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 Post subject: New Account Approval
PostPosted: Mon Oct 24, 2011 10:45 
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TRANSMISSION INCOMING FROM THE BIG GIANT HEAD

Due to a recent flood of new spammer accounts, new account approval has been switched back on. This will likely not affect any of the regular posters, but newbs and sockpuppets (ahem) will have to wait for a MIGHTY MOD* to ENFORCE THEIR WILL** on the new account.

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 Post subject: Re: New Account Approval
PostPosted: Mon Oct 24, 2011 10:47 
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Worth making this into a sticky in case someone new does sign up and wonder what the crack is?


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 Post subject: Re: New Account Approval
PostPosted: Mon Oct 24, 2011 10:48 
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GazChap wrote:
Worth making this into a sticky in case someone new does sign up and wonder what the crack is?

I believe the user will be told all automagically when making said new account


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 Post subject: Re: New Account Approval
PostPosted: Mon Oct 24, 2011 10:48 
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They'll get an email when they sign up saying it's subject to a mod approving the account. We're usually available most of the time too, due to having no life being well conscientious, innit.

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 Post subject: Re: New Account Approval
PostPosted: Mon Oct 24, 2011 10:52 
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Ah, I see what you're doing. Setting DavPaz to fight spammers. Very cleeever.


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 Post subject: Re: New Account Approval
PostPosted: Mon Oct 24, 2011 10:53 
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Ah, I see what you're doing. Setting DavPaz to fight spammers. Very cleeever.

It's penance. It's the only way I'll learn


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 Post subject: Re: New Account Approval
PostPosted: Mon Oct 24, 2011 11:35 
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How will we know the poll functionality is still working each day though?


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 Post subject: Re: New Account Approval
PostPosted: Mon Oct 24, 2011 11:43 
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Trooper wrote:
How will we know the poll functionality is still working each day though?

We will take a poll.


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 Post subject: Re: New Account Approval
PostPosted: Mon Oct 24, 2011 15:17 
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DavPaz wrote:
Trooper wrote:
How will we know the poll functionality is still working each day though?

We will take a poll.


Bacon.

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 Post subject: Re: New Account Approval
PostPosted: Tue Oct 25, 2011 5:04 
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Oh dear...

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 Post subject: Re: New Account Approval
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Oh dear...


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 Post subject: Re: New Account Approval
PostPosted: Tue Oct 25, 2011 7:24 
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Didn't work did it? :)

Still, at least i now know where to buy some cheap Uggs ............ ;)


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 Post subject: Re: New Account Approval
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Four_Candles wrote:
Didn't work did it? :)

Still, at least i now know where to buy some cheap Uggs ............ ;)


The current spammers join dates are before Davpaz's post so this may just be their last session - however they are still at it (last one was posted about 4 minutes ago)


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 Post subject: Re: New Account Approval
PostPosted: Tue Oct 25, 2011 7:42 
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Ffs.

I've just woken up!


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 Post subject: Re: New Account Approval
PostPosted: Tue Oct 25, 2011 7:50 
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Right you spamming pricks... behave!


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 Post subject: Re: New Account Approval
PostPosted: Tue Oct 25, 2011 8:59 
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Is it helpful if I report posts...? I feel like I'm going to be clogging up the mod inbox when I do it.

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 Post subject: Re: New Account Approval
PostPosted: Tue Oct 25, 2011 9:13 
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Mr Russell wrote:
Is it helpful if I report posts...? I feel like I'm going to be clogging up the mod inbox when I do it.

Feel free, but if it happens at 3am, I still won't see it till 8:30 :)


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 Post subject: Re: New Account Approval
PostPosted: Tue Oct 25, 2011 9:34 
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DavPaz wrote:
Mr Russell wrote:
Is it helpful if I report posts...? I feel like I'm going to be clogging up the mod inbox when I do it.

Feel free, but if it happens at 3am, I still won't see it till 8:30 :)


Well YOU won't, but that's why there's a team.

I'll continue to report spammy bacon spam.

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 Post subject: Re: New Account Approval
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We don't work in shifts, dude :)


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 Post subject: Re: New Account Approval
PostPosted: Tue Oct 25, 2011 10:27 
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We voted you in because we expect you to sort things like this, don't make us Gadaffi you...


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 Post subject: Re: New Account Approval
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Trooper wrote:
We voted you in because we expect you to sort things like this, don't make us Gadaffi you...



Makes me sad that nobody thought to shout "Gadaffi, duck!" but there we go.

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 Post subject: Re: New Account Approval
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I think about a million people to date have thought to shout "Gadaffi, duck".

