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Subject: BS: freelance writer From: johncharles Date: 06 Nov 11 - 07:36 AM why do some threads which seem to have been inactive for a while suddenly start again with a guest name and the only message being "freelance writer" |
Subject: RE: BS: freelance writer From: johncharles Date: 06 Nov 11 - 07:40 AM p.s. the two I noticed today were fretted fiddle Origins:Amelia Earhart's Last Flight(Dave McEnery) john |
Subject: RE: BS: freelance writer From: Monique Date: 06 Nov 11 - 08:44 AM Because they were spams and where deleted as such |
Subject: RE: BS: freelance writer From: Monique Date: 06 Nov 11 - 08:44 AM Oops! *were* |
Subject: RE: BS: freelance writer From: Jim Dixon Date: 06 Nov 11 - 09:49 AM I don't see the point of the spam. Do they think someone here is going to be inspired to hire a freelance writer because we have seen the words "freelance writer" incongruously added to a thread? Fat chance. Maybe it's a secret plot to harm freelance writers and the people who hire them. I suppose it would frustrate people who use Google to search for "freelance writer" and end up at Mudcat. |
Subject: RE: BS: freelance writer From: GUEST,999 Date: 06 Nov 11 - 09:59 AM Who IS Lance Writer? |
Subject: RE: BS: freelance writer From: Jim Dixon Date: 06 Nov 11 - 11:29 AM OK, it just dawned on me what the point of the spam might be. Ads on Mudcat pages—placed there by Google, I think—are frequently matched to the content. So putting the words "freelance writer" in the text increases the chance that certain ads will appear. Let's see what happens if I do this: naked nude bare girls women chicks tits ass booty porn |
Subject: RE: BS: freelance writer From: Monique Date: 06 Nov 11 - 11:32 AM A mysterious knight arbitrarily jailed who gets support from hidden devotees. |
Subject: RE: BS: freelance writer From: Jim Dixon Date: 06 Nov 11 - 11:34 AM OK, I see an ad for "amazing joint relief." Is that related? |
Subject: RE: BS: freelance writer From: GUEST,999 Date: 06 Nov 11 - 11:57 AM 'OK, I see an ad for "amazing joint relief."' Sounds like a good idea to me, but I always get the munchies, man. |
Subject: RE: BS: freelance writer From: Stilly River Sage Date: 06 Nov 11 - 12:14 PM Looks like the 'cat is getting peppered. Stay cool, Bruce! ---------------Yeah - it's an old line of spam which sometimes survives longer than it should. (Note to self: Must try harder.....) Mudelf------------------------- |