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Is Tom's Under Attack by Space Spammers?

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September 25, 2013 4:16:49 PM

Uggs, Michael Kors outlets, and North Face products seem to be taking over our forum (along with all the folks who work from home and drive Porsches).

Basically, what the heck is going on?

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September 25, 2013 4:19:45 PM

I've been trying to stay on top of it mate and I'm just doing the best I can.
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September 25, 2013 4:20:36 PM

Spammers are forever targeting these sites. I have to deal with them on the one I moderate. No way to prevent it, just ban them when they show up.
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September 25, 2013 4:23:18 PM

Mousemonkey said:
I've been trying to stay on top of it mate and I'm just doing the best I can.

Understood, brother. Just seems we are getting pounded lately. I thought we had some smart filtering as part of the new site format to minimize this stuff.

What I would really like to know is who has ever made a purchase from one of this posts (and would admit it).

Keep on rockin'!
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September 25, 2013 4:27:00 PM

But see, the new trend is for tech nerds to wear uggs while invading asia in their used harrier jets. It's the only way we can pick up girls!
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September 25, 2013 4:28:41 PM

DarkSable said:
But see, the new trend is for tech nerds to wear uggs while invading asia in their used harrier jets. It's the only way we can pick up girls!

So sad! :lol: 
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September 25, 2013 4:29:28 PM

DarkSable said:
But see, the new trend is for tech nerds to wear uggs while invading asia in their used harrier jets. It's the only way we can pick up girls!


That's the Harrier jet I got with Pepsi points!
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September 25, 2013 4:31:21 PM

DarkSable said:
But see, the new trend is for tech nerds to wear uggs while invading asia in their used harrier jets. It's the only way we can pick up girls!

There are some seriously bad images stuck in my head now....must remove them.
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September 25, 2013 4:35:13 PM

Reporting them as often as I find them.

-Wolf sends
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September 25, 2013 4:37:21 PM

Wolfshadw said:
Reporting them as often as I find them.

-Wolf sends

Same here. Lately, I seem to do as much SPAM reporting as I do helping folks. Must be a huge glut of Uggs clones floating around out there.
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September 25, 2013 4:37:37 PM

Wolfshadw said:
Reporting them as often as I find them.

-Wolf sends


Thanks mate, if you keep on reporting them I'll keep spletching 'em!
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September 25, 2013 4:38:29 PM

...release the banhammer, M2!!!
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September 25, 2013 4:43:19 PM

We are spamming to keep mouse occupied while we raid his beer fridge.

The real problem is it costs almost nothing for someone in a third world country to cut and paste onto a lot of forums.

"What I would really like to know is who has ever made a purchase from one of this posts (and would admit it)." - All it takes is one person to make it worthwhile for them. Same as internet scammers.
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September 25, 2013 4:43:23 PM

I've been reporting them too, but I usually only catch a few. I guess I don't spend as much time on here as I thought I did.

Casey
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September 25, 2013 4:43:38 PM

COLGeek said:
Wolfshadw said:
Reporting them as often as I find them.

-Wolf sends

Same here. Lately, I seem to do as much SPAM reporting as I do helping folks. Must be a huge glut of Uggs clones floating around out there.


Yeah. Caught an Uggs the other day myself.
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September 25, 2013 4:43:47 PM

Gotta admit, it is a nice change from the, "watch this pirated movie/sporting event online for free" spam threads! ;) 

-Wolf sends
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September 25, 2013 4:43:49 PM

COLGeek said:
...release the banhammer, M2!!!


If only!
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September 25, 2013 4:44:30 PM

cklaubur said:
I've been reporting them too, but I usually only catch a few. I guess I don't spend as much time on here as I thought I did.

Casey


Sometimes they'll get buried pretty quick and not seen.
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September 25, 2013 4:46:15 PM

coastie65 said:
cklaubur said:
I've been reporting them too, but I usually only catch a few. I guess I don't spend as much time on here as I thought I did.

Casey


Sometimes they'll get buried pretty quick and not seen.


Yeah, most of what I catch are on the Live Feed on the front page.

Casey
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September 25, 2013 4:50:12 PM

Wolfshadw said:
Gotta admit, it is a nice change from the, "watch this pirated movie/sporting event online for free" spam threads! ;) 

-Wolf sends

Making me all nostalgic missing those now myself.
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September 25, 2013 4:52:02 PM

Oh Man. I get the peole selling Credit card Info and at least once a PayPal account with $1000 in it. :p 
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September 25, 2013 4:52:53 PM

Oh, c'mon, COLGeek! You know they'll be back in a few weeks! ;) 

-Wolf sends
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September 25, 2013 4:55:37 PM

Wolfshadw said:
Oh, c'mon, COLGeek! You know they'll be back in a few weeks! ;) 

-Wolf sends

...and they will be wearing Uggs, with designer clothes, working from home, and driving a Porsche.
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September 25, 2013 4:57:07 PM

M2 must be busy tonight. I saw 3 more pop onto the Live Feed. I notified on one of them and the other 2 were already gone.
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September 25, 2013 4:58:23 PM

^--- Reported Thread "cheap uggs mf13" UserID: Nixarrima
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September 25, 2013 5:00:03 PM

Wolfshadw said:
^--- Reported Thread "cheap uggs mf13" UserID: Nixarrima

Seen a couple from that user tonight.
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September 25, 2013 5:00:45 PM

COLGeek said:
Wolfshadw said:
^--- Reported Thread "cheap uggs mf13" UserID: Nixarrima

Seen a couple from that user tonight.


