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Have You Noticed This? Spammer Alert.

by Fernando Veloso
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So, it seems a new tactic for spammers to rock WF is to dig up old threads and post in them.

Yesterday I noticed a couple (new) users doing this, and today just saw another one - first post is on a old thread... and these guys are dropping the usual spammy siglink.

This thread serves as a heads-up for WF users, as I am sure MODS are taking care of us But folks, please don't forget to Report these weird/spammy posts using the RED TRIANGLE bellow your username box:

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Have a good week!
#alert #noticed #spammer
  • Profile picture of the author robertphillips
    Thanks for letting us know Fernando, I have noticed that also.
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  • Profile picture of the author rosetrees
    Just to add - report the spammer and DON'T post in the thread. Otherwise others will start posting answers to questions that are years old.
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    Thank you for the warning.
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  • Profile picture of the author salegurus
    Firstly, the Mods are very good at taking care of
    spam etc, when you report them...

    Another trick is to use previous posts from a thread
    or post nonsensical one-liners to "test the water".
    If their posts stick they then add spam links a few days
    later...
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  • Profile picture of the author AnniePot
    Originally Posted by Young And Opulent View Post

    Blame the people who condemn newbies for making new threads to ask a question by telling them to search for everything. They made it a lot easier for spammers to go almost unnoticed.
    I don't agree. If (in most cases) people were to do a search before asking questions, they would find answers to those questions and wouldn't need to post at all, either in the old thread or creating a new one.
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  • Profile picture of the author salegurus
    Originally Posted by Young And Opulent View Post

    Blame the people who condemn newbies for making new threads to ask a question by telling them to search for everything. They made it a lot easier for spammers to go almost unnoticed.
    Sorry but that statement makes no sense. How does using the search function encourage spammers?
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  • Profile picture of the author Cataclysm1987
    It's still better than having them post in new threads.
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  • Profile picture of the author Martyn Wilson
    Is there a time limit on threads?

    I mean, do they get deleted after a certain period of time to save on storage space on the server?
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    • Profile picture of the author Fernando Veloso
      Originally Posted by Martyn Wilson View Post

      Is there a time limit on threads?

      I mean, do they get deleted after a certain period of time to save on storage space on the server?
      Not sure about that, but don't think so.
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  • Profile picture of the author Paul Myers
    Blame the people who condemn newbies for making new threads to ask a question by telling them to search for everything. They made it a lot easier for spammers to go almost unnoticed.
    If someone gave you a clue, it would be lonely.

    The ones over the past few days have been people who want to up their post count so they can PM. Neither of the two I PM'd about it understood that they were pushing those threads back to the top page. Simple inexperience. And absolutely nothing to do with anyone searching for info.


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  • Profile picture of the author AlexMcConnell
    Thanks for the heads up! Ill keep my eyes open!
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    • Profile picture of the author PattC
      As a newbie, I will definitely be on the lookout for these old posts. Thanks for the heads-up.
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