Comments on: Stylish Spam http://meyerweb.com/eric/thoughts/2007/03/30/stylish-spam/ Things that Eric A. Meyer, CSS expert, writes about on his personal Web site; it's largely Web standards and Web technology, but also various bits of culture, politics, personal observations, and other miscellaneous stuff Fri, 25 May 2012 11:55:57 +0000 hourly 1 http://wordpress.org/?v=3.3.2 By: Max Thrane http://meyerweb.com/eric/thoughts/2007/03/30/stylish-spam/#comment-134543 Max Thrane Wed, 18 Apr 2007 13:42:11 +0000 http://meyerweb.com/eric/thoughts/2007/03/30/stylish-spam/#comment-134543 You should've forwarded him to the designer team behind microsoft.com :) You should’ve forwarded him to the designer team behind microsoft.com :)

]]> By: Leopold Porkstacker http://meyerweb.com/eric/thoughts/2007/03/30/stylish-spam/#comment-126809 Leopold Porkstacker Fri, 06 Apr 2007 17:16:55 +0000 http://meyerweb.com/eric/thoughts/2007/03/30/stylish-spam/#comment-126809 I still do not fully understand the motivation for these seemingly meaningless SPAM messages, both in blog/website comment areas, and of course email. By sending complete gibberish and URLs that don't even exist, it just seems like a waste of effort. Now, if only those pesky SPAMmers could write some code to make the SPAM into iambic pentameter, haiku, or even Shakespearean prose, then I would enjoy reading the crap. -he who stacks pork I still do not fully understand the motivation for these seemingly meaningless SPAM messages, both in blog/website comment areas, and of course email. By sending complete gibberish and URLs that don’t even exist, it just seems like a waste of effort.

Now, if only those pesky SPAMmers could write some code to make the SPAM into iambic pentameter, haiku, or even Shakespearean prose, then I would enjoy reading the crap.

-he who stacks pork

]]> By: Andrew http://meyerweb.com/eric/thoughts/2007/03/30/stylish-spam/#comment-126723 Andrew Fri, 06 Apr 2007 14:30:26 +0000 http://meyerweb.com/eric/thoughts/2007/03/30/stylish-spam/#comment-126723 As much as I laughed at post #8, the sad part is a sizeable amount of people fall for that or clearly people wouldn't go to all the trouble of making the spam in the first place. Poor fellows :( As much as I laughed at post #8, the sad part is a sizeable amount of people fall for that or clearly people wouldn’t go to all the trouble of making the spam in the first place.

Poor fellows :(

]]> By: Michael Herring http://meyerweb.com/eric/thoughts/2007/03/30/stylish-spam/#comment-125368 Michael Herring Thu, 05 Apr 2007 01:15:22 +0000 http://meyerweb.com/eric/thoughts/2007/03/30/stylish-spam/#comment-125368 Eric: Hello. Have you ever heard of CSS? Me: Nope Eric: Well, it can do wonders for your website... Me: Really? Eric: Yes. It will separate the presentation layer from the content layer, which gitz you gurlz. Me: OMG!!! Eric: Hello. Have you ever heard of CSS?

Me: Nope

Eric: Well, it can do wonders for your website…

Me: Really?

Eric: Yes. It will separate the presentation layer from the content layer, which gitz you gurlz.

Me: OMG!!!

]]> By: Ingo Chao http://meyerweb.com/eric/thoughts/2007/03/30/stylish-spam/#comment-125308 Ingo Chao Wed, 04 Apr 2007 23:20:50 +0000 http://meyerweb.com/eric/thoughts/2007/03/30/stylish-spam/#comment-125308 "javascript you have to be" This just passed my spam filter: "Work without, javascript you have to be, careful trigger. Making, navigation work without javascript you. [... two full names of css-d members follow ...] Without javascript you have to be careful trigger, in. Two different triggers apparently, theres test! [...] Usa cssdiscuss wikifaq, supported evoltorg. Cssdiscuss, wikifaq supported evoltorg, threadie th [...]! Careful trigger in both element, use two." Next, bots will debug code snippets from members of css-d. “javascript you have to be”

This just passed my spam filter:

“Work without, javascript you have to be, careful trigger.
Making, navigation work without javascript you. [... two full names of css-d members follow ...] Without javascript you have to be careful trigger, in. Two different triggers apparently, theres test! [...] Usa cssdiscuss wikifaq, supported evoltorg.
Cssdiscuss, wikifaq supported evoltorg, threadie th [...]! Careful trigger in both element, use two.”

