Spam? Here? Yes, and you can kick it.

Onkel Neal · 09-25-09, 09:40 AM

Spam alert!!

What does it look like?

When you see a new member, a Bilge Rat

with 1 or 2 posts, check and make sure he does not have any links in his post, or in his signature. Links usually mean spam.

Spammers usually will post some really generic, nonsense message, like "Thank you for the information, I can really use that." If you see a post like that, check it!

Some spammers post links above or below their visible message, but it is the same color as the background and therefore, invisible unless you hover your mouse over it.

Hover your mouse around and the spam links appear!

New members should be welcomed, but if they are spammers, then use the Report Bad Post button!

thanks!
Neal
Spambuster

Onkel Neal · 09-26-09, 04:40 PM

PSA,

FIREWALL · 09-26-09, 04:51 PM

Will keep eyes peeled better in the future. Any bounty on these critters ?

ps: See what happens when you go away for a bit ?

Onkel Neal · 09-26-09, 04:57 PM

Thanks, FW! Appreciate the help.

DarkFish · 09-26-09, 06:32 PM

Just a quick question about spam reporting.
I've used the 'report bad post' button several times already to report spam, but every time I click the 'send report' button after filling in the message textbox, I don't get any confirmation of me having sent the report at all. Firefox just reloads the thread I was viewing. Is there something wrong on my part (like browser settings) or is this intended? Do my reports actually get sent, even though I don't get any confirmation?

FIREWALL · 09-26-09, 06:34 PM

Quote:

Originally Posted by DarkFish

Just a quick question about spam reporting.
I've used the 'report bad post' button several times already to report spam, but every time I click the 'send report' button after filling in the message textbox, I don't get any confirmation of me having sent the report at all. Firefox just reloads the thread I was viewing. Is there something wrong on my part (like browser settings) or is this intended? Do my reports actually get sent, even though I don't get any confirmation?

Good Question

DarkFish · 09-27-09, 04:48 PM

Quote:

Originally Posted by FIREWALL

Good Question

that's what I thought when I posted it so could any of the moderators please answer it?

It's just that you get confirmations for about anything you do (like logging in to subsim etc.) except for reporting bad posts.

AVGWarhawk · 09-27-09, 07:32 PM

This would explain the off the wall first posts I see every now and then. These are those types of posts were I just say WTH was he talking about and then just move on.

What is the purpose of doing this anyway?

U-46 Commander · 09-27-09, 07:39 PM

Will keep my eyes open as well.

09-27-09, 07:55 PM

Quote:

Originally Posted by DarkFish

Just a quick question about spam reporting.
I've used the 'report bad post' button several times already to report spam, but every time I click the 'send report' button after filling in the message textbox, I don't get any confirmation of me having sent the report at all. Firefox just reloads the thread I was viewing. Is there something wrong on my part (like browser settings) or is this intended? Do my reports actually get sent, even though I don't get any confirmation?

i believe a reported post is reported to "all" moderators of that forum at the same time so if one misses it another will respond so things get acted on fairly quickly.

i have seen double reports from the same person before just to make sure it went through.

i cant see it as practical for the moderator to reply to the reporting member as that only invites requests for too much info on whats happening with the report.

that said i think maybe a website confirmation of "post has been reported" would be something usefull

and maybe neal will give you a can of spam kill flag for each spam thread you sink

FIREWALL · 09-27-09, 08:29 PM

How about the member who reports the most Spam between, Now and SHV release date gets a FREE copy.

Task Force · 09-28-09, 02:58 PM

id like to report most of the people on this forum... lol look at all this spam...

J/j

Arclight · 09-28-09, 07:30 PM

Ha, look who's talking! Thought your name would be Spam Force by now.

Wait... someone's gonna throw that one back in my face as well.

Task Force · 09-28-09, 07:39 PM

Quote:

Originally Posted by Arclight

Ha, look who's talking! Thought your name would be Spam Force by now.

Wait... someone's gonna throw that one back in my face as well.

ya know, I was thinking about changein my name... but its too late for that... lol

ps... its cause you fell for the free trial of LIFE, I didnt get it... lol

Onkel Neal · 09-28-09, 08:09 PM

Quote:

Originally Posted by AVGWarhawk

This would explain the off the wall first posts I see every now and then. These are those types of posts were I just say WTH was he talking about and then just move on.

What is the purpose of doing this anyway?

These poor third world bums get paid for every spam link they place. So, picture a bamboo warehouse in the Philippines with 300 guys making fake gmail accounts and posting spam everywhere.

Quote:

Originally Posted by DarkFish

that's what I thought when I posted it so could any of the moderators please answer it?

It's just that you get confirmations for about anything you do (like logging in to subsim etc.) except for reporting bad posts.

