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Warning: MyMiniCity spam

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  • 03-01-2008 7:33pm
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    SimpleSam06
    Closed Accounts Posts: 4,048 ✭✭✭


    I was fairly suprised to see posts in AH about MyMiniCity just there. These guys have been spamming the hell out of every forum I frequent for the last few weeks, in some sort of a massive viral marketing campaign, but I was taken aback to see that they had located our beloved boards as well. Spam ahoy.
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    Gordon
    Registered Users Posts: 35,524 ✭✭✭✭Gordon


    Ah, every new fad tries to use boards to get their fad even faddier. Afaiu the game needs people to get other people to get other people in on it so that they can get high scores/stronger cities, not much of a game if you are dependent on gaining more users to succeed imo.

    If anyone is spamming their mmc links then report the posts and we'll have a look at them. Cheers.


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    leninbenjamin
    Closed Accounts Posts: 8,983 ✭✭✭leninbenjamin


    this game is based on spam. I'd add myminicity to the swear filter just so they can't post their url.


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    SimpleSam06
    Closed Accounts Posts: 4,048 ✭✭✭SimpleSam06


    leninbenjamin wrote: »
    this game is based on spam. I'd add myminicity to the swear filter just so they can't post their url.
    I'd have to agree with that. Its popping up in widely diverse (non Irish) forums all over the place, as well as boards, and the end result is always the same, banned and filtered.


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    Gordon
    Registered Users Posts: 35,524 ✭✭✭✭Gordon


    Well, there is a thread on the AH subforum - CoolVids and Pics/Links that has a current thread with people's mmc links. It doesn't seem to be doing any harm for now, but I'll make it a vendetta to ban anyone that abuses the system outside of that thread. If that helps.

    It doesn't seem to be a problem yet.

    It may not be a game that I agree with in principle (due to the clicks for points aspect) but many people on boards seem to enjoy it and haven't spammed boards in the past with their links.


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    jhegarty
    Registered Users Posts: 6,440 ✭✭✭jhegarty


    SimpleSam06 wrote: »
    I'd have to agree with that. Its popping up in widely diverse (non Irish) forums all over the place, as well as boards, and the end result is always the same, banned and filtered.

    Another one here http://boards.ie/vbulletin/showthread.php?t=2055211160

    I can see this becoming an issue very quickly.....


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    aidan_walsh
    Closed Accounts Posts: 17,208 ✭✭✭✭aidan_walsh


    jhegarty wrote: »
    Another one here http://boards.ie/vbulletin/showthread.php?t=2055211160

    I can see this becoming an issue very quickly.....
    I've deleted that thread.

    If people want to discuss that site and how it works, fine. But they had better not link to their own referrals. Its a charter breach, and the thread will be deleted. If it keeps up, bans may start coming.


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    AlmightyCushion
    Moderators, Education Moderators, Technology & Internet Moderators Posts: 35,079 Mod ✭✭✭✭AlmightyCushion


    If people insist on spamming this crap on a load of forums, could they not just stick it in their sig. That way it gets spammed on a load of threads and forums but at least people don't have to look at it.


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    Karoma
    Registered Users Posts: 19,396 ✭✭✭✭Karoma


    Gordon wrote: »
    It doesn't seem to be a problem yet.

    People were spamming it in AH (I've handed out a ban or two for this & deleted posts). One user (See Spammer sticky in Moderators. Sitebanned by Beru.) had a link to in the main post (making it look like an image) to get referrals that way. Otherwise, people have the spammy link in their signature. It's not making the users a real profit. I see little harm. The thread was left in the sub-forum to contain the crap - not to encourage it.
    I'd suggest people filter it and use AdBlock (Or browser equivalent)


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