Weird e-mail from boards

smiaras

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amp

It may be Bubbles newsletter. It's funny Bubbles, I never asked to recieve your bullshit. Is there any way to opt out of your spam?

smiaras

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kaimera

bubbles newsletter.

funni **** tho. I think I'll just text my answer and win one of those t-shirts...

zAbbo

It would have been funnier if it wasnt full of spelling mistakes

Moriarty

Spamtard attention whores never change, it seems.

What's the definition of spam in Irish legislation, by the by?

The Muppet

Originally posted by Kaimera
bubbles newsletter.

funni **** tho. I think I'll just text my answer and win one of those t-shirts...

I'd rather the DVD burner myself. What poor unfortunate is getting weird texts today?

eirebhoy

I got the usual e-mail from boards about a PM:

eirebhoy,

You have received a new private message at boards.ie/vbulletin from bubbles. Please click here to log in and read it:

But when I checked my inbox there was no message in it. Weird.:dunno:

sunbeam

Originally posted by eirebhoy
I got the usual e-mail from boards about a PM:

eirebhoy,

You have received a new private message at boards.ie/vbulletin from bubbles. Please click here to log in and read it:

But when I checked my inbox there was no message in it. Weird.:dunno:

Same here.

ZENER

Did anyone try ringing the number by the way, It's a real one with an answering machine going on a bout the presidential hotline or something ! Very funny except my parents don't own a credit card:dunno:

ZEN

Rabies

Originally posted by eirebhoy
I got the usual e-mail from boards about a PM:

eirebhoy,

You have received a new private message at boards.ie/vbulletin from bubbles. Please click here to log in and read it:

But when I checked my inbox there was no message in it. Weird.:dunno:

Me too

Dustaz

I would appreciate it if boards.ie didnt delete my correspondance.

I specifically asked to opt-in to bubbles newsletter, yet when i log into boards i find that it has been deleted from my inbox.




Could the admin please re-instate it into my inbox, thank you.

ZENER

For those who didn't get it !

ello

Hiya,

How are you keeping? Hope you're well these days. Just want to take this time to update all my friends on some of the events which are happening shortly, and to begin exposing the dark underworld of boards.ie for what it really is.

But first, I want to inform you all that the date of the next boards beer is Saturday 22nd of May in O'Reilly on Tara Street. For more information why not visit the thread available @ http://www.boards.ie/vbulletin/show...threadid=156751 Your attendence would be apriciated and will help boards beer to be an even bigger sucess! There is no other event where you can stand face to face and express your true feelings to the people who talk to on boards.ie. The ideal time to make new friends, meet excisting friends and perform punishment beatings for those who need a good kicking. (Top 10 list of members in need of punishment will be published the morning of the event).
Aswell as the usual festivities, there will be a special event for Regi, who will be celebrating his step into manhood. This will include testicle related drink games on the night and we encourage everyone to get involved, espically the growing number of female boards.ie members! However, we would like to make a public announcement to remind everyone to take extra special care in making their testicles are hygencly clean to prevent a reoccuance of the great boards.ie crab infestation of 2003 which claimed the life of DeVore's foreskin. Floppy is greatly missed by all, but I'd like to think there is still abit of Floppy in everyone who had the pleasure meeting him. RIP

There has been some discussion over the last couple of months about my Admin status on boards.ie and how it has been removed unfairly. After a 2 hour discussion with the other Admins on boards.ie we have come to the conclusion that we will let you, my friends, decide if I am to become an Admin again. You can PM ecksor and let if know if you would like my admin status returned or not. The majorities decision will be upheld.

