Spam - Kayak Fishing Adventures on Big Water’s Edge

bolocop · 02-22-2015, 07:51 AM

"I didn't join BWE to get spammed." Wow!

Wow, the nerve of some of you folks! Are you that entitled? You join a free website, receive free webcams/services and then act like you are paying a subscription when you complain about being spammed?

Sure, it's a nuisance but how much effort did it take to hover the pointer over the delete button and click?

whaaaaa!

Tuff guy · 02-22-2015, 08:15 AM

Found the spammer ^^

lambadmin · 02-22-2015, 08:23 AM

Quote:

Originally Posted by bolocop

"I didn't join BWE to get spammed." Wow!

Wow, the nerve of some of you folks! Are you that entitled? You join a free website, receive free webcams/services and then act like you are paying a subscription when you complain about being spammed?

Sure, it's a nuisance but how much effort did it take to hover the pointer over the delete button and click?

whaaaaa!

Hey - I didn't say anything.

But I must admit - similar thought DID cross my mind

No worries, it's all good.

Please DO continue to report these things.
Fighting spam on a public forum is an on going battle - they just never friggen stop.

A number of you did the right thing - report the spam post/PM, just click the report button!

That fires out an alert to all Admins/Mods - that's the best way to get our attention, if we don't happen to be on the forum.

svendawg · 02-22-2015, 08:47 AM

I still show that I have one PM in my inbox but it is not there. I can't get it to zero out

makobob · 02-22-2015, 09:13 AM

MAKE SURE YOU HAVE A STONG PASSWORD IN PLACE.

We've been thinking about enforcing strong passwords for everyone, forcing everyone to change it periodically.
But that would increase the amount of users that are having problems registering, as well as problems resetting their passwords.
Which would put a train on our already limited volunteer resources.
And plus we'd have to listen to a number of you whine...

What do you guys think, how much of an inconvenience would it be if you log on one day and the forum forces you to change your password, and enforces a complex one?

You do what you feel is best for BWE, most of us understand and will do what you ask of us. If we did not like this site we would be gone. You do a great job for our community. Keep up the good work. Tight lines to all.

lambadmin · 02-22-2015, 09:17 AM

Thanks Bob!!

In the meantime - you guys should not wait. On BWE, or ANY other place on the internet where you have a login account - you better have a strong password.

Sven, I see the problem.
This is because we purged those spam PMs before you got to read it/it got marked as read.
Hangn' in there, we'll figure it out.

Iceman · 02-22-2015, 09:18 AM

Quote:

I still show that I have one PM in my inbox but it is not there. I can't get it to zero out

same here

lambadmin · 02-22-2015, 09:36 AM

10-4 masta,
I'm workin' on it, workin' on it...
Put the whip down!

lambadmin · 02-22-2015, 09:53 AM

Masta', are you good now?

This is going to be tough to do the mass update, as there are accounts that truly have unread PMs - we don't want to reset count on those.

Anyone else that still has this problem - shoot me a PM and I'll fix it on case-by-case bases.

svendawg - you should be good.

FISH11 · 02-22-2015, 10:05 AM

Good here. Had the count of one with no message but it finally 0'd out. Thanks Adi.

Mobyfish · 02-22-2015, 11:19 AM

Quote:

Originally Posted by lambadmin

Masta', are you good now?

This is going to be tough to do the mass update, as there are accounts that truly have unread PMs - we don't want to reset count on those.

Anyone else that still has this problem - shoot me a PM and I'll fix it on case-by-case bases.

svendawg - you should be good.

I'm having the same problem

02-22-2015, 08:47 AM	#4
svendawg Senior Member Join Date: Jun 2013 Location: Wildomar, Ca. Posts: 331	pm notification I still show that I have one PM in my inbox but it is not there. I can't get it to zero out

02-22-2015, 09:13 AM	#5
makobob Baitless on Baja Join Date: May 2013 Location: Vista California, Gonzaga, San Quintin, Asuncion, Mag Bay Posts: 4,250	MAKE SURE YOU HAVE A STONG PASSWORD IN PLACE. We've been thinking about enforcing strong passwords for everyone, forcing everyone to change it periodically. But that would increase the amount of users that are having problems registering, as well as problems resetting their passwords. Which would put a train on our already limited volunteer resources. And plus we'd have to listen to a number of you whine... What do you guys think, how much of an inconvenience would it be if you log on one day and the forum forces you to change your password, and enforces a complex one? You do what you feel is best for BWE, most of us understand and will do what you ask of us. If we did not like this site we would be gone. You do a great job for our community. Keep up the good work. Tight lines to all. __________________ http://www.mako-ville.com Home 760-630-4470 Cell 760-520-2514 YES YOU CAN

02-22-2015, 09:17 AM	#6
lambadmin Spam Sanitation Dept Join Date: Jan 2007 Posts: 1,376	Thanks Bob!! In the meantime - you guys should not wait. On BWE, or ANY other place on the internet where you have a login account - you better have a strong password. Sven, I see the problem. This is because we purged those spam PMs before you got to read it/it got marked as read. Hangn' in there, we'll figure it out. __________________

02-22-2015, 09:36 AM	#8
lambadmin Spam Sanitation Dept Join Date: Jan 2007 Posts: 1,376	10-4 masta, I'm workin' on it, workin' on it... Put the whip down! __________________

02-22-2015, 09:53 AM	#9
lambadmin Spam Sanitation Dept Join Date: Jan 2007 Posts: 1,376	Masta', are you good now? This is going to be tough to do the mass update, as there are accounts that truly have unread PMs - we don't want to reset count on those. Anyone else that still has this problem - shoot me a PM and I'll fix it on case-by-case bases. svendawg - you should be good. __________________

02-22-2015, 07:51 AM	#1
bolocop Senior Member Join Date: Aug 2012 Posts: 332	"I didn't join BWE to get spammed." Wow! Wow, the nerve of some of you folks! Are you that entitled? You join a free website, receive free webcams/services and then act like you are paying a subscription when you complain about being spammed? Sure, it's a nuisance but how much effort did it take to hover the pointer over the delete button and click? whaaaaa!

02-22-2015, 08:15 AM	#2
Tuff guy Senior Member Join Date: Jul 2013 Posts: 137	Found the spammer ^^

02-22-2015, 10:05 AM	#10
FISH11 Member Join Date: Aug 2013 Location: Pine Valley when not fishing La Jolla Posts: 2,643	Good here. Had the count of one with no message but it finally 0'd out. Thanks Adi. __________________ MARK ......... 2016 MALIBU X FACTOR, 2020 SOLO SKIFF (Fishing Kayak on Steroids )