Spam

Queues up “Suspicious Minds” on the jukebox

s/Queues/Cues :)

s/Queues/Cues :)

Perhaps adds to the playlist – or queue?

A possible alternative interpretation!

Comment spam.

https://www.riscosopen.org/news/articles/2019/01/13/another-bounty-gets-under-way-for-2019#comment-385

I don’t have access to delete those items, but I’ve emailed the real sysadmins.

Gone now.

Never quite sure whether to put it in this thread, where the offender is, or assume it will be spotted by an admin but – https://www.riscosopen.org/forum/forums/4/topics/13490?page=1#posts-91675 looks like a human (of sorts) did this link spam.

Should we trim threads like this too?

Spam is always going to happen, it’s just better than it used to be.

And no, nobody is fooled by the “great post, thank you, here’s a link that might help” rubbish……..

And no, nobody is fooled by the “great post, thank you, here’s a link that might help” rubbish……..

Sometimes, very, very occasionally, I start thinking that and then another routine day at work demonstrates how dim people can be. There’s a quote¹ somewhere about never underestimating the stupidity of people.

We’re rather fortunate round here. It may just be the small sample size.

¹ Actually there are many, and one of favourite authors gave this “Never underestimate the power of human stupidity”. – Robert A. Heinlein

Spam is always going to happen, it’s just better than it used to be.

It’s quite impressive how non-spam like some of the spam posts on here are becoming.

another routine day at work demonstrates how dim people can be

I stood in the kitchen at work yesterday and watched someone chain two 1m four gangs around a sink and then plug a kettle in. I naturally highlighted the health and safety risks involved and suggested they move the kettle to the plug instead.

at work demonstrates how dim people can be

Earlier in the week, I watched two guys come into the newly enlarged factory that I work at, and install a UV bug catcher upside down.
Half an our later, all three of our maintenance guys standing under it puzzling how the hell that was possible – it had obvious hooks to hang from…

But then, to be honest, I think there’s at least one good WTF moment every day. So much it would likely be more WTF if nothing stupid happened.

It may just be the small sample size.

I think, given the attributes of our preferred operating system, that we may be a little smarter than the sort of person that needs a “wizard” to write mom a letter.

It appears that 2 new prospective users are struggling with the forum security measures.

Who should I e-mail to see if I they can unblocked?

See https://www.riscosopen.org/forum/forums/11/topics/14733?page=1#posts-95026

Thanks,
Tony

spam comment just posted on news item – https://www.riscosopen.org/news/articles/2019/10/10/were-throwing-open-the-doors-to-our-lab#comments.

At least one older article has also picked up some spam along the way: Raspberry Pi model 3 A+ on sale

Spam post? By JW (13th May 2020) → https://www.riscosopen.org/forum/forums/12/topics/3834#posts-102x

…Roshan Padamsee and Anildev

The news article “Raspberry Pi 3 model A+ on sale” looks to have picked up some more spam in recent months. As far as I can tell they are concentrating on that one news article for some reason.

Unfortunately I think that Dave H is not able to clean out that dross (unless his access was expanded) and one of the system admins will need to do the work.

I think Colin is a bot.

Colin does appears to have had bot-ness foisted upon him. Ah, it’s a different Colin! Expunge him my robots.

Colin-the-bot has woken again.

I think Colin is a bot.

It’s definitely not life as we know it Jim

I’ve been out a lot today, which is why its messages were not deleted sooner.

There’s a spammer with a Russian email address who keeps signing up. I’ve deleted the account multiple times.

If he posts here, my usual advice applies: ignore it. I’ll be along to delete it. Again.

We have no idea what payload any link might contain. Be careful out there.

with a Russian email address who keeps signing up.

Pathetic Putin must be really desperate if we’re on the radar.

Don’t suppose it’s possible to block *.ru?

Don’t suppose it’s possible to block *.ru

Don’t forget that the email address being a ru hosted item does not mean the account created has to be used from a ru IP

True, but blocking Russia is a thing right now… and since .ru implies Russia…