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Re: Anti-spam moderators!

Posted: 17 Jan 2013, 16:33
by Warren Hughes
OK, I'm joining the hordes who want to see these pictures.

Re: Anti-spam moderators!

Posted: 17 Jan 2013, 16:35
by FloProAct
And me.

Re: Anti-spam moderators!

Posted: 17 Jan 2013, 17:02
by Nuppiz
Looking at how many people want to see the images, I guess you could just make a new thread and warn about any obscene material in the topic title. Just in case some of members are less tolerant towards it.

Re: Anti-spam moderators!

Posted: 17 Jan 2013, 17:06
by FMecha
I took part in Zylagate yesterday, and I witnessed most of his posts. And I am sory for my unecessary, knee-jerk thread in this forum, which made me away from this for hours today - thankfully mods deleted it as I requested.

I want to see snapshots of his posts, whether it by email or here. I may create a new article on F1Alternate Wiki. :)

Re: Anti-spam moderators!

Posted: 17 Jan 2013, 17:11
by Phoenix
Nuppiz wrote:Looking at how many people want to see the images, I guess you could just make a new thread and warn about any obscene material in the topic title. Just in case some of members are less tolerant towards it.


Nuppiz, Jocke1 agreed to send us the pics by PM, so there's no need to worry about that ;)

Re: Anti-spam moderators!

Posted: 17 Jan 2013, 17:11
by Ataxia
I wouldn't mind a quick look at them either...

Cheers :)

Re: Anti-spam moderators!

Posted: 17 Jan 2013, 17:34
by Nuppiz
Phoenix wrote:
Nuppiz wrote:Looking at how many people want to see the images, I guess you could just make a new thread and warn about any obscene material in the topic title. Just in case some of members are less tolerant towards it.


Nuppiz, Jocke1 agreed to send us the pics by PM, so there's no need to worry about that ;)

Aye, just thought it could be easier for him to make a new thread instead of sending emails to each member interested in them. But whatever works! :)

Re: Anti-spam moderators!

Posted: 17 Jan 2013, 17:35
by tommykl
I missed this guy's rage post about the RWRS magazine, I'm not missing this. I just have to see those photos :P

Re: Anti-spam moderators!

Posted: 17 Jan 2013, 17:48
by Phoenix
tommykl wrote:I missed this guy's rage post about the RWRS magazine, I'm not missing this. I just have to see those photos :P


You didn't miss much. He started off by posting "bathplug" all the time, then he decided to rationalize a bit and said it was silly of us to make a publication about a fictional universe.

Re: Anti-spam moderators!

Posted: 17 Jan 2013, 18:09
by tristan1117
What the heck happened while I was gone? I would like to see the paint files.

Re: Anti-spam moderators!

Posted: 17 Jan 2013, 18:13
by pasta_maldonado
Mr. Jocke 1 - please count me in, I'd like to see what happened! :)

Especially after I was just a little insulted after his comments in the RejectSport thread...

Re: Anti-spam moderators!

Posted: 17 Jan 2013, 18:22
by Gerudo Dragon
I'd like to see them too.

Re: Anti-spam moderators!

Posted: 17 Jan 2013, 18:32
by pasta_maldonado
What's to stop Joey Zyla registering again under a different name?

Re: Anti-spam moderators!

Posted: 17 Jan 2013, 18:36
by Londoner
pasta_maldonado wrote:What's to stop Joey Zyla registering again under a different name?


Hadn't thought of that. Which potentially means we could get another barage of spam tonight. :|

It's almost like he completely misunderstood the way our humour on this forum works. :lol:

Re: Anti-spam moderators!

Posted: 17 Jan 2013, 19:36
by FMecha
East Londoner wrote:
pasta_maldonado wrote:What's to stop Joey Zyla registering again under a different name?


Hadn't thought of that. Which potentially means we could get another barage of spam tonight. :|

It's almost like he completely misunderstood the way our humour on this forum works. :lol:


IP bans, maybe? ;)

Re: Anti-spam moderators!

Posted: 17 Jan 2013, 20:06
by Phoenix
Seems like we're all a bunch of blabs :lol:

FMecha, I can't do that, I can only ban registered users.

Re: Anti-spam moderators!

Posted: 17 Jan 2013, 20:29
by girry
I suspect that guy simply thought this is some normal internet forum...that is, full of trolling, random attacks to other users and an encouraging environment for flamewars.

