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Old 04-25-15, 10:52 PM   #1
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Just a quick update to inform you that over the last three years, we have been pretty good about killing spam here with the diligent help of ucrank, Sailor Steve, and Jimbuna, and many sharp eyed members such as cdrsubron7, Skybird, TLAM Strike, joea, Oberon, Lucky Starr, Hitman, Nippelspanner, seaniam81, raymond6751, Chad, Pisces, Mud, CCIP, guntherprien, Rhodes, Sniper297, HunterICX, ReallyDedPoet, d@rk51d3, darius359au, Kptlt. Hellmut Neuerburg, Trevally., u1950, Tango589, Schroeder, Vendor, in_vino_vomitus, kraznyi_oktjabr, gi_dan2987, gap, BossMark, volodya61, BigWalleye, BL!TZKR!EG, Admiral Halsey, Aktungbby, depthtok33l, Sinkmore, ikalugin, Pigmachine, Pigboatcook, thegrindre, and Relmu.

I try to make sure each spam hunter gets recognition with the badge,

but if you report a spammer and I do not award it to you, don't be shy, PM me.

Was discussing spam busting tactics with some other forum admins, and one told me a funny story I thought I would share with you.

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Something that did amuse me no end recently, I installed SMF on one of my domains to test something out. I forgot to delete the installation and didn't revisit it for around three months. When I returned it had a thriving community of bots mostly extolling the virtues of a Canadian pharmaceutical company. The number of users, threads and posts were in the thousands. There was more activity there than on some of my forums.
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Old 04-25-15, 10:55 PM   #2
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Hilarious!
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Old 04-26-15, 04:43 AM   #3
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That's all they ever wanted ..... a place of their own.
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Old 04-26-15, 04:48 AM   #4
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Old 04-26-15, 06:08 AM   #5
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SINK EM ALL!!
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Old 04-26-15, 06:38 AM   #6
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If there's something strange
in your thread of posts
Who ya gonna call?
SPAMBUSTERS

If there's something weird
and it don't look good
Who ya gonna call?
SPAMBUSTERS

I ain't afraid of no ads
I ain't afraid of no scams

If you're seeing things
running through your post
Who can ya call?
SPAMBUSTERS

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Old 04-26-15, 08:18 AM   #7
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I'll try my very best!
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Old 04-26-15, 10:56 AM   #8
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Danasan has surpassed us by not just having the badge but making it his avatar too!
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Old 04-26-15, 11:04 AM   #9
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Haha, that's dedication
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Old 04-26-15, 11:28 AM   #10
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Sorry I'm late to the party;I picked off another within two minutes as I first logged in this AM. I think he's a regular offender...
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Old 04-26-15, 01:19 PM   #11
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Danasan has surpassed us by not just having the badge but making it his avatar too!
It's not just what he does...it's who he is!
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Old 04-26-15, 01:47 PM   #12
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I was a mod on an old nation-simulator game board, when the game wound down I stupidly didn't lock everything up. I came back a few months later and the place was infested with the sods. I had to go through and weed them all out and lock everything up.
I renamed myself the 'Gardener' after that.
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Old 04-26-15, 01:57 PM   #13
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It's not just what he does...it's who he is!
I blame the Spamtoonist.

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Old 04-26-15, 02:06 PM   #14
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Can you make that a goldenboy Henry!
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Old 04-26-15, 03:18 PM   #15
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Here is the whole (old) story, we were two... Paco and me...

http://www.subsim.com/radioroom/show...hunter&page=15

Well, bad tongues would say, it had to do with where we come from

Oh, and please don't take that avatar away from me, Neal. I'll keep it in honor, if you don't mind.

And, it's a one-of-a-kind.
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