CC Help Jenn Posted April 11, 2016 #26 Share Posted April 11, 2016 I'm still seeing a bunch of these posts listed on the forum. Thanks - I just went and found what I hope were the rest of them - from around 4am this morning :eek: Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
CC Help Jenn Posted April 11, 2016 #27 Share Posted April 11, 2016 Look at the bright side. CC just got 10k+ new members signing up over the weekend and fast becoming the most popular site on the net. :) I might be able to laugh at this by the end of the week:D Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Shmoo here Posted April 11, 2016 #28 Share Posted April 11, 2016 Thanks - I just went and found what I hope were the rest of them - from around 4am this morning :eek: Yay! They're gone. :D:D:D Thanks for your hard work. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
OCruisers Posted April 11, 2016 #29 Share Posted April 11, 2016 It happens from time to time. CC gets rid of them as quickly as possible. :) Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Langley Cruisers Posted April 11, 2016 #30 Share Posted April 11, 2016 Yay! They're gone. :D:D:D For now. It's happened 4 nights in a row. They know they can flood spam the boards when it is night in North America. I might be able to laugh at this by the end of the week:D I hope so. :) Thanks for all you do - it is appreciated. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
CC Help Jenn Posted April 11, 2016 #31 Share Posted April 11, 2016 For now. It's happened 4 nights in a row. They know they can flood spam the boards when it is night in North America. I hope so. :) Thanks for all you do - it is appreciated. Thanks ! We appreciate the appreciation - our hosts have certainly had their hands full as well. And tonight will be different - fingers crossed!!! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Viv0828 Posted April 11, 2016 #32 Share Posted April 11, 2016 What is the purpose of spamming a board in a language almost none of the members can read? Sent from my iPhone using Forums mobile app Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Nitemare Posted April 12, 2016 #33 Share Posted April 12, 2016 They don't know and they don't care if most folks can read it or not. Costs them zero to do what they do, if one person clicks through then it was worth the minimal effort to set up their bots to do this. As in the past, CruiseCritic will reimburse any members their membership fees from the times the site was unavailable upon request. They have always been very good about doing so. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Slugsta Posted April 12, 2016 #34 Share Posted April 12, 2016 They don't know and they don't care if most folks can read it or not. Costs them zero to do what they do, if one person clicks through then it was worth the minimal effort to set up their bots to do this. As in the past, CruiseCritic will reimburse any members their membership fees from the times the site was unavailable upon request. They have always been very good about doing so. Membership fees??:confused: Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
CC Help Jenn Posted April 12, 2016 #35 Share Posted April 12, 2016 What is the purpose of spamming a board in a language almost none of the members can read? Sent from my iPhone using Forums mobile app There was a link embedded in all of the text. If you clicked any one of them, it would have taken you to an online casino site (at least the one I actually clicked) Now, who knows if that online casino is an actual casino or a scam. Their goal could have simply been to get people to the site to spend money or be scammed out of money. It probably wasn't that, though. Normally spammers will post those links because it will give them a boost in their google ranking. Better google ranking, more traffic, more money for ads on their sites. It's really that simple. Usually it is an automated system that is registering for forums and making the posts. Once they find a weakness they actually take advantage of it and the spam will seem to exponentially grow until you get the weakness corrected. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Treven Posted April 12, 2016 #36 Share Posted April 12, 2016 Why does it even need to be given any thought? Ignore it! Too many other threads and subjects to be interested in than this gibberish! Why care or am I missing something:confused: No, you aren't missing a damn thing. Like others I merely ignore those posts, I certainly don't open them. While I think I certainly have a good firewall, why give it/them an opportunity. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
sfaaa Posted April 12, 2016 #37 Share Posted April 12, 2016 Some of those korean posts had up to 45 viewings. So I guess the spammer had achieved his mission. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Haoie Posted April 12, 2016 #38 Share Posted April 12, 2016 I was wondering about those! Thanks for clearing it up - for now. You think this is bad, try reading Facebook comments! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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