Limericks Needed
November 12th 2006 18:35
This has nothing to do with Lost. It's all about spammers.
I'm one of the editors of Haruah, an online literary magazine, and we maintain a forum for discussion of the fiction, poetry, and anything else our readers want to chat about. Naturally, any place with an open forum attracts the spammers. At first we deleted the obnoxious posts and their posters, but they just kept coming back. So we decided to let our wit shine through.
It seems to have reduced the numbers of socially maladjusted types who frequent our forum, but they're still there.
Here's an example of what I'm thinking. When KilkaSerko of "Mexoco" (his spelling, not mine) put a bunch of random links up, I replaced them with this:
There once was a spammer named Kilka
Who couldn't even spell where he spammed from.
. He left several links
. For shoes and mixed drinks
So I acted as an editorial filter.
Far from brilliant, I know. That's why I'm asking for help.
What do you get for your hard work? Er, um, well, not much. I'll post a byline and a link back to your blog here, so you do get credit. Something like this:
Limerick courtesy of Adele of Lost Fanatic.
It'll get a little more exposure for your site and hopefully be fun.
The only caveat is that it's a family site, so no profanity, sex, or otherwise offensive (except to spammers) material.
I'm one of the editors of Haruah, an online literary magazine, and we maintain a forum for discussion of the fiction, poetry, and anything else our readers want to chat about. Naturally, any place with an open forum attracts the spammers. At first we deleted the obnoxious posts and their posters, but they just kept coming back. So we decided to let our wit shine through.
It seems to have reduced the numbers of socially maladjusted types who frequent our forum, but they're still there.
Here's an example of what I'm thinking. When KilkaSerko of "Mexoco" (his spelling, not mine) put a bunch of random links up, I replaced them with this:
There once was a spammer named Kilka
Who couldn't even spell where he spammed from.
. He left several links
. For shoes and mixed drinks
So I acted as an editorial filter.
Far from brilliant, I know. That's why I'm asking for help.
What do you get for your hard work? Er, um, well, not much. I'll post a byline and a link back to your blog here, so you do get credit. Something like this:
Limerick courtesy of Adele of Lost Fanatic.
It'll get a little more exposure for your site and hopefully be fun.
The only caveat is that it's a family site, so no profanity, sex, or otherwise offensive (except to spammers) material.
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Comment by Adrian
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We should find a piece of spam, and express it in limerick form?
Or we should try to rewrite your limerick in limerick form?
(Or we should try to rewrite your limerick in spam form?)
Comment by BigCountry
who hadn't a brain in his head,
He started a fight,
'cause he thought he was right,
but discovered his ignorance instead
Comment by Adrian
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Comment by Adele
Lost Fanatic
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Nooooo! I don't need more spam.
What I was thinking was just a group of limericks that I could post into random spammers' posts. I guess the one I posted was a bad example since it poked fun at an individual spammer.
I've written haiku in the past, and inserted the lyrics to the Monty Python Spam song. The spam posts get as many hits as the legitimate posts, so I'd like to use them for something...
Anything anti-spam suits me just fine.
Comment by Adele
Lost Fanatic
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Now that I know you can write limericks, I'll expect more from you.
Comment by katyzzz
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I'll think about what you say, write one, and hopefully get back to you, without the personal attack Big Country seems to have inflicted on Ahmed, who is, indeed a very intelligent young man.
Ahmed is, after all, entitled to his opinion.
katyzzz
Comment by Adele
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Comment by BigCountry
it preceded the one for cheap botox
it deleted my fun
to find that I'd won
the best selling cure for small cocks
Comment by katyzzz
Photography Tips
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Is your middle name spam,
do it if you can,
your war' s an intrusion,
it causes confusion,
I'd much prefer it, if you ran!
Rack off!
Lay off and
get off!
katyzzz
Comment by Adele
Lost Fanatic
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That is great! I can see using that one soon. How do you want your credit to read? Do you have a site you want linked?
Comment by Adele
Lost Fanatic
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I like it. Do you mind if I change a word or two, depending on the specific spam? Which site would you like linked?
Comment by katyzzz
Photography Tips
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You're welcome to change it. I realize it could have been better.
Please link to http://www.mspaintart.com/music-and-the-brain/
katyzzz..........good luck with it all!
Comment by Adele
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Comment by BigCountry
the spam count :100 and 3
I thought with a sigh,
"What a waste of my Time!
does anyone actually read these?
Comment by Adele
Lost Fanatic
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You are awesome! Limericks just roll off your keyboard.
And that one was funny.
Comment by Adele
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Comment by BigCountry