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The persistence is strong with this one.
Not any more, it ain't!
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Hate it when you wake up in the middle of the night wondering why you can't sleep, then it hits you, the stench of spam!


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Just a heads-up, folks: we're currently getting a bit of a wave of unregistered visitors (check "Who is online" at the foot of the main page: we've just set a new record). Now, maybe we've got some good press all of a sudden, in which case, hello all! But maybe we're currently the target of a bot swarm. I'm hoping it's the former - and at the moment there's no tide of spam to suggest the latter - but keep an eye out ...
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Ninja'd!
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Cody wrote:
Ninja'd!
:mrgreen:
Hope you didn't throw your shoulder out ...
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This is the first time that I see this flag on a post.
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...does this mean that he's being audited by ... assassins?

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Getafix wrote:
This is the first time that I see this flag on a post.
I assume there was a "Pending approval" flag? That's normal. All new members have to have their first posts approved before they can be seen by the general public (you have modlike powers for Oolite-Linux and Testing and Bug Reports, so you'll be able to see, and approve/disapprove, any new posts in these sections).
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Getafix wrote:
...does this mean that he's being audited by ... assassins?
<grins wickedly> Welcome to our world! <oils rifle>
I would advise stilts for the quagmires, and camels for the snowy hills
And any survivors, their debts I will certainly pay. There's always a way!
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Damn! Big D was too quick!
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Disembodied wrote:
The pre-Christmas spam surge is probably on its way...
It certainly is at SSC - 19 pages (@25 per) of spam posts since last night! They don't have first-post approval - yet!
I would advise stilts for the quagmires, and camels for the snowy hills
And any survivors, their debts I will certainly pay. There's always a way!
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Damn!
I would advise stilts for the quagmires, and camels for the snowy hills
And any survivors, their debts I will certainly pay. There's always a way!
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Not to worry - there'll be plenty more where that came from! :D Like the old proverb says,
When the leaves be a-tumbellin,
Spambots will need pummelin
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55,594 hits on SFS - close to a record.
I would advise stilts for the quagmires, and camels for the snowy hills
And any survivors, their debts I will certainly pay. There's always a way!
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Lots of activity from this IP in the last few days.
No kidding! And those are only the ones that get reported …
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Rats!
I would advise stilts for the quagmires, and camels for the snowy hills
And any survivors, their debts I will certainly pay. There's always a way!
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