Dino-Spam Alert

Jamski · March 31, 2003, 09:21

I just wanted to point out that some posters think the Dino forum is a good (ie. unmoderated) place to boost post count with massive spamming.

Someone please fix or what ?

[cynical]And everyone add your +1's below please[/cynical]

-Jam

TheStinger · March 31, 2003, 09:55

Grass

Jamski · March 31, 2003, 09:58

BTW, I'm referring to Reinhard-Baer, who posted in every Dino's forum in about 30 seconds today. Although all these threads are dead. I check these things on "New Posts"

-Jam

TheStinger · March 31, 2003, 10:04

I just looked and its quite a spam fest

Reinhard-Baer · March 31, 2003, 10:10

I strongly reject any accusations of spamming. I posted in this thread because I like Dinos and hoped the game would be released it did not, sorry. You can check each post, they are not spam.
Spam are posts with signs or something useless in it, this is not the case. Above all who told you they are dead, there are still people in it and discuss. Furthermore if people see there are still posts then they will come back and rejuvenate the thread.

But I know you well, you attacked me ruthlessly in the other thread about the US. I know you don't like me or perhaps just my opinions therefore you try to discredit me.
Furthermore I'm strongly against anything called newbiebashing. I enjoy the discussions about the different games in this forum and I will not let the fun being hampered by people like you.
Thank you.

Btw is it forbidden to rejuvenate older threads for the sake of asking opinions?
Before you attack me I would advise you to look into the threads and see what I wrote. This is something we call fairness.

Gangerolf · March 31, 2003, 10:22

tattletale

rah · March 31, 2003, 10:39

Looked like spam to me. Resurrecting a group of threads months and months old with bland vanilla comments is spam. I could see you wanting to try to generate some more interest. Next time, try with better content.

RAH

Reinhard-Baer · March 31, 2003, 10:42

Quote:

Originally posted by rah
Looked like spam to me. Resurrecting a group of threads months and months old with bland vanilla comments is spam. I could see you wanting to try to generate some more interest. Next time, try with better content.
RAH

Yes this was my intention. I'm glad the officials understand what I wanted to do. Next time I will do it better.

DaShi · March 31, 2003, 11:31

Better spam?

H Tower · March 31, 2003, 11:37

usually the pm system works really well in these matters, but some people are just obsessed with those +1's

Reinhard-Baer · March 31, 2003, 11:55

Hmm some say people accusing others of doing something wrong might only want to cover their own wrong doings

*Looks at the person who feel the necessity to open a new thread about this*

H Tower · March 31, 2003, 12:12

Quote:

Originally posted by Reinhard-Baer
Hmm some say people accusing others of doing something wrong might only want to cover their own wrong doings

*Looks at the person who feel the necessity to open a new thread about this*

i didn't say he did anything wrong, I'm saying there is a better way to report spam. What did war of art do?

EDIT: I went and looked at the Dino forum, that was 8 posts of pure

Alex · March 31, 2003, 12:22

I thought the Dino forum was closed...

Dauphin · March 31, 2003, 13:25

As far as spam goes its nothing compared to other forums and posters.

Fora that are not directly accesible from the main forum page (except via the dropdown box) are always going to be hidden away from mods and more prone to spam I would think.

badams52 · March 31, 2003, 13:41

I hardly call 8 new posts in dead forums a foray into the art of +1. Now if War of Art was merely asking the mods to close the forums...but then he wouldn't get the +2 and I wouldn't get a chance to respond.

Like BC was saying, I've seen (name withheld to protect the guilty) post 250+ across multiple forums with lots of smileys and little content in 2-3 days then not posting again in those forums once the plateau of 500 was reached.

Why swat a fly when you can kill the chicken to show the monkeys.

Now I've got some

ing to do in the Dino threads...

Alex · March 31, 2003, 13:53

Hm, some massive PCRs are waiting to happen...

DrSpike · March 31, 2003, 13:53

Quote:

Originally posted by Big Crunch

Fora that are not directly accesible from the main forum page (except via the dropdown box) are always going to be hidden away from mods and more prone to spam I would think.

How is Nation States these days btw?

Nikolai · March 31, 2003, 14:40

And the demo games?

Alex · March 31, 2003, 15:55

Hey, in the demo games we discuss serious things, like... like... Well, never mind.

rah · March 31, 2003, 16:01

Quote:

Originally posted by Alexnm
Hey, in the demo games we discuss serious things, like... like... Well, never mind.

Yes, i've checked them out on occasion and have come to the same conclusion.

Nation states is quite "ahem" similar.

Ming · March 31, 2003, 16:52

Quote:

Originally posted by Reinhard-Baer
I strongly reject any accusations of spamming.

I would advise you to look into the threads and see what I wrote. This is something we call fairness.

Welcome to the wonderful world of Post Count Reductions... commonly called PCR's at Apolyton.

Since you only have less than a 100 posts... you just got a 50% PCR for your spamming.

And the next time you go to a dead forum and spam it like you did, you will get another PCR and a restriction as well...

Oh... And I did go and read your spam. When it comes to determining what spam is, the key factor for me is INTENT.

And IMHO, and the only one that counts in this matter, you were spamming.

So have a nice day... and I hope you enjoyed your first PCR as much as I did,