http://www.giveawayoftheday.com/forums/topic/5824 Giveaway of the Day Forums » Topic: A big thanks to the mods/admins! en-US Sun, 12 Feb 2012 09:50:55 +0000 http://bbpress.org/?v=1.0.2 http://www.giveawayoftheday.com/forums/topic/5824#post-61099 Wed, 29 Jul 2009 15:03:50 +0000 wizzard_of_ozz2004 61099@http://www.giveawayoftheday.com/forums/ <p>Except they could use "throwaway" email services, so they won't ever see any sign of it. </p> http://www.giveawayoftheday.com/forums/topic/5824#post-61093 Wed, 29 Jul 2009 14:12:05 +0000 Buckleysmom 61093@http://www.giveawayoftheday.com/forums/ <p>thename....Hey! I like that idea :) </p> http://www.giveawayoftheday.com/forums/topic/5824#post-61091 Wed, 29 Jul 2009 13:53:45 +0000 thenameipicked 61091@http://www.giveawayoftheday.com/forums/ <p>When you sign up, does it require your email? If it does, why not change your privacy policy to something like "We won't send you emails without your consent unless you violate the above rules", and if somebody, lets say, is blatantly advertising or spamming (has to be caught by real people), they are put on our "forward the junk mail we get" list.</p> <p>Most of this is in jest, but it *could* work :P </p> http://www.giveawayoftheday.com/forums/topic/5824#post-61082 Wed, 29 Jul 2009 12:44:47 +0000 copmom 61082@http://www.giveawayoftheday.com/forums/ <p>OK OK you're right dragon and BuBBy.. some people like negative attention.. to them, it's a form of 'attention'. We can all just keep commenting here in the forum and delete the scammers! </p> http://www.giveawayoftheday.com/forums/topic/5824#post-61080 Wed, 29 Jul 2009 12:22:42 +0000 BuBBy 61080@http://www.giveawayoftheday.com/forums/ <p>Of course the problem with the technique - it is open to abuse. eg. I work for company A so I post some spam for company B to make them look bad. Of course I'm probably attributing this mob with far more planning and ability to think through consequences than spammers can usually muster up. </p> http://www.giveawayoftheday.com/forums/topic/5824#post-61045 Tue, 28 Jul 2009 19:30:14 +0000 Dragonlair 61045@http://www.giveawayoftheday.com/forums/ <p>Copmom,</p> <p>Somehow I don't think that will work. When they choose names that include the spamming like products (medicines, medical conditions ...), they show they are trying to draw attention to themselves. I guess they think that bad attention is better than no attention.</p> <p>I disagree that we should have a list of them. That would only ENCOURAGE them from what I've seen. </p> http://www.giveawayoftheday.com/forums/topic/5824#post-61043 Tue, 28 Jul 2009 18:12:56 +0000 midori 61043@http://www.giveawayoftheday.com/forums/ <p>BuBBy's SpamBusters! Join BuBBy's BoomingBusiness:<br /> BuBBy's BubbleBurstingBackfiringSpamBustingBattalion! Get on the Bandwagon and join our Bandleader Bubby! Siss-Boom-Bam! Put the Spam in the Can! (How does my cheerleading outfit look. A little too tight?) *@@&#38;:-D </p> http://www.giveawayoftheday.com/forums/topic/5824#post-61038 Tue, 28 Jul 2009 17:58:22 +0000 copmom 61038@http://www.giveawayoftheday.com/forums/ <p>I'll add my 2 cents by thanking all the mods and admin here! I've gotten more help here than anywhere else online.</p> <p>Bubby.. maybe you could start a topic called "Shame On You" and list all the scammers and spammers. That would give all of us a chance to steer clear of them.. and perhaps once they realize they are on a list like that, they'll quit pulling their little stunts! </p> http://www.giveawayoftheday.com/forums/topic/5824#post-61037 Tue, 28 Jul 2009 17:50:15 +0000 watcher13 61037@http://www.giveawayoftheday.com/forums/ <p>Well, Bubby, I wouldn't mind if you named and shamed. I know I would avoid like the plague any company that you singled out as repeatedly trying to spam us. Seeing that bad press, some might get the message. </p> http://www.giveawayoftheday.com/forums/topic/5824#post-61027 Tue, 28 Jul 2009 16:05:24 +0000 Buckleysmom 61027@http://www.giveawayoftheday.com/forums/ <p>Awe, you guys (and gals) all know I love ya so I'm not gonna go gettin all muushy on ya but I did want to reply to what BuBBy said:</p> <blockquote><p>I would much rather have the opinion of another user I trust who can recommend a product because it is good, </p></blockquote> <p>You know, I've gone to Consumer Reports to check on things before buying, and I don't know what planet those people come from who do their testing but I've been disappointed almost every time. I've gotten much better advice here on all sorts of things than I have there. So THANK YOU one and all! I've said it before and I say it again....this is one of the best forums I've ever been a part of. And the mods are just the greatest, most wonderful, sweetest, ......oops, I said I wouldn't get all muushy. Oh well.....so sue me! LOL<br /> BK </p> http://www.giveawayoftheday.com/forums/topic/5824#post-61017 Tue, 28 Jul 2009 05:41:13 +0000 BuBBy 61017@http://www.giveawayoftheday.com/forums/ <p>It is a shame that spammers are such thick &#38; slow learners. Obviously the penny hasn't dropped yet that in some cases only minutes after they create an account and post spam - the spam is gone, and the account is banned.