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Mary Hofstetter

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Re: Spamming the forums is getting really bad ... and not by just one or two member.
4/29/2007 6:02:38 PM

Kenneth,

People should know that when you come across spam in a thread you should not post on the last post button.  Be sure to go back to the original first post and hit the post button.  If you post at the end of the thread and the owner wishes to delete the offensive post, your post and all others who follow will be deleted.

 

That also explains why some forum owners hesitate to delete a post because they might delete good responses.  I have taken that chance and if the posts do get deleted, I contact the people and tell them to come back and repost explaining that their post got wiped out when I deleted an offensive spammer.

Another issue, when one continues to post all over the place an ad for a site with a copy and paste.  Couldn't the site owner be contacted?  If their site rules specify a no spam policy then they would want to know. 

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Re: Spamming the forums is getting really bad ... and not by just one or two member.
4/29/2007 6:53:09 PM
Ken,
Thank you so much for sheding some light on spamming in forums. I had never heard of this til just now. You taught me something new today. Thank you! I learn almost daily how to be a true Networker & the how too's & how NOT too's of networking.
Thank you my friend
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Re: Spamming the forums is getting really bad ... and not by just one or two member.
4/30/2007 5:30:17 AM
Hey Mary,

This is true to contact the site owner. The owner is at risk as well, since he/she has no control over to affiliates postings other than to say 'no spamming'. If it is reported to registry company that a site is being Spammed by an affiliate they can pull the plug on the site with no notice.

On the otherhand, any false reporting of Spam can get you jail time and lawsuit of lost time and earnings from the site owner.

So if you decide you wish to report Spam have your evidence.

Kenneth


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Re: Spamming the forums is getting really bad ... and not by just one or two member.
4/30/2007 5:32:20 AM
Hi Kathy,

Glad I helped someone.

Best to you.

Kenneth
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Re: Spamming the forums is getting really bad ... and not by just one or two member.
4/30/2007 5:45:51 AM
Well John,

You said "Personally I think its pointless trying to get some people to "Do the right thing" we may as well accept that people ..."

Let me go back to a time when we were young(er) and remember ever getting into trouble? We had parents from many families that would help make sure we all did the right thing. Community parenting worked. Because parents didn't want to be embarrassed by their child doing something wrong and some other parent having to say something about it.

Today, everyone wants to say 'it's not my problem'. Guess what? If you are not part of the solution then you are part of the problem. People have gotten so lazy and one sided that our world is going to crap. Look at the youth today. Need I say more?

If you see something wrong, speak up and help those that don't know better. If you get slack about it ask for help on the matter. Do what's right, not convenient.

Kenneth
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