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Subscribe to forums RSS#21 Tue 15 Jan 13 9:56pm
Kiwi Kris
Occupation Farmer
- From New Zealand
- Member since Sun 09 Jan 05
Re: ok spam bots, I surrender
Happy to see you are still with us all, Wine~O! 
What-on-Earth do these people/spammers get from posting stuff/spam?? I don't read it or click onto their links either - they are just wasting their time & everyones too, sadly....
I love, Jamie's Forum & all you lovely guys & gals, too! 
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#22 Tue 15 Jan 13 10:15pm
Maree
- From Newcastle, Australia
- Member since Sat 10 Mar 07
Re: ok spam bots, I surrender
Too much time on their hands ???
Dunno, Kris.
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#23 Wed 16 Jan 13 3:17am
MsPablo
Occupation Just being me
- Member since Fri 28 Mar 08
Re: ok spam bots, I surrender
Merlin, I am so very sorry you have to deal with this crazy spam situation. I hope everyone can be patient and supportive through this time.
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#24 Wed 16 Jan 13 4:18pm
minerva
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Occupation Walking the Old Ways
- From Living in the Wild Woods
- Member since Wed 16 Jan 08
Re: ok spam bots, I surrender
Ashen wrote:
lol.... Don't Panic and make sure you know where your towel is.
So....
......the Restaurant at the End of the Universe, was a 'Jamie's Italian'????
Makes a lot of sense!
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#25 Wed 16 Jan 13 4:45pm
Merlin
- Administrator Occupation Sub-editor/general online chap
- From London
- Member since Wed 24 Oct 12
Re: ok spam bots, I surrender
MsPablo wrote:
Merlin, I am so very sorry you have to deal with this crazy spam situation. I hope everyone can be patient and supportive through this time.
Nothing to apologise for, except perhaps on our end! I'd like to let everyone know we've implemented a couple of new systems that should keep spammers at bay. Any popping up now were more than likely already signed up before this week.
I/we appreciate your support and patience a great deal. Thank you!
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#26 Wed 16 Jan 13 6:11pm
wine~o
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Occupation Handyman
- From Dorset u.k
- Member since Tue 21 Oct 08
Re: ok spam bots, I surrender
This one is on-line again...
http://www.jamieoliver.com/forum/profile.php?id=591480
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#27 Wed 16 Jan 13 9:55pm
MsPablo
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Occupation Just being me
- Member since Fri 28 Mar 08
Re: ok spam bots, I surrender
Merlin wrote:
MsPablo wrote:
Merlin, I am so very sorry you have to deal with this crazy spam situation. I hope everyone can be patient and supportive through this time.
Nothing to apologise for, except perhaps on our end! I'd like to let everyone know we've implemented a couple of new systems that should keep spammers at bay. Any popping up now were more than likely already signed up before this week.
I/we appreciate your support and patience a great deal. Thank you!
Coming in to a new job and having the repeating spambot situation dumped on you is kind of a lot to take on in your first weeks, I would think, especially because it naturally causes the steadfast members to be highly critical of the way the site is run and that must feel like a lot of pressure on you for something that is basically out of your control, but also because the spambot situation causes an exodus of people who would potentially participate in this site. The bottom line is how many hits does the site get, which probably includes the spambot activity, but in the long run, it causes people to avoid the site, IMO.
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#28 Wed 16 Jan 13 10:29pm
Maree
- From Newcastle, Australia
- Member since Sat 10 Mar 07
Re: ok spam bots, I surrender
MsPablo wrote:
Merlin wrote:
MsPablo wrote:
Merlin, I am so very sorry you have to deal with this crazy spam situation. I hope everyone can be patient and supportive through this time.
I/we appreciate your support and patience a great deal. Thank you!
Coming in to a new job and having the repeating spambot situation dumped on you is kind of a lot to take on in your first weeks, I would think, especially because it naturally causes the steadfast members to be highly critical of the way the site is run and that must feel like a lot of pressure on you for something that is basically out of your control, but also because the spambot situation causes an exodus of people who would potentially participate in this site. The bottom line is how many hits does the site get, which probably includes the spambot activity, but in the long run, it causes people to avoid the site, IMO.
I admit that early last evening (my time), I posted a terse comment out of frustration that was tipped by a spammer.
I checked in later, the spammer's post had been deleted so I deleted my related post.
We've always had the occasional spammer/s but this spate recently has been unprecedented since I joined.
The question/s for me are "why?" and "why us?". Guess we'll never know 
. Good that new measures have been implemented
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#29 Wed 16 Jan 13 10:44pm
mummza
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Occupation avoiding housework
- From The land of song.
- Member since Tue 04 Oct 05
Re: ok spam bots, I surrender
I remember spates of the forum being awash with spam , not often but it did happen.
Thanks for sorting this out Merlin and Eric and all .
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#30 Wed 16 Jan 13 11:14pm
MsPablo
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Occupation Just being me
- Member since Fri 28 Mar 08
Re: ok spam bots, I surrender
There's no mystery as to why and why us. They advertise here because of the popularity of the site. The more 'hit's' they get, the more money their advertising is worth.
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