Please do NOT reply to spam messages

Michael Morris

First Post

• Jun 14, 2008

• #1

No matter how witty or funny you think your reply is, don't do it. It puts the spammer's thread back on the top of the recent posts list and gives the s.o.b. what they want, visibility for their trash. Simply report the post, or ignore it. Don't reply to it.

 

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Greylock

First Post

• Jun 14, 2008

• #2

Ok.



*bump*

 

Nifft

Penguin Herder

• Jun 14, 2008

• #3

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Thanks, -- N

 

blargney the second

blargney the minute's son

• Jun 14, 2008

• #4

Whoops, sorry boss!

I know I get irritated when spammers hit my website's forums, so I was poking fun at them in hopes of providing our hard-working mods with some amusement.

I'll keep reporting the slimy cretins, but I'll cease & desist on the spammer harassment.
-blarg

 

Mouseferatu

Hero

• Jun 14, 2008

• #5

I'm greatly amused that, at the time I'm posting this, the thread directly below this one is a Cialis spammer.

 

Nifft

Penguin Herder

• Jun 14, 2008

• #6

Mouseferatu said:

I'm greatly amused that, at the time I'm posting this, the thread directly below this one is a Cialis spammer.

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"Hard up for sales, little guy?"

Bumping this instead, -- N

 

XCorvis

First Post

• Jun 15, 2008

• #7

I might be wrong, but it looks like most spam appears in sub-forums where the name is "guessable" or common among multiple forum sites. Maybe you should rename "meta" to "meta-game"?

 

Merkuri

Explorer

• Jun 15, 2008

• #8

XCorvis said:

I might be wrong, but it looks like most spam appears in sub-forums where the name is "guessable" or common among multiple forum sites. Maybe you should rename "meta" to "meta-game"?

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I think most of the spam appears in Meta because it's the only place a "non-verified" (i.e. somebody who hasn't clicked the link in the confirmation email) user can post.

 

Michael Morris

First Post

• Jun 15, 2008

• #9

Merkuri said:

I think most of the spam appears in Meta because it's the only place a "non-verified" (i.e. somebody who hasn't clicked the link in the confirmation email) user can post.

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Exactly. The spam bot catches the rest of them.

 

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Cheiromancer

Adventurer

• Jun 20, 2008

• #10

I understand that the new policy is to respond to spam messages- by saying "reported". After reporting them, of course.