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Izzy HaveMercy wrote:I only reply to the Spam Threads to make it easier to spot them for the mods... if they drift down the board, they are forgotten. But the user will still be clogging the database...
Thanks 8)

First jobs for mods when logging onto HL:
  1. Check the memberlist for new members since the last lot were banned :roll:
  2. Click "view posts since last visit" and check them all...
  3. then I can start posting gibberish ;)
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markfiend wrote: then I can start posting gibberish ;)
Not you mate, every word is a pearl of wisdom :innocent: :lol:
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Petseri
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I think that we can trim out much of this thread. Thanks for your help in hunting them down. If anyone comes across an older spammer which we overlooked, just let us know here. If the user profile has banned as the location, we have found them already; they simply are not purged from the database yet.

There are also possble double posters listed in this thread. Do any of them want to have one of the usernames deleted as well?
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that James Blast has far too many post counts, I'd bump him...

... eh... no don't, I had another 'senior moment' there :oops:
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James Blast wrote:that James Blast has far too many post counts, I'd bump him...:
Post by post? Nah, take too long. :innocent:
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Izzy HaveMercy wrote:In the meantime, I did the rest of the memberslist as well, which was a lot easier ;)

I found only two others in the period 2002-2005:

linethai -- bogus link in foreign lingo ;)
Exael -- ringtones and wallpapers

...and this concludes my actions.

IZ.
One posted today for the first time, even provided an introduction. :innocent:
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Petseri wrote:
Izzy HaveMercy wrote:In the meantime, I did the rest of the memberslist as well, which was a lot easier ;)

I found only two others in the period 2002-2005:

linethai -- bogus link in foreign lingo ;)
Exael -- ringtones and wallpapers

...and this concludes my actions.

IZ.
One posted today for the first time, even provided an introduction. :innocent:
That's the tricky part, of course...;)

One of the criteria I use is: is the Profile Name sisters-related? In this case, actually, it IS ;D 'Exael' is just a different way of saying 'Exile'...

But far more important is: no personal email? CHECK. Zero or one post count? CHECK. Website leads to obvious commercial or pornographic material? CHECK.

When they posted, I always check some of their posts, even if it is only one. When it says something like 'yes! I was there too! Awesome comcert!' they are off the spam list...

Not foolproof, as you see :oops:

Do I lose my HL SpamHunter Union Card now? :|

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farabomaa

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Petseri
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Izzy HaveMercy wrote:Do I lose my HL SpamHunter Union Card now? :|

IZ.
Definitely not. You have earned several merits to allow an occasional slip up. :notworthy:

Of course nobody has ever contacted us with a confused message to ask why they have been banned. :innocent:

[I will live dangerously and post this without proofreading. ;D ]
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Big Si wrote:farabomaa

:wink:
Banned as soon as I logged on, even bofore I had the chance to read any posts. :urff:
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millerzloy

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Big Si wrote:millerzloy

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A bit slow there, Big Man. He had been banned and binned for two minutes already. :innocent:
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Petseri
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I think that we have dealt with all the suspects from this thread already. With the Mod race thread, we sort of have two threads for the same thing. Any objections if we lock (and eventually bin) this one? Maybe move the other one to the Feedback section?
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You are the mods,
Thy kingdom come
Thy will be done..
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Fine with me :)

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wewywuri

Nonsense name. Country is Russia. Zero posts. Website is a "lottery" website. QED.
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lazarus corporation wrote:wewywuri

Nonsense name. Country is Russia. Zero posts. Website is a "lottery" website. QED.
*bang*

gone :!:

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RichardGollner (link to betting website)

Alexandra (link to xanax website)

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