Today, 256,912 Farcasters have a Level 0 Spam Label, meaning they are likely to be spammers. We can't check them one by one and see if they are a false positive; there are too many. But you can save your friends from the Spam Label right now.
You can use the Dune query below to find out who YOU follow that has a Level 0 Spam Label. You will need to sign up for a FREE Dune account and then add your FID to run the query.
https://dune.com/jkavithamahesh/farcaster-followers-and-following-with-spam-label-by-fid
Scroll to the bottom and you'll see your following and who you follow. You can't do anything about who follows you, but you can investigate who you follow and take action. On the bottom right you'll see : Farcaster - Following with Spam Label - By FID; click the "label" heading to sort the table and go through the Level 0's.
Who are you following with a label? Are they honestly being spammy? Check their account and look at their recents casts. Use my guide to help your decide. Please remember this is guidance, not gospel. The spam algorithm is secret, as it should be, so this is based on behavioral patterns of accounts that get marked as spammy.
The Unwritten Rules of Warpcast: Avoiding Spam Labels (V2)
It's time to stop being polite and start being real. Farcaster is a super cool open protocol, but Warpcast, the main client 95% of us use to engage with it, is a closed sandbox with a lot of unwritten rules and culture that you have to figure out to do well.
If you 1000% believe some of the people you follow that have a "0" label are incorrect and you are willing to stake your reputation on it, please plead your case to the Warpcast team on the cast linked below.
Varun Srinivasan on Warpcast
If you see any people labelled 0 (definitely spam) that shouldn't be, please reply with their profiles here @pichi Will build something more scalable in the future, but for now this will be very helpful.
Who you follow is important. Unfollow spammy accounts. Save your friends who are mislabeled. Their Warpcast experience is awful.
Level 0 is not eligible for Warpcast rewards. When they tag people, those who were tagged don't get notified. Their replies are sent to the "Show More Replies" bucket. They are basically invisible on Warpcast. Daily Active Users is too small to lose good casters. The algorithm isn't perfect, so we have to help bring attention to those who get caught in the net.
Farcaster's spam filter catching legit users - and YOU? 😬 This guide created by @pichi explains spam labels and how to help fellow Farcasters escape "spam jail." Essential reading to keep our community healthy! https://paragraph.xyz/@pichi/save-farcasters-from-spam-jail-a-how-to-guide
Thanks for sharing!
sure thing! thanks for writing!
It’s amazing bro☕️
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Spam filters are like overzealous bouncers - sometimes they kick out the real party people. Good thing we've got builders like @pichi creating escape routes. Community self-healing at its finest. 🚀
Thanks for sharing boss
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👉 𝗠𝗜𝗡𝗜-𝗜𝗡𝗧𝗘𝗥𝗩𝗜𝗘𝗪 𝗡° 2️⃣6️⃣2️⃣ 𝗧𝗼𝗱𝗮𝘆 𝗜 𝗶𝗻𝘁𝗿𝗼𝗱𝘂𝗰𝗲 𝘆𝗼𝘂 𝘁𝗼: @donyasmd 1. WHAT IS YOUR DREAM? I have many dreams, and one of them is to succeed in the field of design. 2. SOMETHING I DON'T KNOW ABOUT YOU: I studied architecture and entered the world of NFT design out of my interest in design. 3. HOW DID YOU GET STARTED IN FC AND WHY DID YOU DECIDE TO JOIN?? My husband and I are active in the crypto field and we entered FC when I started working with a specific interest and goal. 4. COOL PEOPLE YOU MET IN FC: I met many people and we started exchanging ideas and a lot of advice. One of the interesting people for me is you, because you value the channel members and I thank you. 5. HOW DO YOU CREATE VALUE FOR OTHER PEOPLE? I try to share everything I know with others and if anyone asks me any question, if I know the answer, I will quickly give advice.
@donyasmd . Thank you so much for doing this so we can get to know you a little better. I hope you have a lot of success with your art here on FC and that you meet lots of great people. I recommend keeping an eye on @pichi and everything she posts on the /farcasterunion channel so you can resolve your WC tag. Welcome to /live-the-same. Here you can meet lots of great people. I'll name a few artists so you can connect with them: @bizarrebeast @fercaggiano @luigistranieri @latif @hanisart @marziojaqi @sarahdigilife @nika-kh
Here’s everything I know about spam! https://paragraph.xyz/@pichi/save-farcasters-from-spam-jail-a-how-to-guide
Happy to know you darling 💛
Thank you so much for being here Hani! 🫶🫂
Followed!!! Always thank you for your huge work my friend 🫶🏻
Thank you very much Luigi 🙏🫂!
