Spamming Sh[yster? yeah that's it] problem!

brewer12345 · 07-27-2005, 02:13 PM

Dory, is there anything you can do to control this latest infestation?* At least chop its account.* It isn't as insidious as h****, but it sure is prolific.

[Edited for a kindler, gentler subject line. We have mods to catch these people now. -BMJ]

BigMoneyJim · 07-27-2005, 02:33 PM

He's posted 20 messages since dory36 last logged on, and I think dory36 thinks he had him blocked for a day or more. I posted a message here warning him to slow down unti dory36 comes back or I'd slow it down for him.

dory36 · 07-27-2005, 03:42 PM

Whew - I blocked the other IP he used for a couple of more days, and his username.

New guys -- we're really a pretty tolerant welcoming bunch. But think of this as a conversation that has been going on for quite a while -- years, for many of us. Would you barge into such a conversation in another setting, without getting to know people first?

We welcome new folks interested in the topics we are interested in. We don't welcome people who just see us as another group of marks for some scheme.

How to tell the difference? If someone new moved into your neighborhood, and you invited them over for a visit, you'd expect them to introduce themselves, seek to learn about you, and slowly get acquainted. If they started with a hard sales pitch (for anything) before you'd gotten acquainted, you'd likely ask them to leave -- and certainly wouldn't ask them back.

Telly · 07-27-2005, 04:28 PM

Trolls cease to exist when all of their original topics that they posted are DELETED. And when all of their responses to the threads of others are DELETED. And any new identities of themselves that pop up are DELETED.

I've actively moderated boards before, one warning is enough. No wheedling or obfuscation should be allowed. Cut off and remove the infected entity before it spreads.

No Mr. Nice Guy when dealing with major infections!

DELETE DELETE DELETE!

07-27-2005, 02:13 PM	#1
brewer12345 Give me a museum and I'll fill it. (Picasso) Give me a forum ... Join Date: Mar 2003 Posts: 9,151	Spamming Sh[yster? yeah that's it] problem! Dory, is there anything you can do to control this latest infestation?* At least chop its account.* It isn't as insidious as h****, but it sure is prolific. [Edited for a kindler, gentler subject line. We have mods to catch these people now. -BMJ] __________________ "When caught between two evils I generally pick the one I haven't tried before." - Mae West "If dogs weren't meant to eat dental floss out of the garbage, why do they make it mint-flavored?"

07-27-2005, 02:33 PM	#2
BigMoneyJim Thinks s/he gets paid by the post Join Date: Feb 2003 Posts: 2,395	Re: Spamming Sh!thead problem! He's posted 20 messages since dory36 last logged on, and I think dory36 thinks he had him blocked for a day or more. I posted a message here warning him to slow down unti dory36 comes back or I'd slow it down for him.

07-27-2005, 03:42 PM	#3
dory36 Early-Retirement.org Founder Developer of FIRECalc Join Date: Jun 2002 Posts: 1,823	Re: Spamming Sh!thead problem! Whew - I blocked the other IP he used for a couple of more days, and his username. New guys -- we're really a pretty tolerant welcoming bunch. But think of this as a conversation that has been going on for quite a while -- years, for many of us. Would you barge into such a conversation in another setting, without getting to know people first? We welcome new folks interested in the topics we are interested in. We don't welcome people who just see us as another group of marks for some scheme. How to tell the difference? If someone new moved into your neighborhood, and you invited them over for a visit, you'd expect them to introduce themselves, seek to learn about you, and slowly get acquainted. If they started with a hard sales pitch (for anything) before you'd gotten acquainted, you'd likely ask them to leave -- and certainly wouldn't ask them back. __________________ Often uninformed, seldom undecided. Twenty years from now you will be more disappointed by the things you didn't do than by the ones you did do. So throw off the bowlines. Sail away from the safe harbor. Catch the trade winds in your sails. Explore. Dream. Discover. Mark Twain

07-27-2005, 04:28 PM	#4
Telly Full time employment: Posting here. Join Date: Feb 2003 Posts: 602	Re: Spamming Sh!thead problem! Trolls cease to exist when all of their original topics that they posted are DELETED. And when all of their responses to the threads of others are DELETED. And any new identities of themselves that pop up are DELETED. I've actively moderated boards before, one warning is enough. No wheedling or obfuscation should be allowed. Cut off and remove the infected entity before it spreads. No Mr. Nice Guy when dealing with major infections! DELETE DELETE DELETE! __________________ -- Telly, the D-I-Y guy -- Two fools dancing on the hands of time

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