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Paul B
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Forum Spamming
« on: Jul 2nd, 2005, 7:45pm » |
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Spam... OK I know its an old-style processed meat. And I know what spam e-mail is. But can someone explain exactly what forum spamming is?
Thanks.
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Snoopy
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Re: Forum Spamming
« Reply #1 on: Jul 2nd, 2005, 8:09pm » |
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Forum Spamming as I understand it is this "
Forum Spamming
Many forum administrators and moderators are all too familiar with the problem of blatant spamming by hit and run visitors to their boards. However, most are completely unaware that they are also likely being "Silent Spammed".
The simplest way this happens is for the spammer to register as a member, and simply link to their website from their member profile. The end.
If the forum is spidered by search engines, then the profile link will show as a backlink to the site in question. That means that it benefits the spammer and helps promote their site.
That may not sound terrible in itself – until you realise that these links go to any range of porn sites, incest sites, and thingy extension sites. Member profiles could even be linking to child abuse sites. And your forum could be being manipulated to promote them.
The scale of the problem is also not to be discounted.
But also there is another as I understand it and that is just to keep on posting on a forum about anything really.
Hope that explains it.
Realise that many Silent Spammers have multiple web sites, and therefore will repeat offend on the same site, creating a string of membership accounts under various free and easy e-mail addresses, simply to create a myriad of backlinks to their main index pages, internal pages, sub-domains, etc.
Plus they likely also have more than one domain, and do precisely the same for each of them - even if these domains only exist as redirects.
And once your forum is used for Silent Spamming you can be assured that word gets around.
All is not lost, though. We'll show how to track down the silent spammers on your forum - and how to cripple their plans."
Also have read of this it might help.
http://www.webmasterworld.com/forum103/83.htm
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Paul B
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Re: Forum Spamming
« Reply #2 on: Jul 2nd, 2005, 9:27pm » |
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Thanks Snoopy.
on Jul 2nd, 2005, 8:09pm, Snoopy wrote:
But also there is another as I understand it and that is just to keep on posting on a forum about anything really.
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Obviously not as serious as the other stuff, but that seems to happen on here sometimes 
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LiverpaulH
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Re: Forum Spamming
« Reply #3 on: Jul 4th, 2005, 11:21am » |
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I think you've hit the nail on the head Paul, excessive going posting on a subject even when not related to that subject!
Looks like it's been dealt with now.
Paul
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