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Old 03-07-2006, 01:04 PM   #1
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spam


Does this site get spammed much? I noticed that the "report post to moderator" page can be used to report spam, and wondered if that has to be done often.
 
Old 03-07-2006, 01:21 PM   #2
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Old 03-07-2006, 01:24 PM   #3
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I don't think LQ gets spammed that much to be honest, it seems very rare. There are more multiple posts than spam threads.
 
Old 03-08-2006, 04:25 AM   #4
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yeah, reporting post isn't just for spam, it can be for any post that is against the rules- such as spam, double posts, explicit language/content, hateful messages etc etc.

So yeah, it does have a use, but thankfully it doesn't have to be used much for spam.

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Old 03-11-2006, 08:18 PM   #5
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spamming sucks people who do that are fools
 
Old 03-11-2006, 09:18 PM   #6
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No, they're inconsiderate but clever money-grubbers. Spam apparently works: as with other forms of advertising, a small percentage of spam's viewers are stupid enough to pay attention, even to buy the garbage being advertised; and the spammers make their profit from those few viewers' money. Or the spammers want attention: that notorious Russian spamlord supposedly was in it because he wanted to be famous. (And he got what he wanted: the Russian citizenry flooded his business with threatening phone calls, published his personal info, and eventually killed him. It amuses me that a petty nuisance like spam would make people SO angry.)
 
  


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