Massive spamming by John Ryskamp

[arildno]

This new PF member has posted no less than 15 identical posts throughout PF.
I've never seen anything like it.

 

[selfAdjoint]

Including the tactic of resurrecting old threads to tack his screed at the end of them. He sure loves his own prose.

 

[Math Is Hard]

Is he done now? I hope.

 

[loseyourname]

This new PF member has posted no less than 15 identical posts throughout PF.
I've never seen anything like it.

He isn't the first. I can remember this being done at least two other times (not in 15 different threads, though, I must admit).

 

[marlon]

he is online right now...

marlon

 

[Kerrie]

we are well aware of the situation, and are dealing with the posts as they need to be.

 

[arildno]

we are well aware of the situation, and are dealing with the posts as they need to be.

I never doubted that either you or the other mentors at PF would find a best course of action, since every mentor at PF has consistently exercised such a good judgment at earlier times.

However, I found a total of 15 identical posts to be rather remarkable; hopefully, such a "record" will never be set again.

 

[chroot]

15 identical posts is really not much at all. We've had gangs of spammers from other sites perform coordinated attacks against us, posting dozens of times a minute. We can usually lock them down pretty quickly. Besides, it only takes a few clicks to delete a user, along with every post that user has ever posted. It's really hard work for the spammers, but it's hardly a difficult task for this forum's management. Don't worry.

- Warren

 

[Gokul43201]

We've had gangs of spammers from other sites perform coordinated attacks against us, posting dozens of times a minute.

You're not kidding, right ?
What on Earth does this achieve ?

 

[enigma]

About the same benefit as spraypainting grafitti on walls, except these are much easier to clean up...

 

[phoenixthoth]

Yes, there are sites dedicated to trolls. They get a list of sites to attack and coordinate. Trolling is a hobby for some people who think that it is fun.

When there were only 3 posts, I thought that he was just excited with himself and very eagerly wanted feedback. More exposure = more possibility of feedback. But now that I've heard he went to 15, I think he's just a pure troll.

Just out of curiosity, does management block an ip range of the user? That's a waste of time, if so, because they're probably using proxies. And if not, then they can just re-register under a new name with a new email account. That is unless you black-listed hotmail, yahoo, and all free email servers.

 

[Moonbear]

15 identical posts is really not much at all. We've had gangs of spammers from other sites perform coordinated attacks against us, posting dozens of times a minute. We can usually lock them down pretty quickly. Besides, it only takes a few clicks to delete a user, along with every post that user has ever posted. It's really hard work for the spammers, but it's hardly a difficult task for this forum's management. Don't worry.

- Warren

Makes me sort of miss the good old days when gangs roamed the streets wearing colored bandanas, carrying knives, and spraypainting bridges and train stations. Nerds shouldn't be allowed in gangs.

 

[Evo]

Makes me sort of miss the good old days when gangs roamed the streets wearing colored bandanas, carrying knives, and spraypainting bridges and train stations. Nerds shouldn't be allowed in gangs.

Nerd gangs.

 

[selfAdjoint]

Revenge of the Nerds? The A-Bomb.

 

[Greg Bernhardt]

haha nerd gangs, very true as it is sad

 

[Tom McCurdy]

Quantum NInja = 1337 nerd gang