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  1. Grossenschwamm

    Grossenschwamm Well-Known Member

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    Is it just me, or have there been more spambots attacking the forum? Maybe it's just me. But, the newest registered user is Shopritestore, can't be anything but a bot.
     
  2. Dark Elf

    Dark Elf Administrator Staff Member

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    There's been intermittent surges of spambot activity over the past year or so.
     
  3. wayne-scales

    wayne-scales Well-Known Member

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    Something to do with the amount of topics and/or posts?
     
  4. Dark Elf

    Dark Elf Administrator Staff Member

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    No clue. I know fuck-all about coding, HTML and phpBB. It could just as well be magic.
     
  5. Zanza

    Zanza Well-Known Member

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    Surely you jest sir, magic and technology working together?
     
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    Dark Elf Administrator Staff Member

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    Their magick is wreaking havoc on our technology! They must be stopped before they destroy our way of life!
     
  7. Jungle Japes

    Jungle Japes Well-Known Member

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    If only we could build some sort of engine that could destroy their magikal forests...
     
  8. Dark Elf

    Dark Elf Administrator Staff Member

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    I urge war on Caladon. It's the only way.
     
  9. Philes

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    I would imagine the "actual" only way involves an elaborate deception starting with the aerial bombing of a zeppelin somewhere over a mountain range, with the end result being a random person eventually banishing themselves to the spambot void and destroying the scripted evil.

    Or joining forces with the spambots to usher in a new spam world order.
     
  10. Zanza

    Zanza Well-Known Member

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    Well we should send someone to meet with this fellow, I suggest someone who's babbling is INCOMPREHENSIBLE! (Gross).
     
  11. Grossenschwamm

    Grossenschwamm Well-Known Member

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    I'm down. Just point me in the right direction and I will end them with nonsensical schizoid musings.
     
  12. Zanza

    Zanza Well-Known Member

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    I'd send Philes to take out the zeppelin but I think he would prefer the role of Ristezzere. Smuel seems to have a self destructive streak so I'm sure he will be fine with flying into it.
     
  13. Jungle Japes

    Jungle Japes Well-Known Member

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    You mean like the Matrix?
     
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    Philes Well-Known Member

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    Someone's gotta be the token crazy giant douchebag in the first town. Might as well be me! I'll pay you 12 gold for that full set of plate armor! But I'll also trade vital information for an old boot!

    You know, the parallels are quite striking, now that I think about it.
     
  15. Grossenschwamm

    Grossenschwamm Well-Known Member

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    Hmmm...can a sort of capcha system be incorporated in account creation? Not that the latest phone seller is a bot. The name kinda tipped me off.
     
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    Zanza Well-Known Member

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    This is so amazing it actually brought a tear to my eye.
     
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