Members -- Please Don't Feed The Spammers

Post by **Jeremy** » Feb 23, 2010 12:08 AM

Bump for a reminder again.

Please don't respond to spammers and double-please don't quote their link-containing messages. In many case they're trying to increase their web presence by getting their name and URL out in as many places as possible. Quoting these types of posts only helps the spammer.

Thanks.

Post by **Shawn D.** » Jul 23, 2010 7:05 AM

OK, we just had two folks respond to a spammer who put ten messages on the board:

Coldswede wrote:Is this the Euro version? If not, how much too ship to Knowitall?

mogie wrote:buh bye

Don't respond in any manner -- no sarcastic comments, no salutations about how the spammer will be gone or should leave. DO NOT RESPOND!

Post by **Nebraska_e28** » Jul 23, 2010 9:50 AM

Wild thought here & probably a question for Jeremy... Is there any (easy) way to put this type of alert into a splash screen that pops up immediately upon login? Maybe set the frequency to 3 logins & it goes away after that? Just thinking aloud here.

Post by **Jeremy** » Jul 23, 2010 10:28 AM

Such a message would be more annoying than useful I think. Someday I'll actually write a formal TOS agreement for this site.

Post by **Nebraska_e28** » Jul 23, 2010 10:31 AM

Jeremy wrote:Such a message would be more annoying than useful I think. Someday I'll actually write a formal TOS agreement for this site.

It'd be a extremely rare occurrence, but it could also be used for any other critical information.

TOS could be handy & quite useful when enforcement is necessary.

Post by **Shawn D.** » Oct 23, 2010 8:14 PM

Yet another reminder:

twin55 wrote:1. Do you own or drive a BMW?, if so, what year model?
2. I guess this is not the only forum you join just to sell communication devices.
3. Are you a virus? if not, don't be a moron.
4. Btw, this is you first post without an introduction...we don't kiss on the first date. And definitely do not expect to get Wiggly Willy neither.

twin55 · Post by **twin55** » Oct 23, 2010 9:03 PM

Shawn D. wrote:Yet another reminder:

twin55 wrote:1. Do you own or drive a BMW?, if so, what year model?
2. I guess this is not the only forum you join just to sell communication devices.
3. Are you a virus? if not, don't be a moron.
4. Btw, this is you first post without an introduction...we don't kiss on the first date. And definitely do not expect to get Wiggly Willy neither.

Thanks for the reminder. I will not make this mistake again.

Post by **Jeremy** » Nov 18, 2010 9:47 AM

Really, guys. We get the spammers off as quickly as possible. It's impossible to monitor the board 24/7. Just leave them alone, they'll disappear in a short amount of time.

Jeremy

stuartinmn · Post by **stuartinmn** » Nov 18, 2010 11:36 AM

question for the Beamters: does the phpBB forum software have a 'Report' function available? Other forums I frequent have that feature, which makes it simple for the members to flag spam posts (having said that, there are always people who feel the need to type a response anyway.)

Post by **Shawn D.** » Mar 25, 2011 7:11 AM

Bump for another reminder! The members who need the reminder are:

Alfonso Bedoya

tangerineman91

Das_Prachtstraße

dragonbar

Post by **Shawn D.** » Apr 09, 2011 6:04 AM

Now E.rouzbeh.28 has joined the list:

http://www.mye28.com/viewtopic.php?t=90261

E.rouzbeh.28 · Post by **E.rouzbeh.28** » Apr 09, 2011 10:02 PM

Dammit.

Lesson learned.

Post by **mooseheadm5** » Apr 12, 2011 11:53 PM

Don't forget, guys.

tangerineman91 · Post by **tangerineman91** » Apr 13, 2011 12:04 AM

Woops. Lesson learned.

Alfonso Bedoya · Post by **Alfonso Bedoya** » Apr 13, 2011 12:30 AM

Thanks for your great work I'll PM you next time when I see the fuckers!

rmiddendorf · Post by **rmiddendorf** » May 06, 2011 11:12 PM

Please take care of this:

http://www.mye28.com/viewtopic.php?t=91309

EDIT: And can ya make this a sticky?

Post by **mooseheadm5** » Aug 18, 2011 11:10 PM

I'm just going to leave this here.

Das_Prachtstrasse · Post by **Das_Prachtstrasse** » Aug 18, 2011 11:49 PM

mooseheadm5 wrote:I'm just going to leave this here.

Post by **Jeremy** » Aug 19, 2011 1:03 AM

Alright alright, I found it. Geez though, you could've at least given me a hint!

Post by **mooseheadm5** » Aug 19, 2011 1:13 AM

Actually when I posted the thread was right below this (I think Brad took care of that one.) It was just a coincidence that a completely different spammer posted in a different section just a short time later.

rmiddendorf · Post by **rmiddendorf** » Oct 10, 2011 10:03 AM

Here's another one:

http://www.mye28.com/viewtopic.php?t=97493

rmiddendorf · Post by **rmiddendorf** » Oct 10, 2011 10:06 AM

Oh look, there's two!

http://www.mye28.com/viewtopic.php?t=97494

Post by **Jeremy** » Oct 10, 2011 10:16 AM

There were three from that guy, actually.

Das_Prachtstrasse · Post by **Das_Prachtstrasse** » Oct 10, 2011 10:16 AM

I was actually looking forward to buying some glasses too..

C.R. Krieger · Post by **C.R. Krieger** » Oct 10, 2011 12:21 PM

Das_Prachtstraße wrote:I was actually looking forward to buying some glasses too..

Weren't we all. As I approach my third score birthday, I find that drinking from quality wine glasses is a very high priority in my life. Almost as high as color coordinated socks and underwear.

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