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Wow Juliette,
Ask a simple question, unleash a firestorm of hissy-fits. Actually Priapos (Buddy) Lovs' second posting is technically correct, in that "spam" is historically defined as MULTIPLE postings that are of only marginal interest to most of the recipients.
What a lot of people mean by "spam" these days, tho, is the electronic equivalent of the junk mail that clutters up your post box: you know, Get Rich Quick, Cure Cancer With Pond Slime, Get A PhD in Twelve Minutes.
There are folks out there who stand to make money off this, and who glean e-mail addresses posted by innocents on sites like this for their mass e-mailings. That's a good reason not to post your e-mail address indiscriminately, just as you wouldn't randomly post your last name and phone number.
"Spam" in a broader sense also occurs on message boards, in the form of advertising posts, mindless prepubescent dribblings (My name, Gutbucket, is the most AWESOME name going. It kicks ass!), and fraudulent attempts to represent oneself as another poster.
Posts whose only purpose is to be obscene or abusive or to annoy or alienate the general populace of the board are really "trolling" (i.e., posted by "trolls"), but we call 'em spam here for convenience. Our Webmaster, Mr. Campbell, in my opinion does an excellent job of throwing the toads out without limiting the off-topic meanderings that so many of us here are prone to.
You'd probably figured out most of that anyway, but maybe this'll help.
Ask a simple question, unleash a firestorm of hissy-fits. Actually Priapos (Buddy) Lovs' second posting is technically correct, in that "spam" is historically defined as MULTIPLE postings that are of only marginal interest to most of the recipients.
What a lot of people mean by "spam" these days, tho, is the electronic equivalent of the junk mail that clutters up your post box: you know, Get Rich Quick, Cure Cancer With Pond Slime, Get A PhD in Twelve Minutes.
There are folks out there who stand to make money off this, and who glean e-mail addresses posted by innocents on sites like this for their mass e-mailings. That's a good reason not to post your e-mail address indiscriminately, just as you wouldn't randomly post your last name and phone number.
"Spam" in a broader sense also occurs on message boards, in the form of advertising posts, mindless prepubescent dribblings (My name, Gutbucket, is the most AWESOME name going. It kicks ass!), and fraudulent attempts to represent oneself as another poster.
Posts whose only purpose is to be obscene or abusive or to annoy or alienate the general populace of the board are really "trolling" (i.e., posted by "trolls"), but we call 'em spam here for convenience. Our Webmaster, Mr. Campbell, in my opinion does an excellent job of throwing the toads out without limiting the off-topic meanderings that so many of us here are prone to.
You'd probably figured out most of that anyway, but maybe this'll help.
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Check out the original product at www.spam.com and hear the classic Monty Python song at http://bau2.uibk.ac.at/sg/python/Sounds.html
Lovely Spaaam! Wonderful Spaaam!
Lovely Spaaam! Wonderful Spam.
Spa-a-a-a-a-a-a-am.
Spa-a-a-a-a-a-a-am.
Spa-a-a-a-a-a-a-am.
Spa-a-a-a-a-a-a-am.
Lovely Spaaam! (Lovely Spam!)
Lovely Spaaam! (Lovely Spam!)
Lovely Spaaam!
Spaaam, Spaaam, Spaaam, Spaaaaaam!
Lovely Spaaam! Wonderful Spaaam!
Lovely Spaaam! Wonderful Spam.
Spa-a-a-a-a-a-a-am.
Spa-a-a-a-a-a-a-am.
Spa-a-a-a-a-a-a-am.
Spa-a-a-a-a-a-a-am.
Lovely Spaaam! (Lovely Spam!)
Lovely Spaaam! (Lovely Spam!)
Lovely Spaaam!
Spaaam, Spaaam, Spaaam, Spaaaaaam!
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I can hear the song without going to the site. It's what I think of whenever I hear the word spam!
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are you high or just being stupid??
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Check out and see what your name means in French :P
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i had a pretty good idea what it was when i first came in here...i think shes being herself...i guess she really doesnt know what spam means.....
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Thank you Deena, I am a beginner at this game of interneting, etc,. No I am not stupid to the others,but honest enough to ask. I am learning.Thank you for explaining.
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Hi, Juliette! Just wanted to let you know that nobody here thinks you're stupid. (Well, I dunno what the heck Pete/J thinks, if he ever stops to think at all. His 4-letter comment to Ashley was called for and kinda dumbass, as well.)
PriaposLovs has a weird sensayuma, that's all. That's why we like him. :) And, he did answer your questions.
Please stick around. You're certainly welcome here! :)
-- Nanaea
PriaposLovs has a weird sensayuma, that's all. That's why we like him. :) And, he did answer your questions.
Please stick around. You're certainly welcome here! :)
-- Nanaea
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typo
I meant to write "uncalled for" -- not called for! :)
-- Nanaea
I meant to write "uncalled for" -- not called for! :)
-- Nanaea
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Are you rude, or just foolish? That's twice now, "J".
-- Nanaea
-- Nanaea
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... on a more serious note, check out http://www.cybernothing.org/faqs/net-abuse-faq.html#2.1
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