Football Programmes Centre

dangerman · Joined: 07 Dec 2011 Posts: 1565

the same thing that happens here with the kitchen spam has also happened on here as well http://community.ebay.co.uk/t5/Seller-Central/bd-p/27

slightfold · Joined: 13 Oct 2009 Posts: 609

Wall to wall fitted spam again. I never liked Spam as a kid, I like it even less now. Apparently soon to be renamed the Football Kitchen Programme Centre but I think Football Programme and Kitchen Centres has a much nicer feel to it.

Drvonshineck · Joined: 24 Dec 2011 Posts: 525 Location: Scotland

What I can't understand is why do they do it?

It's pretty bad advertising as it turns any potential customer against them.

Tynie Topics · Joined: 26 Nov 2009 Posts: 3572

I don't understand why the forum isn't just shut down for new registrations until the issue is resolved, or registrations restricted to requiring pre-approval.

Instead nothing is done and we get continually bombarded with this crap for months on end.
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MINSTERMAN · Joined: 01 Jul 2011 Posts: 361

Come on Guys, get behind the webmasters here.

I'm sure they'll be working on different solutions, but it's not a pay site and they'll have day jobs and other commitments like most of us do. I'd wager that there are umpteen spam filters and checks set on this site, but the trolls still get through. Companies spend millions on filters.

The spam is hardly an infestation (more an irritation) so just ignore it and enjoy the banter and community of like-minded collectors.

The bigger issue for me is how to stop ebay now prompting me to save my new search which is minus bobfrankand elvis !! I've saved it so many times my ebay is now filled with searches.

Keep up the good work ! Thumbs Up

Tynie Topics · Joined: 26 Nov 2009 Posts: 3572

To be fair, having set-up and ran a messageboard a few years back it's fairly easy to stop new registrations or at least filter them.

This has been going on for months, and it's getting worse.
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slightfold · Joined: 13 Oct 2009 Posts: 609

I can't say that I agree with a laissez faire approach to this problem. It's not unlike a dripping tap, you can put up with it but it doesn't take much to fix it. There's no criticism of the webmasters, agreed that it's not a stipend. Most of us love this site, it a is a unique forum for our hobby. The problem with not sorting this crap out asap is that it dilutes its essence and may even put people off posting or, chancing upon it and seeing a shedful of this rubbish they could be put off bothering to join!

Drvonshineck · Joined: 24 Dec 2011 Posts: 525 Location: Scotland

As a short term measure, why doesn't one or two of the more prolific members take on moderator status and delete as soon as it appears?

Tynie Topics · Joined: 26 Nov 2009 Posts: 3572

Drvonshineck wrote:

As a short term measure, why doesn't one or two of the more prolific members take on moderator status and delete as soon as it appears?

Stop the flies getting in to start with rather than running around swatting them.
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Drvonshineck · Joined: 24 Dec 2011 Posts: 525 Location: Scotland

It's true prevention is better than cure.

But for whatever reason this isn't being done.

Rocky · Joined: 15 Jun 2009 Posts: 1537

What I can't understand is that people on the forum are actually viewing this spam crap. All those that have been posted on the site today have had 10 views or more. Who's actually viewing them?
Confused

dangerman · Joined: 07 Dec 2011 Posts: 1565

maybe guests are viewing them

grantham · Joined: 20 Mar 2009 Posts: 1072

bots view them, such as google

They then get indexed and appear on their search pages, hence WHY people do this anyway. The more links that appear to a website, the higher they appear in search listings, which is why it is important to keep on top of these

One way to combat it easily would be to auto replace the word kitchen with an alternative, not only would this ruin the links, it would also make for some fun new links appearing
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pompeypete · Forum Moderator Joined: 17 Sep 2009 Posts: 1094

grantham wrote:

One way to combat it easily would be to auto replace the word kitchen with an alternative, not only would this ruin the links, it would also make for some fun new links appearing

May I suggest "crap"...........
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grantham · Joined: 20 Mar 2009 Posts: 1072

Try the word 'porn' in the place of kitchen

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dangerman · Joined: 07 Dec 2011 Posts: 1565

why not change the word kitchen to football

pastpirate · Posted: Sat Jul 20, 2013 11:51 pm Post subject:

Ok. Craig is still working on this but I have now set it so if the K word is used in any post it will be replaced with the word "crap".
As you can see above it has begun to work.
Let's see if it stops these twats.

Jamie.
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Senior82 · Joined: 25 Nov 2008 Posts: 982 Location: Near Sheffield

I am happy to volunteer my services as a mod and zap these spammers into cyber history.
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stingray · Joined: 14 May 2011 Posts: 60

pastpirate wrote:

Ok. Craig is still working on this but I have now set it so if the K word is used in any post it will be replaced with the word "crap".
As you can see above it has begun to work.
Let's see if it stops these twats.

Jamie.

That's a shame, I was looking into getting a new kitchen within the next few months.

EDIT - Yup, working perfectly Laughing