www.librarything.com/profile/SVbbfd
라이브바카라┏ ▲┓６６０ＢＯＸ.ＣＯＭ ┏ ▲┓라이브바카​
...again...

http://www.librarything.com/profile/cruiseja867
http://www.librarything.com/topic/197357

The box com people seem to have figured out that long batches don't do any good.

Wrong. They were just warming up. I'll flag the spammers and the first spam from each name.

Now they are doing double dipping using multiple accounts.

New one: Those others disappeared quickly.

http://www.librarything.com/profile/hjukju25

ETA: Even though the one Korean spam by this account is gone, that profile should still be flagged (or else it will just wake up in a bit, and start over).

Is this spam - http://www.librarything.com/topic/197373

http://www.librarything.com/topic/197436
http://www.librarything.com/profile/vrginiaaqueen

Off with her head!

Someone's a big fan of Selena Gomez...

Quick:

http://www.librarything.com/profile/CXCVXiouio
http://www.librarything.com/topic/197439 et al

and his colleague:

https://www.librarything.com/profile/VBVNJHoio

More 660Box

http://www.librarything.com/topic/197451
http://www.librarything.com/profile/VBVNJHoio

No longer posting, but the profile is still up. ??

9 posts before halting. I've changed tactics and went to the profile first to flag it.

A new one was only able to post a few before being zapped.

>68 2wonderY:

Both profiles are now gone.

I've changed tactics and went to the profile first to flag it.

That's what I've been doing. I think with so many spam posts, in so short a time, flagging the profile gets rid of them more quickly than trying to keep up with the posts.

>70 lilithcat: With the bots, four flags on the profile is worth far more than flagging the posts themselves. I started using that tactic a couple of evenings ago. I've seen this same type of thing in a couple of other places. I'm beginning to think that LT ought to consider some sort of delay after account creation (at least for Free accounts) before posting is allowed. Human beings will understand the words "Welcome to LT! Have a look around. Due to the account restrictions placed on accounts, you won't be able to join in on conversations for 24 hours."

It could probably be worded much better, but that's the general idea.

Forcing people who come here to post book queries to wait 24 hrs is going to drive off more people than it invites. Definitely not a good thing for any site wanting new members. A simple limit on how many posts, especially within time periods (no one brand new needs to post more than twice in 10 minutes), new members can make would be quite sufficient.

A different site I used to use had what the owner called "system trust." Once you were an established member of the site, i.e. gained the system's trust, you had no restrictions (which of course already included everyone who was active when it was put in place), but until you had established yourself as a legit member of the community (here, that would essentially be adding books, and posting in Talk w/o receiving flags) you were only allowed basic access to things.

>72 .Monkey.: I'm sure you're right (about driving people off). The problem with limiting posts is that it will stop (or at least slow down) the 660 bot folks, but not all those live streaming things. They tend to just make a single post (sometimes with hundreds of lines).

A draconian fix for what is a temporary problem (Korean bots) is almost certainly not the right solution. Still, I'd like to see something that would help.

I do note that LT already seems to have something of the sort (re: system trust), here, on this list. There are many people (that are long time posters) who post spam topic/spam profile posts, and I usually flag the post first, and then look to see if the topic's still there. If it's someone that I don't usually see post such things, I look at the topic first (often it's already gone).

That would probably be better termed "group trust" than "system trust" but it's still there.

Yes, Tim & co did implement that in a spam-fighter capacity, but not in the general sense.

When we last had a big problem with spam, Tim did implement a priority flagging system for long time, "trusted" spam fighters. My rule for the usual spam or author promos is to check the post first to confirm it is spam and then flag the profile, or in the case of over zealous authors, I leave a message directing them to LT links that are appropriate. When the 660Box Korean Bots appear I have been flagging the profile first.

Yes, that is what Lyndatrue was referring to, that was around a year and a half or so ago, sometime a bit before I poofed for ~a year. But it's only about those of us fighting the spam, nothing about those making the spam. Who also should need to have "system trust" before having the ability to do such things.

Overzealous author: https://www.librarything.com/topic/197469

Can someone leave a comment for him?

Deleted.

>72 .Monkey.:

Forcing people who come here to post book queries to wait 24 hrs is going to drive off more people than it invites.

I'd worry about that more if I ever saw any of those "I'm looking for a book" people return to the site.

