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Re: Reporting spam

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This morning's batch:

Uwgbasoxbeebd - https://bb.oolite.space/memberlist.php?m ... ile&u=5129
zkbwqjfvfp - https://bb.oolite.space/memberlist.php?m ... ile&u=5133

Dubious, but besides being a 5-minuter, nothing concrete. (Of course I cannot see any attempted posts...):

RernGofeRinge - https://bb.oolite.space/memberlist.php?m ... ile&u=5148

Out of curiosity, now that the first-post filter is in effect, is there still a point in reporting stuff like the first two? Our katana-wielding compatriots seem to be pretty conscientious in checking up on new arrivals, and it's not like you need a rocket-surgeon to spot them...
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Re: Reporting spam

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A thousand eyes are better than 4.

It's not unknown for a spammer to slip into the shoal because a new member joins shortly after, pushing the spammer off the newest member spot, which is the first thing I look at each time I log on. So yes, is the short answer, keep up the tagging. For example next weekend I'm going to be away for four days, so the katana wielding will be down to EV (and Ahruman who is almost as prolific!)
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Ah, yes. But it's a two-click affair to take a far superior look: First Members on the upper right-hand side, then Joined column to get the 50 freshest faces. Any new arrivals with a www attached stick out like a sore thumb. Is what I do, anyway.

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Speak of the devil:
Lgehrhmlmukeu - https://bb.oolite.space/memberlist.php?m ... ile&u=5169
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Speaking of what I do, a bit more archeology:
Please be advised that the nature of these are such that I'm not necessarily advocating any action; I just dug them up for a little inspection.

olblue - https://bb.oolite.space/memberlist.php?m ... ofile&u=45 - Joined: Sun Jul 04, 2004 5:26 pm - Last visited: Sun Jul 04, 2004 5:34 pm
12-minute visitor. Website 3D related. Supposedly has free Wings3D tutorial, but I couldn't find it in the 10 seconds I spent looking for it. Contact email is olblue@, so site most likely belongs to account-maker.

flydpnkrtn - https://bb.oolite.space/memberlist.php?m ... file&u=225 - Joined: Sun May 08, 2005 7:40 am - Last visited: Wed Jun 15, 2005 3:42 pm
Website unreachable, whatever it is.

Loki - https://bb.oolite.space/memberlist.php?m ... file&u=279 - Joined: Thu Aug 18, 2005 1:06 pm - Last visited: Wed Nov 30, 2005 9:07 pm
Some sort of music thing.

mart - https://bb.oolite.space/memberlist.php?m ... file&u=303 - Joined: Mon Oct 10, 2005 6:20 am - Last visited: Sat Oct 15, 2005 5:13 pm
Website under construction, more than 5 years after last visit.

Rendaw - https://bb.oolite.space/memberlist.php?m ... file&u=323 - Joined: Sat Nov 05, 2005 5:55 am - Last visited: Sun Mar 05, 2006 3:13 am
Stayed 4 months. Cannot make head nor tail of website.

maddog - https://bb.oolite.space/memberlist.php?m ... file&u=327 - Joined: Tue Nov 08, 2005 3:53 pm - Last visited: Tue Nov 08, 2005 3:54 pm
1-minute visitor. Website unreachable, whatever it is.

njeremic - https://bb.oolite.space/memberlist.php?m ... file&u=465 - Joined: Fri Feb 24, 2006 3:14 am - Last visited: Fri Feb 24, 2006 11:38 pm
Site appears to be some sort of music related search page. I get fairly local results when going there, so it probably checks IP or something.

digitallysane - https://bb.oolite.space/memberlist.php?m ... file&u=487 - Joined: Fri Mar 10, 2006 6:42 pm - Last visited: Sat Jan 08, 2011 3:03 pm
Visitation indicates it's a real account. Website is Romanian advertising studio.

Fost - https://bb.oolite.space/memberlist.php?m ... file&u=788 - Joined: Wed Aug 23, 2006 4:16 pm - Last visited: Wed Aug 23, 2006 6:28 pm
Games website.

Polyglot - https://bb.oolite.space/memberlist.php?m ... ile&u=1007 - Joined: Mon Oct 09, 2006 10:25 am - Last visited: Mon Oct 23, 2006 2:33 pm
1 necropost. Located in Belgium with Italian website. Site unreachable, but the name looks slightly fishy.

E_LE_ts - https://bb.oolite.space/memberlist.php?m ... ile&u=1571 - Joined: Sun Feb 18, 2007 7:13 pm - Last visited: Sun Feb 18, 2007 7:18 pm
5-minute visitor. Website is just weird.

Theblaze - https://bb.oolite.space/memberlist.php?m ... ile&u=1458 - Joined: Mon Jan 15, 2007 10:20 am - Last visited: Mon Jan 15, 2007 10:21 am
1-minute visitor. Domain for sale.

thedarkwheel - https://bb.oolite.space/memberlist.php?m ... ile&u=3175 - Joined: Tue Sep 28, 2010 12:48 pm - Last visited: Tue Sep 28, 2010 12:51 pm
3-minute visitor. Games related website. Note that 9th article on front page is about the Drew/Amazon thing. Also note 'Search: 26 results for "oolite"'.
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I hereby put forward the motion to officially induce CheeseRedux in the clocktower.

Give the man a spam assassin badge, please! :D
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CheeseRedux wrote:
Out of curiosity, now that the first-post filter is in effect, is there still a point in reporting stuff like the first two? Our katana-wielding compatriots seem to be pretty conscientious in checking up on new arrivals, and it's not like you need a rocket-surgeon to spot them...
I had a total PSU failure yesterday... I'm now running an under-powered, jury-rigged system which could go at any time.
If one or both of us are taken-out for a while, it's very handy to come back and find them all nicely tagged, ready for the attentions of katana.
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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Re: Reporting spam

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Commander McLane wrote:
I hereby put forward the motion to officially induce CheeseRedux in the clocktower.

Give the man a spam assassin badge, please! :D
So let it be written, so let it be done.
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He'll need a more sinister avatar, I reckon.

Welcome to the Guild of Intergalactic Spam Assassins, CR.
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Oh, dear. Do I have to do a speech now?
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CheeseRedux wrote:
Oh, dear. Do I have to do a speech now?
Only if you want to...
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No, spare us that... however, you do have to take an oath of celibacy.
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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El Viejo wrote:
He'll need a more sinister avatar, I reckon.
Like this, perhaps?

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El Viejo wrote:
No, spare us that... however, you do have to take an oath of celibacy.
:shock: I may have to resign...
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El Viejo wrote:
No, spare us that... however, you do have to take an oath of celibacy.
I thought that only applied to the married ones...
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DaddyHoggy wrote:
El Viejo wrote:
No, spare us that... however, you do have to take an oath of celibacy.
:shock: I may have to resign...
No no... master assassins are exempt.
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Re: Reporting spam

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Smivs wrote:
El Viejo wrote:
He'll need a more sinister avatar, I reckon.
Like this, perhaps?

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:lol:
Heh, that looks suspiciously like my pre-hack cheese... :lol:
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