All in favor of banning Ladycort

[Smapdey]

We have a new idiot amongst us, and I think we should ban them. First to ten wins!

[Striker]

I do not know who this person is, but who am I to say no to a banning?

[IcedEarth]

Are there even 10 of us to vote? I voted yes.

[Lehesu]

Are there even 10 of us to vote?
Hmmm. Lets see how this plays out.

[Digital Limit]

I voted yes. Drama is fun.

[Darkwater]

I voted yes. Then again I only did it to be a douche.

[King Speedy]

Who?

[IcedEarth]

DL's alt account.

[King Speedy]

I added the Pat Buchanan option.

[Digital Limit]

What now?

[Rhenna]

Rather than guess, may I ask what offense he/she/it committed for it to come to this?

(Jeez, while I must admit that third voting option is lookin' mighty tempting, I'm surprised there isn't a way to vote, "Present.")

[Kain]

voted yes because capital punishment of a random nature makes for good entertainment.

Just like watching NASCAR live

[King Speedy]

(Jeez, while I must admit that third voting option is lookin' mighty tempting, I'm surprised there isn't a way to vote, "Present.")

No points for showing up and signing your name.

[Digital Limit]

I just want to be loved.

[schnitzel_bob]

Fuck! I voted before the third option was available!

[King Speedy]

I planned on fixing the results anyway.

[Striker]

There should be a minimum of 100 votes for option 3 by now.

[Lehesu]

I just want to be man-loved.

Fixed.

[Rhenna]

So, Ladycort is toast?

Somewhat related, I'm beginning to believe that if we simply purged the ranks of everyone who has a user name ending in 2 to 4 digits, we'd catch something like 90% of the interlopers. Seems like those accounts and links/URLs in posts go hand-in-hand.

As an example, does anyone else find this snapshot a bit unusual? I mean, what are the odds of this many "numerologists" cruising through simultaneously? It *isn't* an infrequent event.

[LittleChief]

I'm beginning to believe that if we simply purged the ranks of everyone who has a user name ending in 2 to 4 digits, we'd catch something like 90% of the interlopers.

Ray16 takes one for the team.

[King Speedy]

So, Ladycort is toast?

Somewhat related, I'm beginning to believe that if we simply purged the ranks of everyone who has a user name ending in 2 to 4 digits, we'd catch something like 90% of the interlopers. Seems like those accounts and links/URLs in posts go hand-in-hand.

As an example, does anyone else find this snapshot a bit unusual? I mean, what are the odds of this many "numerologists" cruising through simultaneously? It *isn't* an infrequent event.

It's not uncommon at all, but finding and banning potential spammers is a lot more time intensive than just cleaning up after them and then banning them. I resolved not to profile.

[Smapdey]

What speedy said.

[RAY16]

So, Ladycort is toast?

Somewhat related, I'm beginning to believe that if we simply purged the ranks of everyone who has a user name ending in 2 to 4 digits, we'd catch something like 90% of the interlopers. Seems like those accounts and links/URLs in posts go hand-in-hand.

As an example, does anyone else find this snapshot a bit unusual? I mean, what are the odds of this many "numerologists" cruising through simultaneously? It *isn't* an infrequent event.

How dare you.

[Rhenna]

Ray16 takes one for the team.

You make a good point.

I suppose I had envisioned a culling process that would have been a bit more sophisticated, and employed a bit more active human involvement, than, say, simply running a batch file operation. I certainly was being at least semi-hyperbolic. Such behaviour is so unlike me.

...I resolved not to profile.

I respect that, and I don't think for a moment that "forum maintenance" is any sort of party. Aside from the precious time it takes, I would imagine that anyone involved in that endeavour predominately hears only the complaints and gripes. Only very rarely, if ever, a word of appreciation. So, let me take this opportunity to sincerely thank all the administrators for their involvement in managing the Forums. Seriously, I thank you.

*If* you care to examine the post immediately preceeding my previous entry, does no one else have the feeling that it isn't as bogus as a three dollar bill? I sure as hell do. Links to commercial operations are a gigantic red flag.

Now, is that profiling? Absolutely. But, I'll tell you this; in the infinitesimally unlikely scenario that the Forum controls somehow appeared under my fingertips, it is a form of profiling I'd engage in without the slightest hesitation. Giving that stuff a pass, and then letting it hang around, only encourages it to continue. (It certainly doesn't discourage it.) Seems like simple self-defense to me.

In any event, I do regret buzz-killing the Ladycort proceedings.

[King Speedy]

I'll concede that occasionally someone shows up and just posts a few responses to "recent" threads that probably aren't totally legitimate, but the simple fact is that if they aren't spam and don't break any rules, I'm not going to ban them. There are a ton of registrations that happen by what I'm sure are spammers, but there's no real reason to ban them if nothing's happened. It takes about ten seconds from seeing a post to having the user banned and all their posts deleted. Sure it's reactive instead of proactive, but the truth of the matter is that in this place it doesn't really make that much of a difference.

[schnitzel_bob]

I think, perhaps, that the following quote from Rex Banner (http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Rex_Banner) might be right up your alley, Rhenna:

"If it were up to me, I'd kill everybody who looked at me cock-eyed!"

[Alchi]

What if their name would be something like:

Jonzrocksnineteeneightytwo, would that still mean that they are getting banned? Cause it's still digits at the end but they're spelled...

[Lehesu]

Profound, Alchi.

[IcedEarth]

19 voters? I didn't know that many people visited the place. Unless spam bots are voting?

[Striker]

Unless spam bots are voting?

If they are, then that's amazing and hilarious.

[IcedEarth]

I wonder which the spam bots would vote for.

[King Speedy]

In other news, I've confirmed that the poll vote totals are stored as signed 32bit integers.

[Striker]

In other news, I've confirmed that the poll vote totals are stored as signed 32bit integers.

I like you now. Let's do it.