Speaking of fourth graders

http://www.librarything.com/topic/197474#
http://www.librarything.com/profile/shogkam4876ur

>80 lilithcat: I do agree on a personal level, the neverending "name that book" posts in book talk make me want to scream, but I know that Tim doesn't see it that way. Hell, he just gifted a lifetime subscription to some person who'd dropped by at some point in the past and done an upload and not used the site since, and now came back wanting to win (hence review) ER books but couldn't since their 200 spots were used. Anything that diminishes the likelihood of people returning, he would definitely not go for.

Also, there are n00bs who legit join and want to post a hello or ask how to do something, and if they had to wait 24 hours to do so, well, it's rather unwelcoming behavior.

"favorite books" livestream

https://www.librarything.com/topic/197478#
https://www.librarything.com/profile/shogtwi3871ur

>82 .Monkey.: If I am not mistaken, you speak of two very different posts. If Tim wants to extend or as you say "gift" an account so be it. I'm happy for the recipients. I wouldn't trod on that. Who would?

http://www.librarything.com/topic/197482 and similar
http://www.librarything.com/profile/nmkhjguy

http://www.librarything.com/profile/marianz28

660 bix

>87 Yamanekotei: Gone, already

>88 henkl:
Back again.
http://www.librarything.com/profile/MIKAYZ28

Gone. So do we need to flag the messages anymore, or is some process working that lets us just leave it at flagging the propagator?

Robert

http://www.librarything.com/profile/TERSshau

660box

http://www.librarything.com/groups/enhancedrecoveryands

http://www.librarything.com/profile/craftygrtlcy

>90 Mr.Durick: It's fine just to flag the member. I like to flag one or two messages, too, because it makes it easier for others to see that others are flagging. We don't get that feedback on the profile.

And one in Early Reviewers

http://www.librarything.com/topic/197580#
http://www.librarything.com/profile/sizzlingqueen31

Gone. That was fast.

>90 Mr.Durick: I'd say that it depends on the 660 bots, flagging the profile first is the most important, and I'm with MarthaJeanne on flagging a few messages (if there's time) to let others know that someone sees them. I prefer to post it here first though.

On normal spam (and it really hurts to type such a thing), I flag the topic (or group) first, and then the profile, and then post them here. There may be something automated going on in the background that helps with the 660 bot; I wouldn't want to depend on it for the other stuff.

I'm sure that we won't hear commentary from staff on this, on the premise that not discussing specifics is best.

660bot is back

https://www.librarything.com/topic/197667#
https://www.librarything.com/profile/mannre28

more bot
https://www.librarything.com/topic/197686#
https://www.librarything.com/profile/FdFNbM

another bot

https://www.librarything.com/topic/197693#
https://www.librarything.com/profile/JESSAE28

bot profiles need flagging:

https://www.librarything.com/profile/JESSAE28
https://www.librarything.com/profile/FdFNbM

Almost gone (the only ones left were from https://www.librarything.com/profile/FdFNbM) but there's a new one:

http://www.librarything.com/profile/DEERTYUI28

(660 bot)

ETA: All gone for now.

a new 660 bot just showed up
please flag the profile

https://www.librarything.com/topic/197728#
https://www.librarything.com/profile/DEERTYUI28

http://www.librarything.com/topic/197748
http://www.librarything.com/profile/gracesmith085

links

New 660 bots:
http://www.librarything.com/profile/TYTYTYasdas

http://www.librarything.com/profile/cardscards343
http://www.librarything.com/topic/197837

and
http://www.librarything.com/topic/197790
http://www.librarything.com/profile/jiyasmith089

More 660 bot:
http://www.librarything.com/profile/DFGDFGoiuio
http://www.librarything.com/topic/197842

660BOX
http://www.librarything.com/profile/dancedance46
http://www.librarything.com/topic/197851#

660BOX
http://www.librarything.com/profile/WERWEccvb
http://www.librarything.com/topic/197855#

660
http://www.librarything.com/topic/197868#
http://www.librarything.com/profile/GGHOWERerte

660
http://www.librarything.com/topic/197872
http://www.librarything.com/profile/DGHFGBiuiou

Profile is still around:

http://www.librarything.com/profile/jiyasmith089

streaming

http://www.librarything.com/topic/197898#
http://www.librarything.com/profile/sicrukutes

OK, the onslaught has begun again:

https://www.librarything.com/topic/197904#
https://www.librarything.com/profile/astywshe