A clash of cultures perhaps - mr Zyla didn't know how to approach a place without those features and got massively confused?

Re: Anti-spam moderators!

Posted: 17 Jan 2013, 20:54
by pasta_maldonado
giraurd wrote:I suspect that guy simply thought this is some normal internet forum...that is, full of trolling, random attacks to other users and an encouraging environment for flamewars.

A clash of cultures perhaps - mr Zyla didn't know how to approach a place without those features and got massively confused?


"A disillusioned person is like a man stuck in a pitch black room. He may believe he knows the room, but once the light is turned on, a whole new world reveals itself"
- Pasta Maldonado, 2013

Re: Anti-spam moderators!

Posted: 17 Jan 2013, 22:05
by Jocke1
Phoenix wrote:
Nuppiz wrote:Looking at how many people want to see the images, I guess you could just make a new thread and warn about any obscene material in the topic title. Just in case some of members are less tolerant towards it.


Nuppiz, Jocke1 agreed to send us the pics by PM, so there's no need to worry about that ;)


Were you contacted by someone today, Phoenix?
Because I just got back home and I haven't sent anyone anything yet, and I haven't told anyone I agree with anything.
Just wondering if perhaps Mr. Zyla had contacted you under another name?

Anyway, should I just post the photos here in this thread, or email everyone instead?
I feel I need to know this first, seeing as you are a mod.

Re: Anti-spam moderators!

Posted: 17 Jan 2013, 22:18
by eytl
Phoenix wrote:I don't understand what the flailing heck has been going on in here. And did the bastard leave by itself or was he banned by mario? A shame in both cases since I wanted to be the one to kick him out of here.


'Twas me. To use a phrase which Jamie came up with (in a totally different context), he was "a candidate for ... DELETION".

Re: Anti-spam moderators!

Posted: 17 Jan 2013, 22:26
by Jocke1
eytl wrote:
Phoenix wrote:I don't understand what the flailing heck has been going on in here. And did the bastard leave by itself or was he banned by mario? A shame in both cases since I wanted to be the one to kick him out of here.


'Twas me. To use a phrase which Jamie came up with (in a totally different context), he was "a candidate for ... DELETION".

Enoch, would you have anything against me posting the photos here? 14 in all.

Re: Anti-spam moderators!

Posted: 17 Jan 2013, 22:59
by Nessafox
Well, i'm quite curious what the guy was doing... He was a ticking time-bomb anyway. But i do agree that it's probably due to him not understanding us. But even in that case, you have to take the time to understand us.
One positive thing though: our admins and mods are the best in the world ;)

Re: Anti-spam moderators!

Posted: 17 Jan 2013, 23:00
by TomWazzleshaw
Dear Lord, this is starting to sound like some surreal freak show. F1 deprivation sure is bad this year, isn't it? :lol:

Re: Anti-spam moderators!

Posted: 17 Jan 2013, 23:33
by Jocke1
I am not taking anyones side here, yes it was a very strange thing to do (creating 100 threads in 90 minutes).
But to Joey Zyla's defense, that is if he had truthfully filled in his profile statistics, he was only 12 years old.
That is really young.

I remember when I was twelve, the World Wide Web was not used much by the common man.
Personally, my greatest possessions back then were my bike, my NES and the family vcr.
Now, I'm no technophobe, but there is too many options and gadgets for the kids today. It's all a little crazy, to be honest.
I have two younger siblings so I know what I'm talking about.

Re: Anti-spam moderators!

Posted: 18 Jan 2013, 01:06
by eytl
Jocke1 wrote:
eytl wrote:
Phoenix wrote:I don't understand what the flailing heck has been going on in here. And did the bastard leave by itself or was he banned by mario? A shame in both cases since I wanted to be the one to kick him out of here.


'Twas me. To use a phrase which Jamie came up with (in a totally different context), he was "a candidate for ... DELETION".

Enoch, would you have anything against me posting the photos here? 14 in all.


Umm, to be honest I'm not even sure what this mystery surrounding photos/pictures is all about. I just deleted all of JZ's posts once I saw a gazillion spam threads, but I didn't open any of them. Were they links to pictures or something? Perhaps you might care to enlighten me first ... private message me if you like.

Re: Anti-spam moderators!

Posted: 18 Jan 2013, 03:03
by RonDenisDeletraz
He's back :roll:

Re: Anti-spam moderators!