Now it is time for me to fill you all in on a darker side of boards.ie....... I have been researching this for the last few months and this is the first time I have revleaded my findings, which was a shock to me at first, but as I dug deeper I learned the true level of decect thats actually happening on boards.ie. The Knights of Comeonban us are no innocent usual socity on boards.ie, they are actually the people who pull all the strings in regard to the running of boards.ie. The Admins? Nothing more than puppets in their evil game to play and incite anger in members so they can abuse and downgrade them by bans and the prision forum. Each member of comeonbanus is clearly immune from bannings as clearly seen on many occasions on boards.ie. - Head of the chain is Asok, who is mod of the comeonbanus forum alongside Kharn. Its a fact that Asok has worked with DeVore for many months before and that Kharn is DeVores personal skiing instructor (a ****e one at that - hows the leg DeV? Thats boards.ie karma for you) These two people, are the real two most powerfull people on boards.ie - What they say go's. Of course they all keep an eye out for each other since they are all close persoanl friends with other members of Comeonbanus such as Skypak, Doodee, Bard, Beruthiel, and Amz. But what does this mean? I have discovered and intercepted a copy of a number of e-mails on a mailing list which all the members of Comeonbanus and the Admins are on. The contents of these mails is frighting. They show these members stiring up arguments and trying to incite anger and fustration on poor innocent members of boards.ie, any member that threatens or annoys them. I have read that on at least 2 occasions Sangre and Ronaldo7 where provoked into getting banned. Why? Because ecksor didn't like them. Even the name 'Comeonbanus' is a bloat to all members of boards.ie showing off their inability. What can we do about this? I'm afriad there's not alot we can do short term - but remember if you see the logo of The Knights of Comeonbanus in anyones sig - consider the poster a troll and ignore their post. Also try to avoid boards which are moderated by members of comeonbanus as they are the personal 'play areas' of the member - their favorite place to wreck havok with members. This is also part of the reason my my Admin status was taken - because I would not fall in line with the others and participate in the abuse of fellow members. So, make your decision heard and PM ecksor telling him to reinstate me as an Admin.
And now for some lighter news - because I have so many friends ( and I'm thankfull that I have each and every one of you as my friend) I've decided to hold a couple of competitions. Why? You see, I'm a giver, I like to give something back to the members of boards.ie, unlike others. So this is your chance

Competion 1 - To win the latest CD/DVD burner and 5 blank DVD's
Simply answer this question.
What was the name of DeVore's foreskin?
To enter this competition send the answer via SMS to 087 2862847 with the answer followed by your boards.ie nickname

Competion 2 - To win one of two 'Forever blowing bubbles' t-shirts from the boards.ie store
Simply send the SMS message "Regi digs cix w/ dix" followed by your boards.ie nickname to 087 2862847 to enter

Rules
Entry only valid via SMS
Closing date Saturday 15th May
One entry for each competion per person, multiple entries will result in disqualification
Only people who received this PM from myself 'bubbles' are entitled to win - others will be wasting their time
All entries must include your boards.ie nickname

Cya mate,

bubbles

ZEN

Rabies

Originally posted by Dustaz
I would appreciate it if boards.ie didnt delete my correspondance.

I specifically asked to opt-in to bubbles newsletter, yet when i log into boards i find that it has been deleted from my inbox.

Thanks for posting it up Zener

I asked to get the newsletter also.
Did the admins delete it ?

sionnach

it's still in my inbox, and there it shall stay

Redshift

I got it too Wierd

Boston

They can't delete it if you have already read it.

DeVore

Why would whether you'd read it make any difference to a deletion command to a database?

Anyway I didnt delete them, maybe someone else did but since some people have them and some havent I wouldnt have thought they were. It IS spam since
1. Its going to people who havent asked for it.
2. Worse, its purporting to be some kinda competition from Boards (though its hard to see it as anything other then a thinly veiled mobile # & username trap).

Our rules are no spam/mass PMs so I dont like this but to be honest, this is the first I've heard of this "newsletter".

DeV.

ecksor

Originally posted by DeVore
Why would whether you'd read it make any difference to a deletion command to a database?

Because I restricted it to messages that hadn't been read.

ecksor

Oh wait, that was in response to Boston, wasn't it? Hehe, never mind me ...

Boston

Originally posted by DeVore
Why would whether you'd read it make any difference to a deletion command to a database?

DeV.

Cause

Dustaz

Originally posted by ecksor
Because I restricted it to messages that hadn't been read.

Give us time to log in next time

Winters

I come home form a long hard slug at the office to be welcomed with the great bubbles newsletter ... only to have it taken away.

I just dont like that fact that it was deleted without actually giving us time to read it.

