tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-701894736280253278.post9202587523763018114..comments2024-02-17T09:53:06.168+00:00Comments on Notes from the Slushpile: Spam from the SlushpileCandy Gourlayhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/07802791643303335762noreply@blogger.comBlogger22125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-701894736280253278.post-71416175712036829212016-09-09T09:23:55.382+01:002016-09-09T09:23:55.382+01:00Ah, the rich irony of being targeted by a spammer ...Ah, the rich irony of being targeted by a spammer on this post!Nick Crosshttps://www.blogger.com/profile/02571077124165351007noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-701894736280253278.post-64470832159995922362016-09-06T10:14:57.844+01:002016-09-06T10:14:57.844+01:00Not just me, then. Thanks for the giggle this morn...Not just me, then. Thanks for the giggle this morning...Arabella McIntyre-Brownhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/08229998509704161103noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-701894736280253278.post-83221266845675168862016-09-01T13:47:08.932+01:002016-09-01T13:47:08.932+01:00I will admit that second poem was better than some...I will admit that second poem was better than some of the ones I wrote in sixth form!Nick Crosshttps://www.blogger.com/profile/02571077124165351007noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-701894736280253278.post-51722490840225310122016-08-31T08:47:26.483+01:002016-08-31T08:47:26.483+01:00THIS. IS. BRILLIANT. *Hopes the spam bots don'...THIS. IS. BRILLIANT. *Hopes the spam bots don't think I'm spamming due to my incongruous use of capitals and punctuation and blows a large wet raspberry to the spammers*Anonymoushttps://www.blogger.com/profile/12176235899274053142noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-701894736280253278.post-63245066617530546832016-08-30T21:44:23.635+01:002016-08-30T21:44:23.635+01:00Superb - although I feel you were a little harsh o...Superb - although I feel you were a little harsh on the one you called "Almost Poetic" - I aspire to write so lyrically, in fact I shall most definitely be trawling through future blog comments for other such gems that I might emulate...Yonanoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-701894736280253278.post-28895316180965902232016-08-30T12:22:00.825+01:002016-08-30T12:22:00.825+01:00I had no idea spam was quite so interesting! Thank...I had no idea spam was quite so interesting! Thanks Nick! Feeling enlightened! Clare Helen Welshhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/07496450477077354710noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-701894736280253278.post-13829669390396565552016-08-30T11:27:05.241+01:002016-08-30T11:27:05.241+01:00Actually that figure of 3k+ spam comments is astou...Actually that figure of 3k+ spam comments is astounding because I've deleted thousands and thousands at a time over time!Candy Gourlayhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/07802791643303335762noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-701894736280253278.post-77091827008686956222016-08-30T11:12:05.343+01:002016-08-30T11:12:05.343+01:00Much enjoyed.Much enjoyed.K.M.Lockwoodhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/07540392557430776265noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-701894736280253278.post-44276141601896135742016-08-29T20:28:57.402+01:002016-08-29T20:28:57.402+01:00Proper hilarious, Nick! Proper hilarious, Nick! Addy Farmerhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/00450583537731030466noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-701894736280253278.post-91553382469379263212016-08-29T19:33:49.858+01:002016-08-29T19:33:49.858+01:00I know, they seem so obvious, don't they? And ...I know, they seem so obvious, don't they? And yet people must get taken in by them, or the spammers wouldn't bother. I just read the other day about a new scam where spammers use Instagram to hack people's bank accounts: <a href="http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/technology-37172022" rel="nofollow">http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/technology-37172022</a>Nick Crosshttps://www.blogger.com/profile/02571077124165351007noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-701894736280253278.post-48161250015071161792016-08-29T19:29:35.721+01:002016-08-29T19:29:35.721+01:00Careful, I can hear the Google police coming to ge...Careful, I can hear the Google police coming to get you ;-)Nick