Notice about affiliate SPAMMERS invading this and other forums.

Russ

If you see rover.ebay.com in a link posted, it is spam. That is eBay's affiliate program and the spammer is getting paid for click-thrus.

Russ, NCNE

sTONER

WTF is going on with these dkheads ????

123cents

All these single posts by this spammer need to be deleted by the forum moderator.

cointime

Russ,
Thanks for pointing this out. I have seen this type of linking before, but was unaware of what it was.

Twincam

Is there a way to have them deleted?

Russ

<< <i>Is there a way to have them deleted? >>



Otis nuked a couple of these trolls the other day, so he's working the problem.

Russ, NCNE

Burks

On one board I moderate, non-coin related, we have been getting spammers over the past week like crazy. Easily banning 5+ a day. Looks like they are moving here just with coin related scams/spams now.

Worthless people.

RYK

Cool Kennedy halves in the siglines here. I am paying more attention to them than the warning.

Thank you, Russ, for the explanation.

RYK

NumisOxide

Thanks for the heads up Russ, I was also unaware of this.

Rodius

<< <i>That is eBay's affiliate program and the spammer is getting paid for click-thrus. >>



Thanks for the info, but I need more. What are the

<< <i>click-thrus. >>

??

Twincam

<< <i>Thanks for the info, but I need more. What are the "click thrus" >>


The spammer gets paid a "referral fee" every time the link is clicked.

SportsModerator

Just PM me a link to the thread and I'll zap the spam and the spammer

SportsModerator

I've kept the example thread that Russ posted alive, the same cannot be said for the spammer

CC2GO

That spammer you linked to above also created THIS POST with a link to one of wondercoin's auctions.

I guess we shouldn't click on his link in that post! All his link says is "VERY NICE!"

robertpr

<< <i>I've kept the example thread that Russ posted alive, the same cannot be said for the spammer >>



Can you at least obfuscate the link so it's inactive?

SportsModerator

<< <i>

<< <i>I've kept the example thread that Russ posted alive, the same cannot be said for the spammer >>



Can you at least obfuscate the link so it's inactive? >>



Obfuscate?

I ought to suspend you for 3 days for using seventy five cent words

LeeG

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<< <i>

<< <i>I've kept the example thread that Russ posted alive, the same cannot be said for the spammer >>



Can you at least obfuscate the link so it's inactive? >>



Obfuscate?

I ought to suspend you for 3 days for using seventy five cent words >>




He is a "Genius" ya know.

Russ

Geez, Otis, now my link is returning a 102.

Russ, NCNE

robertpr

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<< <i>

<< <i>I've kept the example thread that Russ posted alive, the same cannot be said for the spammer >>



Can you at least obfuscate the link so it's inactive? >>



Obfuscate?

I ought to suspend you for 3 days for using seventy five cent words >>



obfuscate -> jumble or screw up

SportsModerator

<< <i>

<< <i>

<< <i>

<< <i>I've kept the example thread that Russ posted alive, the same cannot be said for the spammer >>



Can you at least obfuscate the link so it's inactive? >>



Obfuscate?

I ought to suspend you for 3 days for using seventy five cent words >>



obfuscate -> jumble or screw up >>



Oh puhleeze! You're not the only one who has a certificate of graduation from an institution that includes the words "on line" and "trucking institute".