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Thu 16/05/02 at 11:02
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I've been alerted to the amount of spamming going on in these forums, and I'd like it to stop, immediately. It really is quite pointless posting meaningless words over and over again, and people who replay, just quoting the message are just as bad. I know the Longest Thread is just a bit of fun, but people have complained that the spamming is getting too much, so quit it.

People like KR, big_slow and Timmy have all boosted their word count significantly in this manner, while other people work hard writing good posts and don't even get on the list because it's filled with spammers. If it continues, we won't hesitate in banning the offending spammer, as it just wastes our time, your time and everyone elses time too.

Stop it. Thanks.

Ali
Thu 16/05/02 at 11:02
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I've been alerted to the amount of spamming going on in these forums, and I'd like it to stop, immediately. It really is quite pointless posting meaningless words over and over again, and people who replay, just quoting the message are just as bad. I know the Longest Thread is just a bit of fun, but people have complained that the spamming is getting too much, so quit it.

People like KR, big_slow and Timmy have all boosted their word count significantly in this manner, while other people work hard writing good posts and don't even get on the list because it's filled with spammers. If it continues, we won't hesitate in banning the offending spammer, as it just wastes our time, your time and everyone elses time too.

Stop it. Thanks.

Ali
Thu 16/05/02 at 11:09
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"360: swfcman"
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With all fairness, this post is not going to stop them, i have seen the likes of Big_Slow and others still spamming in there after many other messages like this one. If your really wanting it to stop, like almost all the other posters in here, and on SR, your going to have to take some action instead of giving out warning after warning, because they just dont listen.
Thu 16/05/02 at 11:15
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"Cigar smoker"
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Can I just ask one question.....in the Longest Thread during the day, is it ok for people to chat......I know what you mean about the likes of KR, big_slow etc but there are others here who use the Longest Thread to chat during the day, most of which is not one or two word posts but intelligent conversations with a lighter note added?

In the evenings I don't even bother coming onto that thread due to the fact that it is impossible to have a decent conversation!
Thu 16/05/02 at 11:15
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"Touched!"
Posts: 4,910
From reading this post i think the spammers should also take note of his tagline :P
Thu 16/05/02 at 11:20
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"Bounty housewife..."
Posts: 5,257
Well said ali but nothing will happen unless you actually take action - I posted a couple of weeks ago in Sr site bugs etc asking you to stop Big Slow because he was just talking to himself in the longest thread and no one else could actually put anything else in there, but nothing happened.

He posted something like 42 posts in less than 20 minutes and this was at about 4.30 in the afternoon when things are normally quite quiet in here.

Action is needed from you, and also guidance.

How much of having a conversation with somebody would be considered as spam ? I personally chat in here during the day to some others who also log on at work. The longest thread enables us to chat during the day in a way that we would not be able to do otherwise as we can hardly log onto to MSN. I dont want to be accused of spamming and want to know if what I am doing here is acceptable.
Thu 16/05/02 at 11:20
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Posts: 5,630
I echo those sentiments entirely. If they have the threat of being banned over their head, maybe it will stop.
Thu 16/05/02 at 11:41
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"smile, it's free"
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A coicidence Ali chooses this forum to post this in? I think not...
Thu 16/05/02 at 11:44
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"360: swfcman"
Posts: 6,953
Well thats because there are a few posters who come from all over SR to spam in the longest thread and ignore the rest of the posts. It isnt the forum on a whole, i can name many good posters off the top of my head who get over shadowed by the crap posted by just a few people who spend more of there time destroying the place than making it better.

Is not the forum on a whole, its a few morons who wreck it for the rest.
Thu 16/05/02 at 11:50
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"Tat Twam Asi"
Posts: 664
Pro Evo wrote:
> With all fairness, this post is not going to stop them, i have seen
> the likes of Big_Slow and others still spamming in there after many
> other messages like this one. If your really wanting it to stop, like
> almost all the other posters in here, and on SR, your going to have to
> take some action instead of giving out warning after warning, because
> they just dont listen.

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This is the LAST warning, then we get Medievil!
Thu 16/05/02 at 11:50
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Posts: 5,630
No...not medievil...

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