Crosshttps://www.blogger.com/profile/02571077124165351007noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-701894736280253278.post-35078303996035576192016-08-29T19:28:31.454+01:002016-08-29T19:28:31.454+01:00Well, if you want to trawl through the others, be ...Well, if you want to trawl through the others, be my guest! There were a lot of repetitions in there, which is how I knew the hermit crab one was spam, for instance.Nick Crosshttps://www.blogger.com/profile/02571077124165351007noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-701894736280253278.post-29127006213904128482016-08-29T19:26:24.217+01:002016-08-29T19:26:24.217+01:00No probl_m, Juli_t. And thank you for th_ link, wh...No probl_m, Juli_t. And thank you for th_ link, which has install_d som_ fantastic malwar_ on my comput_r which has mad_ it impossibl_ to typ_ th_ l_tt_r _Nick Crosshttps://www.blogger.com/profile/02571077124165351007noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-701894736280253278.post-28902259493488751702016-08-29T18:21:24.455+01:002016-08-29T18:21:24.455+01:00My favourites are the ones that spin a lengthy sto...My favourites are the ones that spin a lengthy story about legacies etc and assure me that if only they had access to my bank account I could inherit squillions.Enid Richemonthttps://www.blogger.com/profile/17218197995089241666noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-701894736280253278.post-51069792273840563482016-08-29T11:54:06.356+01:002016-08-29T11:54:06.356+01:00Great post, Nick, and you really identified quite ...Great post, Nick, and you really identified quite a selection of spammers. I've seen most of those types but confess I didn't realize a couple of them were spammers. You have educated me a little today. :)A. Colleen Joneshttps://www.blogger.com/profile/13626402785266163594noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-701894736280253278.post-33294348936712690012016-08-29T10:50:22.197+01:002016-08-29T10:50:22.197+01:00"All the best blogs that is very useful for k..."All the best blogs that is very useful for keeping me share the ideas of the future as well this is really what I was looking for, and I am very happy to come here. Thank you very much. Well,I have a site paragraph and sentence structure checker in which all information are available what you want" I think that says it all doesn't it? I've also had an offer of help with my "civil engineer personal statement" Thanks, Nick, for these perceptive structural analyses and all the critiques.Catriona Tippinhttp://www.wordsandpics.org/search/label/proofreading%20tipsnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-701894736280253278.post-15714896386031393572016-08-29T09:57:31.915+01:002016-08-29T09:57:31.915+01:00Oh Nick I am laughing laughing - genius! Also, vis...Oh Nick I am laughing laughing - genius! Also, visit my website www.kathrynevans.inkKathryn Evanshttps://www.blogger.com/profile/17707305724176492468noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-701894736280253278.post-89984764620515515712016-08-29T09:51:13.482+01:002016-08-29T09:51:13.482+01:00And to think I've been merrily deleting spam t...And to think I've been merrily deleting spam that makes it through the spam filter, without saving them for potential blogging gold...! Who knows what we might have missed?Teri Terryhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/13641477543947472370noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-701894736280253278.post-23298656910125896092016-08-29T09:32:13.645+01:002016-08-29T09:32:13.645+01:00Too brilliant, Nick! Too brilliant, Nick! Candy Gourlayhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/07802791643303335762noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-701894736280253278.post-67991619224659064342016-08-29T08:50:11.207+01:002016-08-29T08:50:11.207+01:00Just brilliant, Nick!Just brilliant, Nick!Penny Dolanhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/16386668303428008498noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-701894736280253278.post-72227926824783251412016-08-29T08:21:36.025+01:002016-08-29T08:21:36.025+01:00Why thank you very much, NickCross. Your a good bl...Why thank you very much, NickCross. Your a good blogger and all the internet will soon no it. Please visit my site: myblogisbetterthanyurs.nottrue.Juliet Clare Bellhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/06020801246132751659noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-701894736280253278.post-25120570044747969622016-08-29T07:52:28.418+01:002016-08-29T07:52:28.418+01:00I had no idea. Off to open some spam.I had no idea. Off to open some spam.Ana Salotehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/13373695860557420762noreply@blogger.com