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@John: Thank you for the reminder. We're seeing some who are posting the exactly same words just to raise their post count. These should be reported, too, right?

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Chris Silvey 12 years ago

I been thinking of getting into the cockroach niche. I think it would be pretty profitable.
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tpw

12 years ago

Originally Posted by contentwriting360

@John: Thank you for the reminder. We're seeing some who are posting the exactly same words just to raise their post count. These should be reported, too, right?

Yes. Let the mods sort it out, but hit the report button so that they mods will know where to look.

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12 years ago

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WebUs

12 years ago

Isn't that the point of having moderators, to get rid of the spammers? Is this the new age witch hunt or is it just me?

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R Hagel 12 years ago

Originally Posted by WebUs

Isn't that the point of having moderators, to get rid of the spammers? Is this the new age witch hunt or is it just me?

http://www.warriorforum.com/main-int...moderator.html
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tpw 12 years ago

Originally Posted by WebUs

Isn't that the point of having moderators, to get rid of the spammers? Is this the new age witch hunt or is it just me?

It is just you.

This forum has over half a million members and fewer than a dozen moderators.

To strengthen the forum, we have a "member moderator" system, where users can see something that a mod might not see on their own, and the member can hit the report button to advise the mods to take a look at the item.

This thread is the result of a senior member advising people to keep on alert for opportunities to hit the report button and to advise the mods to smoke these cockroaches.
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- fluffythewondercat 12 years ago
  
  I've got one spammer scalp hangin' from my belt so far.
  
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WebUs

12 years ago

Hey guys sorry for the noob comment I just thought yall were playing god for ****s and giggles. Please excuse my brain fart lol

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lovboa

Banned 12 years ago

The worst one by far was one I've seen today. A new thread opened about getting your girlfriend to understand you, or something like that.

Then he points to his signature where he has his affiliate link.

lol

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Rymico

12 years ago

Yea, I hit the triangle in mobile marketing this morning. Seven threads posted on and three we word for word one liner posts.

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williamk

Banned 12 years ago

Well spammers will always be there. What can we do. Hopefully we can trust the War room memebers a bit more though.

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Richard Van 12 years ago

cxckmasd21 is currently doing the rounds cookie stuffing this section of the forum as well.
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- JohnMcCabe 12 years ago
  
  Originally Posted by Rymico
  
  Yea, I hit the triangle in mobile marketing this morning. Seven threads posted on and three we word for word one liner posts.
  
  Good point. When you spot this kind of behavior, note it in your report. That way you only have to report one post, but you let the mod who draws it know to look beyond the single post.
  
  A couple of clicks on their end, and it's like the crud was never there.
  
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  Lance K 12 years ago
  
  Just set a reminder on my phone to revisit and respond to this thread in about 9 months. :p
  
  This happened to me about a short while back. I started reading a thread only to realize that some nimrod drug up a thread that was a year old. They didn't last long.
  
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- Alexa Smith Banned 12 years ago
  
  Originally Posted by Richard Van
  
  cxckmasd21 is currently doing the rounds cookie stuffing this section of the forum as well.
  
  Ah yes, I wondered if that was cookie stuffing. Nothing visible in his posts themselves (except they were nonsense-posts) but when you looked at "other posts by ... " some funny-looking hidden links showed up in the listing of the posts, which couldn't be seen in the actual posts. That, together with the strange username, made we wonder if it was a "bot". Curiously, he'd made about 15 posts and stopped ...
  
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rosetrees

12 years ago

All the cookie stuffers I've come across are promoting two well known web hosting companies. Should they be reported to the companies as rogue affiliates too?

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JohnMcCabe

12 years ago

Originally Posted by rosetrees

All the cookie stuffers I've come across are promoting two well known web hosting companies. Should they be reported to the companies as rogue affiliates too?

Carol, it couldn't hurt.

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Rod Cortez 12 years ago

Originally Posted by rosetrees

All the cookie stuffers I've come across are promoting two well known web hosting companies. Should they be reported to the companies as rogue affiliates too?

Absolutely! Though they're going to need proof, so make sure you save your screen shots.

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Anonymous Affiliate

12 years ago

I not sure I understand. What benefit is there for a spammer to resurrect old threads as opposed to simply reply to recent threads?

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tpw 12 years ago

Originally Posted by Anonymous Affiliate

What benefit is there for a spammer to resurrect old threads as opposed to simply reply to recent threads?

