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JoesMum

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Usually by this time it has stopped. But some MORON is still posting right now! (SPAM)
Not a person. A spambot. Software created by a person admittedly. But the bot will keep posting until a mod kills off the users.

On my other forum we have something called spam-o-matic which - in one click - bans the user and wipes all their posts and blocks the IP address from which they post and ... best bit ... logs the IP address with an online database which effectively blocks anyone posting on any other forum from that IP address too.

It's a fab tool for moderation:D
 

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Not a person. A spambot. Software created by a person admittedly. But the bot will keep posting until a mod kills off the users.

On my other forum we have something called spam-o-matic which - in one click - bans the user and wipes all their posts and blocks the IP address from which they post and ... best bit ... logs the IP address with an online database which effectively blocks anyone posting on any other forum from that IP address too.

It's a fab tool for moderation:D
JoesMum for Mod 2017!!!
 

Kristoff

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Hello Lena,

yesterday I have received your christmas card ! Thanks a lot. It is nice with the two snowmen. And your words: "Liebe Biene...."
I was very pleased about it. Thank you for this nice surprise.
Yay!!!!!!! Did you get the little snail icon stamped on it too? I'm so happy whenever my post reaches its destination, because apparently it doesn't happen all the time. o_O
 

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Not a person. A spambot. Software created by a person admittedly. But the bot will keep posting until a mod kills off the users.

On my other forum we have something called spam-o-matic which - in one click - bans the user and wipes all their posts and blocks the IP address from which they post and ... best bit ... logs the IP address with an online database which effectively blocks anyone posting on any other forum from that IP address too.

It's a fab tool for moderation:D

Whoa, wait, I just responded to a spam bot. What's it gonna do to me?!!!!!!! Aghhh!!! We're talking about the person with the weird Asian writing, correct?
 

JoesMum

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Thinking out life and seeing what I want to do. Currently school is just big stressful bundle of a mess. I made so much screw ups and I don't know if I can fix any of it. I just really want to go out and make money that's all.
Screw ups in school happen and they can be fixed. Maybe not quickly or easily, but with some effort you can sort things out.

We know you can put effort into projects; we've seen that enclosure!

Leaving to make money is good, but making using your abilities to finish school in style is good too.

Channel your energies in the school direction for a while; you don't have long left there :)
 

GingerLove

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Thinking out life and seeing what I want to do. Currently school is just big stressful bundle of a mess. I made so much screw ups and I don't know if I can fix any of it. I just really want to go out and make money that's all.

I'm sorry to hear this. School is always stressful. Prayers headed your way. Do you have a job? Maybe you can balance both school and work. That's what I'm currently trying to do.
 

JoesMum

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Whoa, wait, I just responded to a spam bot. What's it gonna do to me?!!!!!!! Aghhh!!! We're talking about the person with the weird Asian writing, correct?
Yup! Just a computer programme that's posting in the forum. It won't affect your computer (as long as you don't click on any links it posts but it doesn't seem to be posting links) - it's just clogging up the forum.
 

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Tell me about it. I spotted the first one, but don't have mod powers here. :(

It will be a spambot rather than a human doing the spamming.

This forum could do with a mod not in the USA
This almost happened in December 2015. Josh asked people to nominate candidates to be moderators as two more mods were needed. Many people were nominated and some suggested an overseas representative would be a good idea. Nothing ever came of it.
 

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