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Miss Mac    6,262

Miss Mac
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RANT: So, this morning, while checking in on my bariatric peeps, I see eight (8) posts from more low numbered posters just throwing useless non-bariatric links at us. I am expecting recent posts from forum members and just see crap except for a couple of folks. WTH?

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jeanniereenie    177

jeanniereenie
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i was thinking the same thing! someone call the Marines!

we have to take back our forum!

:angry: :lol:

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Jeannine    12

Jeannine
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I got a repetitive link in another language. Do you think it's a virus?

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LaLa Lady    98

LaLa Lady
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Agree...something is wrong.

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CowgirlJane    14,261

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Never click on those weir links.

I reported them when I saw them. Alex asked me not to delete posts outright or they would be GONE by n ow..Haha. I am sure he will take care of them soon.

Report em if you see this kind of thing.

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ShrinkingPeach    1,291

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I duly reported but yeah what a pain! Spammers be gone! We need a block button for people we don't ever want to see in our feed again!

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Stevehud    1,790

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they are going to have to block IP addresses as this person is persistent in creating new accounts it seems.

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amazon    579

amazon
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yah, I've been reporting them but I can't keep up. As a former web admin...Spammers need a special place in Hell.

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Alex Brecher    10,516

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Never click on those weir links.

I reported them when I saw them. Alex asked me not to delete posts outright or they would be GONE by n ow..Haha. I am sure he will take care of them soon.

Report em if you see this kind of thing.

You have my permission (as do all the mods) to mark a member as a spammer. Once you do that, their posts are permanently deleted. Only use when it's outright spam (like today) and not when it's a questionable spammy sounding post.

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Alex Brecher    10,516

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It seems that the spammers found a way to work around the spam filters we have in place. It's a never ending battle with these guys. Most spam is posted by automated software bots and not actually people.

The best way to notify us of spam is by using the REPORT button found below each post. The button is a bit hidden unless you mouse over it:

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blondebomb    580

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so we were hacked! I just found this thread...:)

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CowgirlJane    14,261

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I shall continue to persevere in the battle against these spamming (fill in insult noun)! Well...after I return from a girls riding, glamping (okay it's a luxury cabin with hottub ) and party weekend!

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Alex Brecher    10,516

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so we were hacked! I just found this thread... :)

Thank goodness, no! We just had annoying spammers blow the forum up with their stupid posts.

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