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Today received an email notification on topic "Adding soot effects to track"...clicked provided "newest post" link
http://www.the-gauge.net/forum/viewtopic...20&e=89020 & was sent to a notice advising I was "...not permitted to view this forum.", though selecting either of the other two
http://www.the-gauge.net/forum/viewtopic...=17&t=4860,
http://www.the-gauge.net/forum/viewforum.php?f=17, took me to the proper thread...but there was no new post to trigger a notification ??? Prolly a random event, but figgered you should know it occurred. 10-Q Bob C.
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Bob C Wrote:Today received an email notification on topic "Adding soot effects to track"...clicked provided "newest post" link http://www.the-gauge.net/forum/viewtopic...20&e=89020 & was sent to a notice advising I was "...not permitted to view this forum.", though selecting either of the other two http://www.the-gauge.net/forum/viewtopic...=17&t=4860, http://www.the-gauge.net/forum/viewforum.php?f=17, took me to the proper thread...but there was no new post to trigger a notification ??? Prolly a random event, but figgered you should know it occurred. 10-Q Bob C.
Well Bob, a spammer hit four threads today and they were quickly dispatched thanks to an alert member notifying us and a moderator that got up early this morning. By the time you got here, those posts were removed, but we couldn't do anything about your notifications. The only way we can prevent this is to moderate the posts of new members, and we don't want to start doing that. Normally, we don't delete the spam, we move it to a protected area so that we have a record of what went on. That's why you didn't have permission to view the post.
Sorry about that, but at least now you know....
Don (ezdays) Day
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Not a problem !!! I would never have made the "SPAM" connection - just figgered it might tell some intelligent folks sumpin they oughta know...I don't get up early enuf to stay ahead of you folks, though ! Thanks for your (expected) great efforts and accomplishments with "the GAUGE" (still love
that name !)...
...Bob
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Bob C Wrote:Not a problem !!! I would never have made the "SPAM" connection - just figgered it might tell some intelligent folks sumpin they oughta know...I don't get up early enuf to stay ahead of you folks, though ! Thanks for your (expected) great efforts and accomplishments with "the GAUGE" (still love that name !)... ...Bob
Thanks Bob, we're kinda attached to that name too. BTW, we are within a few days of yet another anniversary. It'll be eleven for The-Gauge, and three for Big Blue.
Yep, we get pelted with spam almost everyday, yesterday we had exactly the same thing happen, a spammer comes in and randomly finds old threads to post to. Usually they only last a very short time before they're taken care of. If you see spam, feel free to report it by clicking on the triangle in the upper right corner of the post.
These forums are so easy to moderate, thanks to our great members being the way they are, the only thing that keeps the staff awake here is trolling for spammers.
Don (ezdays) Day
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founder of the CANYON STATE RAILROAD
