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Rank: PC Authority Labs
Brand Editor
Joined: 3/26/2008
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Thanks for everyone's patience during the recent spam influx. Accounts have been banned, topics deleted, etc. Special thanks to Slatts for identifying them and bringing them to our attention.
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Rank: Technician
Joined: 2/2/2009
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You have missed a heap and while its too easy for it to keep coming then it wont get better.
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Rank: Moderator
Joined: 3/30/2008
Posts: 798
Location: Sydney, Australia
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Heh, recent spam influx? It's been like this for ages. I've just been busy for the last couple of days. On that note, I won't be around for a while. Spam clean up isn't very high on my priority list anymore. Farewall to the half a dozen active members on here! Perhaps you guys will be able to expand the community. Until then, I have a degree to get.
Vito Cassisi: Tech Blog
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Well, there's Spam and SPAM. http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=g8huXkSaL7oCheers Malai5
THE FURTHER YOU GO, THE LESS YOU KNOW! www.mam3.com.au
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Rank: Technician
Joined: 2/2/2009
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Still filling up fast.
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Rank: Technician
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Place is just one big spam box now.
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Rank: PC Authority Labs
Brand Editor
Joined: 3/26/2008
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Thanks for everyone's concern - who knew file converters were such big business. We're removing posts and deleting threads, and speaking to the tech team about what can be done. hang in there, let's see if we can clean things up for you. And we hope to see you around Cyber, you've been a great contributor to the site.
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Rank: Technician
Joined: 2/2/2009
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William Maher wrote:Thanks for everyone's concern - who knew file converters were such big business. We're removing posts and deleting threads, and speaking to the tech team about what can be done. hang in there, let's see if we can clean things up for you. And we hope to see you around Cyber, you've been a great contributor to the site.
Nothing has changed and all the spam is still right where it was when this was posted...
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Rank: Technician
Joined: 7/7/2008
Posts: 221
Location: Melbourne
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it's still a bane ... someone posted a post about bloody ring tones on iphone is business section wtf?
I've email william waiting for a report back from him ...he's taking the matter up the chain.
...madness be my friend...
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Rank: PC Authority Labs
Brand Editor
Joined: 3/26/2008
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hi mordie. The technical admins have been in touch to let me know they have added a captcha to the registration form for PCA. Hopefully this will ease the spam problem, but we're watching to see how it goes. Thanks again for all your feedback and suggestions.
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Rank: Elite
Moderator
Joined: 7/11/2008
Posts: 1,158
Location: Mackay North QLD
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well, that doesn't seem to have done much.
Mistakes are a part of being human. Appreciate your mistakes for what they are: precious life lessons that can only be learned the hard way. Unless it's a fatal mistake, which, at least, others can learn from.
Ask questions. There's no such thing as a stupid one, just stupid answers. (mostly)
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Joined: 8/31/2008
Posts: 155
Location: Sydney
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Yeah, I just noticed  2-3 more spam threads overnight. Funny though, whether I need that software or not, I'd now never buy it, just because of how they're trying to advertise it.
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Location: Mackay North QLD
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We (the site that is) need a pool of moderators. It's obvious the owners of the site see it as a set and forget enterprise. I'm surprised they haven't received any please explain letters from AFACT regarding the DRM defeating spam. I hope my anti AFACT posts don't cause AFACT to take a closer look at the forums here. 
Mistakes are a part of being human. Appreciate your mistakes for what they are: precious life lessons that can only be learned the hard way. Unless it's a fatal mistake, which, at least, others can learn from. Ask questions. There's no such thing as a stupid one, just stupid answers. (mostly)
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Joined: 7/8/2009
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Location: Adelaide
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I am glad I read this. I was about to Chime in on a thread about Defeating DRM and inform the poster how wrong it was to be posting such information. Now after re reading it, it is likely Spam. I could not beleive someone would post such information 
Michael Jenkin (Mickyj) www.mickyj.com (Community website) *5 times Microsoft MVP award winner *MacWorld Australia contributer *APAC Vice Chairman Culminis (Pro IT User group support system) *Director Business Technology Partners Microsoft Small Business Specialist
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Rank: Expert
Joined: 5/29/2008
Posts: 688
Location: Lismore NSW
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argh! spam is puttin me off. fix it!!
We are all born ignorant but one must work hard to remain stupid
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Joined: 7/11/2008
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Although it's probably a tad premature to say the war's been won it seems that some serious progress has been made.
It'll help if anyone who spots a sus post reports it suing the "report" button at the top of the post.
We all want to see an end to this crap so any help will be appreciated.
Are you finished dodging rocks Nat?
Slatts
Mistakes are a part of being human. Appreciate your mistakes for what they are: precious life lessons that can only be learned the hard way. Unless it's a fatal mistake, which, at least, others can learn from.
Ask questions. There's no such thing as a stupid one, just stupid answers. (mostly)
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dodging rocks is an excellent way of putting it haha =D and yes iv finished for a few months anyway.
We are all born ignorant but one must work hard to remain stupid
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