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{uZa}Lonesome Eagle
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Post subject: Spammers - No, real spammers  Posted: Sat May 02, 2009 1:55 pm |
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Joined: Thu Feb 19, 2009 10:47 am
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Location: Fairfax, VA, USA
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We have been getting hit pretty regularly by automated "spambots" that register, hoping to spam the forums with ads for viagra and mushy peas. These automated bots are not much of a problem, as the forums require an email verification process and this seems to stop them in their tracks. They remain as "inactive" and we clear them out from time to time.
However, there are also some companies who employ humans to go around to forums and blogs and post spam. These folks can't really be stopped by an automated process, we have just been deleting their posts and banning them. It is getting to be a hassle though. There are quite a few of them.
We have put in place a new procedure that we hope will discourage these poltroons. From now on, when a new user posts their FIRST message, it will go into a "Moderation Queue" and will require "approval" by a moderator (either the topic moderators or Ren or I) Once their first post is approved, they can post freely from then on. If however the post is "Great deals on land in Mexico" then we can just delete the user without having to do a lot of cleanup.
This will not effect any current users and you will see no difference in anything.
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{uZa}Natasha_Fatale
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Post subject: Re: Spammers - No, real spammers Posted: Sat May 02, 2009 2:22 pm |
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Location: Boston, Massachusetts
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Thank you for all the hard work you put into making the forums a great place!  _________________ 
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{uZa}fcbcynic+SC+
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Post subject: Re: Spammers - No, real spammers Posted: Sat May 02, 2009 6:22 pm |
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Location: Midlothian, VA
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You said "poltroon"! I like that word, it isn't used often enough. Oh yeah, and what Natasha said.  _________________ Malo periculosam libertatem quam quietum servitium! I prefer liberty with danger to peace with slavery! 
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{uza}hitechredneck
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Post subject: Re: Spammers - No, real spammers Posted: Sat May 02, 2009 7:31 pm |
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{uZa}fcbcynic+SC+ wrote: You said "poltroon"! I like that word, it isn't used often enough. Oh yeah, and what Natasha said. I always liked "pillock" myself... Some idiots even assume that you are talking about drugs in some way when you call them that...  _________________  The Lord helps those who help themselves...For everyone else, there's Democrats...
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{uZa}Lonesome Eagle
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Post subject: Re: Spammers - No, real spammers Posted: Sat May 02, 2009 7:35 pm |
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Location: Fairfax, VA, USA
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I was gonna call them "reprobates", but I was afraid it wasn't a word people used all the time and understood like "poltroon"...  _________________ 
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{uZa}fcbcynic+SC+
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Post subject: Re: Spammers - No, real spammers Posted: Sat May 02, 2009 11:04 pm |
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Location: Midlothian, VA
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{uZa}Lonesome Eagle wrote: I was gonna call them "reprobates", but I was afraid it wasn't a word people used all the time and understood like "poltroon"... Reprobates is good, too. Ahh, the joys of the English language. _________________ Malo periculosam libertatem quam quietum servitium! I prefer liberty with danger to peace with slavery!
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{uZa}Col. Hogan
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Post subject: Re: Spammers - No, real spammers Posted: Mon May 04, 2009 1:41 pm |
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{uZa}Natasha_Fatale wrote: Thank you for all the hard work you put into making the forums a great place! Yes sir, nice job!!! Actually I like reprobates myself. P.S. Natahsa, WOW great LEGS!!!   _________________  
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{uZa}Natasha_Fatale
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Post subject: Re: Spammers - No, real spammers Posted: Mon May 04, 2009 1:48 pm |
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Location: Boston, Massachusetts
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{uZa}Col. Hogan wrote: {uZa}Natasha_Fatale wrote: Thank you for all the hard work you put into making the forums a great place! Yes sir, nice job!!! Actually I like reprobates myself. P.S. Natahsa, WOW great LEGS!!! Thank you Hogan! _________________
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jeffhochwalt
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Post subject: Re: Spammers - No, real spammers Posted: Mon May 04, 2009 4:27 pm |
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Damn, and I like mushy peas!  _________________  
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{uZa}Col. Hogan
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Post subject: Re: Spammers - No, real spammers Posted: Mon May 04, 2009 10:11 pm |
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{uZa}Natasha_Fatale wrote: {uZa}Col. Hogan wrote: {uZa}Natasha_Fatale wrote: Thank you for all the hard work you put into making the forums a great place! Yes sir, nice job!!! Actually I like reprobates myself. P.S. Natahsa, WOW great LEGS!!! Thank you Hogan! You're welcome! GGRRRRRRRRRR . _________________
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{uZa}1terribleshot
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Post subject: Re: Spammers - No, real spammers Posted: Tue May 05, 2009 9:54 am |
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Location: Indiana
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You Da Man Eagle, your guys are good. You found my evil plan to keep you busy on the forums so you'll be to busy to come onto COD2 to kill me so much.......MUHAHAHA But seriously you guys are awesome....
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{uZa}Scorpius
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Post subject: Re: Spammers - No, real spammers Posted: Tue Jul 21, 2009 6:25 am |
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Get your Mushy peas with a creamy Viagra filling at mushyviagrapeas.strange  _________________   www.wilsonpi.com
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{uZa}Underdog
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Post subject: Re: Spammers - No, real spammers Posted: Wed Jul 22, 2009 7:26 am |
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{uZa}Violator{USA}
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Post subject: Re: Spammers - No, real spammers Posted: Tue Sep 08, 2009 7:22 pm |
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do the mushy peas come in different flavors or colors? Inquiring minds want to know....lol
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{uZa}sraz
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Post subject: Re: Spammers - No, real spammers Posted: Sun Mar 07, 2010 12:55 am |
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O.o Mushy peas, I have heard many tales of them. Of their great deliciousness and everything!!! To the spammers: NO MUSHY PEAS _________________ 
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