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here · Post by **Fatleaf** » Tue Aug 16, 2011 4:28 pm

There is some kind of blue swish (for a lack of a better description) just above the start of the energy beam in a lopsided U fashion extending up into and through the first wing of the Elite badge. Is that meant to be there or did someone spill the paint?

Commander Smivs · Post by **Smivs** » Tue Aug 16, 2011 4:47 pm

And while we're being picky the 'starbird' is now off-centre (to the right).

here · Post by **Fatleaf** » Tue Aug 16, 2011 8:28 pm

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And getting back to spam,

ciniskepilalk https://bb.oolite.space/memberlist.php?m ... le&u=15198

Airsoft arms dealer.

Gimi · Post by **Gimi** » Tue Aug 16, 2011 8:40 pm

(We're on high alert - watching and waiting - so far joining emails look OK and the IPs are SFS clean - but your spammy-sense is to be trusted)

I have noticed something a bit odd with the latest few new members who have not yet posted. This might warrant a new look at them, although I still believe they are genuine users on the forum. If this post is unjust, my humblest apologies to those mentioned. DH and/or Disembodied, if after a second look, this post is off the wall, please delete the user-names in question from this post.

This is related to the following user names:
viberunner: https://bb.oolite.space/memberlist.p ... le&u=15077
rwlh1950: https://bb.oolite.space/memberlist.p ... le&u=15196

Now the odd part: They all show up on a few other forums, but they also have a youTube profile showing up on the first page of a google search and other simelarities. The similarities in search results on these users is what has triggered this post. It's like a bot is ripping off user-names from youTube. Again, this is just a hunch.

Edit: Have been digging into these a little more. Trukkle is an old Elite player, and thus my conclusion is that he's definitely a genuine user. (Humble apologies if you read this Trukkle).
From his Twitter account:

Trukkle wrote:
Super chuffed with 5D-Photo (who have a stall in the Churchill centre) for engraving a 3D Cobra Mk3 from Elite into a glass cube for me.

Website · Post by **DaddyHoggy** » Tue Aug 16, 2011 8:52 pm

Fatleaf wrote:
There is some kind of blue swish (for a lack of a better description) just above the start of the energy beam in a lopsided U fashion extending up into and through the first wing of the Elite badge. Is that meant to be there or did someone spill the paint?

I took it out of the original long version of the image, but forgot to when I redid the smaller one - it's so faint that GIMP thinks its completely transparent which is why I forgot to erase it the 2nd time.

I have fixed (again) locally, but I have no wish to try Aegidian's patience so soon, so the new request to upload will have to wait...

aegidian · Post by **aegidian** » Tue Aug 16, 2011 8:59 pm

Ah heck, just post it here and I'll upload it forthwith.

Must set up someone with a trusted FTP account...

here · Post by **Fatleaf** » Tue Aug 16, 2011 9:04 pm

My vote is to give it to DH. It sounds like he needs it

Website · Post by **DaddyHoggy** » Tue Aug 16, 2011 9:21 pm

aegidian wrote:
Ah heck, just post it here and I'll upload it forthwith.

Must set up someone with a trusted FTP account...

Here it is:

Cleaned up and logo centred - in the image - not in the lightsaber illuminated length (this was a personal choice!)

Commander Smivs · Post by **Smivs** » Tue Aug 16, 2011 10:21 pm

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melvinbenavides
https://bb.oolite.space/memberlist.php?m ... le&u=15201

Online pharmacy

Website · Post by **DaddyHoggy** » Tue Aug 16, 2011 10:33 pm

(relatively) Early night - I now hand you over to the night shift (and possibly Disembodied - I've yet to work out when he stalks the corridors of the BB

)

Post by **Disembodied** » Tue Aug 16, 2011 10:42 pm

DaddyHoggy wrote:
(relatively) Early night - I now hand you over to the night shift (and possibly Disembodied - I've yet to work out when he stalks the corridors of the BB )

I like to keep it random ... they never know when I might strike!

(although I'll be signing off shortly myself, tonight)

here · Post by **Fatleaf** » Wed Aug 17, 2011 5:14 am

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We only have two for the early morning crew,

owewimeFuro https://bb.oolite.space/memberlist.p ... le&u=15216

Russian cookery show.

ciniskepilalk https://bb.oolite.space/memberlist.p ... le&u=15217

We killed it only yesterday and it's trying its luck again!
(username banned too)

Two obvious ones for the slaughter.

here · Post by **Fatleaf** » Wed Aug 17, 2011 6:01 am

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Another for the kill,

JennaC4 https://bb.oolite.space/memberlist.p ... le&u=15219

CNA Certification advertisement.

500 hits on SFS for the IP address ... banned that too. There were several other "NameLETTERnumber" names, all from the same IP, waiting email confirmation.

Website · Post by **DaddyHoggy** » Wed Aug 17, 2011 9:31 am

Fatleaf wrote:
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Another for the kill,

JennaC4 https://bb.oolite.space/memberlist.p ... le&u=15219

CNA Certification advertisement.

500 hits on SFS for the IP address ... banned that too. There were several other "NameLETTERnumber" names, all from the same IP, waiting email confirmation.

And the brain-in-a-jar is right into the swing (of the katana) of it in a few scant days - good man/brain!

Commander Smivs · Post by **Smivs** » Wed Aug 17, 2011 2:33 pm

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One to watch - clean on Google and SFS but looks suspect.
NovakFaut
https://bb.oolite.space/memberlist.php?m ... le&u=15244

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