I've had an email on Wetpixel from member mignulikz which was spam, and judging by the number of people who've looked at that member's profile within the last hour I'm not the only one. I know I can block the member from emailing me again but is there any way we can report spamming attempts so that perpetrators can be blocked from the whole site?
Spamming
Started by TisTam, Apr 08 2009 01:44 AM
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MikeVeitch
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Posted 08 April 2009 - 01:48 AM
Hi TisTam
This member's posting abilities have been disabled. Obviously one busy spammer!
At the bottom left hand corner of each post you can see a grey bar that says !Report, if you see any suspicious messages just hit that button and it goes to all the mods.
Best
Mike
This member's posting abilities have been disabled. Obviously one busy spammer!
At the bottom left hand corner of each post you can see a grey bar that says !Report, if you see any suspicious messages just hit that button and it goes to all the mods.
Best
Mike
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Posted 08 April 2009 - 02:28 AM
Canon 40D, S&S MDX-40D housing, Inon Z-240's
Sony HC7 & Gates Housing
My diving photos / My diving videos
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Posted 08 April 2009 - 03:37 AM
Yer - that will be how he managed to aggregate up 12 posts without proving to all he was a complete idiot!
Ha - he has made it onto my blocked list - a select group of only 1 member.
All in all it only goes to prove how decent clean and tidy this forum is. No mean feat and generally congrats to all esp. the mod's
Paul C
Ha - he has made it onto my blocked list - a select group of only 1 member.
All in all it only goes to prove how decent clean and tidy this forum is. No mean feat and generally congrats to all esp. the mod's
Paul C
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Posted 08 April 2009 - 04:18 AM
I got one too and have no idea how all this is supposed to work for SPAM.
Deleting it.......
dhaas
Deleting it.......
dhaas
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Posted 08 April 2009 - 05:28 AM
heh, now i'm sorry I reported it. seems like it was already caught. Sorry for the repeat report, Mods!!
If all else fails, get a bigger hammer...
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Current rig: Sony SLT-alpha55 in Ikelite housing, Sigma 17-70mm f/2.8-4.5 DC Macro in 6" 5503.80 dome (+2 diopter optional), Sigma 8-16mm f/4.5-5.6 DC HSM behind UWCamStuff custom 5" mini-dome. Dual INON z240 Type IVs. Homebuilt LED/fiberoptic triggering.
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Posted 08 April 2009 - 05:35 AM
hehe, I have had about a dozen messages about it 
not to worry, tis much better to report than not
not to worry, tis much better to report than not
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Posted 08 April 2009 - 07:58 AM
Sheesh, am I the only one who thought to just "hover" over the link vs. clicking on it? I mean c'mon people: profile created within a day, zero personal info in profile, only 12 posts (which if checked were just garbage), PM from someone you've never spoken before, sent in the wee hours (vs. US user time zones at least), devoid of content except a link, and that link to a .ru domain...
...that's like 7/5 on the "Danger Will Robinson!!!" scale.
Or am I alone in being this paranoid?
...that's like 7/5 on the "Danger Will Robinson!!!" scale.
Or am I alone in being this paranoid?
If all else fails, get a bigger hammer...
Current rig: Sony SLT-alpha55 in Ikelite housing, Sigma 17-70mm f/2.8-4.5 DC Macro in 6" 5503.80 dome (+2 diopter optional), Sigma 8-16mm f/4.5-5.6 DC HSM behind UWCamStuff custom 5" mini-dome. Dual INON z240 Type IVs. Homebuilt LED/fiberoptic triggering.
Current rig: Sony SLT-alpha55 in Ikelite housing, Sigma 17-70mm f/2.8-4.5 DC Macro in 6" 5503.80 dome (+2 diopter optional), Sigma 8-16mm f/4.5-5.6 DC HSM behind UWCamStuff custom 5" mini-dome. Dual INON z240 Type IVs. Homebuilt LED/fiberoptic triggering.
