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Old 07-14-2005, 11:55 AM   #1 (permalink)
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Anti-spam changes

We've had problems especially with people joining up simply to post an affiliate link on the site.

Manually removing such posts can be a pain, so I've now implemented what should be an automated solution - members with less than 20 posts now cannot post live links.

I appreciate that this will affect genuine use of links by the newest members, but I had to set the figure relatively high as some people will think at nothing than posting lots of "me too!" posts just to bulk up post count for posting their affiliate links.

The new changes are of course subject to revision - if anyone feels they are a problem, please do feel free to raise the issue.

It also remains to be seen if this actually does exactly what is planned.
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Old 07-14-2005, 12:06 PM   #2 (permalink)
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me too!!
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Old 07-14-2005, 12:07 PM   #3 (permalink)
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Now go check out

www.imacommercialwhore.com/spammebigboy/donatecashhere.html

for more details!!!
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Old 07-15-2005, 05:45 AM   #4 (permalink)
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Re: Anti-spam changes

Spam, spam, spam, spam,
Spam, spam, spam, spam,
Lovely Spam! Wonderful Spam!

Quote:
Scene: A cafe. One table is occupied by a group of Vikings wearing horned helmets. Whenever the word "spam" is repeated, they begin singing and/or chanting. A man and his wife enter. The man is played by Eric Idle, the wife is played by Graham Chapman (in drag), and the waitress is played by Terry Jones, also in drag.

Man: You sit here, dear.
Wife: All right.
Man: Morning!
Waitress: Morning!
Man: Well, what've you got?
Waitress: Well, there's egg and bacon; egg sausage and bacon; egg and spam; egg bacon and spam; egg bacon sausage and spam; spam bacon sausage and spam; spam egg spam spam bacon and spam; spam sausage spam spam bacon spam tomato and spam;
Vikings: Spam spam spam spam...
Waitress: ...spam spam spam egg and spam; spam spam spam spam spam spam baked beans spam spam spam...
Vikings: Spam! Lovely spam! Lovely spam!
Waitress: ...or Lobster Thermidor a Crevette with a mornay sauce served in a Provencale manner with shallots and aubergines garnished with truffle pate, brandy and with a fried egg on top and spam.
Wife: Have you got anything without spam?
Waitress: Well, there's spam egg sausage and spam, that's not got much spam in it.

Wife: I don't want ANY spam!
Man: Why can't she have egg bacon spam and sausage?
Wife: THAT'S got spam in it!
Man: Hasn't got as much spam in it as spam egg sausage and spam, has it?
Vikings: Spam spam spam spam... (Crescendo through next few lines...)
Wife: Could you do the egg bacon spam and sausage without the spam then?
Waitress: Urgghh!
Wife: What do you mean 'Urgghh'? I don't like spam!
Vikings: Lovely spam! Wonderful spam!
Waitress: Shut up!
Vikings: Lovely spam! Wonderful spam!
Waitress: Shut up! (Vikings stop) Bloody Vikings! You can't have egg bacon spam and sausage without the spam.
Wife: I don't like spam!
Man: Sshh, dear, don't cause a fuss. I'll have your spam. I love it. I'm having spam spam spam spam spam spam spam beaked beans spam spam spam and spam!
Vikings: Spam spam spam spam. Lovely spam! Wonderful spam!
Waitress: Shut up!! Baked beans are off.
Man: Well could I have her spam instead of the baked beans then?
Waitress: You mean spam spam spam spam spam spam... (but it is too late and the Vikings drown her words)
Vikings: Spam spam spam spam. Lovely spam! Wonderful spam! Spam spa-a-a-a-a-am spam spa-a-a-a-a-am spam. Lovely spam! Lovely spam! Lovely spam! Lovely spam! Lovely spam! Spam spam spam spam!
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Old 07-15-2005, 05:54 AM   #5 (permalink)
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Re: Anti-spam changes

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Originally Posted by lunamoth
Spam, spam, spam, spam,
Spam, spam, spam, spam,
Lovely Spam! Wonderful Spam!
You know, I really didn't envision you as a viking with a horned helmet, lunamoth...
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Old 07-15-2005, 06:04 AM   #6 (permalink)
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You'd be surprised . [arggh, get me my hammer and let's go pillage something, arrrgh]

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Old 07-15-2005, 08:38 PM   #7 (permalink)
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Good to see the song.
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Old 07-16-2005, 02:12 AM   #8 (permalink)
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20 sounds good. now i will feel better about starting some mpegs & vids w/o spam or virus.

how were you able to turn off a live link? or is it just automatic that it does not show up?
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Old 07-16-2005, 10:41 AM   #9 (permalink)
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Hm...the recent measures to prevent inking by new members does not seem to have worked.
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