Korean casino

https://www.librarything.com/topic/197908#
https://www.librarything.com/topic/197907#
https://www.librarything.com/topic/197906#

more:

https://www.librarything.com/topic/197910#
https://www.librarything.com/topic/197911#

http://www.librarything.com/topic/197925#
http://www.librarything.com/profile/errawaid

livestreaming

www.librarything.com/topic/197924
http://www.librarything.com/profile/kalmilata130

www.librarything.com/topic/197939
http://www.librarything.com/profile/bdciydici

they finally made it to fifth grade:

https://www.librarything.com/topic/197950#
https://www.librarything.com/profile/shodmao3982ur

more spam
https://www.librarything.com/topic/197936#

>129 torontoc: Please remember on this type of spam to include the profile as well.

Thanks.

https://www.librarything.com/profile/greentea120

>129 torontoc: courtesy of https://www.librarything.com/profile/greentea120

"interesting books to read"

https://www.librarything.com/topic/197955#
https://www.librarything.com/profile/shovjhw3987ur

reddit links:

https://www.librarything.com/topic/197964#
https://www.librarything.com/profile/jabfpoiios

http://www.librarything.com/topic/197969#
http://www.librarything.com/profile/dsdswserwsrew

many threads in Book Talk - 550BOX.COM

http://www.librarything.com/profile/xsabgf74

Bot spam.

Well, that one's gone. Until the next one comes.

Re 136
http://www.librarything.com/profile/dsdswserwsrew
It is still alive. It has been two hours since. What's wrong with it?

Looks suspended to me.

We're better than the Bots! This last one got off only four shots.

There were at least 5 I think, but yeah, enough people on to give all the flags right away. :)

Go us!

http://www.librarything.com/topic/198156#

overzealous author

P.S. I think.

>163 Mr.Durick:
online textbook rental company?

http://www.librarything.com/profile/GHJGHuiui

BOX.COM

>166 henkl: Gone after about nine messages.

http://www.librarything.com/profile/CVBCVtyut

Another one.

>168 henkl: 10 messages this time.

http://www.librarything.com/profile/HJKIOUIasdwq

bot

http://www.librarything.com/profile/UESyung88776

another bot

Still alive after ten minutes...

http://www.librarything.com/profile/UYUYASuioier

box.com

livestream

https://www.librarything.com/topic/198250#
https://www.librarything.com/profile/nds97hsn

livestream

http://www.librarything.com/topic/198252#
http://www.librarything.com/profile/Livestreamtv

word salad suddenly became links

https://www.librarything.com/topic/198256
https://www.librarything.com/profile/honeyybnny

Bots

http://www.librarything.com/profile/segsgdgdetj

ETA: I'm sure that this won't be the end of it tonight.

>178 Lyndatrue: Or this morning.

Yes, the bots are back. http://www.librarything.com/profile/gcgcgccsahf

See also
http://www.librarything.com/topic/198276
http://www.librarything.com/profile/rubysmith085
for regular spam.

That one's gone. Replaced by

http://www.librarything.com/profile/Stayme2890

http://www.librarything.com/profile/ILOVEyou99887

Yeah, but we don't.

http://www.librarything.com/profile/aiceb9444

The next one.

two bots at once

http://www.librarything.com/profile/QUEhungez99800
http://www.librarything.com/profile/ardscards343

another bot

http://www.librarything.com/profile/checagov

spam group

http://www.librarything.com/groups/boostthesnoozefeelin
http://www.librarything.com/profile/klipaactric

http://www.librarything.com/profile/JUNGHoosth

550box bot

Another bot:

https://www.librarything.com/profile/hookluckchu

ETA: Oh, good work guys! Gone even as I typed.

not the usual Book Talk post

http://www.librarything.com/topic/198504
http://www.librarything.com/profile/ramrama120

multiple 5505box threads

https://www.librarything.com/topic/198529#
https://www.librarything.com/profile/gjtyrgdf

ETA: already gone!

bot profile
http://www.librarything.com/profile/hfjjtyun

ETA: I note that this one is posting more slowly than usual. It's probably just a new strategy to see how long the individual entries stay up,

another 550 bot starting

https://www.librarything.com/topic/198535#
https://www.librarything.com/profile/justzack4

550 bot

https://www.librarything.com/topic/198537
https://www.librarything.com/profile/jghbniuy

normal spam : links

https://www.librarything.com/topic/198549#
https://www.librarything.com/profile/dacey075

seems to translate as "travel massage"

https://www.librarything.com/topic/198551
https://www.librarything.com/profile/exgqggu9891

another bot for asian casino

https://www.librarything.com/profile/hjgutlouyt

next

https://www.librarything.com/profile/cheezesay789

There really needs to be a test that says too many posts == spammer, and an automatic account lock... Or something.

