New anti-Spam Q&A is up and running
- Brad R. Torgersen
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New anti-Spam Q&A is up and running
We'll see how well that keeps the robo-spammers away.
Ping me if you spot any of them slipping through. Thanks.
Ping me if you spot any of them slipping through. Thanks.
Coming up: "Life Flight," in Analog magazine
Coming up: "The Chaplain's War," from Baen Books
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Nebula, Hugo, and Campbell nominee.
Coming up: "The Chaplain's War," from Baen Books
www.bradrtorgersen.com
Nebula, Hugo, and Campbell nominee.
Re: New anti-Spam Q&A is up and running
lapedVet is a spammer.
HM Q1 2015, Q3 & Q4 2016.
R Q1 & Q2 2017
The Trade's On, in Issue 8 of Sci Phi Journal, November 2015
Naidin's Song: Blood Bound, published August 2016
Nine-Tenths, on Empyreome (Weekly Flash Fiction,) June 2017

R Q1 & Q2 2017
The Trade's On, in Issue 8 of Sci Phi Journal, November 2015
Naidin's Song: Blood Bound, published August 2016
Nine-Tenths, on Empyreome (Weekly Flash Fiction,) June 2017

- disgruntledpeony
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Re: New anti-Spam Q&A is up and running
J'nae Rae wrote:lapedVet is a spammer.
A very active one, at that.
If a person offend you, and you are in doubt as to whether it was intentional or not, do not resort to extreme measures; simply watch your chance and hit him with a brick. ~ Mark Twain
2015, Q4: R
2016: SF, n/a, SHM, SHM
2017: SHM, n/a, F, R
2018: HM, ?
2015, Q4: R
2016: SF, n/a, SHM, SHM
2017: SHM, n/a, F, R
2018: HM, ?
- Brad R. Torgersen
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Re: New anti-Spam Q&A is up and running
Okay, those spammers have been nuked. I re-checked the new user verification system. Hmmmm . . . maybe I need to make the questions more challenging? If we keep getting hammered this week, I will switch it up.
Coming up: "Life Flight," in Analog magazine
Coming up: "The Chaplain's War," from Baen Books
www.bradrtorgersen.com
Nebula, Hugo, and Campbell nominee.
Coming up: "The Chaplain's War," from Baen Books
www.bradrtorgersen.com
Nebula, Hugo, and Campbell nominee.
Re: New anti-Spam Q&A is up and running
We have two more spammers. They posted in Business of Publishing.
HM Q1 2015, Q3 & Q4 2016.
R Q1 & Q2 2017
The Trade's On, in Issue 8 of Sci Phi Journal, November 2015
Naidin's Song: Blood Bound, published August 2016
Nine-Tenths, on Empyreome (Weekly Flash Fiction,) June 2017

R Q1 & Q2 2017
The Trade's On, in Issue 8 of Sci Phi Journal, November 2015
Naidin's Song: Blood Bound, published August 2016
Nine-Tenths, on Empyreome (Weekly Flash Fiction,) June 2017

