What's with all the troll/spam lately?

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Is it just me or is there a ton of troll posts, spam, who knows what else on here lately,
Looking this morning there's what looks like a scattered news story about some plant opening??

And three different weird post in what looks like Korean?

And all the trolls the last few days?

Is it just that time of year or am I just noticing it more??

Oh, obligatory knife content:D
A Scrapyard Hot Diggity Dog Dagger I stripped, sharpened,, and polished up.
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It's the holiday spending season.

Vast majority of these, especially the first-time posters, are just shills for off-site vendors.
 
What I am noticing lately is member trolling. Members who constantly initiate bickering with anybody who will bite until a thread is derailed off topic and ruined. Perhaps there isn't much of consequence happening in their extra-internet lives. Or their underwear is too tight. It is one or the other.

The troll spam threads... methies at public library computers? Juvenile detention center parolees scamming their grandparents internet connections? It is one or the other. ;)

-Oh, and cool knife, OP. :thumbup:
 
rcb2000 said:
Is it just me or is there a ton of troll posts, spam, who knows what else on here lately,
Looking this morning there's what looks like a scattered news story about some plant opening??

And three different weird post in what looks like Korean?

And all the trolls the last few days?

Is it just that time of year or am I just noticing it more??

Oh, obligatory knife content:D
A Scrapyard Hot Diggity Dog Dagger I stripped, sharpened,, and polished up.
11kv32e.jpg
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I've noticed the same. Just chalked it up to holiday activity. By the way, what technique did you use to polish that dagger. It links nice.
 
Thanks!
The process was using a stripper first, then a lot of work to get rid of that decarb especially in all those grooves (corrugated bevel technology).
After that I used a small buffing wheel on a Dremel tool loaded up with green stropping compound.
 
The other day I was scrolling down through general discussion on my phone sitting beside my wife on the couch. I glanced up at the TV, looked back down and BAM full on porn pics. There were several posted at the time. That was awkward.
 
fetzer85 said:
The other day I was scrolling down through general discussion on my phone sitting beside my wife on the couch. I glanced up at the TV, looked back down and BAM full on porn pics. There were several posted at the time. That was awkward.
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Yeah, that was something. I mean, hard core stuff. Dealt with by the mods with their usual efficiency.

On that note, instead about griping about spammers, trolls, and knuckleheads, I'll take to opportunity to thank the mod staff for all their continued hard work.

Great job, as usual! Thanks! :thumbup::thumbup:
 
Agreed,, they do a great job dealing with it.
Just strange the recent amount of it.. Holidays I guess
 
Yep, troll tsunamis tend to come and go in waves. That said,

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See what I'm talking about? There's literally a post today selling counterfeit money!!
 
jazub said:
What I am noticing lately is member trolling. Members who constantly initiate bickering with anybody who will bite until a thread is derailed off topic and ruined. Perhaps there isn't much of consequence happening in their extra-internet lives. Or their underwear is too tight. It is one or the other.
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I've noticed this too -- always seems to be the same handful of members. I'm glad we've got Mods regularly patrolling to help keep people in check. It's just life, after all.
 
May be better for W&C if your so inclined. As for GD no so much. Closed.
 
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