DO NOT BUMP SPAM

[p1ngpong]

As many regular visitors of the site know we are forever waging a war against spam bots here. We are generally quick to exterminate them and their threads thanks to quick reporting by our members and vigilance by the moderating team and I would like to thank everyone who takes the time to bring spambots to our attention.

However tonight something happened that genuinely made me both angry and disappointed at the same time and also made me question the common sense of some of our most prolific and well known members.

A porn spambot made a thread on the forum with graphic images and links in its opening post. People proceeded to post in this thread not once or twice, but nine times.

So this thread was bumped to the top of the latest discussion tab and given more views nine times with idiotic posts ranging from the usual "reported" to people just thinking they are funny.

Let me make it clear:

DO NOT BUMP OBVIOUS SPAM UNDER ANY CIRCUMSTANCES, ESPECIALLY IF IT IS PORNOGRAPHIC!

Just report it!

Thanks.

I am going to take a few hours out to calm down before I take any action if any on the people who bumped that last thread, my immediate reaction being to suspend you all for your stupidity.

 

[daxtsu]

Ew, boring.

Better that than people posting disgusting and pornographic images like they were earlier.

 

[VinsCool]

Better that than people posting disgusting and pornographic images like they were earlier.

I saw something fishy.

 

[Deleted User]

Better that than people posting disgusting and pornographic images like they were earlier.

Oh god, glad I wasn't here for that.

 

[daxtsu]

Oh god, glad I wasn't here for that.

Uh, well, there's still one image floating around..hopefully the mods will clean it up soon.

It's gone.

 

[mashers]

@jastolze

Please use the Report button instead of replying in spam threads.

 

[VinsCool]

@Raylight please don't bump advertizing spam threads. Thanks.

 

[Raylight]

@Raylight please don't bump advertizing spam threads. Thanks.

alright wont happen again

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Oh god, glad I wasn't here for that.

dear god i was scared for a few days the memorys have faded since then

 

[Deleted User]

No need to name and shame anyone who bumps spam. Just politely pm them with a link to this thread.

 

[VinsCool]

No need to name and shame anyone who bumps spam. Just politely pm them with a link to this thread.

I tried to be funny. But yeah, won't do it again.

 

[Sicklyboy]

No need to name and shame anyone who bumps spam. Just politely pm them with a link to this thread.

The easier option is to just... not bump spam. Then you don't have to worry about being named and shamed at all.

 

[zoogie]

No need to name and shame anyone who bumps spam. Just politely pm them with a link to this thread.

lol, being tagged in this thread is no big deal. It's not like people are being called out for puppy abuse.
The upside of doing this versus just PMing (or worse, tattling reporting) a member, is that others see it and learn not to do it as well. win/win.

 

[Deleted User]

The easier option is to just... not bump spam. Then you don't have to worry about being named and shamed at all.

I still don't think anyone should be named and shamed. But winning an argument against a global moderator... I don't like my chances.

 

[Sicklyboy]

I still don't think anyone should be named and shamed. But winning an argument against a global moderator... I don't like my chances.

We're all just having fun here. At least, I am.

 

[p1ngpong]

No need to name and shame anyone who bumps spam. Just politely pm them with a link to this thread.

I never name and shame anyone for bumping spam. But depending on how long they have been members here I have warned and suspended people for doing it in the past.

 

[migles]

I never name and shame anyone for bumping spam. But depending on how long they have been members here I have warned and suspended people for doing it in the past.

so, older members get a bigger change of suspension and bigger punishment?

 

[p1ngpong]

so, older members get a bigger change of suspension and bigger punishment?

I can forgive someone for bumping spam if they have been a member here for a month or two. But Ive seen people bump spam and even pornographic spam who have been members here for years so on occasions I have suspended people for it. There is no excuse for doing that especially considering that this thread has been pinned here since 2013.

 

[migles]

I can forgive someone for bumping spam if they have been a member here for a month or two. But Ive seen people bump spam and even pornographic spam who have been members here for years so on occasions I have suspended people for it. There is no excuse for doing that especially considering that this thread has been pinned here since 2013.

well. i was looking for for the answer: "it's more fun\enjoyable to mess up\prank the old guys, than the new guys..."

 

[Bimmel]

I feel ashamed for bumping spam. I just told the bot to stop the madness, that was all.

 

[Deleted User]

I feel ashamed for bumping spam. I just told the bot to stop the madness, that was all.

Unfortunately, the bot can't hear, nor see you.

 

[Bimmel]

Unfortunately, the bot can't hear, nor see you.

Did not realise it. Thought it was an angry banned user.