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Old 06-06-2008, 08:35 PM
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Default Why am I getting porn posts in my PMs?

I haven't logged in for a long long time here. I saw 3 unread PMs and checked them out - they are porn.

I haven't noticed this in other forums before. I assumed WPW was locked down pretty tight, compared to others, so I'm surprised.

Any ideas how these got in?

Thanks, just wondering idly ...
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Old 06-06-2008, 10:32 PM
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Default Re: Why am I getting porn posts in my PMs?

Occaisionally, this can happen. We usually take care of it rather quickly. I suspect the member has been already been "adjusted".

Please feel free to PM a Mod or Admin anytime this happens.

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Old 06-11-2008, 02:02 PM
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Default Re: Why am I getting porn posts in my PMs?

Are you still a dmoz editor?

In that directory it is not even spam

You know I am a link collector.

What is much worse. I may link to a semantic site or article and after a while it is a link to a porn site. Worse when that happen to my game site aimed at children.

That has happened once.
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Old 10-01-2008, 05:49 PM
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Hi Kgun,

Yes, I'm still a (very) sporadic DMOZ editor. I just do enough to keep my account active - it has long since lost any relevance, IMO, but I maintain an account just for the heck of it. There are several very good human edited directories that I prefer to spend my time helping (JoeAnt, Skaffe, Web-Beacon are my faves. Lovely people there.)

Actually, this is the only forum I participate in where I get junk mail in my private messages.

I'd just like to be able to block all incoming messages. In the 5 years I've been a member here, I've gotten 1 legitimate PM. I just don't mingle "after hours"
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