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Posted by gloriawotkins (Member # 10723) on :
 
<Removed spam. Lyrhawn wins.>

[ July 23, 2007, 10:10 AM: Message edited by: Papa Janitor ]
 

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Posted by Lyrhawn (Member # 7039) on :
 
What, no link to where I can go on vacation after I make all that money, buy a new car and get tons of credit cards?
 

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Posted by Tante Shvester (Member # 8202) on :
 
Spam spam spam spam. Lovely spam! Wonderful spam!

[/Viking]
 

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Posted by Flaming Toad on a Stick (Member # 9302) on :
 

 

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Posted by El JT de Spang (Member # 7742) on :
 
Reported.
 

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Posted by aspectre (Member # 2222) on :
 
But not really enough. The searchengine still reads "deleted" threads. That's how those "deleted" threads show up in results: the files are still on the disc memory, they're just blocked from being transmitted to forum users.
Spammers are still getting credit for links, which increases their scores, which makes it more likely that their sites will show up higher on the list of hits, which gives spammers incentive to keep spamming.

Infopop is gonna hafta rework their forum program so that it has a safe&easy deletion option that actually deletes files from the disc memeory.
 

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Posted by MrSquicky (Member # 1802) on :
 
aspectre,
That's not how spiders work. They don't access pages search functions (I mean, what would they do, put in every combination of letters?), but rather spider through the site picking up pages. So, if the thread is locked, the spammers would still get results, but if it were deleted and not accessible except through the search, they wouldn't.
 

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Posted by MightyCow (Member # 9253) on :
 
I really need to send another letter to my elected representatives encouraging the "Internet Punch in the Face" bill, wherein a large, spring-loaded boxing glove would be installed on every monitor, and if you spam anyone, it automatically punches you in the face.
 

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Posted by El JT de Spang (Member # 7742) on :
 
You know, if you report the post the nice thing to do is to mention that. That way you can keep PJ from getting a dozen emails from people who reported it not thinking it had been done.

Just sayin'.
 

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Posted by ricree101 (Member # 7749) on :
 

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Originally posted by MightyCow:
I really need to send another letter to my elected representatives encouraging the "Internet Punch in the Face" bill, wherein a large, spring-loaded boxing glove would be installed on every monitor, and if you spam anyone, it automatically punches you in the face.

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Originally posted by El JT de Spang:
You know, if you report the post the nice thing to do is to mention that. That way you can keep PJ from getting a dozen emails from people who reported it not thinking it had been done.

Just sayin'.

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I figured, all of us being good Hatrack samaritans, that if one of us saw spam we'd report it, thus making that kind of notification unnecessary, but I see your point.

Next time I'll keep you better informed.
 

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Posted by quidscribis (Member # 5124) on :
 
Only him? What about the rest of us?
 

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