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Post subject: We're being over run by spam zombies
Posted: Mon Jul 22, 2013 4:35 am
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I should be making this post in the Fender Lounge but obviously it's not safe there given the recent plague of spam. This appears to be the work of one bot which has flooded the first page and most of the second page of that forum. :shock: Is this an attempt to cripple the page or does someone actually believe that people will click on those links and buy the advertised products?

Thankfully the rest of the forums seem to have been spared.

Let the mop up operations begin.

Cheers!
BM

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Post subject: Re: We're being over run by spam zombies
Posted: Mon Jul 22, 2013 7:20 am
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Actually, the spam jam covers most of THREE pages of the Lounge. I can't understand why the idiots who run these bots think a guitar forum is such a good place to throw their trash. :?

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Post subject: Re: We're being over run by spam zombies
Posted: Mon Jul 22, 2013 9:58 am
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CRGuitarMan wrote:
Actually, the spam jam covers most of THREE pages of the Lounge. I can't understand why the idiots who run these bots think a guitar forum is such a good place to throw their trash. :?
    I just checked in now, some six hours after the original post, and was glad to see that Brad and his team zapped the spam. Still, it's amazing that the infestation went as far as three pages.

    Cheers!
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Post subject: Re: We're being over run by spam zombies
Posted: Mon Jul 22, 2013 10:02 am
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Just ignore the spam.

And report it (using the "exclamation mark" button) when you see it. The mods remove it quickly when informed. I reported 3 spam posts yesterday.

Cheers all!

Bovril all around ...

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Post subject: Re: We're being over run by spam zombies
Posted: Mon Jul 22, 2013 10:03 am
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Having to go in and delete all that crap is a real time waster for Brand and his team, plus it is a royal pain in the $@!. :x

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