{"id":76,"date":"2007-12-10T23:32:52","date_gmt":"2007-12-10T18:02:52","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/www.bin-co.com\/blog\/2007\/12\/human-generated-spam\/"},"modified":"2007-12-10T23:32:52","modified_gmt":"2007-12-10T18:02:52","slug":"human-generated-spam","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.bin-co.com\/blog\/2007\/12\/human-generated-spam\/","title":{"rendered":"Human Generated Spam"},"content":{"rendered":"<p><img src='http:\/\/www.bin-co.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2007\/12\/spam.jpg' class=\"intro\" align=\"right\" alt='Spam' \/><\/p>\n<p class=\"intro\">I am looking at some spam I received at <a href=\"http:\/\/lindesk.com\/\">LinDesk<\/a>. These are not your average spam &#8211; they are real good. I even let one through before I understood they were spam.<\/p>\n<ul>\n<li>spartan300 | tcssey@aol.com | dolcemp3.com | IP: 64.12.116.138<br \/>\nHhmmm,, this sounds good. but I not yet into upgrading my Fedora7 to 8. i\u00e2\u20ac\u2122m not that afraid of changes, but I might incur another error with my linux. I still have lot of work to do, maybe i\u00e2\u20ac\u2122ll try this later next week. Thanks though for this blog. \ud83d\ude42<br \/>\nIn article <a href=\"http:\/\/lindesk.com\/2007\/11\/sound-issue-in-fedora-8\/\">Sound Issue in Fedora 8<\/a><\/li>\n<li>2cool2sexy | tcssey@aol.com | dolcemp3.com | IP: 64.12.116.138<br \/>\nHave you checked on its system requirements? You should try checking of their site. http:\/\/banshee-project.org\/<br \/>\nI believe there are helpdesk there that can support you.<br \/>\nIn article Banshee &#8211; <a href=\"http:\/\/lindesk.com\/2007\/11\/banshee-music-management-and-playback-for-gnome\/\">Music Management and Playback for GNOME<\/a><\/li>\n<li>audio-fanatic | tcssey@aol.com | dolcemp3.com | IP: 64.12.116.138<br \/>\nanother nice review here Lin. You really adore using Linux-based software? I think this mp3 software is the one fit for my notebook.<br \/>\nIn article <a href=\"http:\/\/lindesk.com\/2007\/10\/audacious-media-player\/\">Audacious Media Player<\/a><\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p>First of all, do you agree with me? Are these spam?<\/p>\n<p>The reason why I think they are spam are the following&#8230;<\/p>\n<ul>\n<li>Same URL and Email &#8211; but different names.<\/li>\n<li>Zero content comments &#8211; they add no value to the post.<\/li>\n<li>My previous experience has taught me that comments with @aol.com email addresses are often spam.<\/li>\n<li>This guy has only commented on MP3 related posts &#8211; his URL leads to an MP3 site.<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p>The reason why they may not be spam are just as valid.<\/p>\n<ul>\n<li>These comments are written by humans &#8211; not bots.<\/li>\n<li>The writer of the second comment(about banshee) has obviously read the post.<\/li>\n<li>The commenter has at least a passing knowledge of Linux and Linux softwares.<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p>So, have you received any spam like this &#8211; comments that you are unsure about? These three comments are still in my moderation queue. I need advice on how to deal with them.<\/p>\n<p>I could let them through &#8211; if no one looks closely, they will think these are actual comments. That will give the articles an appearance of popularity. It is a good thing for me. But I have a zero tolerance policy towards spam. If the comment is a spam, I will not allow it on my site. Its a matter of principle.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<div class=\"mh-excerpt\"><p>I am looking at some spam I received at LinDesk. These are not your average spam &#8211; they are real good. 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