Comments on: Stop The Texas Hold ‘Em Guy! http://www.sitepoint.com/blogs/2005/09/23/stop-the-texas-hold-em-guy/ Tue, 07 Oct 2008 09:40:12 +0000 http://wordpress.org/?v=2.5 By: Ninja http://www.sitepoint.com/blogs/2005/09/23/stop-the-texas-hold-em-guy/#comment-476873 Ninja Fri, 16 Nov 2007 22:04:08 +0000 http://www.sitepoint.com/blogs/?p=1219#comment-476873 Isn't comment span worthless anyway now that they have the no follow tag? Google says the pagerank of the site doesnot count towards the link and the anchor text will not count towards the link, so does the link even count at all? Most comment on blog sections now use the no follow tag. Isn’t comment span worthless anyway now that they have the no follow tag? Google says the pagerank of the site doesnot count towards the link and the anchor text will not count towards the link, so does the link even count at all? Most comment on blog sections now use the no follow tag.

]]> By: atworth http://www.sitepoint.com/blogs/2005/09/23/stop-the-texas-hold-em-guy/#comment-32914 atworth Sun, 25 Jun 2006 13:42:23 +0000 http://www.sitepoint.com/blogs/?p=1219#comment-32914 Nice site. Thank to work... Nice site. Thank to work…

]]> By: The Tech Savvy Educator » Blog Archive » A funny thing happened on the way to the forum… http://www.sitepoint.com/blogs/2005/09/23/stop-the-texas-hold-em-guy/#comment-13048 The Tech Savvy Educator » Blog Archive » A funny thing happened on the way to the forum… Mon, 23 Jan 2006 20:53:28 +0000 http://www.sitepoint.com/blogs/?p=1219#comment-13048 [...] This weekend I was forced to do something that I’ve been dreading since creating the web site last year. In response to the increasingly annoying posts and messages from spammers I “locked down” the forum by turning off the ability to post as a guest. Don’t fret forum users, the forum is still there, ready for your reading, but it’s now necessary to be logged in as a registered user in order to post. What’s the big deal you might ask? In order to encourage the free flow of ideas and resources without the hassle of signing up for yet another web service, I had hoped to keep the forum completely open to unregistered users and the general public. Since many members of the general public can’t seem to be trusted in keeping their Texas-Hold’em and Cialis spam links to themselves, I’ve closed the forum to unregistered users in order to stop unsolicited, and in many cases inappropriate, posts. [...] […] This weekend I was forced to do something that I’ve been dreading since creating the web site last year. In response to the increasingly annoying posts and messages from spammers I “locked down” the forum by turning off the ability to post as a guest. Don’t fret forum users, the forum is still there, ready for your reading, but it’s now necessary to be logged in as a registered user in order to post. What’s the big deal you might ask? In order to encourage the free flow of ideas and resources without the hassle of signing up for yet another web service, I had hoped to keep the forum completely open to unregistered users and the general public. Since many members of the general public can’t seem to be trusted in keeping their Texas-Hold’em and Cialis spam links to themselves, I’ve closed the forum to unregistered users in order to stop unsolicited, and in many cases inappropriate, posts. […]

]]> By: DanThies http://www.sitepoint.com/blogs/2005/09/23/stop-the-texas-hold-em-guy/#comment-12752 DanThies Mon, 16 Jan 2006 20:47:04 +0000 http://www.sitepoint.com/blogs/?p=1219#comment-12752 The THEG is more of a composite sketch... many humans, many bots. The THEG is more of a composite sketch… many humans, many bots.

]]> By: Anonymous http://www.sitepoint.com/blogs/2005/09/23/stop-the-texas-hold-em-guy/#comment-12710 Anonymous Sat, 14 Jan 2006 22:37:07 +0000 http://www.sitepoint.com/blogs/?p=1219#comment-12710 Is this a human or a bot? Is this a human or a bot?

]]> By: Anonymous http://www.sitepoint.com/blogs/2005/09/23/stop-the-texas-hold-em-guy/#comment-12709 Anonymous Sat, 14 Jan 2006 22:34:52 +0000 http://www.sitepoint.com/blogs/?p=1219#comment-12709 Please help me the Texas Holdem Poker/Poker/Party Poker/Pills/Crazy Frog Ringtones/Ringtones (all with a link to his f******g poker site) has been spamming me for the last month and I can't get rid of the punk ass b***h - argghhhhhhhh! What can I do, please help! Please help me the Texas Holdem Poker/Poker/Party Poker/Pills/Crazy Frog Ringtones/Ringtones (all with a link to his f******g poker site) has been spamming me for the last month and I can’t get rid of the punk ass b***h - argghhhhhhhh!