Next, bots will debug code snippets from members of css-d.

]]> By: Peter Foti http://meyerweb.com/eric/thoughts/2007/03/30/stylish-spam/#comment-124652 Peter Foti Tue, 03 Apr 2007 20:16:27 +0000 http://meyerweb.com/eric/thoughts/2007/03/30/stylish-spam/#comment-124652 I've noticed an increase in spam lately. <a href="http://meyerweb.com/eric/tools/wordpress/wp-gatekeeper.html" rel="nofollow">WP-Gatekeeper</a> doesn't seem to be stopping as much as I thought it would. Even if I change my challenges daily, I still get more than just one or two (Akismet catches them, but then I still need to go through and delete them). It's annoying, and no one sees it but me... don't these spammers understand that they're crap isn't getting through (so they should just give up)? I’ve noticed an increase in spam lately. WP-Gatekeeper doesn’t seem to be stopping as much as I thought it would. Even if I change my challenges daily, I still get more than just one or two (Akismet catches them, but then I still need to go through and delete them). It’s annoying, and no one sees it but me… don’t these spammers understand that they’re crap isn’t getting through (so they should just give up)?

]]> By: Rich Wersinger http://meyerweb.com/eric/thoughts/2007/03/30/stylish-spam/#comment-124548 Rich Wersinger Tue, 03 Apr 2007 14:39:16 +0000 http://meyerweb.com/eric/thoughts/2007/03/30/stylish-spam/#comment-124548 Hi Eric, At least you could almost understand the question from your commenter! One of mine said: <blockquote>tooth toothy tootling</blockquote> If anyone can interpret, perhaps I should approve it?! And, here's some of my "best compliments" on a blog that is simply my humble contribution to our Web! I do receive very few comments on my very old and tired design that is begging for an "extreme makeover." <blockquote>Wow , can't forget this best design. Everybody loves your guestbook,so do i. Good site you done here,man. I want to thank your page,it good! </blockquote> Now, can you beat that for help and encouragement? :-) Best regards, Rich Hi Eric,

At least you could almost understand the question from your commenter!

One of mine said:

tooth toothy tootling

If anyone can interpret, perhaps I should approve it?!

And, here’s some of my “best compliments” on a blog that is simply my humble contribution to our Web! I do receive very few comments on my very old and tired design that is begging for an “extreme makeover.”

Wow , can’t forget this best design.
Everybody loves your guestbook,so do i.
Good site you done here,man.
I want to thank your page,it good!

Now, can you beat that for help and encouragement?

:-)

Best regards,
Rich

]]> By: prisca http://meyerweb.com/eric/thoughts/2007/03/30/stylish-spam/#comment-123795 prisca Mon, 02 Apr 2007 12:45:09 +0000 http://meyerweb.com/eric/thoughts/2007/03/30/stylish-spam/#comment-123795 after having had some major problems with the evil of spam myself recently - this one here did make me laugh.... :) nice little cheer up in the middle of a war on spam... :) after having had some major problems with the evil of spam myself recently – this one here did make me laugh…. :)
nice little cheer up in the middle of a war on spam… :)

]]> By: Dan http://meyerweb.com/eric/thoughts/2007/03/30/stylish-spam/#comment-123323 Dan Mon, 02 Apr 2007 03:36:12 +0000 http://meyerweb.com/eric/thoughts/2007/03/30/stylish-spam/#comment-123323 My favorite spam to date, "You should really delete the spam from your site." It must have worked because I felt obligated to leave that post. My favorite spam to date, “You should really delete the spam from your site.” It must have worked because I felt obligated to leave that post.

