How Much Spam Do You Delete?

Linda, one of the things I've wondered about is the adaptive intelligence behind spam-bots. Back when cpaptalk was being deluged with spam, I'd find myself deleting one post after another, non-stop, just as you did recently. It seemed as if the spammer was monitoring and reposting. As soon as I'd delete one post, another would show up, as if the spam-bot was squatting on this forum for a while to ensure that it maintained a post here.

I've not heard anyone say definitively whether spam-bots are adaptively programmed this way, but I've never seen the board filled up at one time with twenty or thirty spam postings either. In some ways spammers are like infections; it's not in their best interests to kill the host, they just want to come along for a free ride.

Regards,
Bill

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...me too..

Bill, I had never seen so many spams at one time as I did the other day. When I came into the forum there was about 8 obvious spams at the top posts. Between those 8 and then a bunch more, it took me quite a while to get rid of them.

Normally, if I see any, it's just a couple.

Oh... I didn't realize this poll was about how many spams we delete on this forum... I thought it was about spam emails! I've deleted a few here. Probably less than 20.

Kimberly

Kinda looks like spam isn't currently too much of a problem. (That's not to minimize your efforts the other day, Linda.)

Fortunately, when the spammers start popping off someone steps up to the plate to knock 'em back down. (We thank you, Linda, and others.)

Regards,
Bill

Most of the spam I find is around at night when nobody else is. I'll routinely delete 10 posts or so. It's just annoying and I wish they'd turn off guest posting.