Same here, and just reported.
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September 25, 2013 5:01:06 PM

Really! I've just seen all different user IDs

-Wolf sends
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September 25, 2013 5:01:18 PM

Mousemonkey said:
COLGeek said:
...release the banhammer, M2!!!


If only!

You da' Man!!! Go forth and smacketh the spammage!
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September 25, 2013 5:03:17 PM

COLGeek said:
Mousemonkey said:
COLGeek said:
...release the banhammer, M2!!!


If only!

You da' Man!!! Go forth and smacketh the spammage!


Screw the banhammer! Bring out Excalibur!

Edit: Or the sword of a thousand truths!
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September 25, 2013 5:03:48 PM

The hammer is being well fed tonight! ;) 
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September 25, 2013 5:03:52 PM

Wolfshadw said:
Really! I've just seen all different user IDs

-Wolf sends

They seem to come in clusters and then they get banned. After that, they sign on with a new name and drop another load (or so it seems).

Seems that a thread filter doing a simple keyword search could be used to hold these postings in limbo until cleared. Just how many tech topics will include uggs, michael kors, and north face in their subject lines or message bodies?
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September 25, 2013 5:04:56 PM

Mousemonkey said:
The hammer is being well fed tonight! ;) 

Now that is the Mousemonkey we all love and respect!
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September 25, 2013 5:08:23 PM

COLGeek said:
Mousemonkey said:
The hammer is being well fed tonight! ;) 

Now that is the Mousemonkey we all love and respect!


*blushes*
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September 25, 2013 5:09:09 PM

Always nice to see a "404 error" message pop up when I see one. Thanks Mouse!

-Wolf sends
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September 25, 2013 5:12:31 PM

It's been like that bit in Aliens 2 with the auto cannons tonight, a total kill fest! Like shooting fish in a barrel! Unfortunately for them I have unlimited ammo! :lol: 
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September 25, 2013 5:15:29 PM

Mousemonkey said:
It's been like that bit in Aliens 2 with the auto cannons tonight, a total kill fest! Like shooting fish in a barrel! Unfortunately for them I have unlimited ammo! :lol: 


HAH!!! Now I know we're kindred spirits! I may have to drop the projector screen, cook up a Heggie's Pizza (sausage and pepperoni) and watch that tonight!

LOL - Thanks Mouse!

-Wolf sends
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September 25, 2013 5:15:55 PM

Mousemonkey said:
It's been like that bit in Aliens 2 with the auto cannons tonight, a total kill fest! Like shooting fish in a barrel! Unfortunately for them I have unlimited ammo! :lol: 


Guess they must be messing with you and leaving us alone as it has been pretty quiet. :) 
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September 25, 2013 5:18:34 PM

Wolfshadw said:
Mousemonkey said:
It's been like that bit in Aliens 2 with the auto cannons tonight, a total kill fest! Like shooting fish in a barrel! Unfortunately for them I have unlimited ammo! :lol: 


HAH!!! Now I know we're kindred spirits! I may have to drop the projector screen, cook up a Heggie's Pizza (sausage and pepperoni) and watch that tonight!

LOL - Thanks Mouse!

-Wolf sends

I am going to arrange a nuke from orbit, it's the only way to be sure! :lol: 
coastie65 said:
Mousemonkey said:
It's been like that bit in Aliens 2 with the auto cannons tonight, a total kill fest! Like shooting fish in a barrel! Unfortunately for them I have unlimited ammo! :lol: 


Guess they must be messing with you and leaving us alone as it has been pretty quiet. :) 

They only come out at night...
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September 25, 2013 5:20:33 PM

Mousemonkey said:


They only come out at night...


Mostly...
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September 25, 2013 5:22:03 PM

Yeah. I know. Usually I spent half the morning cleaning up that stuff and requesting bans. We Mods can't ban have have to request it so admin can take care of it. :p 
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September 25, 2013 5:25:01 PM

USAFRet said:
Mousemonkey said:


They only come out at night...


Mostly...


LOL!!!!

Gotta watch it now!

-Wolf sends
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September 25, 2013 5:29:36 PM

You do that mate, I'm going on a bug hunt! ;) 
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September 25, 2013 5:33:47 PM

Mousemonkey said:
You do that mate, I'm going on a bug hunt! ;) 


Pizza's in the oven and Ripley's ship was just captured by the salvage crew.

-Wolf sends

I think one of the best things I like about this movie is during the inquiry; when Ripley seems to emulate the persona's of all the former crew members as they're displayed on the screen behind her (Ash, Lambert, Parker, and Dallas).

-Wolf sends
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September 25, 2013 5:54:06 PM

Seems we geeks have WAY too much in common in terms of tastes and entertainment....
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September 25, 2013 6:01:41 PM

I will confess to doing the Matrix trilogy the other night.
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September 25, 2013 6:58:42 PM

I, too have reported 3 or 4 of those adds.. while i love all the movies mentioned here this evening, I watch the Big bang theory A LOT lol. Sheldon is just to funny
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September 26, 2013 7:08:53 AM

Following these bans up with IP bans, to make sure we get the foul spam creatures and burn out the infection at the source.
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