+NYPaddleCacher Posted October 7, 2010 Share Posted October 7, 2010 Just ignore the problem and it will go away. That's what they said about spam 20 years ago and I think it's pretty obvious how that' worked out. Ignoring bad behavior doesn't punish those that are exhibiting bad behavior. Spammers spam because they get paid to. This guy is doing it because he has anger issues. Eventually he'll get bored. I've seen unmoderated online communities become effectively unusable due to a proliferation of off-topic posts after same "just ignore it if you don't want to read it" advice was given. The briedbart spam index doesn't take into account what the content is (only that the content is repeated). Quote Link to comment
John E Cache Posted October 8, 2010 Share Posted October 8, 2010 there's not a trace of TPTB in this thread or anywhere else discussing this issue, and its been going on for about a month now Is it a coincidence that the Android app appeared a month ago. Now that I have an Android phone, I have seen an amazing number of Android hacker posts. on the web. Nothing seems secure in the Android world. Quote Link to comment
+supertbone Posted October 8, 2010 Share Posted October 8, 2010 (edited) How is this any different than a bunch of cachers from a certain country armchair logging virtuals in the US? Edited October 8, 2010 by supertbone Quote Link to comment
GOF and Bacall Posted October 8, 2010 Share Posted October 8, 2010 How is this any different than a bunch of cachers from a certain country armchair logging virtuals in the US? It is a difference of scale. Quote Link to comment
+WRITE SHOP ROBERT Posted October 8, 2010 Share Posted October 8, 2010 Just ignore the problem and it will go away. That's what they said about spam 20 years ago and I think it's pretty obvious how that' worked out. Ignoring bad behavior doesn't punish those that are exhibiting bad behavior. Spammers spam because they get paid to. This guy is doing it because he has anger issues. Eventually he'll get bored. Right...just like kids who blow up cats with M80s, not. Eventually they turn to hurting people, so to just say eventually it will go away is off track. Eventually the problem will grow worse. Quote Link to comment
+Knight2000 Posted October 8, 2010 Share Posted October 8, 2010 Have at it. Unfortunately complaining won't help. I just ask that the mighty bots only log each cache once. Logging two finds on one cache is bad form. Events? That's an entirely different thread. Quote Link to comment
knowschad Posted October 8, 2010 Share Posted October 8, 2010 How is this any different than a bunch of cachers from a certain country armchair logging virtuals in the US? Well, they are not not a bunch of cachers, they are not from a certain country, they are not logging virtuals in the U.S., and they are doing it programatically in a robotic style. Quote Link to comment
knowschad Posted October 8, 2010 Share Posted October 8, 2010 How is this any different than a bunch of cachers from a certain country armchair logging virtuals in the US? It is a difference of scale. Carp have huge scales. And they're ugly as sin. Fat lips. They eat mud. Quote Link to comment
knowschad Posted October 8, 2010 Share Posted October 8, 2010 Have at it. Unfortunately complaining won't help. I just ask that the mighty bots only log each cache once. Logging two finds on one cache is bad form. Events? That's an entirely different thread. You hear complaints? Quote Link to comment
+dfx Posted October 8, 2010 Share Posted October 8, 2010 How is this any different than a bunch of cachers from a certain country armchair logging virtuals in the US? Well, they are not not a bunch of cachers, they are not from a certain country, they are not logging virtuals in the U.S., and they are doing it programatically in a robotic style. win Quote Link to comment
+Castle Mischief Posted October 8, 2010 Share Posted October 8, 2010 (edited) Just ignore the problem and it will go away. That's what they said about spam 20 years ago and I think it's pretty obvious how that' worked out. Ignoring bad behavior doesn't punish those that are exhibiting bad behavior. Spammers spam because they get paid to. This guy is doing it because he has anger issues. Eventually he'll get bored. Right...just like kids who blow up cats with M80s, not. Eventually they turn to hurting people, so to just say eventually it will go away is off track. Eventually the problem will grow worse. Yes, because spaming cache pages and blowing up cats are exactly the same thing. RELEASE THE KRAKEN! Edited October 8, 2010 by Castle Mischief Quote Link to comment
+northernpenguin Posted October 8, 2010 Share Posted October 8, 2010 RELEASE THE KRAKEN! Dare ya to put that in your signature. Bet TPTB fix that first. Quote Link to comment
+WRITE SHOP ROBERT Posted October 9, 2010 Share Posted October 9, 2010 Yes, being overly dramatic automatically invalidates what I said. Duh, of course they are not the same thing, neither is a broken window, but ignoring any of them does not make them go away, it just allows(or even encourages) the offender to ratchet up the misdeeds. You can argue all you like with my choice of examples, but that is just a way to avois admitting that it's true. Got no valid point to make? Just result to name calling and picking on technicallities. Now you can point out my speeling errors to prove me wrogn. Quote Link to comment
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