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-   -   Why Can't You Fix The Korean Spambot Problem? (https://www.fodors.com/community/europe/why-cant-you-fix-the-korean-spambot-problem-1148955/)

mkataoka Nov 10th, 2016 09:00 AM

WoinParis haha transparency is best!

janisj Nov 10th, 2016 09:27 AM

bilboburgler egotistical? I don't think so.

WoinParis Nov 10th, 2016 09:30 AM

Bilbo is great.

Belongs to the normal people. The ones who don't explode and are kind.
Like Kja janisj myriam and some.

HappyTrvlr Nov 10th, 2016 07:43 PM

I can't believe Fodor's uses a part time tech company. You mentioned "outside of Fodor's" which gave me that impression. The Koreans are winning,mkataoka!!

janisj Nov 10th, 2016 10:50 PM

>>I can't believe Fodor's uses a part time tech company. You mentioned "outside of Fodor's" which gave me that impression. <<

Nope -- maybe you missed the announcement last summer that IB purchased Fodors. IB runs FlyerTalk among others.

http://www.fodors.com/press-room/pre...nternet-brands

bilboburgler Nov 10th, 2016 11:48 PM

"bilboburgler egotistical? I don't think so.

Bilbo is great.

Belongs to the normal people. The ones who don't explode and are kind.
Like Kja janisj myriam and some."

Don't know what to say, (tears in eyes) :-)

millie2112 Nov 11th, 2016 12:33 AM

Thanks for explaining. I work in IT, and know how projects get prioritized, with limited resources. Hope you can put the change in soon.

sparkchaser Nov 11th, 2016 01:01 AM

Is it that hard to do a blanket block on all Korean IP addresses until a better solution arrives?

jamikins Nov 11th, 2016 03:25 AM

The problem with not prioritising this is that the participation on this board is down anyway. This issue is compounding the problem and you run the risk of completely losing the contributors. Especially your regular European users. I have been a regular poster here for 13 years and I am seriously considering giving it up because it is useless during most of my day.

quokka Nov 11th, 2016 04:25 AM

>Especially your regular European users. I have been a regular poster here for 13 years and I am seriously considering giving it up because it is useless during most of my day.

Yes, so am I. This is too annoying.
I will look back in after a while to see whether the administrators have finally found a solution for the problem. Until then, have a good time everyone.

FuryFluffy Nov 11th, 2016 05:40 AM

Sigh. As soon as I found a pleasant forum to talk and I planned to stay (Fodors), so did the spambots.

If it's in my power, I'll block all those Korean IP temporarily for several days until the problem is thoroughly fixed by the tech team, then I'll apologize in advance to the (few) innocent Korean souls that would be wrongly blocked. We don't see lots of Korean on this European forum, do we?

Not that I criticize the mods. I know that spam is a big problem nowadays because real people are HIRED and PAID to spam.

What can men do against such reckless hate?
- King Théoden

WoinParis Nov 11th, 2016 06:11 AM

If we leave others will come. I am not that important am I ?

NewbE Nov 11th, 2016 07:17 AM

Who keeps triangling my remarks, please? If I want to say a poster-ahem--is NOT GREAT, why am I censored when those insisting his awful comments are great are allowed to remain?

<Should I send an invoice?> IS an egotistical comment, and I agree with Christina on this. Thankfully, her comment remains.

<Fodors, time to pull the finger out please>
This is an unacceptable vulgarity directed at the editors--and yet, MY comment deploring it is the one that's gone?

For shame.

WoinParis Nov 11th, 2016 07:45 AM

Are you asking to be told that nobody likes you NewBe ?

sparkchaser Nov 11th, 2016 08:21 AM

<i>Who keeps triangling my remarks, please?</i>

How do you know your comments have been reported?

janisj Nov 11th, 2016 01:35 PM

don't know if they were 'triangled' or not. But if they were . . . that does NOT delete a post. An editor looks at the triangle/issue and then takes action - or doesn't.

WoinParis Nov 13th, 2016 11:32 PM

18 such posts on the first page this morning.

kja Nov 13th, 2016 11:53 PM

At least these obnoxious posts are in Hangul, and so easy to recognize and skip. ;-)

willit Nov 13th, 2016 11:54 PM

The obvious problem is that this regular spam attack happens when those of us who live in Europe, and are probably best placed to answer questions, are active on the site. I used to read the European board before starting work in the morning - now it is just wall to wall Korean spam.

Those decrying others for being egotisitical, while complaining that THEIR posts are being deleted, may wish to look up the term "Irony".

kja Nov 13th, 2016 11:57 PM

@ wilt -- it's ALL boards, not just Europe.


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