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Linux Mafia: Protection R Us
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jayseye
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Linux Mafia: Protection R Us
It would be very unfortunate for <the-kitchenfactory.co.uk> if their domain / website were to experience a DDOS attack
Just sayin'
Just sayin'
Re: Linux Mafia: Protection R Us
Please explain 
Have they been spamming the forum? Did they sell you a dodgy tap? Was there a horse's head in the larder?
This year, I'm looking to source a new kitchen so it would be useful to know who to cross off my list.
Have they been spamming the forum? Did they sell you a dodgy tap? Was there a horse's head in the larder?This year, I'm looking to source a new kitchen so it would be useful to know who to cross off my list.
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jayseye
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Re: Linux Mafia: Protection R Us
Yes knome, they've been spamming the Forum quite a lot lately. It would be ever so rewarding to hear that you have crossed them off your list.
I live in the U.S.A., so am blissfully ignorant of their other business practices. However, to repeat what I asked on Google Plus: Is spamming online Forums really a viable business model?
Up 'til now I've followed the usual advice, "Don't feed the trolls," and dutifully reported every occurrence of spam here. Just lost it tonight though, and felt the need to do something.
As to the horse's head: a few years back, LinuxPackages.net was a popular place to get Slackware binaries. Long-time users may recall that their original domain name was LinuxMafia. Also, I grew up in a neighborhood with many Sicilians, some of them close friends. Many more were familiar as restaurant owners, barbers, etc.
With police corruption being legendary in New York City, it was sometimes tempting to seek justice via alternate routes. However, rather than asking for a favor, to be repaid at some future time, I simply sent Google Plus notifications of tonight's post there to friendly folks at Anonymous, CyberPunks, etc.
I live in the U.S.A., so am blissfully ignorant of their other business practices. However, to repeat what I asked on Google Plus: Is spamming online Forums really a viable business model?
Up 'til now I've followed the usual advice, "Don't feed the trolls," and dutifully reported every occurrence of spam here. Just lost it tonight though, and felt the need to do something.
As to the horse's head: a few years back, LinuxPackages.net was a popular place to get Slackware binaries. Long-time users may recall that their original domain name was LinuxMafia. Also, I grew up in a neighborhood with many Sicilians, some of them close friends. Many more were familiar as restaurant owners, barbers, etc.
With police corruption being legendary in New York City, it was sometimes tempting to seek justice via alternate routes. However, rather than asking for a favor, to be repaid at some future time, I simply sent Google Plus notifications of tonight's post there to friendly folks at Anonymous, CyberPunks, etc.
Re: Linux Mafia: Protection R Us
Checked out <the-kitchenfuckery.co.uk> and first thing to note is there is no registered company address, etc.,etc. So, as a consumer, I wouldn't touch them with a bargepole. Dig deeper and and you find a network of various "kitchen" websites linked to a notorious scam-merchant/rogue-trader from the North-West of England. What's galling is that this fucker is probably rich from ripping off gullible and vulnerable people.
I think it will be many years before the spamming monster is defeated. Previously it focused on Email but I think the current model is all about search engine optimisation: Search for "cheap kitchens" on Google UK and guess what is the top result. That high-ranking result may not be partly attributable (if at all) to forum spam but it only takes a few arseholes to believe it so and it will continue. I suspect that even Google (corporate giant that it is) has its eye on the ball re this problem.
Is spamming online Forums really a viable business model?
I think it will be many years before the spamming monster is defeated. Previously it focused on Email but I think the current model is all about search engine optimisation: Search for "cheap kitchens" on Google UK and guess what is the top result. That high-ranking result may not be partly attributable (if at all) to forum spam but it only takes a few arseholes to believe it so and it will continue. I suspect that even Google (corporate giant that it is) has its eye on the ball re this problem.
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jayseye
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Re: Linux Mafia: Protection R Us
Great research, thanks knome! You might have a bright future with some friends of mine. We'd just have to work a bit on some cultural references. Here we say, I wouldn't touch it with a 10 foot pole. How long is your typical bargepole, anyway?
Yes, SEO may be the most popular scam on social networks these days. I've heard Google reps discuss their ongoing challenge with being "gamed." They prefer to handle it algorithmically, and that's one reason they hire so many bright young (and older) PhDs. However, there are also a couple of actual human employees who deal with special cases.
We'd just have to work a bit on some cultural references. Here we say, I wouldn't touch it with a 10 foot pole. How long is your typical bargepole, anyway? Yes, SEO may be the most popular scam on social networks these days. I've heard Google reps discuss their ongoing challenge with being "gamed." They prefer to handle it algorithmically, and that's one reason they hire so many bright young (and older) PhDs. However, there are also a couple of actual human employees who deal with special cases.