geordief Posted May 11, 2018 Share Posted May 11, 2018 Wasn't there a wacky post last night about NASA finding fossils on Mars "again"? Supposedly reported in the National Geo. Just wondering ,was it deleted or maybe did I see it somewhere else? I thought Mr dimreepr posted in reply to the effect that it was bs. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
koti Posted May 11, 2018 Share Posted May 11, 2018 Friday night approaching, I sense more posts being deleted/trashed/hidden Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
dimreepr Posted May 11, 2018 Share Posted May 11, 2018 10 minutes ago, geordief said: Wasn't there a wacky post last night about NASA finding fossils on Mars "again"? Supposedly reported in the National Geo. Just wondering ,was it deleted or maybe did I see it somewhere else? I thought Mr dimreepr posted in reply to the effect that it was bs. I don't remember that, but it does sound like me... Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Raider5678 Posted May 11, 2018 Share Posted May 11, 2018 20 minutes ago, geordief said: Wasn't there a wacky post last night about NASA finding fossils on Mars "again"? Supposedly reported in the National Geo. Just wondering ,was it deleted or maybe did I see it somewhere else? I thought Mr dimreepr posted in reply to the effect that it was bs. That'd be me. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
geordief Posted May 11, 2018 Author Share Posted May 11, 2018 6 minutes ago, dimreepr said: I don't remember that, but it does sound like me... I just found the url (in history) on my phone and the message got is that the post can't be located so it was definitely this site. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Raider5678 Posted May 11, 2018 Share Posted May 11, 2018 (edited) 9 minutes ago, dimreepr said: I don't remember that, but it does sound like me... Kinda honored I was confused with you Edited May 11, 2018 by Raider5678 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
geordief Posted May 11, 2018 Author Share Posted May 11, 2018 Just now, Raider5678 said: That'd be me. Has it gone? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Raider5678 Posted May 11, 2018 Share Posted May 11, 2018 1 minute ago, geordief said: Has it gone? Yes. I reported it. It had "wixsite" or something like that right after ".com" so it was a self made site by the poster. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
geordief Posted May 11, 2018 Author Share Posted May 11, 2018 Just now, Raider5678 said: Yes. I reported it. It had "wixsite" or something like that right after ".com" so it was a self made site by the poster. I thought that too.I didn't know the mods deleted posts.I thought they sent them to Trash. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Raider5678 Posted May 11, 2018 Share Posted May 11, 2018 I'm not sure. You could check it. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
swansont Posted May 11, 2018 Share Posted May 11, 2018 10 minutes ago, geordief said: I thought that too.I didn't know the mods deleted posts.I thought they sent them to Trash. Spammers' posts are hidden automatically when they are spam-banned (a special ban-hammer script). And given that this was a) crap, and b) there was a followup by a sockpuppet, the perps were spam-banned. Most of the time this weapon is used on porn and ads for dietary supplements. If there are links, we're not moving them to the trash and have that link still available. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
geordief Posted May 11, 2018 Author Share Posted May 11, 2018 7 minutes ago, swansont said: Spammers' posts are hidden automatically when they are spam-banned (a special ban-hammer script). And given that this was a) crap, and b) there was a followup by a sockpuppet, the perps were spam-banned. Most of the time this weapon is used on porn and ads for dietary supplements. If there are links, we're not moving them to the trash and have that link still available. Thanks.They really are pests. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Phi for All Posted May 11, 2018 Share Posted May 11, 2018 2 hours ago, geordief said: I thought that too.I didn't know the mods deleted posts.I thought they sent them to Trash. When we ban someone as a spammer, it not only removes the links, I was told it also sends the spammer's IP address to Invision so other forums using the same software are warned about that particular spammer. I nuked the members in question because they posted obviously fake news designed to draw attention to a questionable site. You have to stop thinking of them as "wacky" and start thinking of them as "resource thieves". They love it when you get so intrigued. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
StringJunky Posted May 11, 2018 Share Posted May 11, 2018 19 minutes ago, Phi for All said: When we ban someone as a spammer, it not only removes the links, I was told it also sends the spammer's IP address to Invision so other forums using the same software are warned about that particular spammer. I nuked the members in question because they posted obviously fake news designed to draw attention to a questionable site. You have to stop thinking of them as "wacky" and start thinking of them as "resource thieves". They love it when you get so intrigued. They are time you'll never get back if you read them. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
koti Posted May 11, 2018 Share Posted May 11, 2018 23 minutes ago, StringJunky said: They are time you'll never get back if you read them. You went to the pub with Dim without me. I want you to know I will not forget this. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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