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Posted: 05:16 Sat 29 Jun 2013
by g-man
an ip block is necessary for the fellow who keeps posting the same kitchen wares

Re: perhaps

Posted: 08:14 Sat 29 Jun 2013
by DRT
Done.

Thanks for reporting.

Re: perhaps

Posted: 09:26 Sat 29 Jun 2013
by jdaw1
Thank you g-man for suggesting and DRT for doing so promptly. Let’s see whether it works.

BTW, when spam is noticed:

• Please do click the ‘Report’ icon, and/or PM me;
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• Please don’t follow any of their links, which might be laden with malware.

Re: perhaps

Posted: 15:26 Sat 29 Jun 2013
by jdaw1
One spammer, though not the kitchen variety, just registered, and was still viewing the site as I deleted. Zap!

Re: perhaps

Posted: 20:39 Sat 29 Jun 2013
by benread
Although Google will do their very best not to tell us exactly how it works, the latest algorithm (aka Penguin 2.0) is believed to take a dim view of websites that seed lots of spam links to themselves from content locations that bear little relation. So, for example, a website promoting the virtues of port drinking will not be considered by Google to be relevant to buying cheap kitchens. If that proves to be the case, we might see a reduction in such behaviour.

I do of course accept many of us decant in the kitchen, but I think that degree of connection will probably be discounted by the penguins!

Re: perhaps

Posted: 09:34 Sun 30 Jun 2013
by PhilW
benread wrote:Although Google will do their very best not to tell us exactly how it works, the latest algorithm (aka Penguin 2.0) is believed to take a dim view of websites that seed lots of spam links to themselves from content locations that bear little relation. So, for example, a website promoting the virtues of port drinking will not be considered by Google to be relevant to buying cheap kitchens. If that proves to be the case, we might see a reduction in such behaviour.

I do of course accept many of us decant in the kitchen, but I think that degree of connection will probably be discounted by the penguins!
But now you've said kitchen three times we're doomed. And now I said it too - argh! and quoted you... disaster! Jehovah! <stoned>

Re: perhaps

Posted: 10:51 Sun 30 Jun 2013
by DRT
PhilW wrote:disaster! Jehovah! <stoned>
:lol:

One more quote and we'll start getting hits from Monty Python fans!

Re: perhaps

Posted: 05:16 Wed 03 Jul 2013
by g-man
indeed the ktichen dude went buck wild!

Re: perhaps

Posted: 07:26 Wed 03 Jul 2013
by DRT
Zapped.

Re: perhaps

Posted: 18:46 Thu 04 Jul 2013
by jdaw1
I think that the goblins promoting a certain class of domestic improvements are doing one link per town. Perhaps, when every large town in the UK has been promoted, they’ll be done.

But how large is ‟large”? To take an example from DRT’s county, is Ault Hucknall large?

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Posted: 21:11 Thu 04 Jul 2013
by djewesbury
Bolsover is the district town, I notice. Bolsover has an interesting number of pubs in its main square, from memory. I am sure we will have a post from Bolsover soon.

Re: perhaps

Posted: 23:22 Thu 04 Jul 2013
by DRT
Perhaps the temporary ban on the offending word will dissuade them.

Re: perhaps

Posted: 23:42 Thu 04 Jul 2013
by jdaw1
They won’t know if until after posting. And I very much doubt, if they realise, that they’ll delete the post and the account.

Re: perhaps

Posted: 23:45 Thu 04 Jul 2013
by DRT
Nothing else has worked. Nothing to lose in trying.

Re: perhaps

Posted: 07:55 Fri 05 Jul 2013
by DRT
It didn't work :(

Interestingly, the spam post that I just deleted was able to bypass the (now deleted) word censoring setting, suggesting it is automated spam rather than a human.

I will try something else.

Re: perhaps

Posted: 09:15 Fri 05 Jul 2013
by jdaw1
The most recent deletion was ‟In Burgesshill”. Oh dear: Burgess Hill is small, pop. 28k.

Re: perhaps

Posted: 09:22 Fri 05 Jul 2013
by DRT
DRT wrote:I will try something else.
jdaw1 wrote:The most recent deletion was ‟In Burgesshill”.
My something else didn't work :(

Re: perhaps

Posted: 21:29 Fri 05 Jul 2013
by Glenn E.
How many real new subscribers does TPF get every day?

Perhaps new subscribers should be restricted from posting until they have contacted an Admin?

Re: perhaps

Posted: 21:39 Fri 05 Jul 2013
by jdaw1
Glenn E. wrote:How many real new subscribers does TPF get every day?
Less than one a week. Maybe one a month.
Glenn E. wrote:Perhaps new subscribers should be restricted from posting until they have contacted an Admin?
That used to happen. I would get dozens of emails every day needing processing. Sometimes real people wouldn’t be approved for weeks, by which time they’d lost interest.

Separately, I know that new boy Zj0IZredf7 looks dodgy. But a different dodgy to the recent crew, so I’m waiting to see what (s)he does. Then, Zap!

Re: perhaps

Posted: 22:31 Fri 05 Jul 2013
by DRT
DRT wrote:
DRT wrote:I will try something else.
jdaw1 wrote:The most recent deletion was ‟In Burgesshill”.
My something else didn't work :(
A small tweak to the "something else" seems to be working on the cooking place fitters.

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Posted: 02:18 Sat 06 Jul 2013
by CaliforniaBrad
I'm a newbie and thankful I didn't have to wait for approval. Also, hello everyone!

Re: perhaps

Posted: 02:23 Sat 06 Jul 2013
by DRT
Brad,

Welcome to :tpf: :D

Do you mind if we move your post to a more appropriate place?

DRT (Derek)

Re: perhaps

Posted: 08:37 Sat 06 Jul 2013
by jdaw1
jdaw1 wrote:I know that new boy Zj0IZredf7 looks dodgy. But a different dodgy to the recent crew, so I’m waiting to see what (s)he does. Then, Zap!
Selling different rubbish: Zap!

Unusual to have a 22 hour gap between registration and posting spam.

Re: perhaps

Posted: 10:54 Sat 06 Jul 2013
by jdaw1
Just waded through two years of people with only one post. One had subsequently changed his signature, been flagged by Daniel, and then not noticed. One had edited his post to add links sneaky! Both people deleted, and posts retained by edited.

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Posted: 19:31 Sat 06 Jul 2013
by CaliforniaBrad
That's fine, Derek, just wanted to chime in that I likely would have been one of those people to forget about signing up with a big wait. Thanks!