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Re: Spam spam spam spam spam

Post by orin stepanek » Sun Jan 22, 2012 1:13 pm

When I was a kid; spam ment canned ham. Now it's even worse. :? :evil:
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Re: Spam spam spam spam spam

Post by TNT » Mon Jan 23, 2012 12:51 am

Fortunately, it still is. :mrgreen:
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Re: Spam spam spam spam spam

Post by Ann » Sat Jan 28, 2012 11:48 am

Don't look now, or maybe you should. :cry: :evil:

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Re: Spam spam spam spam spam

Post by owlice » Sat Jan 28, 2012 11:56 am

It's been taken care of.
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Re: Spam spam spam spam spam

Post by owlice » Sat Jan 28, 2012 12:01 pm

And this next one will be, too....
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Re: Spam spam spam spam spam

Post by Beyond » Sat Jan 28, 2012 4:05 pm

Ahhhh..... Tis certainly nice to know that our feathered friend is having Great success nabbing the little spamlets as they scurry around in the darkness trying to sneak in and cause mischief. But owls can't live on spamlets alone, so i leave a few of these out :doughnut: :doughnut: :doughnut: to put a little flavor into her nightly excursions. And also a few of these :b: :b: :b: to brighten up the taste of the spamlets. Just remember--Don't Drink too much and fly!! The trees will NOT try to avoid you!
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Re: Spam spam spam spam spam

Post by owlice » Sat Jan 28, 2012 4:10 pm

Doughnuts and root beer! If those together don't get me going, nothing will!! Thanks, Beyond!

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Re: Spam spam spam spam spam

Post by Beyond » Sat Jan 28, 2012 6:07 pm

owlice wrote:A chicken crossing the road is poultry in motion.
Eggzactly :!:
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Re: Spam spam spam spam spam

Post by Ann » Wed Feb 01, 2012 6:11 am

Someone is being very busy right now.

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Re: Spam spam spam spam spam

Post by geckzilla » Wed Feb 01, 2012 3:15 pm

:ninja:
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Re: Spam spam spam spam spam

Post by Chris Peterson » Wed Feb 01, 2012 3:50 pm

geckzilla wrote::ninja:
Seriously, maybe it's time to just cut off posting by guests. Require an account.
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Re: Spam spam spam spam spam

Post by bystander » Wed Feb 01, 2012 3:56 pm

A lot of the spam is by "members". It might be time to consider implementing blacklists.
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Re: Spam spam spam spam spam

Post by geckzilla » Wed Feb 01, 2012 4:59 pm

That blacklist mod is for phpBB 3.0.9 and we are running 3.0.10 ... that's why the mods are so difficult to install, because every time you update phpBB you have to update the mod and sometimes the people who make the mod don't get around to updating for quite some time, if ever. Though, there was an update for 3.0.10 posted in the FAQ... HMMm. Maybe we just need to give anti-spam powers to more of our users. A lot of it seems to happen late night when I'm asleep.
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Re: Spam spam spam spam spam

Post by TNT » Thu Feb 02, 2012 12:27 am

Again with the smilies, huh? :ninja: This one is the eighth new one in two months. But it looks cool in the asterisk 1 background.
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Re: Spam spam spam spam spam

Post by Beyond » Thu Feb 02, 2012 4:14 am

:ninja: 's love spam. It slices so nice :!: :mrgreen:
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Re: Spam spam spam spam spam

Post by Ann » Tue Feb 07, 2012 1:28 pm

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Re: Spam spam spam spam spam

Post by Ann » Sun Feb 12, 2012 7:15 am

Spammers know when to post. In the morning, when the mods are asleep, because they need to sleep sometimes.
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Re: Spam spam spam spam spam

Post by owlice » Sun Feb 12, 2012 12:34 pm

Spammers spam at ALL hours of the day and night.
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Re: Spam spam spam spam spam

Post by Ann » Mon Feb 13, 2012 6:22 pm

A person who just posted to discuss things astronomical is no "ParaPho " of stellar wisdom. :evil:

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Re: Spam spam spam spam spam

Post by Beyond » Mon Feb 13, 2012 8:52 pm

Ok Ann, i give up. What is a ParaPho? It looks like a word only teachers would know. :yes: My Bing translater and Google aren't very smart, and neither is my Webster's College Dictionary, which means i just don't have a snowball's chance in Haiti of being smart in this regard either. :no:
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Re: Spam spam spam spam spam

Post by Chris Peterson » Mon Feb 13, 2012 9:16 pm

Beyond wrote:Ok Ann, i give up. What is a ParaPho? It looks like a word only teachers would know. :yes: My Bing translater and Google aren't very smart, and neither is my Webster's College Dictionary, which means i just don't have a snowball's chance in Haiti of being smart in this regard either. :no:
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Re: Spam spam spam spam spam

Post by Beyond » Mon Feb 13, 2012 10:17 pm

Chris Peterson wrote:
Beyond wrote:Ok Ann, i give up. What is a ParaPho? It looks like a word only teachers would know. :yes: My Bing translater and Google aren't very smart, and neither is my Webster's College Dictionary, which means i just don't have a snowball's chance in Haiti of being smart in this regard either. :no:
It's a woman who practices the oldest profession from a wheelchair.
Hmm.... ah, because of the way it's spelled, it just rolled on by me. :facepalm:
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Re: Spam spam spam spam spam

Post by Ann » Tue Feb 14, 2012 4:08 am

No, it's a fond nickname for a spammer named ParaPhota. :wink:

I was trying to imply that ParaPhota "discussed things astronomical" with the presumed wisdom of a Pharaoh.

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Re: Spam spam spam spam spam

Post by Beyond » Tue Feb 14, 2012 5:13 am

Ah, no wonder it just rolled on by me. Thanks Ann. I think all that fresh mountain air is beginning to get to Chris. Maybe he should spend more time down in the pollution, like the rest of us. :yes: :lol:
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Re: Spam spam spam spam spam

Post by Ann » Sun Feb 19, 2012 11:35 am

Someone just posted in the "Discuss an Astronomy Picture of the Day" folder. This person is apparently a fan of Venus, or maybe not. In any case, the person apparently isn't aware that this is an "English only" forum.

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