I'm glad to know dear donya😊, Thank you my dear @hankmoody for introducing me as an artist 🤍🫂
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Thank you for your attention and the opportunity to introduce myself. I am very happy to be a part of this community and look forward to connecting with others. I really appreciate your work and time.
I am glad to know you dear @donyasmd 🌹 And thank you dear @hankmoody for constant support of artists 🌹
@donyasmd Appreciate you sharing! Your journey from architecture to NFT design is really inspiring—blending creativity with technology is such a powerful path. It’s great to hear how FC has been a space for idea-sharing and growth. Welcome to the jungle LTS 😊
Thank you so much! I'm glad you liked my story. FC has really been a place where I can share my ideas and learn from others' experiences. I hope I can continue to grow in this way and benefit more from the connection with the FC community. Thank you for your support!
Welcome @donyasmd
Thank you so much for being here Mostafa 🫂!
Nice to meet you 💓
@donyasmd Nice to meet you dear friend 🤗☕️
Thank you. Nice to meet you too my dear friend
Nice to meet you, architect. I'm an architect also. Welcome to /live-the-same Mate
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Thank you very much for creating such a platform for users and for your value. Thank you for considering me worthy.
tl;dr Warpcast team says to “cast a lot*” to succeed—but the * matters. Spamming low-engagement posts won’t help; 75-80% of casts get ignored. To win on Warpcast (and qualify for rewards/airdrops), your content needs engagement. 🔹 Prioritize quality over quantity—engagement beats sheer volume. 🔹 If your casts get zero interaction, rethink your approach. 🔹 Not a creator? Be a curator—share valuable content with context. 🔹 Text-based posts perform best, even for art—add a story or insight. 🔹 Warpcast rewards interaction and experimentation. Adapt, engage, and play the game. Don’t want to? You don’t have to. Farcaster is open and infinite. Use another client. Ignore all of this.
Noted, thank you so much for this information pichi!
Appreciate everything you are doing and clarify for non-OG users! 🙏
<3
Well said ma'am
So good 😊
We talked about it today on a session we did for latam with Ted.
Oooo! I’d love to hear more!!!
I'm curious Pichi, why I have 590+ followers on Farquest app and on here I keep seeing 270+ 🤔 Some responses are hiding from me and not all reactions are notified! Hell, some post don't even show they were reaction on em if I check through farquest I see them but on warpcast, it's a no-no 🤔
It’s due to spam labels. You won’t see reactions from folks with Level 1 or 0. And 0’s don’t count toward your follower count.
I'm clean and my followers still doesn't add up😅... Idk🤔 sorta feels like I'm being prevented to move up😅
Thanks Alot for this info , I was casting my As* off but now I know what to do .
I recently told you about my friend’s spam label, she’s casting and interacting with the community regularly but she’s still on spam label, would love your help on this matter. You can check her profile, @freya-
https://paragraph.xyz/@pichi/save-farcasters-from-spam-jail-a-how-to-guide
These tips, to me, are the most valuable content on Warpcast Thank you Pichi
Wow well said 😌
Is this normal ? Never got points ever Wondering if there are other ppl who don’t score any points, if so, why ?
So it was the same for me for a long time and I think the scoring only happens when the people replying have a high enough social rank
Mh I feel it’s more because i’m a spam… Last social interactions I got are mainly from high social rank accounts Also my « probably spam » label will have a year soon…. Sent an e-mail one week ago, got the automatic reply I guess… Who can I contact and who can help me?? Really anoying putting efforts in something that ignore you and to fed with « have good engagement, cast a lot but don’t spam… » etc What am I doing wrong ? Why can’t I manage this ? Why it’s centralized decision, arbitrary, Also have a screen of @dwr.eth reset an account that complained not having a badge…. That’s unfair, plans got changed from this situation, making me in an inconfortable position…
Really not sure who to contact … would have suggested @dwr.eth as well ! Maybe @anemale.eth can help ! Or @pichi she always know who to contact !
https://warpcast.com/pichi/0xd713fa7c
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https://warpcast.com/pichi/0xd713fa7c
Thanks tho for sharing
Wasn’t scoring some points for awhile too Was just because I wasn’t too active But when I became alittle bit active and vice versa I got some reward last week.
