Unflappable Drayk ĐªгŦĦ Єяŋϊε Posted May 23, 2012 Share Posted May 23, 2012 there seems to be a recent infestation of spambots lately? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Easygoing Eyebeast keira Posted May 23, 2012 Share Posted May 23, 2012 I agree. To the spambots: Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Hatchling Cockatrice Randomizer Posted May 23, 2012 Share Posted May 23, 2012 They come in waves. Usually I just delete the topic and ban them so you don't see them. Although this one at Basilisk Games is just asking for it: Quote: Methods to Push away Other Role-Playing Sport People by nicolasgazz » Mon May 21, 2012 6:28 am You are presently inside a Role-Playing Sport marketing campaign that you simply anxiously would like from, for whatever reason. A minimum of, it would appear that method to other gamers, since you invest much of your period destroying their own enjoyable. You're the thorn inside your celebration members' attributes, and never within an charming "villain NPC" kind of method. These people not just don't like your own personality, however they truly detest a person like a individual. The only real reason why these people still have fun with a person is the fact that everyone is as well courteous to inquire about you to definitely depart. I possibly could create a whole post around the stuff that you want to do whilst actively playing the table top Role-play game together with your buddies. I possibly could additionally create an extended observation around the stuff that you should not perform. I've chose to mix both of them right into a listing of 15 easy recommendations for how you can push away other gamers. By using these types of recommendations, you ought to be in a position to make sure that you should never be asked to experience within an additional bet on Dungeons & Mythical beasts, Shadowrun, or other table top Role-play game again. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Magnificent Ornk Dikiyoba Posted May 23, 2012 Share Posted May 23, 2012 Originally Posted By: Randomizer Usually I just delete the topic and ban them so you don't see them. Ditto. The recent spam topics in General have only survived because people keep posting in them. Which is going to become a problem if it keeps happening and the spam topics start stacking up. Dikiyoba. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Easygoing Eyebeast Dantius Posted May 23, 2012 Share Posted May 23, 2012 Originally Posted By: Homage I agree. To the spambots: [snip] Hey! HEY! Stop right there, criminal gif-stealer! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Hatchling Cockatrice Lilith Posted May 23, 2012 Share Posted May 23, 2012 Originally Posted By: Dantius Hey! HEY! Stop right there, criminal gif-stealer! why would you want to take credit for that Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Easygoing Eyebeast Dantius Posted May 23, 2012 Share Posted May 23, 2012 Originally Posted By: Lilith Originally Posted By: Dantius Hey! HEY! Stop right there, criminal gif-stealer! why would you want to take credit for that No, the original one. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Well-Actually War Trall The Ratt Posted May 23, 2012 Share Posted May 23, 2012 Are you implying that you made the down-voting Roman? Cause that's a bold statement. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Easygoing Eyebeast keira Posted May 23, 2012 Share Posted May 23, 2012 It's from Gladiator, iirc. And Dantius, is it too much to ask that you find a gif with the letterboxing bars gone? I mean, that one appears to have two different sets of them >.> Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Magnificent Ornk Student of Trinity Posted May 23, 2012 Share Posted May 23, 2012 That spam quote by Randomizer was clearly made by applying a thesaurus to an original human post. By just replacing every off-key word or phrase with the obvious near-synonym, you can reconstruct a more intelligible ur-text. I don't think we've seen this approach here very much. It seems like an obvious thing to try, but it clearly doesn't really work very well, because the spambot version still read like absolute gibberish. It's actually a good illustration of the nuance of language. Originally Posted By: nicolasgazz Ways to Repel Other Role-Playing Gamers You are currently participating in a Role-Playing campaign that you just desperately want to leave, for some reason. At least, it would appear that way to other gamers, since you spend much of your time destroying their fun. You're the thorn in your party members' sides, and never in a charming "villain NPC" kind of way. These people don't just dislike your own character, however; they really hate you as an individual. The only real reason why these people still play with you is the fact that everyone is too polite to ask you to leave. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Understated Ur-Drakon Callie Posted May 24, 2012 Share Posted May 24, 2012 Can mods not delete spam threads that other people have posted in? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Hatchling Cockatrice Randomizer Posted May 24, 2012 Share Posted May 24, 2012 Sure, but sometimes we don't. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Magnificent Ornk Dikiyoba Posted May 24, 2012 Share Posted May 24, 2012 Oh, we can. We just prefer not to delete the posts of actual users so no one is suddenly confused about why their posts have disappeared. Dikiyoba. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Easygoing Eyebeast Trenton. Posted May 24, 2012 Share Posted May 24, 2012 Just a question. If custom titles are only given by mods and admins, how do spambots have them? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Well-Actually War Trall Actaeon Posted May 24, 2012 Share Posted May 24, 2012 Originally Posted By: Dikiyoba Ditto. The recent spam topics in General have only survived because people keep posting in them. Which is going to become a problem if it keeps happening and the spam topics start stacking up. I will refrain, then. Occasionally, I'm interested in the topic they bring up (like the microscope man), but mostly I'm hoping that, if I'm nice to the robots, they will spare me if they ever become sentient. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Understated Ur-Drakon Callie Posted May 24, 2012 Share Posted May 24, 2012 Because the mods and admins give them titles. They have a sense of humor, after all. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Magnificent Ornk Student of Trinity Posted May 24, 2012 Share Posted May 24, 2012 We do delete a fair number of spambot threads. The boards aren't exactly getting flooded with bots, but their feet are getting a little wetter than you might realize, because we try to remove bot threads quickly. Occasionally there comes a spambot that's actually amusing enough that we ban the bot but don't delete its thread. We do remove all its links, so if you see a spambot thread and can't figure out what its point was, its point was to get you to click on the links that some mod removed. