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Slightly different type of spam in threads

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  • 16-11-2009 8:29pm
    #1
    MikeC101
    Registered Users Posts: 1,707 ✭✭✭


    Hey all,

    First off, hopefully this is best suited to helpdesk and not feedback.

    I've noticed a few spam messages in some threads recently. Essentially they follow the format of taking a line from a previous message and reposting it, sometimes with a word or two added. The message also has links to the site being spammed at the bottom, and it's usually from one post users.

    Examples http://boards.ie/vbulletin/showpost.php?p=63034237&postcount=10 and http://boards.ie/vbulletin/showpost.php?p=62987653&postcount=8

    Though you'll have to view the full thread to see the lines are just clipped from previous replies, I assume it's being done to pimp the linked websites.

    Am I right in thinking these are nothing more than spam? I've only noticed a few of them so far, and they're probably not so obvious that they're immediately flagged, but I've reported one, and it wasn't removed or the user infracted.


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    Beruthiel
    Moderators, Social & Fun Moderators Posts: 42,362 Mod ✭✭✭✭Beruthiel


    Thanks for the heads up Mike.
    It is indeed spam.
    Feel free to report such posts and they will be deleted.


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    MikeC101
    Registered Users Posts: 1,707 ✭✭✭MikeC101


    Nice one, will do :)

    It didn't even register with me as possible spam until I saw the second post.


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    Beruthiel
    Moderators, Social & Fun Moderators Posts: 42,362 Mod ✭✭✭✭Beruthiel


    It was sneakily done by pretending to put it in their sig.
    However a newbie is unable to have a sig for this very reason and requires 25 posts on the site before it is possible.


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