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Forum Spammed with "Free word processing application"

  • 30-09-2019 9:06am
    #1
    Krombopulos Michael
    Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 1,093 ✭✭✭


    What's going on with the forum being spammed by multiple new users looking for "Free word processing application"

    One user creates a thread at 9.55 and at 10.00 responds in another thread with a different answer than they received themselves.


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  • #2
    jimmii
    Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 14,810 ✭✭✭✭jimmii


    Bizarre one alright! Guess that's what marketing is these days!


  • #3
    advertsfox
    Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 2,699 ✭✭✭advertsfox


    Its someone spamming for "WPS Office Free" very annoying.


  • #4
    Krombopulos Michael
    Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 1,093 ✭✭✭Krombopulos Michael


    It's very annoying alright. Hopefully they can be IP banned or something.


  • #5
    jimmii
    Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 14,810 ✭✭✭✭jimmii


    Best way to stop it is probably no one to visit the site or reply to the threads.


  • #6
    GarIT
    Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 8,671 ✭✭✭GarIT


    jimmii wrote: »
    Best way to stop it is probably no one to visit the site or reply to the threads.

    Or reply telling people to avoid the "WPS Office" malware or virus


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  • #7
    Krombopulos Michael
    Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 1,093 ✭✭✭Krombopulos Michael


    Or a pic of a tin of Spam


  • #8
    Ishmael
    Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 1,460 ✭✭✭Ishmael


    Krombopulos Michael wrote: »
    What's going on with the forum being spammed by multiple new users looking for "Free word processing application"

    One user creates a thread at 9.55 and at 10.00 responds in another thread with a different answer than they received themselves.

    Known as sock-puppeting. Posts have been reported.


  • #9
    Slippin Jimmy
    Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 6,033 ✭✭✭Slippin Jimmy


    jimmii wrote: »
    Best way to stop it is probably no one to visit the site or reply to the threads.

    I replied :(


  • #10
    Krombopulos Michael
    Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 1,093 ✭✭✭Krombopulos Michael


    Well looks like admin is cleaning up the forum so hopefully the ban hammer will be righteous and swift.


  • #11
    jimmii
    Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 14,810 ✭✭✭✭jimmii


    Krombopulos Michael wrote: »
    Or a pic of a tin of Spam

    Was surprised to see a reply to that!!


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  • #12
    Krombopulos Michael
    Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 1,093 ✭✭✭Krombopulos Michael


    whoever it is has moved into other forums like creative writing. I don't see the point of all of it


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