What can I do, please help!

]]> By: DanThies http://www.sitepoint.com/blogs/2005/09/23/stop-the-texas-hold-em-guy/#comment-10447 DanThies Thu, 03 Nov 2005 03:45:46 +0000 http://www.sitepoint.com/blogs/?p=1219#comment-10447 LOL... I'm seeing a comment a day now, from some wannabe THEG trying to put a link on here. Too funny. Sorry Cheap Long Distance Guy, sorry Airline Tickets Guy.... you're no THEG. The THEG knows SitePoint slaps a rel=nofollow on every link, even if he doesn't realize the spam comments will last mere minutes before they're dumped anyway. LOL… I’m seeing a comment a day now, from some wannabe THEG trying to put a link on here. Too funny. Sorry Cheap Long Distance Guy, sorry Airline Tickets Guy…. you’re no THEG.

The THEG knows SitePoint slaps a rel=nofollow on every link, even if he doesn’t realize the spam comments will last mere minutes before they’re dumped anyway.

]]> By: Luis (I know you know where I live) http://www.sitepoint.com/blogs/2005/09/23/stop-the-texas-hold-em-guy/#comment-10277 Luis (I know you know where I live) Thu, 27 Oct 2005 16:15:23 +0000 http://www.sitepoint.com/blogs/?p=1219#comment-10277 Right, so if we are dealing with a problem that has become notorious in the blogosphere, causing 'millions' of pages to link to wikipedia as a counter-attack. Why haven't the companies that are benefitting from the spam (I mean the scum-bag mafia-run gambling game sites) been actioned? I am sure, no, I have faith Google by now is planning a general ban on gambling sites, no? Something like putting these scum bags under the wraps of a filter the same way adult sites are. If you are willing to find gambling sites then go to the rather user-unfriendly preferences and set Google to find gambling sites for you. It is becoming ridiculous how organised crime is taking us all for idiots and just spoiling the party for us all. Right, so if we are dealing with a problem that has become notorious in the blogosphere, causing ‘millions’ of pages to link to wikipedia as a counter-attack. Why haven’t the companies that are benefitting from the spam (I mean the scum-bag mafia-run gambling game sites) been actioned? I am sure, no, I have faith Google by now is planning a general ban on gambling sites, no? Something like putting these scum bags under the wraps of a filter the same way adult sites are. If you are willing to find gambling sites then go to the rather user-unfriendly preferences and set Google to find gambling sites for you.

It is becoming ridiculous how organised crime is taking us all for idiots and just spoiling the party for us all.

]]> By: ephricon http://www.sitepoint.com/blogs/2005/09/23/stop-the-texas-hold-em-guy/#comment-10070 ephricon Thu, 20 Oct 2005 12:56:36 +0000 http://www.sitepoint.com/blogs/?p=1219#comment-10070 Amen to the post above. I finally had to close comments on my blog b/c of the volume of that guy and all his friends. I'll have to consider installing a CAPTCHA in my WP if it really does help to that magnitude. Amen to the post above. I finally had to close comments on my blog b/c of the volume of that guy and all his friends. I’ll have to consider installing a CAPTCHA in my WP if it really does help to that magnitude.

]]> By: alexisb http://www.sitepoint.com/blogs/2005/09/23/stop-the-texas-hold-em-guy/#comment-9865 alexisb Wed, 12 Oct 2005 22:04:28 +0000 http://www.sitepoint.com/blogs/?p=1219#comment-9865 He, he, I really hate that guy. Tom's idea of reporting the affiliate is interesting but how do we know if the site selling the services minds about the method used to promote the services, sure, they may have an agreement or something telling they don't support spammers but as long as they get business they could look the other way. Installing a CAPTCHA in my Wordpress blog helped me to reduce 98% (aprox.) of my spam volume, but Texas Holdem guy sometimes still visit me, as I said before, I hate that guy and hope his computer burns down :) Regards! He, he, I really hate that guy.

Tom’s idea of reporting the affiliate is interesting but how do we know if the site selling the services minds about the method used to promote the services, sure, they may have an agreement or something telling they don’t support spammers but as long as they get business they could look the other way.

Installing a CAPTCHA in my Wordpress blog helped me to reduce 98% (aprox.) of my spam volume, but Texas Holdem guy sometimes still visit me, as I said before, I hate that guy and hope his computer burns down :)

Regards!

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