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abill_uk 2011-10-03 03:07

Re: [Request] Help fight spam together!
 
Quote:

Originally Posted by Texrat (Post 1101553)
I've been wondering if there was some insider activity, too...

How about any previous moderators that were "dismissed" because of there behaviour towards members?.

Texrat 2011-10-03 06:06

Re: [Request] Help fight spam together!
 
Quote:

Originally Posted by abill_uk (Post 1101555)
How about any previous moderators that were "dismissed" because of there behaviour towards members?.

Don't know that there have been any. I have not seen examples of such behavior.

andreas.k 2011-10-03 08:29

Re: [Request] Help fight spam together!
 
Quote:

Originally Posted by andreas.k (Post 1100256)
new spamblog appeared


shuvosports.blogspot.com



report it here

http://www.google.com/support/blogge...type=spam&rd=1

SPAM BLOG DOWN :D :D :D


its gone Thank you all for reporting it!!!

pelago 2011-10-03 14:08

Re: [Request] Help fight spam together!
 
Quote:

Originally Posted by Estel (Post 1101506)
They have started rating own threads to 5 stars, just a few moments after discussion *here* about rating to 1 star instead of posting info about "reported" state? I'm not fan of conspiracy theories, but it's definitely interesting...

Why think there's a conspiracy theory? This thread is open to the world. If I was orchestrating a spam attack on a forum, I would take notice of what the forum was trying to do to fight it.

Hello spammers reading this, by the way!

Estel 2011-10-03 14:14

Re: [Request] Help fight spam together!
 
Anyway, it would be great if mechanism that block tagging thread by new users is not working, or really some old-timer tagged thread. IMO, definitely worth checking.

zdanee 2011-10-03 14:40

Re: [Request] Help fight spam together!
 
If someone coud look into the SQL, it would be possible to see who tagged those spam topics. Texrat, do you have sql access to TMO? Also why were there no other counter measures besides Texrat and other mods one-sided manual battle against our "friend"? Why are there still no spam-mods, shorter intervals between reporting, closing or restricting the Games section, restricting topic-rating so the creator of the thread could not rate it or installing a spam-filter?

ME2g 2011-10-05 23:30

Re: [Request] Help fight spam together!
 
Quote:

Originally Posted by tzsm98 (Post 1101518)

[...]
My question is why bother? We are not that large of an audience that we should merit close attention.
[...]

It is not the audience.
It is the possibility.
They may find some machines for botnets.
They may find your credit card number.

I would not click on the links of the spam.
You never know what is behind those spam links and what gets on your machine if you do click the spam.

Edit: I found quite some interesting stuff here:
"Emergence refers to the unique human ability to aggregate information from seemingly meaningless pieces, and to perceive a whole that is meaningful."
[ http://graphics.stanford.edu/~niloy/research/emergence/emergence_image_siga_09.html ]

[ http://www.sciencedaily.com/releases...1229105911.htm ]

[ http://www.newscientist.com/article/...ts-at-bay.html ]

but I am not sure if there is practical software for this to use in boards.

andreas.k 2011-10-08 17:13

Re: [Request] Help fight spam together!
 
now our favorite user fahadj2003 thanks them we MIGHT HAVE A STOLEN ACCOUNT PASSWORD SITUATION
http://img402.imageshack.us/img402/2032/wtffffff.png




Quote:

Originally Posted by fahadj2003 (Post 1105386)
i know im thanking your posts coz i like u *no homo*
but please, be a bit more creative :)


peter2p 2011-10-08 17:55

Re: [Request] Help fight spam together!
 
Quote:

Originally Posted by andreas.k (Post 1105444)
now our favorite user fahadj2003 thanks them we MIGHT HAVE A STOLEN ACCOUNT PASSWORD SITUATION

Would a thank you and goodbye button help.....
i tried to ignore a SPAMMER but still see the posts

gerbick 2011-10-08 18:09

Re: [Request] Help fight spam together!
 
They're back today, with a vengeance.

niche 2011-10-08 18:13

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Circulating vultures, the scent of death

gerbick 2011-10-08 18:14

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Just saw a "bot" post something, then go back, change the content and header.

Initially it said "cram of the day" for the content...

andreas.k 2011-10-08 18:18

Re: [Request] Help fight spam together!
 
Quote:

Originally Posted by gerbick (Post 1105506)
They're back today, with a vengeance.

and now they use accounts older than 10 days.... someone is reading the threads

gerbick 2011-10-08 18:22

Re: [Request] Help fight spam together!
 
