goondman Posted December 20, 2023 Share Posted December 20, 2023 I posted in the bad trader section something about a particular overseas company, and today it says, I am a spammer please report this post. So, what happened, hacked? Quote Link to post Share on other sites
Dave Williams Posted December 20, 2023 Share Posted December 20, 2023 No, it’s an ancient forum script that automatically replaces the name of a certain company (part of which is Express) with the “I am a spammer”. Many moons ago, there were a number of spam posts using that company’s name, so the owner set up the software to automatically edit any posts with the name. It’s very outdated as the company in question has become more mainstream and legit, and hardly any actual spammers shill for that company anymore, but no one can change that automatic script, except the forum owner who’s hardly ever here. All you can do put spaces in the name, or misspell it, to fool the software. Ally Express Quote Link to post Share on other sites
goondman Posted December 20, 2023 Author Share Posted December 20, 2023 18 minutes ago, Dave Williams said: No, it’s an ancient forum script that automatically replaces the name of a certain company (part of which is Express) with the “I am a spammer”. Many moons ago, there were a number of spam posts using that company’s name, so the owner set up the software to automatically edit any posts with the name. It’s very outdated as the company in question has become more mainstream and legit, and hardly any actual spammers shill for that company anymore, but no one can change that automatic script, except the forum owner who’s hardly ever here. All you can do put spaces in the name, or misspell it, to fool the software. Ally Express That's huge relief, thiught i was hacked or something. Thank you for the info and fixing it Quote Link to post Share on other sites
habu2 Posted December 20, 2023 Share Posted December 20, 2023 (edited) It's not just "express", there's a list of company names that get substituted. A decent thread on N i k e rockets also got substituted. . Edited December 20, 2023 by habu2 Quote Link to post Share on other sites
goondman Posted December 21, 2023 Author Share Posted December 21, 2023 Item shows arriving at the international USPS thingy.... I updated my original post in bad-trader Quote Link to post Share on other sites
Steve N Posted January 2 Share Posted January 2 I once posted something on another forum about a certain classic British model company, and the auto-censor changed it to "French." 😄 SN Quote Link to post Share on other sites
goondman Posted January 2 Author Share Posted January 2 5 hours ago, Steve N said: I once posted something on another forum about a certain classic British model company, and the auto-censor changed it to "French." 😄 SN 🤣 Quote Link to post Share on other sites
southwestforests Posted January 3 Share Posted January 3 16 hours ago, Steve N said: a certain classic British model company, and the auto-censor changed it to "French." 5am insomnia memory wants to say that it had something to do with Flies Right Off Ground. Quote Link to post Share on other sites
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