#1 2007-12-30 12:57 pm

mikkel

Member

Registered: 2007-12-30

Posts: 2

A little question

Hi everybody. I just recently got promoted to a moderator on a website. Can you guys give me an examble on forum spamming? Im pretty new to this, so i really need help:). Could it be sentences that looks like real chatter, and have nothing to do with the topic, or am i wrong?

Albatross

Member

Registered: 2007-12-19

Posts: 5

Re: A little question

That sounds more like what we call Babble on mine. Where a real person or member goes off topic and talks about anything.

We actually encourage that, but we're weird.....

Most spammers, whether a real person or an ASP (Automatic Submission Program) have a product or a site they're trying to promote. Look for links in their posts or their signatures. Typical spam links take you to ads for sexual enhancement drugs such as Viagra, porn sites, or knock-off watches.

mikkel

Member

Registered: 2007-12-30

Posts: 2

Re: A little question

Ah. Thanks:) Now i can start to manage the website;P

Russ

Guest

Re: A little question

A lot of forums have started preventing newly registered members from posting links until they reach a certain number of posts as a spam measure. So, I've seen some spambots that will register and post junk, hoping it won't get noticed. Or they'll try to spam via their profile, since some have a spot to add your website.

In almost all cases, the goal is to get their links on your site. They want to leverage your PageRank to climb to the top of search results.