>199 Lyndatrue:
Oh, yes. A 24 hour wait before posting, or something.

I also don't understand what they think they are accomplishing with so many duplicate ads, in Korean. How many LTers even read the language and how many are anywhere near the casinos they are advertising?

new bot

http://www.librarything.com/profile/skyung219

here we go again

https://www.librarything.com/topic/198566#
https://www.librarything.com/profile/skyung219

We got that one fast.

Robert

Sorry to abandon you. It looks like it's going to be a long night (again).

:-{

It isn't even the weekend yet.

http://www.librarything.com/profile/soon95207

Surprised this one is still up, as the posts are beginning to disappear.

http://www.librarything.com/profile/soon95207

http://www.librarything.com/topic/198575 (with a whole slew of others; I just flagged this one and the account)

here's another of the same thing http://www.librarything.com/profile/nistansood123
example http://www.librarything.com/topic/198577#

http://www.librarything.com/profile/llersmile

Korean bot

http://www.librarything.com/profile/rebeccafrosyth

usual

http://www.librarything.com/profile/Sillaches

Korean bot

26 unread messages! It has been busy night.

http://www.librarything.com/profile/bfghlr4569

korean bot.

http://www.librarything.com/profile/wonshik748
http://www.librarything.com/profile/soonyoung964

Korean bots.

>200 Taphophile13:

They're just in it for the googlejuice.

But most of the time the links don't work AND we knock them out really quickly. Does it really do them any good?

odd topic heading

http://www.librarything.com/topic/198767#
http://www.librarything.com/profile/kim4321123

>226 2wonderY: I think they hoped people wouldn't flag an archbishop.

>227 MarthaJeanne: Wouldn't flag an archbishop? Am I the only good Presbyterian around here?

http://www.librarything.com/topic/198778

Author spam. (Reference only http://www.librarything.com/profile/Brenda.Winters)

>299 Now she's adding spam pictures everywhere.

>230 amanda4242:

Left another message on her profile.

aughggggg!!!!!! (bot, massive)

http://www.librarything.com/profile/key8752

ETA: Whoa. Thanks, invisible staff person. All gone. XXOO

attacking book talk https://www.librarything.com/profile/faithfuddlly3

That one's still live. Also:

http://www.librarything.com/profile/jangsup

http://www.librarything.com/profile/laddyki47

Korean

http://www.librarything.com/profile/huacha50

Ditto.

Another couple of 550Box spammers

This one still needs more flags https://www.librarything.com/profile/vfrxds87

Gone.

Continued with https://www.librarything.com/profile/retghy51

>242 andyl: Wow he didn't last long - only got one message in before the ban hammer came down.

http://www.librarything.com/topic/199013#

And many similar posts by the same poster

550Box spammer:
http://www.librarything.com/profile/ASDASiouio
http://www.librarything.com/topic/199013#

http://www.librarything.com/profile/rlazhtkd2
http://www.librarything.com/profile/XCZXCijko

Korean bots

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>230 amanda4242: does anyone know how to change the group pictures back to what they were before? Eg the primary picture for the 75 Book group?

>256 aeclark: Can the group administrator or creator do it? Perhaps you could get in touch with that person or maybe staff can do it. Also, the book covers do seem to be more about advertising her own books rather than about the group itself. Would it be appropriate to flag as spam, thus reverting to the prior picture? I'm not a member of those groups but the pictures do seem intrusive.

Time for a new thread.

>256 aeclark: &>257 Taphophile13: I think those pictures are spam and would have flagged them as such, but I've never flagged a picture and didn't see any way to do so. Could someone please let me know how to do it so that wretched picture can disappear from my beloved 75 Books Challenge?

> 259

You cannot tag a group or profile pic as spam. The group creator can change the primary image, or any group member can upload a new image and that will become the primary image.

>260 lilithcat: Thanks! Off to upload new picture.