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    a note on spammers

    Hi all, as has been said before, the mod team do our best to can and ban spammers on the forum but we don't have 24/7 coverage - some of us need to eat and sleep, and some of us need to eat pedigree chum (naming no names)

    When you spot a spammer, please hit the report post button - the little triangle shaped button over on the left side of the toolbar underneath the post itself - it automatically sends an email out to us - there's a greater chance one of us will spot it then if we're surfing some other part of the net.

    And an additional thankyou to those users who already highlight spam posts for us - it really helps us when we're sifting through things! You know who you are - give yourselves a pat on the back!

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    Re: a note on spammers

    When I tried to do that, a few weeks ago, I got a message telling me I was not authorised, (or words to that effect).

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    Re: a note on spammers

    I would just like to say thanks to everyone who sends messages to us regarding spammers as well. I do read every post (I get a copy sent to my e-mail address) but often when I try to log on and delete them the mods have already dealt with them. These boys are fast!

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    Re: a note on spammers

    I take pride in informing all the spammers that I always hit the button if I get a hint it is a spam.
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    Re: a note on spammers

    I don't know if anyone else has noticed over the last week or two, there have been a lot of new users with bizarre spammer like names who haven't been posting but creating odd albums in their profile, all of which don't have any pics in them. Do we have to wait for pics of discount viagra or cheap nike trainers before banishing them?
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    Re: a note on spammers

    I've been nailing quite a few of these album spammers lately. Most seem to be operating from Russia and the old eastern bloc.
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    Re: a note on spammers

    I have identified 10 so far today, names all noted.
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    Re: a note on spammers

    What's the point of the albums, anyway? - perhaps we should just get rid of the albums?
    ....just my opinion

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    Re: a note on spammers

    i think they still get picked up by googles web crawlers - because of the image search functions...but i could be wrong.
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    Re: a note on spammers

    8 spammers birthdays today !
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