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dread31
08-10-2008, 03:38 PM
Apparently, I have been a member here for quite some time------and didn't know it.
Until I recieved a "You have a private message at AudioReview.com" email that is. So, anyways, the pm was bogus. But I thought I would drop in and check it out anyhow.

System described in signature.

Dave

BTW; How does a guy post pictures up in here?

NoTransistors
08-10-2008, 03:52 PM
I had almost forgotten about being a member of your very-informative group, until getting yet another piece of spam-type pornographic PM. Belonging to several online groups, from cars to audio to birds, I have never encountered such garbage.
Administrators, please try to fix this problem.

Seth

emesbee
08-10-2008, 04:18 PM
I just received one of those too. First time its happened to me on this site.

RoyY51
08-10-2008, 04:28 PM
Same here.

jrhymeammo
08-10-2008, 05:30 PM
BTW; How does a guy post pictures up in here?

Ya'll gon make me Lose my Min', UP in HERE, UP in HERE!!!
(FA shakes her booty as a backup Dancer).

I apologize

bobsticks
08-10-2008, 05:36 PM
Hey Dave,

You can post a picture by clicking on the PaperClip symbol above the message field. That will lead you to browse through the appropriate files in your computer and attach your choice.

Jayra, stop quoting DMX...nobody but you and me will understand it.


---sticks

hifitommy
08-10-2008, 06:37 PM
but i'm looking forward to it.

;^)

Rich-n-Texas
08-10-2008, 06:44 PM
I saw boobies in my PM! :yesnod:

dread31
08-10-2008, 06:56 PM
Ya'll gon make me Lose my Min', UP in HERE, UP in HERE!!!
(FA shakes her booty as a backup Dancer).

I apologize


Don't apologize, I love that song. Love the video even more!

Dave

dread31
08-10-2008, 06:57 PM
Hey Dave,

You can post a picture by clicking on the PaperClip symbol above the message field. That will lead you to browse through the appropriate files in your computer and attach your choice.

Jayra, stop quoting DMX...nobody but you and me will understand it.


---sticks

Didn't see any paperclip symbol.

bobsticks
08-10-2008, 07:10 PM
Directly to the right of the white smiley face.

dread31
08-10-2008, 11:07 PM
Here are some pretty pictures of the main system. It may change very soon as I might to "split" the audio and video/ Put the t.v. and associated gear in another room and have music only in the livingroom.

Dave

basite
08-11-2008, 01:35 AM
wow, be proud of that system :thumbsup:

nice to have another Mc owner here :)

and oh, Welcome, even though we're 5 years late :D

Keep them spinning,
Bert.

basite
08-11-2008, 03:57 AM
:D

even SPAM has it's advantages so it seems... :D

join back in the club here, the more people the better :)

Keep them spinning,
Bert.

Worf101
08-11-2008, 05:50 AM
Nothin like mammaries in da mornin'... smells like.... Victory!!!!

Da Worfster

Grundy Co
08-11-2008, 06:12 AM
The member glorocks is sending out spam in private messages. You may want to put him on your ignore list.

GMichael
08-11-2008, 06:30 AM
Interesting first post. I get the feeling that glorocks is not the only person we should be ignoring.

Grundy Co
08-11-2008, 06:48 AM
I signed up years ago but could never get logged back in. I spent two hours trying to find out what kind of private message I had gotten. I should have known it was just spam.

GMichael
08-11-2008, 06:56 AM
Oh, a reply? You must be a real person. I apologize for my assumption.
Welcome to AR, a few years late. (even though you were here when I joined. Maybe you should have welcomed me)

markw
08-11-2008, 06:58 AM
I signed up years ago but could never get logged back in. I spent two hours trying to find out what kind of private message I had gotten. I should have known it was just spam.We've all recently been getting spam PM's from "new" members and are a bit touchy nowadays.

As long as you're back, why not stick around a while and join the party? We're mostly a bunch of good people.

Grundy Co
08-11-2008, 07:05 AM
Sorry about not welcoming you, but it's just not my thing. I also have issues with how slowly the pages load on this site. With all the traffic here, I must be in the minority with that concern.

Rich-n-Texas
08-11-2008, 07:06 AM
Is it safe to...

