Anyone else notice a rash on new posters with one line comments?

[Xfaxman]

Here is a new poster with a strange one line comment. :confused3:

http://www.tractorbynet.com/forums/projects/25910-downspout-drywells.html#post3679013

 

[TomSeller]

I think y'all are a little paranoid. New members sometimes make short posts just to get familiar with how the forum works.

 

[MotorSeven]

Tom there is something to this. Half a dozen to a dozen new members all joined within a 2 day time span. Then they all posted 5-8 times- only one line comments the day they joined or the day after. Then, none have posted since that time. Add to that many of the "handles" are similar, all the profiles are identical except for the brand of tractor(very brief).

I don't believe in this many coincidences, so it's either a spammer running a test, or a kid playing around....my money is on the spammer.

 

[Scooby074]

My moneys on a spammer too!

Some forums lock old threads like that, just to prevent necro-posts. I think its a good idea! The info is still there for use, but it prevents revival of a long played out thread where many of the posters are no longer present.

That post was a complete non sequitur, another indication that it is likely spam.

 

[MossRoad]

We have asked members many times, if you see a post that looks like spam, do not reply to it. Just push the Report Post button and give the reason why you are reporting it. Then let it go. The mods will deal with it and if they aren't sure, they'll notify the TBN owners and they'll deal with it as they see fit.

 

[Gary Fowler]

I have noticed the one liner in this post and hundreds in the "The number of post don't change" thread. Close to 4 thousand post with one liners. The Administrator should delete that thread and this one also as useless and just building up poster's count.

 

[ovrszd]

I don't understand the concern?? Maybe I'm just naive. Who cares. Lastly, what is the harm?

 

[murphy1244]

Jeez, if you get down to it 50% of these threads are pointless but its been a long winter and who am I to say what's pointless.

 

[Xfaxman]

I don't understand the concern?? Maybe I'm just naive. Who cares. Lastly, what is the harm?

No harm, no foul!

 

[ovrszd]

Sometimes you and I are very pointless Murph.......