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wassupbro
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Joined: 13 May 2013 Posts: 367
what just happened
Posted: Sun Oct 06, 2013 3:38 am
konamouse
Official uF Dietitian
Joined: 02 Dec 2002 Posts: 8010 Location: My own alternate reality
wassupbro wrote:
what just happened
You got punk'd by a spammer. Leave an innocuous post then come back a few days later to insert the spam. Pixie edited it out but because you all responded to it, spam patrol couldn't remove it.
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Posted: Sun Oct 06, 2013 10:43 am
Sha Noran
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Joined: 29 Apr 2013 Posts: 919
Um well he posted in a thread that already existed, so of course people responded...? Might be different if he had posted a new thread but I dunno how you can be pissy at people for responding to someone posting something goofy in an already existing thread. Should no one ever respond to Tharol-style posts?
Posted: Sun Oct 06, 2013 9:28 pm
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Sha Noran wrote:
Um well he posted in a thread that already existed, so of course people responded...? Might be different if he had posted a new thread but I dunno how you can be pissy at people for responding to someone posting something goofy in an already existing thread. Should no one ever respond to Tharol-style posts?
For definite no posts best is not.
Posted: Sun Oct 06, 2013 9:30 pm
TheJoker
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Joined: 14 May 2013 Posts: 1135 Location: Wisconsin
Okay, so legitimate threads need to just freeze their conversation until the bot is deleted?
Posted: Sun Oct 06, 2013 10:12 pm
Beidah
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Joined: 02 Aug 2011 Posts: 702 Location: Floating in the Void
TheJoker wrote:
Okay, so legitimate threads need to just freeze their conversation until the bot is deleted?
Yes.
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Posted: Sun Oct 06, 2013 10:13 pm
Marble Hornets
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Joined: 29 Apr 2013 Posts: 946
Beidah wrote:
TheJoker wrote:
Okay, so legitimate threads need to just freeze their conversation until the bot is deleted?
Yes.
You'd think the guys that run unfiction would be able to figure out a way around that
Posted: Sun Oct 06, 2013 10:14 pm
ledzepfilm
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Joined: 18 Nov 2012 Posts: 900
TheJoker wrote:
Okay, so legitimate threads need to just freeze their conversation until the bot is deleted?
+1
Posted: Sun Oct 06, 2013 10:19 pm
konamouse
Official uF Dietitian
Joined: 02 Dec 2002 Posts: 8010 Location: My own alternate reality
Marble Hornets wrote:
Beidah wrote:
TheJoker wrote:
Okay, so legitimate threads need to just freeze their conversation until the bot is deleted?
Yes.
You'd think the guys that run unfiction would be able to figure out a way around that
There are ways, but that would make it more difficult for legitimate members to be posting; and new folks would not feel very welcome for a few days after registration.
So the spam patrol does what we can to remove the crap as soon as we can, most of the time <12 hrs after posting. I just got 12 pieces from two new accounts. This morning I cleaned up about 5. Pixie got a few this afternoon. Admins feel that you guys are smart cookies and should recognize spammers. It's not that you cannot continue to discuss the topic in the thread, but just don't RESPOND to the spammer.
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Posted: Sun Oct 06, 2013 11:25 pm
TheJoker
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Joined: 14 May 2013 Posts: 1135 Location: Wisconsin
Understood.
But to be fair, a post that hilariously bizarre is hard to resist making a snarky remark about.
And speaking of spammers, another troll thread just blew in.
~~~~~ This isn't the place to report that, luckily I just happened to come here. If you meant the spam thread, i took care of it {but next time report it HERE }, if it is an actual troll report it to your awesome admin Zarggg. Thanks ~Pixie
Posted: Sun Oct 06, 2013 11:32 pm
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