Welcome back/aboard Grundy Co? :sosp:

Rich-n-Texas
08-11-2008, 07:08 AM
Sorry about not welcoming you, but it's just not my thing. I also have issues with how slowly the pages load on this site. With all the traffic here, I must be in the minority with that concern.
:lol: NOPE! You're in the majority. Good people have left this site for just that reason. Our "Temporary" admin seems to have flown the coop, leaving us without direction and security... again. :rolleyes:

Rich-n-Texas
08-11-2008, 07:11 AM
Well, there certainly was a lack of mammaries during last night's women's gymnastics competition wasn't there? :biggrin5:

NoTransistors
08-11-2008, 07:21 AM
I'll genuinely keep this group in mind. Most of my audio-related postings are elsewhere, but I am certain that you have plenty of good ideas to offer and share.
As far as the breasts are concerned, I have a real, in-the-flesh woman, [with her own nice, firm, jiggly, large-nippled pair], and she turns me on quite wonderfully and consistantly.
She is not even here at the moment, and just the sheer thought of her has me desiring her big-time.

Seth
Forever Analog and Covered In Parrot Poop

Rich-n-Texas
08-11-2008, 07:46 AM
My life now has ZERO meaning. :cryin:

Grundy Co
08-11-2008, 08:00 AM
The pages load like they did when I was on dial-up. Hope to revisit this site in another six years. Good luck to all.

atomicAdam
08-11-2008, 09:07 AM
:lol: NOPE! You're in the majority. Good people have left this site for just that reason. Our "Temporary" admin seems to have flown the coop, leaving us without direction and security... again. :rolleyes:

now now - that isn't true - it is just i can't snap my fingers and make everything change in 1 day. but i am working on it.

GMichael
08-11-2008, 09:23 AM
now now - that isn't true - it is just i can't snap my fingers and make everything change in 1 day. but i am working on it.

You need to trade those fingers in for a set of magic ones.

atomicAdam
08-11-2008, 09:26 AM
Yes it seems AR was hit will a spammer/spam bot.

Welcome to all the folks who are returning, who forgot they were registered users here.

I've made some changes that I hope will cut out/down the spam.

If you still get some more, please just PM me the user name who sent the spam.

Thanks,
-adam

Rich-n-Texas
08-11-2008, 09:34 AM
now now - that isn't true - it is just i can't snap my fingers and make everything change in 1 day. but i am working on it.
Oh, sorry Adam, didn't see ya there. :o

Nevertheless, I've made (harped on) some suggestions as have others for ways to eliminate this kind of thing. I'm no expert on discussion forums, but to me some things just seem obvious. Can the New Member form be setup so people have to make their e-mail address visible to mods/admins, as well as no links allowed until at least 10 posts?

atomicAdam
08-11-2008, 10:09 AM
Oh, sorry Adam, didn't see ya there. :o

Nevertheless, I've made (harped on) some suggestions as have others for ways to eliminate this kind of thing. I'm no expert on discussion forums, but to me some things just seem obvious. Can the New Member form be setup so people have to make their e-mail address visible to mods/admins, as well as no links allowed until at least 10 posts?

I've done a restricting of permissions. We should be updating vBulletin soon, I hope, not something I have control over. From there we'll get better control over user actions.

nightflier
08-11-2008, 11:28 AM
I'll genuinely keep this group in mind. Most of my audio-related postings are elsewhere, but I am certain that you have plenty of good ideas to offer and share.
As far as the breasts are concerned, I have a real, in-the-flesh woman, [with her own nice, firm, jiggly, large-nippled pair], and she turns me on quite wonderfully and consistantly.
She is not even here at the moment, and just the sheer thought of her has me desiring her big-time.

Seth
Forever Analog and Covered In Parrot Poop

...until I read your signature. Something about the parrot poop, just doesn't jive with the rest of this post.

Yes, I got one of those PMs as well. Expunged it and moved on.... damn skynet bots...

filecat13
08-11-2008, 10:26 PM
I got a "PornTube" spam from the account of "janitor" who's registered in 2006 but never posted. I assume the account was somehow hijacked and used.

That's a bit more comforting than thinking there are sleeper accounts planted here that will wake up and spread their smut spontaneously.
:blush2:

Spancticles
08-14-2008, 11:53 AM
you can add
requiem5th
to the list
of people who should be banned
for spam pm

JohnMichael
08-14-2008, 03:02 PM
I have been trying to catch up on banning spammers. I always check PM's first so if you forward the spam PM's to me I will delete the sender.

dread31
08-17-2008, 04:52 PM
I din't know who merged my thread with this anti-spam thread, but the original thread was not intended to be about spam. I mentioned spam, ----but,I was introducing myself to the group.

I too hate spam.

However,

It was an "Introduction" thread.

Can my original message be de-merged somehow?

Dave

JohnMichael
08-17-2008, 05:13 PM
I din't know who merged my thread with this anti-spam thread, but the original thread was not intended to be about spam. I mentioned spam, ----but,I was introducing myself to the group.

I too hate spam.

However,

It was an "Introduction" thread.

Can my original message be de-merged somehow?

Dave


It may not have been merged but just off topic. Welcome to AR and remember off topic threads are part of our charm. I did not merge them in case they were merged.