Here we go again!

I wouldn't get undone, yet. What I worry a bit about is publisher Harper-Collins saying they will transfer all the postings from all the forums of the old Bradbury website. Just hope they somehow scan out the junk so the spammers don't have a foot in the door in the carry-over.

Right on!!!

I thought this one had a barrier or filter against the onslaught. If it does not, I would talk to them about getting one pronto.

Okay I will.. Thanks a lot..

But what if we just focus on the topic and not on my links below my sig.. would that be okay,? Cause if ever I will register again, I need to create another email adress again,, And I guess that is some kinda hussle..so will you jsut let me continue my name and my sig.. I will be very delighted to, if you will allow me too..


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Okay with me. The links can just reside somewhere in my peripheral vision. Elucidate.

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Oh moderator, oh moderator...

That's funny - Robot don't like them links.

Enlighten a technically challenged soul: does the presence of links cause a greater threat of spam; and, if so, how does that work exactly?

It's not the links perse that I object to because many times someone wants to show you a fun site or an interrelated link to the discussion. It is the ones coming from a purely selfish and annoying angle that have nothing to do with this. It is insidious, viral, and it will multiply at an alarming rate because I have seen other websites become inundated with spam and one that some of us frequented shut down because of it. Another website that I frequent has this to say, "Please keep this a spam free zone. All spam will be removed with due haste".

It's like a blight on an otherwise perfectly good mushroom, Doug.

From Wikipedia,
Spam may mean:

Spam (food), canned meat sold by Hormel.
Spam (Monty Python), a comedy sketch involving the meat. The technological term takes its name from this sketch.
Spam (electronic), unsolicited or undesired bulk electronic messages.
E-mail spam, unsolicited emails with advertisements.
Forum spam, posting advertisements or useless posts on a forum
Spamdexing, manipulating a search engine to create the illusion of popularity for webpages.
Messaging spam ("SPIM"), use of instant messenger services for advertisement or even extortion.
Spam (computer game), to repeatedly use one weapon or tactic. This term is based on the technological meaning of undesired bulk electronic message.

One of the most famous robots in SF came from the Golden Age of the 30s and 40s named Adam Link. Two brothers named Elmo and Otto Binder wrote the stories under the pen-name Eando Binder, E and O Binder. Just a robot/link link.

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La la, la la...Elmo's world, Elmo's world.

Not to make light of the spam and the spamming and the spammers, no matter how subtle their means, their intentions are quite obvious and unwanted and therefore they themselves should feel unwelcome. Be gone!!!

If you ever have the chance to read the story "I, Robot" by Eando Binder, you should. It was obviously a huge influence on Isaac Asimov and is credited with being the first story to treat robots sympathetically. It's told as a confession/plea for understanding by a fugitive robot and reminds me a lot of Shelley's FRANKENSTEIN. You can find it in the old anthology THE COMING OF THE ROBOTS edited by Sam Moskowitz. The book is chok full of really good robot stories.

Oh, I just realized it was Earl (not Elmo) Binder.

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OK, thanks.

My personal favourite is the Python variety.

It's just that leahn seems sincere and I don't want to appear unfriendly, but if the links are truly potentially dangerous, perhaps the moderator could remove the links. I don't know if that technology exists.

My mom used to make Bisquick pancakes with a slab o' Spam in the middle. Yum!
Ever had Spam Sushi? I haven't, but I understand it's very popular in Hawaii.

C'mon guys!!! You're making me hungry with all this talk of spam.

Note: my mother would dip a slice of Spam into a beaten egg then drag it through crushed crackers and then fry it. I ate it with a spot of mustard. Now I am really getting hungry!.