Exit

Did he get banned then?

Boston

Originally posted by Winters
I just dont like that fact that it was deleted without actually giving us time to read it.

They are trying to hide something, I blame Kharn

Woden

tis still in my inbox as i was greeted with it nice and early this morning yeah for me

so what's ya's gonna do about it eh?

Asok

:ninja:

smiaras

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ecksor

bubbles is banned.

If he had wanted to distribute a newsletter, he could advertised announcements or stickies in his forum. However, if he could have PMed people who explicitly agreed to receive it and only those people then I wouldn't personally have had a problem with that and I'd probably have never found out about it since I wouldn't have gotten any complaints about it (or received one myself).

Eroved

Hi, bubbles here

What can I say? No really what can I say? - I send a PM to about 550 of my friends and I get banned. Sure, none of my friends asked for the PM, but isn't that the case with most PMs? I mean Bard sent me a PM there last week without me asking me first - why wasn't he banned? Sure, there are some people who say I'm not their friend, but last time I checked I was friends with them.

The last PM I sent, which was sent to alot more people, some people then said they didn't want to be my friends anymore - so I removed them from my buddy list.

If you check you will see anybody who said they didn't want it didn't get it according to the previous thread buried a bit in feedback/suggestions, and requests via PM

Therefore I didn't send it to anyone who didn't request it.

I think I hit a nerve in the admins and comeonbanus camp.... fine, ban bubbles if you must, but I will not let it stand at that.

Ecksor - really - if you have a personal problem with me, how about you actually say it to me without acting like a kid?

As for the competition - no one is forcing you to enter - its your choice. I'm just trying to let 3 lucky people get a little something for their troubles. Whats wrong with that?

hostyle

spam is spam. doesn't matter what _you_ think it is.

Dustaz

Originally posted by hostyle
spam is spam. doesn't matter what _you_ think it is.

Its not spam for the people who requested it.

Moriarty

If only those that requested it recieved it there wouldn't have been a problem

Beruthiel

ah no need to delete it Esk, I enjoy reads like that on a monday morning
thanks for posting it up Zen!

Of course they all keep an eye out for each other since they are all close persoanl friends with other members of Comeonbanus such as Skypak, Doodee, Bard, Beruthiel, and Amz

I feel quite honoured to be mention as an evil, nasty person who has some sort of influence over boards, it further amuses me because I have none at all, unless I am unaware of it? can an Admin enlighten me on this one? is it a secret till I cop on?

regi

Does this mean you'll be handing out 'DVD burner kits' consisting of a DVD and a cigarette lighter again?

Beruthiel

Regie
hand me your strings please, so I can pull them....

Asok

Originally posted by Regi
Does this mean you'll be handing out 'DVD burner kits' consisting of a DVD and a cigarette lighter again?

ah that one still leaves me in tears of laughter


[edit]

Back in your place beruthial or ill have you shot for treason.

[/edit]

ZENER

Does this mean you'll be handing out 'DVD burner kits' consisting of a DVD and a cigarette lighter again?

*/sound of penny dropping!!\*

ROFLOL

ZEN

BuffyBot

I feel quite honoured to be mention as an evil, nasty person who has some sort of influence over boards, it further amuses me because I have none at all, unless I am unaware of it? can an Admin enlighten me on this one? is it a secret till I cop on?

You mean no one has told you....

Oh dear. Oh dear, oh dear, oh dear...

Supercell

Well I thought it was well written and pretty funny tbh, lighten up ppl

DeVore

ok, normally I'd be all in favour of this sort of thing but frankly this went too far. I dont care about the content, I've been lambasted by better then bubbles before and I do find his stuff funny.

But 550 unsolicited PM's (and it was 550, we queried the database) is unacceptible. Not only did Bubbles not get permission from those 550 people but he also put us in a dangerous position regarding facilitating spam...

You can read the governments new rules about this here:
http://www.oasis.gov.ie/utilities/redirect.php?url=http://www.dcmnr.gov.ie/files/ComsReg_SI_535_of_2003.doc

or a more english account of it here:
http://research.yale.edu/lawmeme/modules.php?name=News&file=article&sid=1424



Now, none of that really bothers me except these two things:

1. If *anyone* else did this and they weren't banned outright, you can bet that bubbles would be the first in to claim that they were being given special treatment etc. well, sauce for the goose has to be sauce for the gander.

