Chat filters to filter out certain copy-pasted messages and spam in the chat

[Neihel]

The problem with chat filters is they inevitably only work for a brief time, until the RMT spammers work out what words and phrases are being blocked, and then come up with creative ways around said filters or blocks.

For instance, a common trick used by RMT /tell spammers was in FFXI where any message with 'com' in the message would be blocked (as RMT messages usually have a web address to their website), so RMT would replace the 'o' in 'com' with an '@' and even inform the recipient what the url really was. Hence the same would only happen here - it's a zero-sum game, no matter what SE does the RMT will always find a way around it.

Sorry, I wasn't clear enough

What I'm suggesting is player-made filters

SE can't keep up with the RMT text changes but the players could

The person behind the RMT spam would have to manually change the message if he wants to get through