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Hi Guys, Just logged on this morning and seen this again.....

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It's really odd. In the two years that I've been on the forum this is the first time that we're seeing this. So why suddenly now? And why to such an extent? And why, period! What do they achieve??

Techies, pls. answer. I'm really curious!
 
It's really odd. In the two years that I've been on the forum this is the first time that we're seeing this. So why suddenly now? And why to such an extent? And why, period! What do they achieve??

Techies, pls. answer. I'm really curious!

Its a very good question @Hooked

I think someone or perhaps a group of people discovered the forum recently and realised they could sign up and post gibberish. What does it benefit them? I am not entirely sure. The thread titles have what looks like Chinese characters and there is always some normal English words too. Last few have been universities.

Most of these spammers would typically post links to their websites they are trying to promote - or words which would lead the viewer to their offering. Our forum has been highly indexed by most of the search engines so having your links here is beneficial for search engine rankings for them.

But these guys more recently are confusing - I do not see how they can benefit - so we just have to continually bat them away and hopefully it will subside over time.

For the record, our backend spam blockers are blocking quite a lot of this type of thing - only a few get through (which we actually see)

So far, nothing has been compromised - its just a time waster and a bit of a nuisance.
 
Its a very good question @Hooked

I think someone or perhaps a group of people discovered the forum recently and realised they could sign up and post gibberish. What does it benefit them? I am not entirely sure. The thread titles have what looks like Chinese characters and there is always some normal English words too. Last few have been universities.

Most of these spammers would typically post links to their websites they are trying to promote - or words which would lead the viewer to their offering. Our forum has been highly indexed by most of the search engines so having your links here is beneficial for search engine rankings for them.

But these guys more recently are confusing - I do not see how they can benefit - so we just have to continually bat them away and hopefully it will subside over time.

For the record, our backend spam blockers are blocking quite a lot of this type of thing - only a few get through (which we actually see)

So far, nothing has been compromised - its just a time waster and a bit of a nuisance.


They must lead very boring lives if this is their idea of entertainment!!
 
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