2. I dont like the precedent this sets, next thing we'll have DVD Rentals.ie spam PM's or other spam merchants here.

Lets face facts, bubbles knew this would get him banned, its weeks of entertainment for him and more trollage as people get their knickers in a twist about this. Ask yourself this, would YOU be surprised if you were banned for doing that? Why shouldnt bubbles...

Sorry bubbs, I usually argue your side but... 550!! Man, you are on your own.

DeV.

Doodee

do the knights got get a say in how this should be handled

Woden

why was he not banned last time?

and why does it not say banned under his user name in the prison forum like other banned people?

or is this all another big joke type thingy thats not only managed to slip over my head but polevault.

data

bio-sucks

Interesting DeVore.....

A person shall not use or cause to be used any publicly available electronic communications service to send an unsolicited communication for the purpose of direct marketing by means of electronic mail, to a subscriber, who is a natural person, unless the person has been notified by that subscriber that for the time being he or she consents to the receipt of such a communication.

So far more people want it compared to those who don't.... with bubbles banned this is a terrible state of affairs. He'll might have to send out a daily message to his friends via PM and/or email. Damn all this free time.

Now excuse me, I have to start reserving accounts at this stage, just in case you decide to stop new users registering for a while. Want to be able to last at least a couple of months and theres a long and bumpy ride ahead by the looks of it

Moriarty

zzzzzz

eirebhoy

I didn't previously agree with Bubbles getting banned but since he has his "40" or so accounts and is planning some "revenge", I've changed my views.

Bard

Originally posted by Eroved (bubbles, allegedly)
I mean Bard sent me a PM there last week without me asking me first - why wasn't he banned?

No, I didn't.

What is true is that the night before bubbles sent this spam, he chatted with me in an IRC query, quizzing me on the Knights of Comeonbanus, what discussions they'd had recently, what influence the Admins have on them, etc. etc. ... needless to say, I didn't tell him much.

If you check you will see anybody who said they didn't want it didn't get it according to the previous thread buried a bit in feedback/suggestions, and requests via PM

Therefore I didn't send it to anyone who didn't request it.

Not specifically saying "don't send me this crap" doesn't equate to requesting it.

As DeVore said, if anyone else did this, they'd have been banned outright, and bubbles would be the first to yell and moan about them if they weren't.

Took you longer than most to break the camels back though, bubbles... well done.

Beruthiel

Originally posted by Doodee
do the knights got get a say in how this should be handled

is that not a given?

*me tugs harder on DeV's strings*

Dustaz

Originally posted by Bard
needless to say, I didn't tell him much.

TEH MYSTIKAL SEKKRITS R SAFE DEN!! WEL DOEN BARD


for GODS sake.


Yes, if someone spammed something COMMERCIAL they should be banned.

Bubbles yoke was a joke. Its funny. One joke pm is not spam. People who think it is maybe should log off and seek the safety of their cupboard.

swiss

I don't object to the content at all. What would have been a far better solution would be a sticky or an announement. If you qualify those as 'spam' then the admins have been spamming us for quite some time.

Those who requested the PM aside, that PM did constitute spam, for the simple reason that it was en masse and it was unsolicited. I usually make it a point to ignore such messages, no matter how good they purport to be (but what you do is you send them all your credit card numbers - and if one of them is lucky - you win a prize!).

However, I think banning bubbles permanently might be a little harsh (and no - this isn't a bubbles troll account). The competitions are obviously fake (or at least not what they appear to be), and although I certainly think the practice of sending mass PM's should be discouraged, I think there are alternate routes to banning.

Here is my suggestion
1) Give bubbles write access to the bubbles board, and give everyone else read access only.
2) People who want bubbles updates can subscribe to the board.
3) Whenever bubbles makes an update they can check it out on the subbed forums listing.

As DeVore is fond of saying:

storm -> |_|P

Beruthiel

t'was the only thing I could find with 'Free Bubbles' on it