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Bandera · July 13th, 2009, 10:26 PM

Why does it say "prove I'm not a spambot-Tele" in my about me? Thanks

ghostwolf · July 13th, 2009, 10:36 PM

so that you can post here and not be dumped when the server refreshes itself. post a location, you'll be fine. btw, welcome to the party. beer's in the keg..............

Tim Armstrong · July 13th, 2009, 10:43 PM

When you registered, you were asked to prove you weren't a spambot by entering the word "tele".

Your "about me" section just shows you passed the test!

Tim

Bandera · July 13th, 2009, 11:03 PM

Thanks Gentlemen. I'm a learnin'

RodeoTex · July 13th, 2009, 11:31 PM

I hate Schertz - sorry bud. It's so close to Selma that I always get speeding tickets there.
Bandera? Now you're talkin'! That was the coolest party town back when the track was open.

garytelecastor · July 13th, 2009, 11:53 PM

Quote:

Originally Posted by RodeoTex

I hate Schertz - sorry bud. It's so close to Selma that I always get speeding tickets there.
Bandera? Now you're talkin'! That was the coolest party town back when the track was open.

TDPRI · July 13th, 2009, 11:59 PM

"spam bots" which are really computers that memorize our software's registration process spread out across the web joining forums so that they can come back later and post spam posts.

Many forums are not protected and they aren't moderated so the spam gets spread around the globe very fast. Google indexes the spam links and this make the spam domains not only more successful but of great worth if the domain is sold.

We throw in a questions that the "bot" doesn't understand. Hence the "Prove you're not a Spam bot" and the requirement to type the word "tele" in all lower case letters.

Now, it's becoming more common for forums to do this, so many heads up spammers hire people for pennies a day in 3rd world countries to manually register at forums. Behind the scenes of running a forum its a never ending process of finding, removing and banning spammers from around the globe.

TDPRI · July 14th, 2009, 12:00 AM

Nice to see Garytelecaster back it's been nearly 2 months.

RodeoTex · July 14th, 2009, 12:33 AM

Quote:

Originally Posted by garytelecastor

Sorry Gary, some local lingo there. Reading it as an outsider I now realize it didn't make much sense. Selmatown is the speedtrap that Steve Earle sang about and there used to be a great horse racing track in Bandera.

boris bubbanov · July 20th, 2009, 01:37 PM

Quote:

Originally Posted by TDPRI

Nice to see Garytelecaster back it's been nearly 2 months.

Absolutely, great to have the man from Minnesota back.

Even if he doesn't know where Bandera is.

I like Bandera. I stay at Lost Maples S P up that way when I'm in that area.

July 13th, 2009, 10:26 PM	#1 (permalink)
Bandera NEW MEMBER! Join Date: Jun 2009 Location: Central Texas Posts: 9	Prove I'm not a spambot Why does it say "prove I'm not a spambot-Tele" in my about me? Thanks

July 13th, 2009, 11:31 PM	#5 (permalink)
RodeoTex Friend of Leo's Join Date: Sep 2005 Location: Nueces Strip Posts: 4,407	I hate Schertz - sorry bud. It's so close to Selma that I always get speeding tickets there. Bandera? Now you're talkin'! That was the coolest party town back when the track was open. __________________ Turn it on, turn it up, turn me loose.

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July 13th, 2009, 10:36 PM	#2 (permalink)
ghostwolf Tele-Holic Join Date: Oct 2008 Location: out of it Posts: 568	so that you can post here and not be dumped when the server refreshes itself. post a location, you'll be fine. btw, welcome to the party. beer's in the keg..............

July 13th, 2009, 10:43 PM	#3 (permalink)
Tim Armstrong Super Moderator Doctor of Teleocity Join Date: Mar 2003 Location: Austin, Texas Age: 53 Posts: 18,821	When you registered, you were asked to prove you weren't a spambot by entering the word "tele". Your "about me" section just shows you passed the test! Tim

July 13th, 2009, 11:03 PM	#4 (permalink)
Bandera NEW MEMBER! Join Date: Jun 2009 Location: Central Texas Posts: 9	Thanks Gentlemen. I'm a learnin'

July 13th, 2009, 11:59 PM	#7 (permalink)
TDPRI Administrator Poster Extraordinaire Join Date: Mar 2003 Location: TDPRILAND Posts: 9,655 48 Photos	"spam bots" which are really computers that memorize our software's registration process spread out across the web joining forums so that they can come back later and post spam posts. Many forums are not protected and they aren't moderated so the spam gets spread around the globe very fast. Google indexes the spam links and this make the spam domains not only more successful but of great worth if the domain is sold. We throw in a questions that the "bot" doesn't understand. Hence the "Prove you're not a Spam bot" and the requirement to type the word "tele" in all lower case letters. Now, it's becoming more common for forums to do this, so many heads up spammers hire people for pennies a day in 3rd world countries to manually register at forums. Behind the scenes of running a forum its a never ending process of finding, removing and banning spammers from around the globe.

July 14th, 2009, 12:00 AM	#8 (permalink)
TDPRI Administrator Poster Extraordinaire Join Date: Mar 2003 Location: TDPRILAND Posts: 9,655 48 Photos	Nice to see Garytelecaster back it's been nearly 2 months.

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