Posted: 18 Jan 2013, 03:07
by RonDenisDeletraz
nOxIdYrAiD wrote:
eurobrun wrote:He's back :roll:


HERE I AM. ROCK YOU LIKE A HURRICANE!


Maybe you should go stand in the middle of a hurricane, I've heard it's fun

Re: Anti-spam moderators!

Posted: 18 Jan 2013, 03:13
by DemocalypseNow
Seek help.

Re: Anti-spam moderators!

Posted: 18 Jan 2013, 03:15
by RonDenisDeletraz
You know what, if you delete System32 your computer will be faster

Re: Anti-spam moderators!

Posted: 18 Jan 2013, 03:33
by Pepsibottle1
I'd like a look at these pictures as well
Poor kid, hopefully he can get some help :p

Re: Anti-spam moderators!

Posted: 18 Jan 2013, 03:38
by RonDenisDeletraz
Pepsibottle1 wrote:I'd like a look at these pictures as well
Poor kid, hopefully he can get some help :p


Everyone knows yourinternet would probably glitch out trying to load them Brinson :lol:

Re: Anti-spam moderators!

Posted: 18 Jan 2013, 04:51
by tristan1117
Never mind, I don't need any screenshots. I can see what he's been doing quite well.

Re: Anti-spam moderators!

Posted: 18 Jan 2013, 05:26
by DemocalypseNow
Look, come on, we're not learning from our mistakes here, just banning him every time he turns up doesn't solve the problem, it just stops it for a few hours. The board settings need changed at admin level to stop this. Force moderator approval for a new user's first post. Problem solved. For the spambots too, they have to adhere to the same forum software rules as human users, they can't post if phpBB is forcibly stopping them from doing so.

Re: Anti-spam moderators!

Posted: 18 Jan 2013, 05:27
by Jocke1
Well thank HWNSNBM that it is over for this time. Again.
By advice from Enoch I will not post his crap in the forum again, instead I emailed all who were interested.
If I missed anyone you'll have to say it.

Re: Anti-spam moderators!

Posted: 18 Jan 2013, 05:33
by eytl
Stramala [kostas22] wrote:Look, come on, we're not learning from our mistakes here, just banning him every time he turns up doesn't solve the problem, it just stops it for a few hours. The board settings need changed at admin level to stop this. Force moderator approval for a new user's first post. Problem solved. For the spambots too, they have to adhere to the same forum software rules as human users, they can't post if phpBB is forcibly stopping them from doing so.


Thanks mate, I will try to look into this.

Re: Anti-spam moderators!

Posted: 18 Jan 2013, 05:39
by FMecha
eytl wrote:
Stramala [kostas22] wrote:Look, come on, we're not learning from our mistakes here, just banning him every time he turns up doesn't solve the problem, it just stops it for a few hours. The board settings need changed at admin level to stop this. Force moderator approval for a new user's first post. Problem solved. For the spambots too, they have to adhere to the same forum software rules as human users, they can't post if phpBB is forcibly stopping them from doing so.


Thanks mate, I will try to look into this.


Have you deleted all of his trails, by the way, Enoch? And can you delete his proposed series thread? :)

Re: Anti-spam moderators!

Posted: 18 Jan 2013, 06:02
by eytl
Done, FMecha.

Re: Anti-spam moderators!

Posted: 18 Jan 2013, 07:52
by Nuppiz
Well, after seeing the pictures (which are screencaps of a few of his worst spams and insults, some of which I had seen "live"), it's fair to say that he deserved to be banned. It's a very harsh option to take, as usually people can be taught to behave with other means, but this member went well past the limit, especially as he then re-registered for more spam and insults.

Case closed, I wish that this won't happen again anytime soon.

Re: Anti-spam moderators!

Posted: 18 Jan 2013, 09:57
by Londoner
East Londoner wrote:
pasta_maldonado wrote:What's to stop Joey Zyla registering again under a different name?


Hadn't thought of that. Which potentially means we could get another barage of spam tonight. :|


Looks like me and Pasta called it correctly. I'm guessing we're getting a third round of it tonight. :| :?

Re: Anti-spam moderators!

Posted: 18 Jan 2013, 10:14
by takagi_for_the_win
Jocke1 wrote:Well thank HWNSNBM that it is over for this time. Again.
By advice from Enoch I will not post his crap in the forum again, instead I emailed all who were interested.
If I missed anyone you'll have to say it.

Well if you're emailing them, I wouldn't mind a peek, if its not too much hassle