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Jul. 6th, 2007 08:25 pm![[personal profile]](https://www.dreamwidth.org/img/silk/identity/user.png){kind=small}
dolariI've shut the Dolari.net forums down. There were only two users who actually used it, and something along the line of 40 new spam users a day, even with all the spam protections on. It's more of a chore than fun anymore, so off it goes.
In fact, I'm getting tired of spam all around, and have considered shutting down the dolari.org and dolari.net email accounts, so that I can call up the spam providers and tell them to add dolari.everything to a blacklist and I won't have to deal with the not-so-occasional 500+ mail spike from spam bouncebacks. I'm the only one who uses it, I'm the only one who gets the spam bouncebacks and I'm the only one who ends up waiting 5 minutes to see my mail.
I hate hate hate hate spam. I hate the commercialization of the Internet, period. It's taken something that was fun, and made it a maze of LET ME SELL YOU SHIT.
In fact, I'm getting tired of spam all around, and have considered shutting down the dolari.org and dolari.net email accounts, so that I can call up the spam providers and tell them to add dolari.everything to a blacklist and I won't have to deal with the not-so-occasional 500+ mail spike from spam bouncebacks. I'm the only one who uses it, I'm the only one who gets the spam bouncebacks and I'm the only one who ends up waiting 5 minutes to see my mail.
I hate hate hate hate spam. I hate the commercialization of the Internet, period. It's taken something that was fun, and made it a maze of LET ME SELL YOU SHIT.
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Date: 2007-07-07 04:26 am (UTC)While it's fun taking part in forums, it's nerve-wracking to run your own forum or guestbook, especially since there are spammers looking for more opportunities to spread their crap.
I should know -- I had guestbooks for my "Mundane Circus" and "Rugrats Online" sites, but closed them both down when they became spam depositories. Especially those who feigned interest in your site, only to leave links for drugs.
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Date: 2007-07-07 06:16 am (UTC)no subject
Date: 2007-07-07 11:32 am (UTC)no subject
Date: 2007-07-07 07:44 pm (UTC)no subject
Date: 2007-07-07 11:33 am (UTC)That was the old EZBoards forum. The new forum was advertised for a month on my website, and posted here when it went online. Big bold letters, too.
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Date: 2007-07-07 04:30 am (UTC)Spammers are criminals first, last and always.