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Posted 08 April 2009 - 07:58 AM
Same here, mignulikz spammed me a personal message with a hidden link to Adult Friend Finder
I got one today as well . Mark
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Nikon film f/5's and f/3's cameras
Way to many strobes to list
All that Nikonos junk
and now a subal d300 setup
Still a film divasourus with a baby toe in digital world
2 Aquatica f/3 housings
Nikon film f/5's and f/3's cameras
Way to many strobes to list
All that Nikonos junk
and now a subal d300 setup
Still a film divasourus with a baby toe in digital world
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Posted 08 April 2009 - 09:26 AM
I've had an email on Wetpixel from member mignulikz which was spam, and judging by the number of people who've looked at that member's profile within the last hour I'm not the only one. I know I can block the member from emailing me again but is there any way we can report spamming attempts so that perpetrators can be blocked from the whole site?
Anyone who runs forums or blogs constantly has do deal with people trying to spam, break in, create fake log-on's, etc. There are most likely bots that are trying to create logins every hour on wetpixel.
There is technology to prevent this, but spammers and hackers are always trying to get one step ahead.
I'm sure the admins are doing all they can.
I'm really surprised at all these posts about the subject, what we saw was very mild, imho. Web site attacks/spams/hacks can be much much worse.
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Posted 08 April 2009 - 10:18 AM
I got some cheap viagra and a date with a lovely lady named Tatjana 
Dive safe
DeanB
Dive safe
DeanB
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Posted 08 April 2009 - 11:08 AM
Do they ship to the US?I got some cheap viagra...
I have a friend who needs some.
Jim Chambers
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Posted 08 April 2009 - 11:18 AM
Is your "friend's" name the same as yours, preceded by "Li'l"?
If all else fails, get a bigger hammer...
Current rig: Sony SLT-alpha55 in Ikelite housing, Sigma 17-70mm f/2.8-4.5 DC Macro in 6" 5503.80 dome (+2 diopter optional), Sigma 8-16mm f/4.5-5.6 DC HSM behind UWCamStuff custom 5" mini-dome. Dual INON z240 Type IVs. Homebuilt LED/fiberoptic triggering.
Current rig: Sony SLT-alpha55 in Ikelite housing, Sigma 17-70mm f/2.8-4.5 DC Macro in 6" 5503.80 dome (+2 diopter optional), Sigma 8-16mm f/4.5-5.6 DC HSM behind UWCamStuff custom 5" mini-dome. Dual INON z240 Type IVs. Homebuilt LED/fiberoptic triggering.
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Posted 08 April 2009 - 11:21 AM
Sheesh, am I the only one who thought to just "hover" over the link vs. clicking on it? I mean c'mon people: profile created within a day, zero personal info in profile, only 12 posts (which if checked were just garbage), PM from someone you've never spoken before, sent in the wee hours (vs. US user time zones at least), devoid of content except a link, and that link to a .ru domain...
.....
Or am I alone in being this paranoid?
Nope : I hovered too : was curious all day though : the announcement that I got a PM came just before worktime, and wetpixel is blocked at that client....
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Posted 08 April 2009 - 12:31 PM
Sheesh, am I the only one who thought to just "hover" over the link vs. clicking on it?
Or am I alone in being this paranoid?
I did the same thing and forwarded a PM to one of the admins this morning (ddid not see this thread at the time.) Since I have no friends I knew no one would send me a PM, so I was not being paranoid, just realistic
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Posted 08 April 2009 - 12:37 PM
Is your "friend's" name the same as yours, preceded by "Li'l"?
Why no, whatever made you think that?
Jim Chambers
Tucker, Georgia
Nikon D300 in Aquatica housing with housed SB800 flash.
Tucker, Georgia
Nikon D300 in Aquatica housing with housed SB800 flash.
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Posted 08 April 2009 - 07:35 PM
I got the exact same message at another forum, as well as here. Somebody has been busy.
The link takes you to a porno site.
The link takes you to a porno site.
Edited by onbelaydave, 08 April 2009 - 07:36 PM.