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Easygoing Eyebeast Triumph Posted May 24, 2012 Share Posted May 24, 2012 The spambots ARE pretty hilarious sometimes. What I wonder is who actually thinks they would help sell a product. They seem so obviously gimmicky / fake / suspect that it's hard for me to imagine that anyone would ever read a spambot post and think "Oh, I should think about this hair extension microscope doohickey." Do spambots ever really generate sales? If they do...who is daft enough to buy from them? If they don't, who is delusional enough to think they would? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Well-Actually War Trall Actaeon Posted May 24, 2012 Share Posted May 24, 2012 I wonder that about most forms of advertising. They're more likely to turn me away from a product than convince me to buy it, and even when they work (a pizza commercial when I'm hungry, for instance), I generally end up with my usual brand or establishment. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Hatchling Cockatrice Lilith Posted May 24, 2012 Share Posted May 24, 2012 A surprising number of people will click the links out of sheer curiosity or boredom. Some number of those people may read more and buy whatever product is being offered. Since it costs almost nothing to produce spam, that makes it profitable. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Garrulous Glaahk S M Adventurer Posted May 24, 2012 Share Posted May 24, 2012 The thing about spambots is that most of the time, the product or service advertised by them is a scam. Even worse though, is when a spambot link leads to a site that installs viruses or other forms of malware on your computer without notifying you. I personally never click on such links because of those two reasons. The stupid fact is though, no matter what you do to stop spambots from making their senseless advertisements on a forum or somewhere else on the web, they still find a way around any sort of anti-spam measures you use. Ban one account for spamming, three more are created. It's truly annoying. Down with spambots and their spam! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Magnificent Ornk Kelandon Posted May 24, 2012 Share Posted May 24, 2012 I was kind of into the Sheryl Crow baby spam. That's why I didn't delete the thread altogether. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Unflappable Drayk ĐªгŦĦ Єяŋϊε Posted May 24, 2012 Author Share Posted May 24, 2012 You mean to tell me that there really is no way to make $10,000 a month from home by working two hours a week? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Hatchling Cockatrice Alorael at Large Posted May 24, 2012 Share Posted May 24, 2012 Oh, believe me, there is. It just has nothing to do with spam. —Alorael, who makes that much at least, and works that much at most. That's if you don't count efforts to avoid prosecution. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Hatchling Cockatrice Randomizer Posted May 24, 2012 Share Posted May 24, 2012 Originally Posted By: ĐªŔŦĦ ËRNIË You mean to tell me that there really is no way to make $10,000 a month from home by working two hours a week? Making spambots? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Magnificent Ornk nikki. Posted May 24, 2012 Share Posted May 24, 2012 Originally Posted By: Randomizer Originally Posted By: ĐªŔŦĦ ËRNIË You mean to tell me that there really is no way to make $10,000 a month from home by working two hours a week? Making spambots? So that's why Aran isn't around so much these days; he's bathing in a pool of fifties. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Easygoing Eyebeast keira Posted May 24, 2012 Share Posted May 24, 2012 Not even remotely related, but can something be done to address the Resource Limit error thing. Last night it was hitting me two out of three requests, and I know it's just UBB. The horde coming in from Steam and company might not realize that and travel elsewhere. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Well-Actually War Trall The Ratt Posted May 25, 2012 Share Posted May 25, 2012 Originally Posted By: Homage Not even remotely related, but can something be done to address the Resource Limit error thing. Last night it was hitting me two out of three requests, and I know it's just UBB. .... QFT Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Easygoing Eyebeast The Mystic Posted May 27, 2012 Share Posted May 27, 2012 Originally Posted By: ĐªŔŦĦ ËRNIË You mean to tell me that there really is no way to make $10,000 a month from home by working two hours a week? Of course there is; it's called "retiring with a generous pension." Seriously though, it is in fact possible, and there are several ways to do it. However, the vast majority of them require a tremendous amount of work on your part before you get to that point. Originally Posted By: Dim the lights on the way out. —Alorael, who makes that much at least, and works that much at most. That must be nice. I, on the other hand, will make an average of about $40-50 per month this year with that same amount of effort. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Easygoing Eyebeast Dantius Posted May 27, 2012 Share Posted May 27, 2012 Originally Posted By: The Mystic Originally Posted By: ĐªŔŦĦ ËRNIË You mean to tell me that there really is no way to make $10,000 a month from home by working two hours a week? Of course there is; it's called "retiring with a generous pension." Who the hell gets a $120,000/year pension? Are you planning to work at Goldman or run a hedge fund or something? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Easygoing Eyebeast The Mystic Posted May 27, 2012 Share Posted May 27, 2012 I was just using it as a theoretical (and yes, I'll admit, a bit unrealistic) example. It would be nice to have such a "golden parachute," though. To answer your other question: No, I'm definitely not planning to work for Goldman or any other financial institution. However, I do run a fund of sorts (that's what I call it, anyway), but it's more along the lines of "or something"; and before you ask, yes, it's legal. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Unflappable Drayk adc. Posted May 27, 2012 Share Posted May 27, 2012 Yeah, just like blight on the mushrooms. I've heard of them once, someone posting about dental crap and stuff. But where did you actually see the spambot posts? -------- -Spambots, Nightwatcher Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Ineffable Wingbolt Tirien Posted June 1, 2012 Share Posted June 1, 2012 Originally Posted By: Excalibur Because the mods and admins give them titles. They have a sense of humor, after all. Just like the time I was given the Banned Title. Ah, good times.. good times.. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Understated Ur-Drakon Earth Posted June 2, 2012 Share Posted June 2, 2012 Originally Posted By: Rehctawthgin But where did you actually see the spambot posts? -------- -Spambots, Nightwatcher last 1 posted to few threads at tech support, could be that those posts are deleted by now. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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