Originally posted by Sicilian SausagePlease Read: http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Spam_%28electronic%29
Why do people feel the need to sign in and then reply to the top ten posts in the general forum?
This is called spam.
You are spammers!
You know who you are.
😠
You obviously need to be educated on what SPAM IS!
Main article: Forum spam
Forum spam is the creating of messages that are advertisements on Internet forums. It is generally done by automated spambots. Most forum spam consists of links to external sites, with the dual goals of increasing search engine visibility in highly competitive areas such as weight loss, pharmaceuticals, gambling, pornography, real estate or loans, and generating more traffic for these commercial websites. Some of these links contain code to track the spambot's identity; if a sale goes through, when the spammer behind the spambot works on commission.
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Troller is looking for a response...ANY response, and he will chum the waters with complaints, insults, compliments, and inflammatory tidbits hoping that someone...ANYONE, will take the bait. Generally quite harmless - practices a form of catch and release. Nonetheless, he can upset the delicate ecology of a discussion forum. Once a forum becomes aware of his presence, however, all feeding activity ceases and Troller must move on to more promising waters.
Lonely Guy doesn't get out much, and often his social isolation can drive him to do battle just for the human contact. Compassion dictates that we shouldn't get too upset with his antics. Nonetheless, Lonely Guy can be very fierce. Remember, he has nothing better to do than stew over real or imagined insults.
Jerk is sarcastic, mean, unforgiving and never misses an opportunity to make a cutting remark. Jerk's repulsive personality quickly alienates other Warriors, and after some initial skirmishing he is usually ostracized. Still, Jerk is very happy to participate in electronic forums because in cyberspace he is free to be himself...without the risk of getting a real-time punch in the mouth.
Ill tempered and aggressive, Tiny Yapper is always right out at the end of his leash barking furiously at the slightest provocation. Though his constant high pitched yips can be very annoying, his diminutive stature and limited strength pose no real threat to other Warriors.
Loopy's messages are incomprehensible to all but himself. Loopy is easily aroused and exuberant in battle and fearlessly flings himself at any Warrior - even Kung-Fu Master. Loopy's main weapons consist of a disarming array of nonsequiturs, tautologies, and bizarre metaphors, which can often gain him an advantage in the initial stages of an attack. Combatants very quickly realize, however, that Loopy is a certifiable nut case and generally avoid further engagement. Jerk and Evil Clown revel in egging Loopy on for their own amusement. CAUTION: Loopy cannot be defeated with conventional weapons - any response to his attacks will provoke a fusillade of incoherent messages, so Loopy is best left undisturbed.
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Originally posted by KewpieSo which category do you fit in?
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Troller is looking for a response...ANY response, and he will chum the waters with complaints, insults, compliments, and inflammatory tidbits hoping that someone...ANYONE, will take the bait. Generally quite harmless - practices a form of catch and release. Nonetheless, he can upset the delicate ecology of a discussion forum. Once a fo messages, so Loopy is best left undisturbed.
http://redwing.hutman.net/~mreed/index.htm
I think you pretty much covered all the posters that post in the GF! 😉
Originally posted by KewpieI love it, it has a forum to discuss forum poster personality types.
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Troller is looking for a response...ANY response, and he will chum the waters with complaints, insults, compliments, and inflammatory tidbits hoping that someone...ANYONE, will take the bait. Generally quite harmless - practices a form of catch and release. Nonetheless, he can upset the delicate ecology of a discussion forum. Once a fo ...[text shortened]... messages, so Loopy is best left undisturbed.
http://redwing.hutman.net/~mreed/index.htm
To the admin at the site, "Too much time on UR hands. 😛 "
Originally posted by Very RustyYou obviously need to check more than one source before forming an opinion: -
Please Read: http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Spam_%28electronic%29
You obviously need to be educated on what SPAM IS!
Main article: Forum spam
Forum spam is the creating of messages that are advertisements on Internet forums. It is generally done by automated spambots. Most forum spam consists of links to external sites, with the dual goals of increas ...[text shortened]... ot's identity; if a sale goes through, when the spammer behind the spambot works on commission.
"Spam is the use of electronic messaging systems (including most broadcast media, digital delivery systems) to send unsolicited bulk messages indiscriminately. While the most widely recognized form of spam is e-mail spam, the term is applied to similar abuses in other media: instant messaging spam, Usenet newsgroup spam, Web search engine spam, spam in blogs, wiki spam, online classified ads spam, mobile phone messaging spam, Internet forum spam, junk fax transmissions, social networking spam, television advertising and file sharing network spam. It is named for Spam, a luncheon meat, by way of a Monty Python sketch in which Spam is included in almost every dish."
Wikipedia.
Originally posted by KewpieGood stuff! Thanks for sharing.
from Flame Warriors:
Troller is looking for a response...ANY response, and he will chum the waters with complaints, insults, compliments, and inflammatory tidbits hoping that someone...ANYONE, will take the bait. Generally quite harmless - practices a form of catch and release. Nonetheless, he can upset the delicate ecology of a discussion forum. Once a fo ...[text shortened]... messages, so Loopy is best left undisturbed.
http://redwing.hutman.net/~mreed/index.htm
Originally posted by KewpieHA, I take it you got it all working effectively with mozilla 10 then..
Every day I thank the Great Pooh-Bah for orangutan and his scripts. 😀
Never needed the scripts myself, those not worth 'engaging' with can usually be dismissed in a series of steps...it's those that get their buddies to send you messages that can drag the process out, when you've finally given up on them and they are effectively ignored. But they can't keep manifesting these buddies by the dozens, only certain clans resort to those tactics 😉
Yes, it's working fine. The only ones I put on ignore are the ones who make me feel disturbed or anxious, they're either people who attack others indiscriminately whether they can defend themselves or not (bullies) or fundamentalist nutters who repeatedly insist that black is white even after many patient posters have tried to reason with them.