Because they don't understand how the forum works.

They think that if they post to an old thread, then their post will escape detection. But it won't, since this forum moves all threads with a new response to the top of the list.
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R Hagel 12 years ago

Originally Posted by Anonymous Affiliate

I not sure I understand. What benefit is there for a spammer to resurrect old threads as opposed to simply reply to recent threads?

Sometimes they do it because they're targeted forum threads with certain keywords. So they'll hit a bunch of threads that contain those keywords, not really caring whether the thread is old and new. (Maybe the whole thing is automated, IDK.)
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Ken Leatherman

12 years ago

Possibly he won't be spotted and if he is a real person, chances are someone told him how to do it.

Ken

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deelouise864

12 years ago

Of course, you do realize most of the top money makers on the internet today made their big money spamming.

I dealt with a lot of spammer when I had a Word Press Blog hitting number one on Google in many medical topics. I wasn't bothered much then and I wouldn't be botheedr now. Spamming won't ever hurt me or my websites.

However, posting on Craigslist to sell an exercise bike from my home nearly cost me my life.

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Ken Leatherman

12 years ago

DeeLouise,

Holy smokes! That isn't the first time I have heard that.

There seems to be a rash of spammers every time there is a major launch. Just my opinion only no scientific fact to back it up.

Ken

Originally Posted by deelouise864

Of course, you do realize most of the top money makers on the internet today made their big money spamming.

I dealt with a lot of spammer when I had a Word Press Blog hitting number one on Google in many medical topics. I wasn't bothered much then and I wouldn't be botheedr now. Spamming won't ever hurt me or my websites.

However, posting on Craigslist to sell an exercise bike from my home nearly cost me my life.

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ijohnson

12 years ago

(((deelouise864))),

You've piqued my interest! What in the world happened with that Craiglist ad that almost caused you your life? I'm curious because I have an ad I posted last week on Craigslist to sell a new wall oven/microwave combo and I listed my telephone number, even though I was leery, but too much fraudulent activity occurs via email responses.

Iris

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cashp0wer 12 years ago

I feel like doing a little hunting today - might as well be spammers.
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12 years ago

Easy on using the name "Hickey" in vain...haha....

Originally Posted by JohnMcCabe

I've noticed a rash of old threads being resurrected by spammers posting gibberish as a first post.

If you click a topic and find yourself looking at an old thread, go the last post. If it's one of these gibberish posts, look for the little red and white triangle do-hickey under the username. Click it and report the spam post.

Spammers like this are like cockroaches, only without the cuteness factor. They need to be exterminated, but the best we can do is report them and let the mods step on them.

Be careful out there...

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JohnMcCabe 12 years ago

Originally Posted by sdentrepreneur

Easy on using the name "Hickey" in vain...haha....

Actually, I was thinking about your cousin Earl at the time...
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  Actually, I was thinking about your cousin Earl at the time...
  
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12 years ago

The person who squished the first cockroach - WINS !

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Kay King 12 years ago

Because they don't understand how the forum works.

Or is it because they DO understand?

Pull up an old thread and post gibberish - and then the title of the thread catches the attention of others as the thread is bumped by the gibberish post.

Other people jump in to offer advice or show their own signatures without reading the date/content of the first post in the thread....and the spammer walks away smiling because his spam has been hidden by other posts.

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rontheitguy

12 years ago

You'd think by now that people would give up on spamming! I mean, who actually get's sucked in by that tactic anymore? But then again, I guess if people keep doing it, it must still work for someone which is too bad.

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Emil from Bavaria

12 years ago

I think it's good enough for the spam bots to place their signature links.

Originally Posted by rontheitguy

You'd think by now that people would give up on spamming! I mean, who actually get's sucked in by that tactic anymore? But then again, I guess if people keep doing it, it must still work for someone which is too bad.

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Randall Magwood

12 years ago

Originally Posted by JohnMcCabe

I've noticed a rash of old threads being resurrected by spammers posting gibberish as a first post.

If you click a topic and find yourself looking at an old thread, go the last post. If it's one of these gibberish posts, look for the little red and white triangle do-hickey under the username. Click it and report the spam post.

Spammers like this are like cockroaches, only without the cuteness factor. They need to be exterminated, but the best we can do is report them and let the mods step on them.

Be careful out there...

Will do. Somebody has to serve as the internet police.

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