Spammers spreading..

JClarke

JClarke

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Are you all sick and tired of seeing some spammers coming in and posting unecessary posts that doesn't impresss anyone? NOT to mention trolling parts, please.
 
yes I am and not only on here but in emails and pop ups. I am tired of clicking on a link to see a comic I want to read or etc and something pops up. I end up having to close the pop ups and then click on link again. It gets very tiring.
 
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Yesssssssssssssssss I'm really tired of that craps!!! Even I'm getting tired of to report MODS every time I see the spams. Geeez I remember yahoo002 was banned after I reported MODS few days ago or last week but I don't undy why he/she comes back. Perhaps he/she was using different internet provider or address whatever.

I NEVER had any spams in my emails or any pop ups. I have protestion against spams so I'm alway safe. Whew!
 
Secretblend said:
yes I am and not only on here but in emails and popsup. I am tired of clicking on a link to see a comic I want to read or etc and something pops up. I end up having to close the popup and then click on link again. It gets very tiring.
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Sometimes you have to be careful, some hyperlinks can end up sending you viruses. Like it killed one of my old PC's, few years ago.
 
That's true but those I go to I trust. Just frustrating that they want money more then just giving service.
 
Oh well, some people think that money makes the world go around. I feel bad for them that does.
 
Secretblend said:
yes I am and not only on here but in emails and pop ups. I am tired of clicking on a link to see a comic I want to read or etc and something pops up. I end up having to close the pop ups and then click on link again. It gets very tiring.
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If you have the latest Explorer browser and you can click on the pop-up blocker. It is on the top bar right below the url bar. I don't have any problem with pop-ups anymore.
 
jclarke said:
Are you all sick and tired of seeing some spammers coming in and posting unecessary posts that doesn't impresss anyone? NOT to mention trolling parts, please.
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Yes, and I was very surprised to get spams on my cell phone. I reported it to the phone company and gave them the number. I didn't get another spam again.
 
yep it sucks! I hate them already! Wish they werent invented! damn! grrr...
 
Don't blame the mods for this; these things just appear and it takes time to clean up the mess....
 
Tousi said:
Don't blame the mods for this; these things just appear and it takes time to clean up the mess....
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Yeah, true. It is not their fault really. But the mods can clean it out for our conviences.
 
spamming getting bore.

Hello old-fashion letter to send mail. heh
 
i think that Alex should enable the feature, where you can't pm unless you've got a couple of posts on the board. would crack down hugely on those scammers.
 
I agree it would - but heres the kicker -- you couldnt receive the automated welcome to AD private message that encourages you to post.

Im sure there is a way you could receive PMs but not send them until you have x-amount of posts but it would be a headache and a half to set it up that way.

Plus some AD members joined here by friends from school and whatnot.

I think maybe it would be easier to have it set up where you have to post x-amount of times in various parts of the forum before you are allowed to start a new thread.

Im on one forum where you get only 1 post per day counted towards your post count in the general chat section. The rest of the posts have to come from critiques, contest entries, and what not. On another forum, you have to critique three other threads before starting your own and you have to show where you critiqued them otherwise your thread is taken down.

This cuts down TREMENDOUSLY on trollers and spammers as you actually have to input something coherent and not random babbling. And believe it or not, post counts are actually higher rather than lower. You have fewer members that just register then leave.

Although while this forum isnt a writer's forum, it couldnt hurt to set up a similar but less stringent system where perhaps you get only 5 posts per day counted towards your overall post count from the general discussion section. (While it is the most active section on the forum, its also the hotspot for spammers and trollers) This also encourages members to post in various sections, not just one or two main sections, and I will admit I am just as guilty of this as anyone is.

While maybe we dont have to read and respond to others threads and show proof of it, I think there should be a certain limit on how many threads you can start within a certain time period - which too can help cut down on spammers besides having to post x-amount of times before being able to start threads.
 
sPAMMers did that, because they have no life
OR
doing their job for sPAMMing company

People do need money.
 
My internet browser does a real good job preventing pop ups. As far as email goes, I use Gmail and it does an excellent job of keeping the spam emails out of my Inbox. For the forum, I think it's hard for the admin and mods to weed everything out that shouldn't be here. I'm sure they try their best but some are going to fall into the cracks of the forum and annoy us.

It would be nice if the people who are not interested in being involved in the forum could just get a clue and leave it alone but it's never going to happen. It's just like telemarketing. It's never going to end. My husband and I have started a new thing with the telemarketers. When they call us, we pretend to be interested so we waste a lot of their time and then after awhile we tell them we're not interested. That makes them so mad!! It's great. :fingersx:
 
yeah spammers are like telemarketers.......or jevohavh's witnesses or mormons.
 
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