Michael Morris
First Post
Hello all.
For the past several couple of weeks I've noted an increasing trend of spam both here and at WotC. Most of the time these posts get anywhere from 2 to 20 response posts telling the spammer how he's violated the rules or hurling some creative insult at the spammer. While the sentiment is understandable -
Don't.
Nine times out of ten these posts are made by computer programs specifically set up to create an account on a board and repeatedly spam until the account doesn't work anymore. Then then move on to the next board they find and repeat the process ad nasuem. Some of these programs are computer viruses on systems whose owners probably aren't aware of the activity.
We are looking into means by which to curtail or thwart this problem. In the meantime please, report the post but do not reply. By replying and therefore bumping the post back to the top of the forums list you're only serving the spammer's purpose by keeping his ad visible. These people don't care about what you have to say about their activities; and no creative diatribe on your part will change their mind. Indeed, most of the time they post their spam and move on - never reading the thread again.
For the past several couple of weeks I've noted an increasing trend of spam both here and at WotC. Most of the time these posts get anywhere from 2 to 20 response posts telling the spammer how he's violated the rules or hurling some creative insult at the spammer. While the sentiment is understandable -
Don't.
Nine times out of ten these posts are made by computer programs specifically set up to create an account on a board and repeatedly spam until the account doesn't work anymore. Then then move on to the next board they find and repeat the process ad nasuem. Some of these programs are computer viruses on systems whose owners probably aren't aware of the activity.
We are looking into means by which to curtail or thwart this problem. In the meantime please, report the post but do not reply. By replying and therefore bumping the post back to the top of the forums list you're only serving the spammer's purpose by keeping his ad visible. These people don't care about what you have to say about their activities; and no creative diatribe on your part will change their mind. Indeed, most of the time they post their spam and move on - never reading the thread again.
