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Just wanted to take this opportunity to say what a great job the moderators do. I do wander into S&A on occasion and am always impressed at how many spam incidents have been noted and taken care of. One very rarely sees any sign of spam in the main forums. Kudos to all!
Keep Calm and Carry On
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The hamsters do a lot of it - there is a automated detector which feeds moderators a list of "possible spam / trolling" posts. We then decide and let it through or report the author in S&A for the ban hammer.
Before the automated system was put in place a few years ago, it was a very different picture!
But CP got hit by a massive spam wave - bots posting at a frantic pace - and the Hamsters decided that Something Must Be Done. And it works pretty well now it's trained up. The bots keep trying, but they don't get too far.
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"Common sense is so rare these days, it should be classified as a super power" - Random T-shirt
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What have these tossers got to gain by this stupid behaviour ?
In a closed society where everybody's guilty, the only crime is getting caught. In a world of thieves, the only final sin is stupidity. - Hunter S Thompson - RIP
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They presumably don't check if it works; if the messages get through - so probably they do it with a massive number of sites and get paid by the increase in traffic without anyone monitoring where that comes from. It doesn't cost them anything, and they might get lucky and get some through I guess.
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"Common sense is so rare these days, it should be classified as a super power" - Random T-shirt
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How do they get paid ?
In a closed society where everybody's guilty, the only crime is getting caught. In a world of thieves, the only final sin is stupidity. - Hunter S Thompson - RIP
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I've never investigated that.
"I have no idea what I did, but I'm taking full credit for it." - ThisOldTony
"Common sense is so rare these days, it should be classified as a super power" - Random T-shirt
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Agree 100%, thank you moderators, you are da shiz!!![Java | [Coffee]](https://codeproject.global.ssl.fastly.net/script/Forums/Images/coffee.gif)
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k5054 wrote: Kudos to all!
Thank you and you are welcome 
M.D.V. 
If something has a solution... Why do we have to worry about?. If it has no solution... For what reason do we have to worry about?
Help me to understand what I'm saying, and I'll explain it better to you
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It's humbling to a degree inform (7)
In a closed society where everybody's guilty, the only crime is getting caught. In a world of thieves, the only final sin is stupidity. - Hunter S Thompson - RIP
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From "OriginalGriff" to ... "OriginalGriff". 
I prefered the old one.
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"Common sense is so rare these days, it should be classified as a super power" - Random T-shirt
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OriginalGriff wrote: I prefered the old one.
It certainly has a better ring to it, and, IMHO, describes you better.
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What am I missing here ?
In a closed society where everybody's guilty, the only crime is getting caught. In a world of thieves, the only final sin is stupidity. - Hunter S Thompson - RIP
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You have to speak both names out loud, preferably in a falsetto voice, to see how ridiculous the second one sounds.
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I must be having a thick moment both names look the same to me
In a closed society where everybody's guilty, the only crime is getting caught. In a world of thieves, the only final sin is stupidity. - Hunter S Thompson - RIP
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Yes, but what about the sound? Go out into the garden and try it. No one in Addlestone will think you odd.
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Just don't say it three times - it's a long way to Addlestone, and I won't be in a good mood when I get there ...
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"Common sense is so rare these days, it should be classified as a super power" - Random T-shirt
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OriginalGriff wrote: Just don't say it three times
beetlejuice, beetlejuice, beetle...
M.D.V.
If something has a solution... Why do we have to worry about?. If it has no solution... For what reason do we have to worry about?
Help me to understand what I'm saying, and I'll explain it better to you
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I give up
In a closed society where everybody's guilty, the only crime is getting caught. In a world of thieves, the only final sin is stupidity. - Hunter S Thompson - RIP
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There is no difference 
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I am thinking you are the sober one. Happy hour hits Britain 6 hours ahead of the USA. They are enjoying dry martinis while we are enjoying our truly dry lunch beverages.
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Just not three times in a mirror!
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OriginalGriff wrote: From "OriginalGriff" to ... "OriginalGriff". 
They're dropping the #1234 random tag on the end ... good that you get to keep your name part, many have to change it.
ref: Evolving Usernames on Discord[^]
Graeme
"I fear not the man who has practiced ten thousand kicks one time, but I fear the man that has practiced one kick ten thousand times!" - Bruce Lee
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Well, the word "original" implies there are multiples, possibly copycat names.
With that said, is your new/changed name just a copy of the original one?
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OriginalGriff wrote: I prefered the old one.
I prefer the original one too..
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That's a win-win for me: I'm old and original! 
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