I tried it with IE7 and FFF, and both do not give a confirmation. I have asked the moderators in my Bad Post report test to post here when they get it. Let's hope they will.

Quote:

Originally Posted by FIREWALL

How about the member who reports the most Spam between, Now and SHV release date gets a FREE copy.

Haha, that would start a flood of artificial spam! But thanks to all here for replying and helping.

Neal

09-25-09, 09:40 AM	#1
Onkel Neal Born to Run Silent Join Date: Jan 1997 Location: Cougar Trap, Texas Posts: 21,385 Downloads: 541 Uploads: 224	Spam? Here? Yes, and you can kick it. Spam alert!! What does it look like? When you see a new member, a Bilge Rat with 1 or 2 posts, check and make sure he does not have any links in his post, or in his signature. Links usually mean spam. Spammers usually will post some really generic, nonsense message, like "Thank you for the information, I can really use that." If you see a post like that, check it! Some spammers post links above or below their visible message, but it is the same color as the background and therefore, invisible unless you hover your mouse over it. Hover your mouse around and the spam links appear! New members should be welcomed, but if they are spammers, then use the Report Bad Post button! thanks! Neal Spambuster __________________ SUBSIM - 26 Years on the Web Last edited by Onkel Neal; 09-30-09 at 12:17 PM. Reason: old spam links removed

09-26-09, 04:40 PM	#2
Onkel Neal Born to Run Silent Join Date: Jan 1997 Location: Cougar Trap, Texas Posts: 21,385 Downloads: 541 Uploads: 224	PSA, __________________ SUBSIM - 26 Years on the Web

09-26-09, 04:51 PM	#3
FIREWALL Eternal Patrol Join Date: Mar 2006 Location: CATALINA IS. SO . CAL USA Posts: 10,108 Downloads: 511 Uploads: 0	Will keep eyes peeled better in the future. Any bounty on these critters ? ps: See what happens when you go away for a bit ? __________________ RIP FIREWALL I Play GWX. Silent Hunter Who ???

09-26-09, 04:57 PM	#4
Onkel Neal Born to Run Silent Join Date: Jan 1997 Location: Cougar Trap, Texas Posts: 21,385 Downloads: 541 Uploads: 224	Thanks, FW! Appreciate the help. __________________ SUBSIM - 26 Years on the Web

09-26-09, 06:32 PM	#5
DarkFish Sea Lord Join Date: Aug 2008 Location: Stinking drunk in Eindhoven, the Netherlands Posts: 1,844 Downloads: 28 Uploads: 0	Just a quick question about spam reporting. I've used the 'report bad post' button several times already to report spam, but every time I click the 'send report' button after filling in the message textbox, I don't get any confirmation of me having sent the report at all. Firefox just reloads the thread I was viewing. Is there something wrong on my part (like browser settings) or is this intended? Do my reports actually get sent, even though I don't get any confirmation? __________________

09-27-09, 07:32 PM	#8
AVGWarhawk Lucky Jack Join Date: Jun 2005 Location: In a 1954 Buick. Posts: 28,257 Downloads: 90 Uploads: 0	This would explain the off the wall first posts I see every now and then. These are those types of posts were I just say WTH was he talking about and then just move on. What is the purpose of doing this anyway? __________________ “You're painfully alive in a drugged and dying culture.” ― Richard Yates, Revolutionary Road

09-27-09, 07:39 PM	#9
U-46 Commander Lieutenant Join Date: May 2008 Location: The absolutely most exciting state!! Iowa! Posts: 251 Downloads: 53 Uploads: 0	Will keep my eyes open as well. __________________ "Loved By Few, Hated By Many, Respected By All."-The U-boats.

09-27-09, 08:29 PM	#11
FIREWALL Eternal Patrol Join Date: Mar 2006 Location: CATALINA IS. SO . CAL USA Posts: 10,108 Downloads: 511 Uploads: 0	How about the member who reports the most Spam between, Now and SHV release date gets a FREE copy. __________________ RIP FIREWALL I Play GWX. Silent Hunter Who ???

09-28-09, 02:58 PM	#12
Task Force Rear Admiral Join Date: Jul 2008 Location: SPACE!!!! Posts: 10,142 Downloads: 85 Uploads: 0	id like to report most of the people on this forum... lol look at all this spam... J/j __________________ Task Force industries "Taking control of the world, one mind at a time"

09-28-09, 07:30 PM	#13
Arclight Navy Seal Join Date: Jun 2008 Location: Land of windmills, tulips, wooden shoes and cheese. Lots of cheese. Posts: 8,467 Downloads: 53 Uploads: 10	Ha, look who's talking! Thought your name would be Spam Force by now. Wait... someone's gonna throw that one back in my face as well. __________________ Contritium praecedit superbia.

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