Normally, conspiracies like "it's an inside job" or the like go ignored by me... but it's rather uncanny that these spammers are doing tactics that are posted or advertised here in this thread.

If any other changes occur, I kindly request that the admins just don't tell us. Perhaps that will assist a bit and make their progress that much harder.

Just a thought.

tuxsavvy 2011-10-08 18:25

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Still waiting on the new spam moderators :) the application date has long ended and almost all of us here are still sitting ducks.

Edit: quaty maybe gone by joker2 still spammed 10 times

andreas.k 2011-10-08 18:28

Re: [Request] Help fight spam together!
 
Quote:

Originally Posted by tuxsavvy (Post 1105535)
Still waiting on the new spam moderators :) the application date has long ended and almost all of us here are still sitting ducks.

Edit: quaty maybe gone by joker2 still spammed 10 times

if they start using accounts older than 10 days we wont be able to do a thing as spam moderators :eek:



THATS WHERE CONSPIRACIES COME IN TO PLAY

tuxsavvy 2011-10-08 18:48

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no that's where spam moderators should be given more power secretly by either the admin or the moderators.

This is where spam moderators should have an extra subforum where they communicate directly with the higher ups.

Vaskinn 2011-10-08 19:12

Re: [Request] Help fight spam together!
 
Even if there are few readers in this forum stupid enough to follow the spam links they are targeting it. This may be because most search engines now detect and ignore "link farms" so they need their links mixed in with real content in order to get a better place in search results.

The forum should be altered to add the rel="nofollow" to all links posted in messages. At least until the user has reached a certain number of posts without having been reported.

That way these spam messages won't contribute to the spammers google rank in any way.

Wikipedia explanation http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Nofollow

ME2g 2011-11-19 15:10

Re: [Request] Help fight spam together!
 
Quote:

Originally Posted by tuxsavvy (Post 1089889)
Ok, this idea may sound really stupid but I'm hoping if we can get the active community members clicking on individual links (yes, its similar to clicking ads on certain places in order to support the place of one's interest) that are related to spam.
[...]
Below is a list of corresponding thread topics, spammer's username and the link to report:

[...]



we are spammed again:
Username: lpsifee
http://talk.maemo.org/member.php?u=57814
"Watch, Manchester City vs Newcastle United, Free, Live Stream, En Vivo, English Premier League Football, live Online HD FREE TV"
http://talk.maemo.org/showthread.php...35#post1125935

Ban the poster and send an email to his provider!

kevloral 2011-11-27 18:06

Re: [Request] Help fight spam together!
 
More spam by these users:

http://talk.maemo.org/member.php?u=57983 (jelnagrets)
http://talk.maemo.org/member.php?u=57982 (goels)

By the way, the offending domain is hosted by bluehost, so do not forget to report the abuse to tos@bluehost.com:

https://my.bluehost.com/cgi/help/117

andreas.k 2011-12-02 21:24

Re: [Request] Help fight spam together!
 
report this idiot


go to

http://support.google.com/blogger/bi...tact_type=spam

and report him
http://livefightingonline.blogspot.com

ME2g 2011-12-03 14:38

Re: [Request] Help fight spam together!
 
Quote:

Originally Posted by andreas.k (Post 1132334)

Done.
If all TMO members, who are harassed by these spammers, are reporting these abusers, the spammers will get their reward for spamming.
If Google asks, the moderators should keep some proof.

peter2p 2012-01-25 21:06

Re: [Request] Help fight spam together!
 
Just added latest spammer "khantayaf" to
http://support.google.com/blogger/bi...d&confirm=spam
with his http:rolleyes://www.livesports360.com

marxian 2012-01-25 21:18

Re: [Request] Help fight spam together!
 
Quote:

Originally Posted by peter2p (Post 1155725)
Just added latest spammer "khantayaf" to
http://support.google.com/blogger/bi...d&confirm=spam
with his http:rolleyes://www.livesports360.com

I just bounced his *** out of here. :)

demolition 2012-01-31 03:07

Re: [Request] Help fight spam together!
 
Did I get spammed?
- apart from receiving an unsolicited PM, I don' t know whether it's a real person or a bot or something else. Please have a look at this thread.

Estel 2012-01-31 04:39

Re: [Request] Help fight spam together!
 
No, it's just that some random guy decided, that PM'ing someone - who as currently logged in - about random problem, is good idea. Shameless, useless, and in bad taste, but not spam ;)

/Estel

peter2p 2012-03-07 20:18

Re: [Request] Help fight spam together!
 
livesports360 is back :( , today by poiamsu
Just reported at http://support.google.com/blogger/bi...tact_type=spam


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