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I just received a PM that is almost certainly spam, from CandyMan99. This is a new angle, those wiley spammers.
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Thanks for the heads-up. We're on it.
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got the same thing.
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I didnt get anything...

Im not good enough for you spammers?
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Post by Wretched_Wyx »

I received the same thing as well, at first I wasn't sure if it was spam or not, so I PM'd a moderator to let them have a look at it. Even if it wasn't spam, it was kind of an annoying message none the less...
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Post by Kojack »

Zeal wrote:I didnt get anything...
Maybe he did it alphabetically, but got bored before he reached Z. :)

(I got one too)
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Post by spooky_paul »

i got one too. so it was a mass pm, huh?
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Post by Chris Jones »

yea i got one aswell. i cant really tell if its definatly spam though, either way it wasnt advertised very well
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Post by Jerky »

Just noticed that I got one too. Definitely spam.
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Post by Kencho »

He/she/it is now ready for another kick'n'ban session.
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Post by Emmeran »

seemed to me more like a say 10 year old child which has a great new forum and now wants ppl to come there.
i think that'd count as spam.
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Post by betajaen »

I got two from him. He/she must be using some sort of script.
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Post by irrdev »

I got it too. For those who didn't get it, or for comparing messages, here is what I received:
Spam message from candyman99 wrote:I just made a gaming development a week ago and I need people. But I pm you because if you need any thing like banners logos sprites what ever then you can request any of that stuff at this forum you will love it. Request away. It is awesome. Also if you need help or if you are making a game there is a subforum where you can get teams togethor and make a game with all your friends so you will not have to always be pming each other back and forth. And if you have a game already maybe you can post it in the WIP or in the completed games the forum is awesome I love it. I would love suggestions on how to make it better. If you are experienced then maybe you can help make it better. Or if you already know how to make stuff like sprites banners logos music you could do the request. You have to try it please help I need some people to join could you that would be awesome. If you do join you are the best and thank you so much you rock. please join it is at http://prize.forumdediscussions.com/Gra ... me-t76.htmit is free to so could you please join and use it too maybe if you know how to make games or need help with them you could do that at the forum you could also help me make a game there that I am making if you know how to or you can show us your games and help make the forum better. If you are working on a game now maybe when you are done you could help. you are the best
An interesting new way for spammers to target the forum users. Quite disconcerting and annoying, too! :x :evil:
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Post by betajaen »

You may want to remove the link, else when Google spiders the forums again - He wins.

However I find it quite amusing on how we all talk about a single spam message, I suppose it shows how Ninja-like the moderators are at deleting spam messages.
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You may want to remove the link, else when Google spiders the forums again - He wins.
Good tip. I fixed the link to a dud. :wink:
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Post by Kojack »

The forum is actually pretty good.
Although by "pretty" I mean extremely and by "good" I mean crap.

Like this fun little post in the games board:
Im amking a pokemon game, and i REALLY need a pokemon game engine, ne1 hav 1 or kno where i can find 1?
with the reply:
Dont bother finding someone 2 make the pokemon battle engine cause u got me tell me what u want and i shall post the stuff u want I may be a moderator but im a skilled moderator

Or this cool one by the admin in another thread:
can you do that since if you can I need one I need help redering a few images I am making a game called Super Smash Bros 2 and I need some characters for it like Link, Bowser, Mario, Luigi could you make me some sprites I ges I am saying that are really well rendered like in this banner that person except I need the whole body please can you help and after I get those characters you guys can start making up your own so I can put in the game
Apart from some laughable posts, the rest seems to be shill posts for a search engine and the admin promoting the forum and his banner gfx skills.
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Post by Kencho »

irrdev wrote:
You may want to remove the link, else when Google spiders the forums again - He wins.
Good tip. I fixed the link to a dud. :wink:
Can someone PM the link again? I've got a better idea :D
Nevermind, I've got it :twisted: So he wants advertising, huh? Let's advertise him!
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Post by syedhs »

I received it too, but at a first glance I knew it was a spam so I didn't read it at full at all. Upon reading this thread, I noticed a 'discussion forum' being discussed here - so I figure the link is in in the spam message. So, I opened up my pm box only to find the message is gone for good.. Darn you, Ogre Moderator :wink: :lol:
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Post by sinbad »

I've deleted his account since it's a blatant violation of our rules even if it wasn't spam.
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Post by Kencho »

Edited the PM quote so that now the original link points here: http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Forum_spam
A matter of time until Google pairs them together ;)
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Post by Ajare »

This kind of spam has just started appearing on another forum I visit, so unfortunately it might be here to stay.
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Post by Funcracker »

Kencho wrote:Edited the PM quote so that now the original link posts here: http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Forum_spam
A matter of time until Google pairs them together ;)
Hehe, good thinking :P
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Thanks :)
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Post by nikki »

Wow. I've been reading that forum and have been ROFLing for quite a while. If you ever need a nice laugh, just read the posts there. :)
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Post by shevegen »

Ah ok.

I recieved that too, kinda but when i looked, it was empty.

Spammers are really annoying, some other forums have millions of
new users that just create one "via_gra" post then quit.... :/

Nice idea Kencho ;)
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