Something strange happening on Accyweb?
 

Has anybody else noticed that over the last few days there seem to be literally dozens of new members joining? They all use names that are either nonsensical or downright gobbledegook and they haven't made any posts (so far). Is the site about to be taken over by space aliens? :eek:

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Probably spammers, Wynonie, which the mods. are hot on to delete.

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Think it's been a problem for a while. Mods are trying to catch them as they register but of course if they aren't online more get through.

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It's just spammers trying to use AccyWeb for advertising things. Us mods have been spending a lot of time getting rid of them as soon as we can. Many members are helping us by reporting spam when they see it. Mods get emails about reports which allow us usually to act quickly. We are banning many before they even post. Some we are not sure about get left until they spam though.

A change was made that has helped but the number if spammers is still high at the moment.

I would like to that everyone who has and does report things. I try to thank people when I can but often get the reports to my phone which let's me deal with it straight away but I don't always have time to say thanks to people.

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Probably, Kate, but spammers tend to register and post their spam quickly afterwards. This lot are registering and then just lurking. They're up to something! A mass spam-in perhaps?

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Yes ive noticed that as well

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Probably logged in to loads of sites and log out from them in one go ?

Seemingly, most spams are generated from Russia and they have recently been 'consolidating' and predicted they would come back this month in full force.

Re: Something strange happening on Accyweb?
 

my pjlc may seem wierd but it's just my initials hun.

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It seems the spammers at the moment are attacking 'Albums' on accyweb so this doesn't add to post count, just makes it harder for the mods to seek & destroy.

Correct, all of Roys sites are being targetted at the moment, even one of his quieter 'specialist sites', (no not porn), is getting between 10 & 20 hits daily from these folk at the moment.

So please help the mods if you see or suspect spam report it,

Thank you.
:)

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I have just been through the new members list for the last 24 hours and have banned 64 hopefull spammers.:D:(

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I'm not new and I'm not a spammer please put me back on the members list.
:D

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and if less posts in this thread let me know he is on my ignore list :D

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The same happened on another site I use, some of the sites were actually written in Russian, German and Italian, its hard work for the mods keeping up with these twerps, just another example of the great job they do keeping the site and some of its members:rolleyes: on track

Re: Something strange happening on Accyweb?
 

Cooeee, Mick Less has posted.
:rolleyes:

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No, Mick .. ban him .. must be a spammer, can't even spell his name correctly... :D:D

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kettle calling pot...
kettle calling pot...

Are you receiving me pot?

katex, how is that the correct spelling for the name given you by the more educated accywebbers?
:D

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Ok .. touche (give you that one), but mine is just a kiss at the end .. xx:)

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Aye , did notice it & mentioned it to Neil, I was getting lots of interest to my ramblings in the blogs, so looked at some to see where they are sitting, Nigeria, New Zealand, Russia, Bahamas, Australia, The States & some based in UK, plus other places I can't remember now.

This wouldn't have anything to do with Assanges disciples would it ? :confused:

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Well we all know it wasn't an 'X' for no publicity was it poser?
;)

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I'm guilty of a strange name and no posts - but I assure you all I'm human :D And from Accrington.

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Yeah...its really weird, and its not just the spammers who are disappearing. Me and Garinda must have had a dozen posts vanished from this very thread, only last night.

Spooky, ain't it?

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Or is it a kiss off Kate:D

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In that case the juries still out:D

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Tealeaf you know as well as I do, you can't advertise on Accyweb:D

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A post I put on here also disappeared and I wouldn't think it was offensive or anything. But who can remove posts except the moderators?

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No body Gordon ya can't even remove your own, only delete all the wording leaving a blank page or a salute:D

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You can only edit your own posts for 10 minutes then after that only mods can edit them. Only mods can delete posts.

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Can I just ask a question, what do these people/companies get out of spamming sites?

Everyone knows it is spam and therefore ignore it?

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Same reason people send dodgy emails from banks, some people believe them and get conned.

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Bit of a waste of time if you ask me.............not that you did!!! :D

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The volume of email spam has reduced dramatically recently
Spamming Declines, at Least Temporarily - NYTimes.com
...they are now trying other methods to extort money.

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may have reduced in the USA, sure as hell aint in me e-mails. has increased big time in recent months.:eek:

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51 potential spammers banned this morning

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Me, David and Heth reported loads last night

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Good god Neil you are quick on mate, didn't know that, only been a member for er um 6 years:rolleyes:

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You are joking heth, you would think people would ignore junk mail offering riches beyond belief, yet people send money off in response, only last week there was an old chap on TV who said he knew they were bogus , but he was still replying to them:eek::eek::eek:

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Stop visiting dodgy sites then cashy:D:D:D:p

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Do ya get a bonus off Roy mick:D

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Yet another 60 potential spammers banned today:confused::p

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They keep setting um up mick keeps knocking um down, bit like the Railway really:D

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i think i'll stop blogging .... looks like they've all hit on the blog i did!!!:D:eek::D

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thats the new tactic by these ******* jen, they hit a good few blogs, just report em, n they get deleted.;)

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You can make your blog inaccessible to persons who aren't on your contact list

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No you can't it can be found anytime, good old Google.
:D

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What would we do without Google Less :D

Without it I would have to do a heck of alot of crawling to someone that doesn't deserve it.
How could I exist without reading mag's blog I'd go...

As daft as she is!

Re: Something strange happening on Accyweb?
 

Hey steady on a bit there mate, no need to go OTT:D

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Just want to raise a point regarding the spammers etc. Earlier in thread it was said posts were going awol, and only mods and owner can delete, theres somebody else who can, any hacker can get into the mod tools and the cp, even if firewall and security is good. Oh am I the only person that can post at 11am and it only be 10? Twilight zone anybody?

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Your post says the time be, 'ccording to both the little, and the big hand 22.36

Try hackin' harder.


;)

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Probably something to do with the location he's in after all the "Black Country" so there's strange resonances abounding down there ! :eek:

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Perhaps thee be right.

:D

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Amy Turtle was always in a muddle, time wise.

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I aint got a clue, I just know I am using my mobile here, and my clock says 23.11 but my post says 00.11.

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Losing an hour happens often in the midwest US ;)

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mines the same lol clock says
11.17,post says 00.17,think its time settings,its the same on facebook
Posted via Mobile Device

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Thing is he's in deepest, darkest, Brumm Land ! Okay I'll give you Mid-West MargR, but it's Mid-West UK.

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yeh but yer posts say 23. from here, must be gremlins.:D

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Just changed my daylight saving time, see if that works

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The clocks changed in our world in October.

Went back an hour.

We do it twice per year.

Once forward, and once back.

Try it.

It's good.

Though don't keep doing it too much.

I went back to twenty past two, in the afternoon of the Coronation day.

Re: Something strange happening on Accyweb?
 

Yes, they could but why on earth would someone with enough savvy to be able to take on their very own 'Mission Implausible', just remove a couple of posts?

Surely they would head for the vault and steal all the Ackers?:D

(Yes rindy when Roy did the dirty and stole the money back from us, he built himself a very secure counting house & spends most of his free time in there).
:)

Re: Something strange happening on Accyweb?
 

One question is being rated as a big board a big attraction for these kind of hits?

No it happens everywhere nasty people looking for mugs.