wackypete2
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What is it with the sudden influx of nonsense posts lately by 1 hit wonder members??
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What is it with the sudden influx of nonsense posts lately by 1 hit wonder members??
Peter
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I would imagine it's some kind of spam program - but it appears to not actually be spamming anything....
Perhaps it's subliminal...
I would imagine it's some kind of spam program - but it appears to not actually be spamming anything....
Perhaps it's subliminal...
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It's not referring to Heathrow. Maybe Stansted?
It's not referring to Heathrow. Maybe Stansted?
wackypete2
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That's what makes it puzzling.
Maybe I've just been reading too many posts lately since trading is on hold for a few more days?? I guess I'm starting to loose my patience
Peter
That's what makes it puzzling.
Maybe I've just been reading too many posts lately since trading is on hold for a few more days?? I guess I'm starting to loose my patience
Peter
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Yes, like I'm going to rise to that.
Yes, like I'm going to rise to that.
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Better start boning up on your Mandarin.
http://www.telegraph.co.uk/news/wor...ng-for-armed-conflict-in-every-direction.html
Better start boning up on your Mandarin.
http://www.telegraph.co.uk/news/wor...ng-for-armed-conflict-in-every-direction.html
wackypete2
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My wife must speak mandarin. She keeps saying something about a long dong when we are in bed.
An aggressive Chinese prostitute is a Gung Ho.
OK, I'm bored...just ignore me.
Peter
My wife must speak mandarin. She keeps saying something about a long dong when we are in bed.
An aggressive Chinese prostitute is a Gung Ho.
OK, I'm bored...just ignore me.
Peter
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There needs to be a "crap joke" button on which to click
There needs to be a "crap joke" button on which to click
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must have been a bot and oblivious that the ad spam it carried had been removed a day or so ago, all posts gone now
must have been a bot and oblivious that the ad spam it carried had been removed a day or so ago, all posts gone now
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The job of a moderator often goes unappreciated.
Thanks.
must have been a bot and oblivious that the ad spam it carried had been removed a day or so ago, all posts gone now
The job of a moderator often goes unappreciated.
Thanks.
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OK, no problem, but if it was from a spam bot why just remove the ad spam part from the post and leave the rest? It was completely off topic, made no sense whatsoever, and was apparently only posted for the the spam it contained? Makes double work when you remove the entire post later anyway.
Just asking...
Happy New Year!!
Peter
must have been a bot and oblivious that the ad spam it carried had been removed a day or so ago, all posts gone now
OK, no problem, but if it was from a spam bot why just remove the ad spam part from the post and leave the rest? It was completely off topic, made no sense whatsoever, and was apparently only posted for the the spam it contained? Makes double work when you remove the entire post later anyway.
Just asking...
Happy New Year!!
Peter
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thanks howard
there are no post reports on file for this member and to be fair when spotted the first couple posts were kind of ok in the first instances other than the ads. those posts were either removed or edited and poster warned. the problem arose because without any report to keep him in mind they carried on posting (without the ads). i guess they were going to add in more sig spam later maybe.
you guys highlighted the issue of the off topic posting and they were removed. btw the ads were mortgage based on this one. it's usually that or insurance, or those language study tools these days. if it was a bot then they likely didn't even realise the sig had gone.
thanks for highlighting guys
and have a good new year
thanks howard
there are no post reports on file for this member and to be fair when spotted the first couple posts were kind of ok in the first instances other than the ads. those posts were either removed or edited and poster warned. the problem arose because without any report to keep him in mind they carried on posting (without the ads). i guess they were going to add in more sig spam later maybe.
you guys highlighted the issue of the off topic posting and they were removed. btw the ads were mortgage based on this one. it's usually that or insurance, or those language study tools these days. if it was a bot then they likely didn't even realise the sig had gone.
thanks for highlighting guys
and have a good new year
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Its probably thought to be beneficial from a search engine optimisation perspective. You'll notice all of the forums who have at least a modicum of commercial awareness do the same
I've even see the admin at one particular forum justify this behaviour on exactly those grounds citing that what was good for the forum was good for the community !
I quite like the spam bot posts. I've noticed that some of these things actually harvest content from other forums
Its probably thought to be beneficial from a search engine optimisation perspective. You'll notice all of the forums who have at least a modicum of commercial awareness do the same
I've even see the admin at one particular forum justify this behaviour on exactly those grounds citing that what was good for the forum was good for the community !
I quite like the spam bot posts. I've noticed that some of these things actually harvest content from other forums
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i don't see how they are beneficial, are you trying to say an off topic post is beneficial in what way?
Its probably thought to be beneficial from a search engine optimisation perspective. You'll notice all of the forums who have at least a modicum of commercial awareness do the same
I've even see the admin at one particular forum justify this behaviour on exactly those grounds citing that what was good for the forum was good for the community !
I quite like the spam bot posts. I've noticed that some of these things actually harvest content from other forums
i don't see how they are beneficial, are you trying to say an off topic post is beneficial
in what way?
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Too funny.!
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