https://grassrootsmotorsports.com/community/kalima/
Is it better to link the post, or the profile?
https://grassrootsmotorsports.com/community/kalima/
Is it better to link the post, or the profile?
In reply to Duke :
Profile's better, thanks!
If you search for canoe things like quickbooks on GRM, it looks like the ghosts of the canoes are still there. It shows a link and of course its been deleted, but it still shows up. Can we do a better "delete" that really makes the topics go away? Im just wondering if since it shows up, thats encouraging more canoe's.
In reply to TJL (Forum Supporter) :
That's a really good observation and could explain why the econobox filter worked so well. Passing on to web team.
In reply to TJL (Forum Supporter) :
I've found the spamming kinda fascinating and went down a bit of a rabbit hole. It's called "black hat SEO" -- they're trying to manipulate page rank. Content in forums apparently confers extra legitimacy, which is why they're dumping it here (as well as all over other forums that they can easily post to). Also, GRM's site already has great SEO and a really good domain rank, or authority -- it's very credible, which helps the spammers: their BS rides on the coat-tails of GRM. Meanwhile, I think it's more than just the word "Quickbooks," or whatever other service they're pushing. It's the phone number, too, and if included, links. Plus the repeated use of terms, numbers, and questions.
I also think that once you see the posts in search results like the one above, the spammer has achieved their goal, and they don't care that the post has been deleted: Google and presumably other search engines have crawled the posts and applied them to whatever page ranking the spammer's trying to manipulate. But I don't know this, for sure.
It's also conceivable that a human is posting this stuff. If "Quickbooks" is altered, they'll likely use Unicode characters that look the same but are different (called "confusables" or homoglyphs) and won't be found in a search for the word. They're actually already doing this. And even is you use code that finds them, you can have multiple Unicode characters put together form a single letter, e.g., in some instances, you can create an accented letter by combining two unicode characters. So, it's hard to find them.
It seems the best common element to search for is phone numbers, which, for now, are *mostly* (but not entirely) using standard numerals. All that said, I assume this is a big enough headache for people that there's a tool, or equivalent resources, available that can search for at least a majority of confusables, though you probably wouldn't have to: if a post has more than, say, 10, it's a baddie, and nuke it.
TL;DR Search new members' posts for phone numbers, and don't publish, if found.
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90BuickCentury said:https://grassrootsmotorsports.com/community/speedrackwest/
Canoe storage racking?
This canoe is a good example. Even though they are de-activated, their name is still an active link. Go to their profile and click the username.
I think this guy has been masquerading as a regular reader but is actually selling canoes for the Dyler website. https://grassrootsmotorsports.com/community/goldenyear/
Duke said:
Still here, and now with links: https://grassrootsmotorsports.com/community/Logynawa/
browndon | Grassroots Motorsports
He's soliciting emails in response to some very specifc WTB ads. The odds of him having all 3 of the things he's asking follks to email about are approaching zero.
In reply to Spearfishin :
I came in for the same one same reason.
https://grassrootsmotorsports.com/community/matthew_nn/
Real people do not tall like that. Bots talk like that.
https://grassrootsmotorsports.com/community/Edward311/
He's replying to the same thread the now banned user https://grassrootsmotorsports.com/community/browndon/ with a simular mo. Not saying they're bad just I see things.
https://grassrootsmotorsports.com/community/VAULTHUNTER/
Only post is to sell a car, ad copy is written by "AI," photo is from a Craigslist ad posted for a MUCH higher price by a car dealer, etc.
I thought we were done with Q book canoes...https://grassrootsmotorsports.com/community/graceturner09/
Garage door spring canoe. https://grassrootsmotorsports.com/community/williamson21/
https://grassrootsmotorsports.com/community/mickal822/
Got to give them credit for some straight up old school spamming.
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