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Old 02-11-2011, 05:09 PM
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Hi,

Anyone else get this message?

"Hey,I'm new here, how's it going?"The most fundamental harm we can do to ourselves is to remain ignorant by not having the courage and the respect to look at ourselves honestly and gently" - Pema Chodron---Serendipityhttp://knowledge33.notlong.com"

I figure it is spam.
 
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Old 02-11-2011, 06:50 PM
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Yep, got it too.
 
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Old 02-11-2011, 07:47 PM
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Hi,

Anyone else get this message?

"Hey,I'm new here, how's it going?"The most fundamental harm we can do to ourselves is to remain ignorant by not having the courage and the respect to look at ourselves honestly and gently" - Pema Chodron---
Yeah...spam...but very true stuff!
 
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Old 02-12-2011, 12:04 PM
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Yes, the message rings true. Definitely good advice. Not so sure if it is good advice to click on the link though......
 
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Old 02-14-2011, 09:22 AM
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Same here, got it last week.
 
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Old 02-14-2011, 10:34 AM
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I've been deleting this type of crap as soon as I find it. If it reeks of spam it probably is so don't respond.
 
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Old 02-16-2011, 03:29 AM
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jks2,

Sorry I've been out from the forum for a long time. Living & working in Japan drains me everyday with enormous nonsense.

Anyway, I've been receiving spam alerts via email and as soon as I receive the message, I too, delete them. I just deleted & moved a number of posts in New Members Area yesterday, and now I found out I have to do the same in this section of the forum.

Oh well, it's part of life.

Thanks for your effort to keep the forum clean & harm-free.


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Old 07-26-2011, 03:39 PM
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I had the same message today, I just deleted it. How do we get these to stop?
 
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Old 07-26-2011, 04:44 PM
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wat the heck I got one too
 
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Old 07-26-2011, 06:45 PM
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got it too...
 
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Old 07-27-2011, 03:47 PM
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Don't know that there is any way to stop them. I just delete and go on.
 
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Old 12-18-2011, 03:01 PM
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just got it too and deleted it.
glad to know that it's spam
 
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Old 12-18-2011, 10:12 PM
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Read the sites privacy statement and you may understand how you received that email and may receive many more in the future. You may be able to opt out...read the statement! While I find this site very informational I find it very difficult to delete a posting, change your user name or cancel membership. These options may be on the site and I have not found them. It is a great forum just needs to be a little more user friendly...
 
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Old 12-31-2011, 06:51 AM
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Very few forums allow total deletion of posts by members. And I've yet to find one that allowed screen name changes or member initiated cancellation. Any moderator here can do all of that for you however. A simple PM will suffice.
 
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Got the same message too :\
 
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Old 01-01-2012, 07:34 AM
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Seems like somebody hacked into the forum database!
 
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Old 01-01-2012, 11:35 AM
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Same story here.
But c'est la vie (digital) I guess...
Just delete it...No biggie, I've seen worse!
Happy new year everybody, safe rides, many more miles on the clock,zero breakdowns!
 
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