But I’m active I guess :/
Yeah but I think to boost your score you’ll have to reach audience with bigger numbers ig.
スパムの話がまた浮上してるので付け加えて言うと、確信をもってスパムではない人の救助方法がある。ただし、これをするには自分の信用をかけてやることなので、連帯責任とまでは言わないけれど覚悟をもって「この人はスパムではありません」と強く言える根拠が必要となります。 @pichi の「Save Farcasters from Spam Prison」のParagraghからのスクショですがVarun氏に懇願することを推奨しており、↓の引用先のスレへと案内されています。 なので、本当にSpam Labelに納得してない人は以下の対応の上で開発陣にSpam Label 2のキャスターにリクエストを入れてもらうとよいと思います。 ・携帯設定でのVerificationで自分のScore Levelを1000ポイント以上（Level 1以上）に設定する ・自分がスパム的活動をしてないか、手を胸に当て再確認する。 ・V氏に申請してもらう
Kenjiさんのこのキャストの英語版をキャストしてもらうこと出来ないですかー？
ん？自分の書いたのを英語に？ それともピチさんの元の記事ですか？ https://paragraph.xyz/@pichi/save-farcasters-from-spam-jail-a-how-to-guide
kenjiさんの文章をお願いできたらなーって。 面倒なら大丈夫です💦
How many of these folks cast consistently? (5 days in a row!) 11,558 How many of them are considered quality casters? (Level 2 spam labels) 2,110 https://dune.com/queries/4742322 Epic query by @mvr
Good Starter Pack idea right there
Oooo! I will think on this!
Farcaster seems to be using DAU as a KPI, but if they don’t continuously analyze the data while filtering out bots, they might misinterpret the actual situation. The most important thing should be the user experience. Lately, the home feed feels off. I wonder if they’re tracking impressions.
It feels weird to me but I changed time Zones so I blame it on that.
Cast everyday yet still my engagment is SHIT
I don’t think we really have the numbers we need and even with notifications on for people I still feel like I miss their casts and miss notifications!!!! I feel crazy some days. And I can never tell if people see my posts.
i see you pichi 👁️ 👁️
mine too, it's worse than ever and I can barely even make it in the top 1000 for rewards anymore 😂🙈
I feel that for sure it’s so segratated again and back to reading/audo book for @cdixon.eth honestly it seems that /warpcast is moving to the corporate models vs the web3 concept. TLDR this book is taking me forever to listen to
Posting everyday but didn't get engagement🙂 It's realy hurt
I didn’t get this notification. You probably have a spam label. https://paragraph.xyz/@pichi/the-unwritten-rules-of-warpcast-avoiding-spam-labels
Yeah I know about the spam label. But pichi, my account last update on spam label was 2024🙂. You can check my recently post. I tried to avoid all those things that will make me spammer. can you kindly tell me why my account spam label last update only 2024.?
The Unwritten Rules of Farcaster (a thread 1/11) 1. Don’t ask for follows—most users ignore or avoid those who do. 2. Engagement matters—treat it as a social network, not just a broadcasting platform. 3. The algorithm prioritizes engagement—interact with content you like to train your feed. 4. Give likes freely to support content you enjoy. 5. Reply thoughtfully—generic responses don’t add value and may be ignored. 6. Tag people with purpose—avoid tagging non-followers without a good reason. 7. Use channels to connect—they’re a safe space for engaging beyond your followers. 8. If you’re being ignored, check your spam label—many won’t see your replies if you’re at Level 0 or 1. 9. Rules are looser with friends—banter freely, but remember relationships take time to build. 10. Farcaster is a unique, close-knit community—engage authentically, be patient, and you’ll find your place.
(2/11) 1. Don’t ask for follows. People don’t like that. Most casters ignore anyone with F4F or anything like that in their profile. Some of this behavior stems from many moons ago when you needed 200/400 followers to get an “Active Badge” and then a good ratio to get a Power Badge. Many airdrop farmers flooded the network with F4F posts that were nothing but spam in the hopes of being eligible for airdrops. This soured most of the network on F4F. You may be new and tempted to join in on these chains, but it will be detrimental to your experience here. Who you follow matters and by following people you give them power and your own reputation. Choose who you follow wisely.
(3/11) 2. It’s a social network, not social media. Broadcast only doesn’t work well here. People want to chat so make your posts easy to comment on and engage with. Ask @gmfc101 about the difference and why it’s important.
