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19 May 2007, 7:39 am

From: jayj
To: Mitch8817
Posted: Sat May 19, 2007 10:32 pm
Subject: check it out

this works for more than just aspergers. Can you use more $ ? The opportunity is there pick it up you will be amazed by the results. We did before we knew the benefits Mona Vie would bring our Daughter. A full letter grade in short 30 days, and first time placement on the Honor-Roll.
Jay Jacobs

http://jayj.monavieblogs.com

http://www.mymonavie.com/jaynlesliejacobs

Heads up guys.

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19 May 2007, 7:50 am

yes from here

the joke is the guy is actually being scammed himself. You can buy the active ingredients in Tesco’s. This guy fell for the classic pyramid scam. He's getting more and more desperate. he is one of many 'distributor' sites.

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19 May 2007, 7:56 am

The solution is simple. Delete.

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19 May 2007, 8:13 am

Quatermass wrote:

The solution is simple. Delete.

Or you could IP ban him so the more gullible members of our community aren't suckered.

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19 May 2007, 8:19 am

Mitch8817 wrote:

Quatermass wrote:

The solution is simple. Delete.

Or you could IP ban him so the more gullible members of our community aren't suckered.

Mods are only allowed to ban new iterations of the drooling megalomaniac. Ask Alex if you want this guy banned.

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19 May 2007, 8:28 am

Quatermass wrote:

Mitch8817 wrote:

Quatermass wrote:

The solution is simple. Delete.

Or you could IP ban him so the more gullible members of our community aren't suckered.

Mods are only allowed to ban new iterations of the drooling megalomaniac. Ask Alex if you want this guy banned.

Personally, I don't care. I was just thinking of it as a preemptive move to stave off trouble later. Alex never listens to me anyway

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22 May 2007, 2:10 pm

Quatermass wrote:

Mods are only allowed to ban new iterations of the drooling megalomaniac. Ask Alex if you want this guy banned.

I dunno... He did say "spammers" not just singular spammer... And this seems to qualify as a spamming, so I have no problem banning him.

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22 May 2007, 3:30 pm

It is spamming. Spamming originally meant using a site to advertise your stuff without permission or sending unsolicited emails, etc. The trolling is only called spamming because they use the methods of spammers. He doesn't have permission to advertise and he is clearly trying to get free advertising.

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22 May 2007, 3:41 pm

Then deal with this vile menace post-haste!

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22 May 2007, 3:55 pm

Well, I banned the user name right after I made that last post. Let me know (either via this thread or PM) if he comes back in another incarnation.

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22 May 2007, 3:56 pm

Thanks janicka. Finally, a proactive mod!

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22 May 2007, 4:02 pm

Mitch8817 wrote:

Thanks janicka. Finally, a proactive mod!

Well, I can understand the hesitation since banning is a controversial subject.

Before I banned this user I looked over all of the posts he'd made on WP. Not a single post looked like an attempt to do anything other than sell his product. Accordingly, I have concluded that he is nothing but a spammer. If there were any doubt in my mind, I would not have felt comfortable banning him.

I don't think that we need pages and pages of the word "SPAM" to indicate that something is spam. I doubt that Alex will take issue with my decision.

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22 May 2007, 5:13 pm

I'm confused doesn't it normally say 'banned X' under their name in posts?

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22 May 2007, 5:51 pm

0_equals_true wrote:

I'm confused doesn't it normally say 'banned X' under their name in posts?

I think that Alex puts that there when he bans someone. I can't make modifications to user accounts to be able to do that. However, people who are able to view the ban control panel (mods & admins) will see that him on the list of banned user names.

For the record, none of Atomik F***tards latest incarnations have that 'banned X' under the user name, but I assure you that they are all banned.

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22 May 2007, 5:53 pm

He's been banned, don't worry.

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