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we have spambots
Posted: Mon Feb 06, 2012 10:15 am
by Dominic
Up in the movie section...
Seriously, we need a more robust solution to the spammer problem.
Re: we have spambots
Posted: Mon Feb 06, 2012 11:19 am
by BWprowl
Well at least they were kind enough to post in what's currently a mostly-irrelevant section.
I wouldn't say it's a huge 'problem' in need of a 'robust solution'. It' s little scattered spamming every year or so. Hardly anything to get wound up about. If anything it just proves that we're apparently still relevent enough to warrant spamming.
Re: we have spambots
Posted: Mon Feb 06, 2012 11:27 am
by Gomess
Dom and JT once explained to me why it's bad for the site to just get one spammer, but I forgot. =/
Re: we have spambots
Posted: Mon Feb 06, 2012 12:05 pm
by Dominic
They are like roaches. One draws others and so forth.
(I will let JT restate the technical part of that.)
When I said "we" I meant "civilized people in general", though I see what you are saying.
Dom
Re: we have spambots
Posted: Mon Feb 06, 2012 12:24 pm
by Onslaught Six
What, you mean Anonymous?
Re: we have spambots
Posted: Mon Feb 06, 2012 2:21 pm
by Dominic
The same.
Re: we have spambots
Posted: Mon Feb 06, 2012 2:25 pm
by Gomess
What the heck do spambots have to do with Anonymous?
Re: we have spambots
Posted: Mon Feb 06, 2012 4:50 pm
by andersonh1
Banned the spammer and deleted the threads.
Re: we have spambots
Posted: Mon Feb 06, 2012 5:14 pm
by Dominic
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Re: we have spambots
Posted: Mon Feb 06, 2012 5:20 pm
by Gomess
Huh.
I'm gonna assume this "Anonymous" is some sort of official, organised hacking group distinct from the generic, postmodern "Anonymous" used to ironically refer to the mass of unnamed internet users who may or may not partake in various semi-legal activities while wearing Guy Fawkes masks.
How times change! Man I feel old!