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Loads of spammers lately

Postby idlepirate » Thu Dec 30, 2010 7:30 am

Is this normal? Havent noticed but now everyday theres some random post on the forum which shouldnt be here, do they really have nothing better to do then make up fake accounts to post dating sites and dodgy things on a parrrot forum lol
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Re: Loads of spammers lately

Postby lzver » Thu Dec 30, 2010 8:03 am

Unfortunately spammers are just par for the course when it comes to forums and email in this day and age.

There are a number of us that keep an eye out for suspect accounts and remove spam messages as quickly as possible. We really do our best to keep spam off of this board so all members don't need to see the pointless messages.
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Re: Loads of spammers lately

Postby idlepirate » Thu Dec 30, 2010 8:17 am

Thanks for the great work :) :) :)
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Re: Loads of spammers lately

Postby MandyG » Thu Dec 30, 2010 1:18 pm

I've noticed a lot too, must just be the season? The biggest thing to remember is not to reply to the spam, it makes it more time consuming to remove it.

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Re: Loads of spammers lately

Postby Michael » Thu Dec 30, 2010 5:46 pm

One problem is that our moderators are more busy with personal holiday engagements so our moderation reflexes are slightly slower than usual.
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Re: Loads of spammers lately

Postby TheNzJessie » Sun Jan 02, 2011 1:23 am

if you dont have a moderator in my time zone i would be happy to help. i see quiet a bit of them are posted while im on
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