Spam - please read

[John Duncan]

You've doubtless all noticed an increase in the number of spammers on the site. We're watching it (though not in the middle of the night, sorry) and are banning and deleting when we see it.

However, the worst thing you can do though is feed google's indexing by having the content change by replying to it - so can you not please? It'll be gone soon enough...

cheers

JD

 

[Big Aura]

sorry.

 

[John Duncan]

S'alright, you weren't to know. And to the_lhc, we didn't change anything. I guess we're just a victim of our own success, and have been targeted by what appears to be an army of people adding hundreds of user registrations - only a handful of which post, which at least then allows us to ban the IP address. All gone now though

 

[laserman16]

Super. At least we know what not to do now.

 

[The_Lhc]

JohnDuncan:And to the_lhc, we didn't change anything.

Fair enough, I could have sworn Andrew or Clare or someone had said recently that something had been changed that made it easier to these muppets to get on, never mind...

 

[Clare Newsome]

Nope, no changes - just a site that's reaching the sort of traffic levels to make it more tempting to these pests. We've traced where they're from, anyhow. Now we've just got to foil their tiresome ways

 

[John Duncan]

Clare Newsome:Nope, no changes - just a site that's reaching the sort of traffic levels to make it more tempting to these pests. We've traced where they're from, anyhow. Now we've just got to foil their tiresome ways

 

[Andrew Everard]

Clare Newsome:Now we've just got to foil their tiresome ways

She sounds more like a Scoobydoo villain every day...

 

[Clare Newsome]

That reminds me - must order matching jumpsuits for my henchmen

 

[John Duncan]

Waggy?

 

[Clare Newsome]

Clare Newsome:That reminds me - must order matching jumpsuits for my henchmen

Maybe this look? Says "i'm off to hunt spammers" to me

 

[Andrew Everard]

Do they do them in plaid?

 

[John Duncan]

(note to self - need more socks)

 

[Frank Harvey]

Cool, we could do with ordering them for the staff here - all matching baby blue jumps suits - wonder if they'll add an F before the H on the belt? Hmmmm......

 

[Clare Newsome]

Andrew Everard:Do they do them in plaid?

If the one on the right comes in adult sizes....

 

[John Duncan]

Ooo flashback

 

[Andrew Everard]

JD never recovered from not being allowed to go to the party dressed as Commander Straker...

 

[SpiceWeasel]

Clare Newsome:

Arggghhhh my eyes, my eyes

 

[gpi]

Lol. 🙂

 

[timwileman]

JohnDuncan:Clare Newsome:Nope, no changes - just a site that's reaching the sort of traffic levels to make it more tempting to these pests. We've traced where they're from, anyhow. Now we've just got to foil their tiresome ways

7 posts before the WHF staff move the thread off topic....tsk...tsk...

...ha ha 🙂

 

[Andrew Everard]

timwileman:7 posts before the WHF staff move the thread off topic....tsk...tsk...

I know - we weren't paying attention. We'll make sure we get onto it faster in the future...

 

[Ravey Gravey Davy]

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[idc]

So that is Stella and [edited by mods - don't set off the search!] off the Christmas list! The cheaky whatsit

 

[Clare Newsome]

The irony of a spammer posting on a thread about spam was a classic

 

[RodhasGibson]

Clare Newsome:The irony of a spammer posting on a thread about spam was a classic

Yep but as you know only to well Clare,there is always one eh.