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Um....?

Discussion in 'General Discussion' started by Violent Seas, Feb 8, 2006.

  1. Violent Seas

    Violent Seas Sixth Year

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    uh.....?

    ya, i don't have a fic <_<


    i'm not the only one who got this, right?
     
  2. LT2000

    LT2000 Heir

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    I got it...though I do have a fic.
     
  3. Nymph

    Nymph Second Year

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    yeh I got that one as well but unlike you i actually have 2 one-shots which really should be taken down (they're filled with cliches). I think that this person is just using this forum to advertise their website.
     
  4. Midknight

    Midknight Middy is SPAI! DLP Supporter Retired Staff

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    got the same thing
     
  5. ip82

    ip82 Prisoner

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    Me 2. Replied that I'm not interested in keeping more than one backup copy...
     
  6. Midknight

    Midknight Middy is SPAI! DLP Supporter Retired Staff

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    The fact that the person used the memberlist to spam has resulted in a ban. I've asked several of my friends who have accounts here to check, and they've also gotten Pms from this guy.

    Spamming our roster is a no no! You all are free to lynch him.
     
  7. Dark Syaoran

    Dark Syaoran No. 4 Admin

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    I got it too, lol. I just ignored it. Though I did check out the site.
     
  8. Cervus

    Cervus Raptured to Hell

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    Should I be happy or shamed that this guy didn't invite me? Not that I would have gone had he invited me. Spam mailing me would not get me to join anything, in fact it's more likely to make me ignore the person/website that sent it in the first place.

    Actually - now that I think about it - this seems familiar. I've received countless posts via Yahoo! Groups promoting an English/German Harry Potter fanfiction site. It seems this guy has a thing for sending spam often, so often in fact that sometimes I have more than one message in my inbox from him.

    Furthermore (on an assumption that the person that sent those emails will read this thread at some point);

    If you're going to market your site to English speaking people make sure you have a grasp of the English language. A Klick is 'a metric unit of length equal to 1000 meters (or 0.621371 miles)' and not something you do with a mouse.

    I know this might read as a flame but that's not what it is meant to be. My point is that a site marketed toward English speaking people should at least use proper English on the main page of it's site, and that they shouldn't use spam mail as a means to get people there in the first place.
     
  9. Violent Seas

    Violent Seas Sixth Year

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    His site is full of slash and other crap, so that's just a turn-off right there, even if i did have a story.
     
  10. Rahkesh Asmodaeus

    Rahkesh Asmodaeus THUNDAH Bawd Admin DLP Supporter

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    I got it too, checked out the site, didn't attract my interest. I think the guy signed up just to use the PM feature. Turd.

    And Cervus, the site is made for English and German speakers. I think the guy is probably German. On the site there were mostly German people, so I think he was trying to attract an English speaking crowd from DLP.
     
  11. IndoGhost

    IndoGhost Dark Lord

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    I got one as well....never did anythign about it.
     
  12. ChuckDaTruck

    ChuckDaTruck Overlord

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    I created an e-mail just FOR this site. I was getting too much mail otherwise. Its okay. I scratch my toes, and go through it.

    SPAMMERS SUCK!!! I have killed a spammer, I WILL KILL AGAIN!!!

    :laughs maniacally: :twisted: :twisted: :twisted:
     
  13. darkinferno9908

    darkinferno9908 Second Year

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    I feel kinda left out that I DIDN'T get one... but whatever... *sigh* and btw, can someone tell me where HPRecycleBin is? I've googled and everything just can't find it.
     
  14. Spacks

    Spacks Order Member DLP Supporter

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    A klick is slang for kilometer.
     
  15. Cervus

    Cervus Raptured to Hell

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    klick also klik - Pronunciation (klk)
    n. Slang A kilometer.

    [Alteration of click(probably influenced by kilometer).]

    The American Heritage® Dictionary of the English Language

    Klick

    n : a metric unit of length equal to 1000 meters (or 0.621371 miles) [syn: kilometer, kilometre, km]

    Source: WordNet

    We were both right actually. That doesn't make its use on that website any more right though.
     
  16. Giovanni

    Giovanni God of Scotch

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    I got the message as well.
     
  17. Rain

    Rain Pirate Navigator of the 7 Seas

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    I was sent the message from a FF.Net pm. I joined, and promptly smacked myself on the head for thinking I would find anything worthwhile.
     
  18. bornagainpenguin

    bornagainpenguin DLP Archivist

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    Looking forward to seeing you there!

    [ http://groups.yahoo.com/group/HPRecycleBin/ ]

    --bornagainpenguin