Re: New anti-Spam Q&A is up and running
I'm thinking dalept4 is a spammer as well.
"There is nothing to writing. All you do is sit down at a typewriter and bleed."
- Ernest Hemingway
Vol. 34: Q2 - R
- Ernest Hemingway
Vol. 34: Q2 - R
Re: New anti-Spam Q&A is up and running
Pretty sure dalept4 is spamming porn...
v33: Q3 - R; Q4 - R
v34: Q1 - R; Q2 - SECOND PLACE! Q3 - HM (oops...?)
http://www.amyhenriegillett.com
v34: Q1 - R; Q2 - SECOND PLACE! Q3 - HM (oops...?)
http://www.amyhenriegillett.com
Re: New anti-Spam Q&A is up and running
As entertaining as the irony is, Beverlyalcock is spamming a custom essay writing service.
v33: Q3 - R; Q4 - R
v34: Q1 - R; Q2 - SECOND PLACE! Q3 - HM (oops...?)
http://www.amyhenriegillett.com
v34: Q1 - R; Q2 - SECOND PLACE! Q3 - HM (oops...?)
http://www.amyhenriegillett.com
- disgruntledpeony
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Re: New anti-Spam Q&A is up and running
Williamhawk keeps dumping all kinds of spam everywhere. It's not even remotely writing related anymore. Please help.
If a person offend you, and you are in doubt as to whether it was intentional or not, do not resort to extreme measures; simply watch your chance and hit him with a brick. ~ Mark Twain
2015, Q4: R
2016: SF, n/a, SHM, SHM
2017: SHM, n/a, F, R
2018: HM, ?
2015, Q4: R
2016: SF, n/a, SHM, SHM
2017: SHM, n/a, F, R
2018: HM, ?
Re: New anti-Spam Q&A is up and running
Yeah this williamhawk dude is getting pretty annoying. And setting him to "foe" doesn't seem to do anything.
HM x2, Vol. 34 Q4 - 3rd. http://www.jonficke.com
Re: New anti-Spam Q&A is up and running
Agreed! I can’t read his posts but still get notifications for them. Can we please throw him off the island?
Trying to refute entropy with words.
Vol34: Q2 R, Q3 HM, Q4 R
Vol35: Q1 HM, Q2 pending
Blogging about my writing journey at: http://www.rebeccaetreasure.com/blog
Vol34: Q2 R, Q3 HM, Q4 R
Vol35: Q1 HM, Q2 pending
Blogging about my writing journey at: http://www.rebeccaetreasure.com/blog
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Re: New anti-Spam Q&A is up and running
disgruntledpeony wrote:Williamhawk keeps dumping all kinds of spam everywhere. It's not even remotely writing related anymore. Please help.
Fourthed.
Rebecca Birch
Finalist - 2, SF - 1, SHM - 1, HM - 16, R - 6
Words of Birch
Short Story Collection--Life Out of Harmony and Other Tales of Wonder
Finalist - 2, SF - 1, SHM - 1, HM - 16, R - 6
Words of Birch
Short Story Collection--Life Out of Harmony and Other Tales of Wonder
Re: New anti-Spam Q&A is up and running
Pretty sure FictionMuse is also a spammer.
~Morgan
~Morgan
"If you can do it for joy, you can do it forever."
- Stephen King
Infrequent posts about this whole writing experience thing...http://mbroadhead.blogspot.com/
R, R, HM
- Stephen King
Infrequent posts about this whole writing experience thing...http://mbroadhead.blogspot.com/
R, R, HM
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Re: New anti-Spam Q&A is up and running
morganb wrote:Pretty sure FictionMuse is also a spammer.
~Morgan
FictionMuse is generally posting links to interviews or articles about authors/editors in the business, in the Interviews subforum. This one doesn't bother me.
Rebecca Birch
Finalist - 2, SF - 1, SHM - 1, HM - 16, R - 6
Words of Birch
Short Story Collection--Life Out of Harmony and Other Tales of Wonder
Finalist - 2, SF - 1, SHM - 1, HM - 16, R - 6
Words of Birch
Short Story Collection--Life Out of Harmony and Other Tales of Wonder
Re: New anti-Spam Q&A is up and running
Agreed. Not spam just a focused account.
Trying to refute entropy with words.
Vol34: Q2 R, Q3 HM, Q4 R
Vol35: Q1 HM, Q2 pending
Blogging about my writing journey at: http://www.rebeccaetreasure.com/blog
Vol34: Q2 R, Q3 HM, Q4 R
Vol35: Q1 HM, Q2 pending
Blogging about my writing journey at: http://www.rebeccaetreasure.com/blog
Re: New anti-Spam Q&A is up and running
RSchibler wrote:Agreed. Not spam just a focused account.
I've always been afraid to click on the link because it just looks sketchy, and there's no intro or anything in the posts -- just the hyperlink. Has anyone actually followed the link? Does it work? Looks like code that would blow up my computer! lol
~Morgan
"If you can do it for joy, you can do it forever."
- Stephen King
Infrequent posts about this whole writing experience thing...http://mbroadhead.blogspot.com/
R, R, HM
- Stephen King
Infrequent posts about this whole writing experience thing...http://mbroadhead.blogspot.com/
R, R, HM
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Re: New anti-Spam Q&A is up and running
morganb wrote:RSchibler wrote:Agreed. Not spam just a focused account.
I've always been afraid to click on the link because it just looks sketchy, and there's no intro or anything in the posts -- just the hyperlink. Has anyone actually followed the link? Does it work? Looks like code that would blow up my computer! lol
~Morgan
Yeah, I read those blog posts sometimes. I think File770.com is FictionMuse's website. The different links are usually to different interviews.
If a person offend you, and you are in doubt as to whether it was intentional or not, do not resort to extreme measures; simply watch your chance and hit him with a brick. ~ Mark Twain
2015, Q4: R
2016: SF, n/a, SHM, SHM
2017: SHM, n/a, F, R
2018: HM, ?
2015, Q4: R
2016: SF, n/a, SHM, SHM
2017: SHM, n/a, F, R
2018: HM, ?
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Re: New anti-Spam Q&A is up and running
morganb wrote:Pretty sure FictionMuse is also a spammer.
~Morgan
Nope. He's Carl, a guy who is into the writing world, more than generating and submitting stories. He's done a lot of work for David over at Diabolical Plots.
Re: New anti-Spam Q&A is up and running
So... uh... about that spam filter. Something got through in the Illustration sub-forum.
HM x2, Vol. 34 Q4 - 3rd. http://www.jonficke.com
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jficke13 wrote:So... uh... about that spam filter. Something got through in the Illustration sub-forum.
Yeaaaaaah...
If a person offend you, and you are in doubt as to whether it was intentional or not, do not resort to extreme measures; simply watch your chance and hit him with a brick. ~ Mark Twain
2015, Q4: R
2016: SF, n/a, SHM, SHM
2017: SHM, n/a, F, R
2018: HM, ?
2015, Q4: R
2016: SF, n/a, SHM, SHM
2017: SHM, n/a, F, R
2018: HM, ?
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Re: New anti-Spam Q&A is up and running
Wow. Just... wow. The account is literally posting a new thread every ten seconds.
If a person offend you, and you are in doubt as to whether it was intentional or not, do not resort to extreme measures; simply watch your chance and hit him with a brick. ~ Mark Twain
2015, Q4: R
2016: SF, n/a, SHM, SHM
2017: SHM, n/a, F, R
2018: HM, ?
2015, Q4: R
2016: SF, n/a, SHM, SHM
2017: SHM, n/a, F, R
2018: HM, ?
Re: New anti-Spam Q&A is up and running
Need to give derispaka25 the old boot...
~Morgan
~Morgan
"If you can do it for joy, you can do it forever."
- Stephen King
Infrequent posts about this whole writing experience thing...http://mbroadhead.blogspot.com/
R, R, HM
- Stephen King
Infrequent posts about this whole writing experience thing...http://mbroadhead.blogspot.com/
R, R, HM
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Re: New anti-Spam Q&A is up and running
We've got another one: docmind01.
If a person offend you, and you are in doubt as to whether it was intentional or not, do not resort to extreme measures; simply watch your chance and hit him with a brick. ~ Mark Twain
2015, Q4: R
2016: SF, n/a, SHM, SHM
2017: SHM, n/a, F, R
2018: HM, ?
2015, Q4: R
2016: SF, n/a, SHM, SHM
2017: SHM, n/a, F, R
2018: HM, ?
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