(4/11) 3. The home feed algorithm is shaped by engagement. If you want to see more of something in your feed, interact with it. If you scroll by and don’t interact, the algorithm assumes you don’t like it and will stop showing it to you. It’s why you probably see the same people over and over in your home feed and not others. Teach it what you like. Use the following tab and scroll channels to broaden your content. Smash the like button
That’s one of the things that I most like here. 💚
The F4F behaviour (and also "I''m giving away X, rules: follow me and tag 2 friends:"), also feels very Web2 to me, where you need a lot of followers to qualify for potential advertising earnings. Farcaster is built different.
I feel like most of the “tag X number of people have turned out to be rugs or scummy. I definitely understand wanting your project to go viral but I can’t think of an example where it’s worked out here.
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10/10 guide, thank you for writing the unwritten!
Thank you for reading and you are welcome!
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Great list! @octopi @prestonwinters8 you guys should check out the above tips 🙏 (& ofc follow @pichi 😉)
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Thank you!
Thank you for writing and sharing this. It's very useful ✨
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Happy White Day Farcaster! A little *chu* from me to you! (chu=kiss) https://jsvruxg.warpcast.tools/api/frames/nervous-mule-7
Always a cutie that one!
Yes! 🫶 Minted, happy white day pichi!
Happy day my friend! Stay fantastic 🤙
😘 right back at ya!
Chu back 🥰
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Happy white day pichi 🤍
So it's like Valentine's Day?
White Day is celebrated annually on March 14, one month after Valentine's Day, when men give reciprocal gifts to women who gave them gifts on Valentine's Day. It began in Japan in 1978; its observance has spread to several other East Asian regions like China, Taiwan, South Korea and countries worldwide.
Nice! I didn't know this, thanks for telling us, Pichi!
Sont know this ! Thank's for sharing i love this that's give sense to valentine's day !
I got your kiss 😘
I didn’t intend to keep talking about Spam. I really thought this chapter was closed. But I’ll embrace it. I’ll keep talking about it until it’s better. And Japan will fuel me. I will wear these to FarCon in solidarity. Be careful out there. The spam algo is getting more aggressive.
I'd buy those 🧦
I knew you’d love them!
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hahaha love those socks// thank you for sharing and always for the warnings
You are welcome!
This SPAM is cute. @degenveteran.eth would like this. 🧦
I do 💚 22 $degen thanks for thinking of me!
I always think of you when I see interesting socks. 😆 🧦
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This is the only acceptable spam.
I am vegetarian 😆 but I agree 🤣
Nice socks. Don't think that more aggressive spam algorithm will help. In general it's about resources from Farcaster, and those from the spammers. In general this means that spammers will post low quality posts, without much thought. The rest can easily be mimicked. However at this moment (could change) they have relative more interaction with 0-spam-labels, if they take the effort to let an account grow. But, how do we know the difference between low quality casters, and spammers?
That’s a tough problem to solve. I wouldn’t involve myself with low quality casters at all. It does no good.
Apparently, I'm starting to look at it differently. 🧹Have to go through my list of casters I follow thoroughly.
That’s a tough problem to solve. I wouldn’t involve myself with low quality casters at all. It does no good.
After 100,000 casters lost their good spam label, I imagine the spam problem must be much worse than we imagine. Because of the dramatic shifts in labels over the past 2 weeks, it feels almost impossible to track or make sense of. Maybe we just embrace it.
Gm pichi. Maybe just observe a few days what happening. It’s to volatile these days
Yamada Denki!
Best way to go about it...
Spam maker Hormel is headquartered right here in Minnesota. I could make a pilgrimage there for all the accounts branded with the ignoble label.
spam everywhere 🥲
This is the only spam I want to see!
how about this one??https://warpcast.com/ihawaii.eth/0x3173133d
It’s not impossible, but it’s a lot of painstaking forensic work. @fookinnowan is actually doing the dirty work of identifying tipping rings and they are alive and thriving. Check out his feed. @jacek banned some of the worst offenders in season 12 based on Fookin’s findings, but the most recent findings have gone unpunished.
It seems to be a never ending battle!
It's the problem I'm facing right now, the three people I onboarded were labeled as spam and it's sad that I can't even help them
Hope is not lost! https://paragraph.xyz/@pichi/save-farcasters-from-spam-jail-a-how-to-guide
I believe it's a big obstacle to Farcaster organic growth and sustainable development. People don't like to be controlled specifically in this severe way and onchain tags! It's completely in the opposite direction of crypto culture, in my opinion.