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The Hindi Spammers are back! Remember what Sir Ian said about not opening them . They could cause damage to your computer.

Thank you Danni , I was almost beginning to miss them and feeling rejected , but we have their measure now Feisty and when enough members complain I am sure a solution will be forthcoming. In the mineteam Modsquad is fighting for S D . - ray76, Aug 15, 2017

I think it's Sanskrit text. Hindi is a language. - NKM1974, Aug 15, 2017

@ N KM , So is Pali. - ray76, Aug 15, 2017

Its Hindi in English script. I recognize some of the Words. Joydeep (from India) could verify. - Daniela2041, Aug 15, 2017

:) - ian-hill, Aug 15, 2017

Yes Dani you are right .. it is hindi and english mixed .. I just saw those span posts and I coudn't belive my eyes .. these buggers have reached SD now .. jaja .. words like Babaji are hindi written in english text .. - Joydeep_Singh, Aug 15, 2017

I request the mods to please delete such profiles .. these people are a real pain .. - Joydeep_Singh, Aug 15, 2017

Hola Jimmy - we ban them as soon as we see them - and their IP address. Soon after they are deleted. - ian-hill, Aug 15, 2017

Thanks Dani - polenta1, Aug 15, 2017

Answer 1

Yes Dani,, Some words are in Hindi (written in English letters) ..

I don't think there is any virus or anything in those spam threads as they are SD threads and don't navigate the browser to some external URL containing malicious content .. but still these spammers are a big trouble for everyone ,. Yes part of the text is HINDI written in English text .. but that is besides the point .. Spammers should be blocked regardless of which ever country they hail from ..hope our moderators get some option to delete such spam profiles ..

Regards

Gracias amigo :) - ian-hill, Aug 15, 2017

Hola Jimmy - they are banned as soon as we see them - as is their IP address - then closed - then deleted soon after. - ian-hill, Aug 15, 2017

Pretty sure there is no way to infect you with anything unless they include a link and you click on it. - 00fac92a, Aug 15, 2017

Gracias Ian .. - Joydeep_Singh, Aug 15, 2017

Have a badge, Jimmy! - Daniela2041, Aug 15, 2017

I agree, Jimmy :) - FELIZ77, Aug 15, 2017

Answer 2

Cannot the programmers implement a way to ban the email address at the signup process instead of the IP?

Masking or faking the IP is easy. Not so the email address. They will have to create a new email account every time they want to sign up a new user and will hopefully get tired and give up. For sure, it will be more time consuming for them than just switching IPs and user names.

I just have sent this to the feedback link as well. Just an idea.

Thanks Guillermo , I have also suggested this , you do realise that this has been going on for 18 months . - ray76, Aug 15, 2017

That sounds like a very good idea Guillermo - :) - ian-hill, Aug 15, 2017

Ray, and have they tried it? This will keep going until something else is done. It's clearly not working so far. - 00fac92a, Aug 15, 2017

so true, guillermo, thing is not everybody is as knowledgeable as you are :) - 006595c6, Aug 15, 2017

I hope they give this idea a try. SD administrators need to do whatever it takes to take care of this once and for all. - Sassette, Aug 15, 2017

Sounds like a very practicable / workable idea, Gekko :) - FELIZ77, Aug 15, 2017

Gekko? Feliz, what have you been drinking? - 00fac92a, Aug 15, 2017

Answer 3

Don't be angry or do your nanna ,

a spammer wants to be top banana.

so let them rant and let them rave,

their destination is a spammers grave.

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Do your nanna = Go berzerk

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:) - ian-hill, Aug 15, 2017

hahaha - Joydeep_Singh, Aug 15, 2017

I can't think of a greater show of love for this site than you, Ian, and Amber making tremendous efforts to control this problem. Hopefully, an answer can be found. ♥ - Sassette, Aug 15, 2017

Yes Ian is a sweetheart and so is Ambi - Joydeep_Singh, Aug 15, 2017

Jimmy , I am cut to the quick , booo flamin hooo.. - ray76, Aug 16, 2017

Answer 4

Thank you for reminding us, Dani .....forewarned is forearmed!

It makes you wonder doesn't it - it certainly makes me wonder - what motivates such small-minded people to waste their time trying to post such....uttter @#&$! simply to mess up our website?

Feliz, ¡qué bueno! You're fluent in Klingon!! :) - Daniela2041, Aug 15, 2017

Lol The problem is this klingdon is untranslateable and certainly unprintable! lol - FELIZ77, Aug 15, 2017

:) - ian-hill, Aug 15, 2017

;) - ray76, Aug 15, 2017

I can see how playing a joke...a la Bart Simpson with his phone calls to the bartender Moe, can be fun. But to carry that to the extent that spammers do is something I don't understand. - Sassette, Aug 15, 2017

So I wonder if this is about anger, revenge, or some kind of weird fun they're having even though their efforts never work. The site is still here; they haven't shut us down. - Sassette, Aug 15, 2017