]]> By: Rob Kirton http://meyerweb.com/eric/thoughts/2007/03/30/stylish-spam/#comment-121590 Rob Kirton Sat, 31 Mar 2007 08:27:25 +0000 http://meyerweb.com/eric/thoughts/2007/03/30/stylish-spam/#comment-121590 Be careful what you ask for, for it may come true. Let's not ban spam. OK in this case, offering help with respect to either CSS or obtaining information about genitalia may not be entirely appropriate. However without spam, how else is a man able to Receive money from unfortunate yet kind African businessmen Improve his "dangly bits" Meet friendly attractive ladies looking for discreet relationships Obtain the cheapest mortgage in town Holiday in Bermuda or take delivery of a top drawer laptop, simply for filling in a survey It sure beats spending time looking for these things, and life would be so boring without it :0) Be careful what you ask for, for it may come true.

Let’s not ban spam.

OK in this case, offering help with respect to either CSS or obtaining information about genitalia may not be entirely appropriate. However without spam, how else is a man able to

Receive money from unfortunate yet kind African businessmen
Improve his “dangly bits”
Meet friendly attractive ladies looking for discreet relationships
Obtain the cheapest mortgage in town
Holiday in Bermuda or take delivery of a top drawer laptop, simply for filling in a survey

It sure beats spending time looking for these things, and life would be so boring without it :0)

]]> By: Dean Edwards http://meyerweb.com/eric/thoughts/2007/03/30/stylish-spam/#comment-121366 Dean Edwards Sat, 31 Mar 2007 00:37:00 +0000 http://meyerweb.com/eric/thoughts/2007/03/30/stylish-spam/#comment-121366 I get at least one laugh a day from checking my spam. "Improve your manly bits" prompted the last chuckle. I get at least one laugh a day from checking my spam. “Improve your manly bits” prompted the last chuckle.

]]> By: Ximena Guiomar Alejandra Cearley http://meyerweb.com/eric/thoughts/2007/03/30/stylish-spam/#comment-121343 Ximena Guiomar Alejandra Cearley Sat, 31 Mar 2007 00:09:59 +0000 http://meyerweb.com/eric/thoughts/2007/03/30/stylish-spam/#comment-121343 It's Las Manitas. If you're going to plug the best Mexican food in town, spell the name right so people can find it. Actually, don't. Let's keep it a secret. It’s Las Manitas. If you’re going to plug the best Mexican food in town, spell the name right so people can find it.

Actually, don’t. Let’s keep it a secret.

]]> By: Dive the web » Archive du blog » CSS pour améliorer un site http://meyerweb.com/eric/thoughts/2007/03/30/stylish-spam/#comment-121264 Dive the web » Archive du blog » CSS pour améliorer un site Fri, 30 Mar 2007 21:44:25 +0000 http://meyerweb.com/eric/thoughts/2007/03/30/stylish-spam/#comment-121264 [...] aujourd’hui, quand j’ai vu le carnet d’Eric Meyer... j’ai éclaté de rire! Surtout de ma prompte réaction d’il y a deux [...] [...] aujourd’hui, quand j’ai vu le carnet d’Eric Meyer… j’ai éclaté de rire! Surtout de ma prompte réaction d’il y a deux [...]

]]> By: Dan Rubin http://meyerweb.com/eric/thoughts/2007/03/30/stylish-spam/#comment-121251 Dan Rubin Fri, 30 Mar 2007 21:17:40 +0000 http://meyerweb.com/eric/thoughts/2007/03/30/stylish-spam/#comment-121251 New! Get CSS-alis and ViagXHTMLra for your site and be 110% bigger than other blogs! New! Get CSS-alis and ViagXHTMLra for your site and be 110% bigger than other blogs!

]]> By: pauldwaite http://meyerweb.com/eric/thoughts/2007/03/30/stylish-spam/#comment-121247 pauldwaite Fri, 30 Mar 2007 21:15:08 +0000 http://meyerweb.com/eric/thoughts/2007/03/30/stylish-spam/#comment-121247 But did u ever heard of CSS? If it'll help our sites, could you maybe tell us about it? But did u ever heard of CSS? If it’ll help our sites, could you maybe tell us about it?

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