</p> <p>Perhaps we could name and shame these companies - give them plenty of publicity for their ability to advertise deceptively and post/send spam. Perhaps not a reputation they would be proud of if brought to light. </p> <p><em>Usually</em> the software being spamvertised isn't anything special - usually a rebadged or relicensed audio or video converter going under another name. Perhaps the spam is just poorly disguised as a link to a 'helpful tutorial' using a bunch of commercial products that the advertised site 'just happens' to sell. Another technique is a "top5reviewed' type site that just has a rather lame review of 5 of their products - and surprise surprise they have links to buy those 5 products at their site - or they are affiliates and will take a cut of each sale (I usually choose to not deal with affiliates but deal direct with the developers site - I would rather 100% of the money go back to the developer and into the product).</p> <p>Unfortunately there is the possibility that a legitimate new user might post a 'testimonial' for one of these products - and they have their first post removed, and they get banned... I guess it's just a risk of whom you associate with.</p> <p>Just as a reminder commercial advertising is banned - unless it is quite clear that the user doesn't work for the company or stands to profit by mentioning the products. This is usually determined by the users past history on the forums and how long they have been around - a member who has been registered for 17 minutes and made 2 posts, doesn't qualify.</p> <p>If you see a post you believe breaks the forum rules (like spam) click on the "Report" link following the offending post. This includes 'my friend told me' types of recommendations, links to sales, reviews then sales, or tutorials then sales, type of posts.</p> <p>I would much rather have the opinion of another user I trust who can recommend a product because it is good, and not because they will make a few dollars if they can talk me into buying it also.</p> <p>phew ;) </p> http://www.giveawayoftheday.com/forums/topic/5824#post-61011 Tue, 28 Jul 2009 02:17:24 +0000 Dragonlair 61011@http://www.giveawayoftheday.com/forums/ <p>From the point of view of an admin (other sites), I know exactly how troubling and time consuming it can be to remove spam (and spammers).</p> <p>I appreciate the staff going to the trouble to keep things clean. </p> http://www.giveawayoftheday.com/forums/topic/5824#post-61009 Tue, 28 Jul 2009 00:03:18 +0000 Chronopie 61009@http://www.giveawayoftheday.com/forums/ <p>Just posting my thanks to all the mods/admins, as well as the regular contributors. </p> http://www.giveawayoftheday.com/forums/topic/5824#post-61008 Mon, 27 Jul 2009 23:41:12 +0000 watcher13 61008@http://www.giveawayoftheday.com/forums/ <p>Here, here! Don't always agree with them (though mostly), that's just natural. But I always respect them. Thanks, again. </p> http://www.giveawayoftheday.com/forums/topic/5824#post-61007 Mon, 27 Jul 2009 21:38:44 +0000 Alianthia 61007@http://www.giveawayoftheday.com/forums/ <p>May I add my thanks to the mods AND to my fellow members too?<br /> It IS a VERY pleasant forum !!<br /> :) </p> http://www.giveawayoftheday.com/forums/topic/5824#post-61006 Mon, 27 Jul 2009 20:32:52 +0000 ⓒⓗⓘⓟ 61006@http://www.giveawayoftheday.com/forums/ <p>Well it's great to get appreciation from the members, so thanks :) It's not easy when sometimes spammers register and post a whole bunch of random spam topics. Plus we are all just regular people like you who can't live on this site 24/7. But we do do our best and remove anything against the rules as soon as we see it. I'd like to add that I definatley agree that the increase in mods has helped the community. I remember back when there was only Bubby and Lee and how sometimes spam would get out of control. We can never eliminate spam but we're all doing all best to keep it way down. So I'd like to thank you as well. It's the respectful members like you that keep this forum popular and outway the few annoying spammers. </p> http://www.giveawayoftheday.com/forums/topic/5824#post-61005 Mon, 27 Jul 2009 20:10:09 +0000 midori 61005@http://www.giveawayoftheday.com/forums/ <p>I agree, Mittens... hear ye hear ye! Three cheers for the mods! For playing a big part in making this the pleasant forum that it is. And the people that post here deserve a round of applause also! *&#38;:-D </p> http://www.giveawayoftheday.com/forums/topic/5824#post-61001 Mon, 27 Jul 2009 16:12:10 +0000 Mittens 61001@http://www.giveawayoftheday.com/forums/ <p>I'd just like to say a big thank you to all the mods/admins on this site. You guys do a great job. Yesterday, I posted something that was against the rules, so I'd like to apologize for that. So, thank you mods/admins for the time you take out to moderate! :D </p>