spammer

[bertvorgon]

We need to get rid of this frigg'in fredacarelt...how did that get past our filter????!!

What a bullshit thing to do.....

[datzenmike]

all right.... which one of us green men approved this one?

The moderator logs do not show any information about "approved post" at or around the time of this user's first post, which implies that none of us approved this user, which means ?!? This isn't the first time that a new user has somehow managed to bypass the '1st post' approval process. Either way, one or two slipping through the cracks doesn't seem like the end of the world to me. But that little dripping leak in the dam is where the failure slowly starts...

who knows...

Can't someone just ban and delete?

Ha ha ha talking about it isn't doing it. Who has the football?

[datzenmike]

Commander Vorgon! The enemy has launched two more at us sir.

They've hit us in the General Technical.

[510rob]

Ironically I'm reading Plato's Republic right now...

Users accounts like the one in question, and the spam posted under that account name are the kind of crap the mods have been dealing with on a weekly and sometimes daily (hourly?) basis - this is simply one that slipped though the cracks, and we let it continue - funny how fast junk like this can accumulate! This is a small taste of the garbage that normally gets filtered out (by the mods) so you get to enjoy a cool, smooth, and refreshing experience at the 510 Realm. We have to make it that way, actively.

Your wish is my command; I will remove the offensive material, ban the user account, and continue on my journey...

[datzenmike]

I understand Rob, just taking a chance to have some fun. The mod's job is a thankless task. Thanks for all you do.

[510rob]

20 minutes later, the realm is scrubbed clean

[bertvorgon]

Thanks Guys, I knew you are always working in the back ground.

This stuff should have been made totally illegal years ago, with death as the penalty.

I get so much spam at work now, it is unbelievable. I have to go through all the spam quickly, just in case my filter has pitched a real message into it. What a waste of time.

[510rob]

I do not do it for praise. It is simply my just duty as the service I can provide to sociological institution known as the 510 Realm "hippie collective".

Keith, you provide wisdom from years of service and competition. Mike you do as well. I simply sweep the floor so the room remains clean. After all, no one likes a messy house.

[iceD]

Amen

ice D

[bertvorgon]

I love the "hippie collective", which, looking at my join date of 2003, I have watched mature into an incredible wealth of real information, with a base of super great people, looking after each other. Kinda appropriate really, having evolved FROM the hippie era myself........

[Byron510]

I worked on this guy for 20 minutes this morning - I couldn't keep up! He just kept on pasting the page - I eventually had to give in and go to work! Thanks for finishing the job, Rob.
Byron

[hang_510]

they're back!

[5teN]

sorted out. There was another just yesterday...What is going on!

I'll have to see if there is a security update or if I need to change some settings (again).

[hang_510]

another fine job