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I actually was online, posting when this bot started spamming. I believe I banned it mid-progress. Crazy!
 
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Is there nothing cycnews can do about it? :eek: I mean it should be possible to spot those Schlitzaugen (who program these bots) from Korea or whatever sorry country they come from... and then just kill em... all. It would be a favour to mankind. Really. A true act of humanity to get rid of such useless nerds. They are a big pain in the a$$. Annoying big time.
 
Apr 30, 2011
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I'm trying to initiate contact :cool:

So far our great adversary hasn't responded....
 
Apr 30, 2011
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It has been defeated! Did a mod do it, or did it commit suicide?

Edit: I think Susan was the slayer. I didn't even have her in my top-3 :O
 
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Susan Westemeyer said:
It was me, as one of the few Euro mods.

Not particularly the way i would choose to spend the first half-hour I am awake :(
It seemed like the threads by the January account was deleted over several sessions. Doesn't the delete all button work?
 
January had 98 postings (!!). The system will only allow you to delete 50 automatically, then you have to do the rest through other methods. I was deleting them individually until I realised how to do it more quickly.

Und just zapped another two, by the way.
 
Feb 9, 2013
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Netserk said:
They are back!
Whoever the first mod to log in is will have their hands full. Geeze, this spammer has been a busy little bee.

Is this an actual person doing this, or is it some kind of a bot?
 
Jul 21, 2016
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I've never seen this on a forum before. What's the point of it?
I thought it was a virus or something.
 
Feb 9, 2013
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Dan2016 said:
I've never seen this on a forum before. What's the point of it?
I thought it was a virus or something.
It happens here on occasion, but this badly it's been a while.

All mods on deck - we're being eaten alive here!
 
Jul 21, 2016
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Tricycle Rider said:
Dan2016 said:
I've never seen this on a forum before. What's the point of it?
I thought it was a virus or something.
It happens here on occasion, but this badly it's been a while.

All mods on deck - we're being eaten alive here!

It's pretty bad isn't it. Pages and pages, increasing.

I don't envy the mods having to deal with this mess.
 
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Dan2016 said:
It's pretty bad isn't it. Pages and pages, increasing.

I don't envy the mods having to deal with this mess.
Between all the spam threads currently on page one of the Clinic is Geraint Thomas, the next British Hope - this must be a sign!