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 Post subject: Re: New Account Approval
PostPosted: Wed Oct 26, 2011 7:22 
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WOW!
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 Post subject: Re: New Account Approval
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Malc wrote:
WOW!
Malc


Errr , isnt that the exact same user name from yesterday ? (asdfaqr2v)


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 Post subject: Re: New Account Approval
PostPosted: Wed Oct 26, 2011 7:40 
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Sadly 'ban-by-ip' wasn't enough. He won't be back


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 Post subject: Re: New Account Approval
PostPosted: Wed Oct 26, 2011 8:56 
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Oh, I meant to comment on polarised sunglasses (maybe not make a new thread though). I recently got some and they're great, by far the best pair of sunglasses I've had and I'm super happy with them. They look better than my plastic Oakleys too.

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 Post subject: Re: New Account Approval
PostPosted: Wed Oct 26, 2011 9:03 
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Sir Taxalot wrote:
Oh, I meant to comment on polarised sunglasses (maybe not make a new thread though). I recently got some and they're great, by far the best pair of sunglasses I've had and I'm super happy with them. They look better than my plastic Oakleys too.

SPAMMER!!!


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 Post subject: Re: New Account Approval
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I don't understand spam.. how is that meant to fool anyone?


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 Post subject: Re: New Account Approval
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Weird, isn't it? Especially the nonsensical ones that are just a stream of random toss with a link shoved somewhere in the middle.

Could just be link farming to increase google rankings, I suppose.

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 Post subject: Re: New Account Approval
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TheVision wrote:
I don't understand spam.. how is that meant to fool anyone?


Its not really there to fool people as such , its there to attract a very small number of people who were actually looking for that thing at that time and to click the link.

It mainly works by throwing out that many links and posts that even if only a very very small percentage are clicked on then it still 'makes money'.

You also have the fact that some places will pay the spammer for 'advertising' their product - and having a valid post on a legitimate website will increase their SEO rankings so even if it does nothing but sit there the search sites like google will spider the results and increase their position in search results just because its mentioned in 'dozens' of online forums.


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 Post subject: Re: New Account Approval
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Well, good luck to them. But not here.


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 Post subject: Re: New Account Approval
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Weird, isn't it? Especially the nonsensical ones that are just a stream of random toss with a link shoved somewhere in the middle.

Could just be Mr Daves phone, I suppose.

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 Post subject: Re: New Account Approval
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 Post subject: Re: New Account Approval
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zaphod79 wrote:
TheVision wrote:
I don't understand spam.. how is that meant to fool anyone?


Its not really there to fool people as such , its there to attract a very small number of people who were actually looking for that thing at that time and to click the link.

It mainly works by throwing out that many links and posts that even if only a very very small percentage are clicked on then it still 'makes money'.

You also have the fact that some places will pay the spammer for 'advertising' their product - and having a valid post on a legitimate website will increase their SEO rankings so even if it does nothing but sit there the search sites like google will spider the results and increase their position in search results just because its mentioned in 'dozens' of online forums.


:this:

Despicable behaviour which should be outlawed.

In other news, our cupcake website is now page 1 in google for a local search :D


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 Post subject: Re: New Account Approval
PostPosted: Wed Oct 26, 2011 11:34 
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SPAMMER!

We're being paid in cupcakes.


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 Post subject: Re: New Account Approval
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Craster wrote:
Weird, isn't it? Especially the nonsensical ones that are just a stream of random toss with a link shoved somewhere in the middle.

Could just be Mr Daves phone, I suppose.

My phone may be naughty but not that poorly behaved


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 Post subject: Re: New Account Approval
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Mr Dave wrote:
Zardoz wrote:
Craster wrote:
Weird, isn't it? Especially the nonsensical ones that are just a stream of random toss with a link shoved somewhere in the middle.

Could just be Mr Daves phone, I suppose.

My phone may be naughty but http://www.oldmansspunkingcockontheface.co.ck not that poorly behaved

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 Post subject: Re: New Account Approval
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Is that your dad's website, Z?

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 Post subject: Re: New Account Approval
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I like to look at that site with my Dad, Z.

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 Post subject: Re: New Account Approval
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Zardoz wrote:
Mr Kissyfur wrote:
I like to look at that site with my Dad, Z.

You're just projecting now. Are you the face?

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Look, use my chat line if you want to get me to talk dirty. Final warning.

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 Post subject: Re: New Account Approval
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Yeah, Zardoz only talks dirty on his chatline.... right.


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 Post subject: Re: New Account Approval
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Yeah, Zardoz only talks dirty on his chatline.... right.

I think he just does your dad a special deal, Davpaz.

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 Post subject: Re: New Account Approval
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Valued customer and all that.


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 Post subject: Re: New Account Approval
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Frequent jizzer miles.

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