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A heartfelt thank you to the Mods here - ShadowHM - 11-19-2012
When I checked the forum this morning it loaded a LOT slower than usual.
I realized why soon enough. Pages (pages!)of spam posts!
Thank you for wielding the broom so effectively and promptly today and all other days.
RE: A heartfelt thank you to the Mods here - Alram - 11-19-2012
That was like an attack. Did you piss off some spammer? I'm glad you were able to take care of it. Thanks.
RE: A heartfelt thank you to the Mods here - shoju - 11-19-2012
Good Job on the cleanup.
RE: A heartfelt thank you to the Mods here - Hammerskjold - 11-19-2012
The scene this morning on this website:
(staff art crew rendering, may or may not correspond to real life)
![[Image: t3endoskeletons1.jpg]](http://4.bp.blogspot.com/-EdbducPhJpk/T-N7JIf9lcI/AAAAAAAAAdw/RCw-GCw11Dc/s1600/t3endoskeletons1.jpg)
But substitute the laser gatling rifles with incredible offers of pills, potions, and lotions.
Then thankfully Mod Squad appeared. (Again, staff art crew rendering, may or may not be to real life likeness.)
![[Image: t2setcast046.jpg]](http://img19.imageshack.us/img19/6694/t2setcast046.jpg)
RE: A heartfelt thank you to the Mods here - Taem - 11-19-2012
I wondered what was going on. Thought maybe we had been taken over by bots. Glad it's all cleaned up now.
RE: A heartfelt thank you to the Mods here - Archon_Wing - 11-19-2012
Man, is there just no way to deal with them? :S They just keep coming.
RE: A heartfelt thank you to the Mods here - eppie - 11-19-2012
(11-19-2012, 07:08 PM)Archon_Wing Wrote: Man, is there just no way to deal with them? :S They just keep coming.
I clicked on several of the links and bought 20 packages of illegal drugs so I guess they will stop for a while now.
RE: A heartfelt thank you to the Mods here - LochnarITB - 11-19-2012
I've said it before and will say it again, much thanks to Bolty and the Mod Squad. Earlier, I came on to pages and pages of the garbage (it's really not even fair to call it Spam, I come from the home of spam and I actually like it fried or in a sandwich once in a while
). I started reporting posts and finally figured they'll probably notice anyway. 
Logging in now, not only are the idjits stomped on, but their spewage has been cleaned away. Thanks for the continued efforts of our overlords, and the community.P.S. Eppie, thanks for taking one for the team. I hope you have some friends that will help use them up for you.
P.P.S. Does anyone ever go to those links and buy their crap? I have such a hard time believing anyone ever does or that they generate enough traffic to even make it worth the time or cost to write and run the spewage bots.
RE: A heartfelt thank you to the Mods here - NuurAbSaal - 11-19-2012
(11-19-2012, 05:40 PM)ShadowHM Wrote: When I checked the forum this morning it loaded a LOT slower than usual.
I realized why soon enough. Pages (pages!)of spam posts!
Thank you for wielding the broom so effectively and promptly today and all other days.
Seconded.
Much love to you guys!
take care
Tarabulus
RE: A heartfelt thank you to the Mods here - Hammerskjold - 11-19-2012
(11-19-2012, 08:43 PM)LochnarITB Wrote: P.P.S. Does anyone ever go to those links and buy their crap? I have such a hard time believing anyone ever does or that they generate enough traffic to even make it worth the time or cost to write and run the spewage bots.
Just a guess here, but it's probably through sheer volume. It only takes one bite to help out that Nigerian Prince who is down on his luck that only needs 5 bucks for a taxi to get to the hospital for his dying uncle who has great deals on sex pills.
Slicing salamis looks easier than hanging around a parking lot asking for that cab fare for me poor ole sick uncle.
http://scams.wikispaces.com/Salami+Slicing
RE: A heartfelt thank you to the Mods here - Jester - 11-19-2012
(11-19-2012, 05:40 PM)ShadowHM Wrote: Thank you for wielding the broom so effectively and promptly today and all other days.
I, for one, welcome our well-coiffed Asian model overlord!
-Jester
RE: A heartfelt thank you to the Mods here - Archon_Wing - 11-19-2012
(11-19-2012, 08:43 PM)LochnarITB Wrote: P.P.S. Does anyone ever go to those links and buy their crap? I have such a hard time believing anyone ever does or that they generate enough traffic to even make it worth the time or cost to write and run the spewage bots.
Considering their scumbag nature, I bet clicking on those links will lead to viruses and spyware and other seedy attempts at stealing your information or turning your computer into a zombie. It's sadly very efficient and must be avoided at all costs.
RE: A heartfelt thank you to the Mods here - LennyLen - 11-20-2012
(11-19-2012, 11:26 PM)Archon_Wing Wrote: It's sadly very efficient and must be avoided at all costs.
Especially direct clicking, as this will pass the referrer info (ie the LL's address) to the spammers websites, which makes the forum a more attractive target.
If anyone does fell the need to look at the links, copy/paste the URL to a blank page.