It points out it's happening again, Crafty, so maybe there's something that can be done about it to prevent it from becoming a regular thing. Some brainstorming. I tried to steer this in that direction. At the very least, it'd let people know who are newer that it is spam and our email addresses were phished out of our profiles so do what you wish to prevent that if you care. And then, of course, the hilarity is always a nice bonus for us around here. Levity always helps. We restate lots of issues in the lockerroom - "what happened to our archives", "this isn't a good post", "where are the interviews", "the FPPs have been great lately, good work!" etc. There's no hard and fast rule about repeating it. I've been on jumbotrons for two consecutive weekends during two different historic sports events. Is Jeter still pressing charges? Me personally, I don't think you did anything wrong, dude. There's nothing wrong with a heavily intoxicated man stripping nude, leaping on the field and bear hugging his very favorite player. What the world needs now is love, sweet love. No, not just for some but for everyone.
I mean, it's 'newer', which is good, and a 'ma' in front of it, which is also good. Ma-newer , right?
It points out it's happening again, Crafty, so maybe there's something that can be done about it to prevent it from becoming a regular thing. You're right. We need to do something. Maybe we can get the Ad Council to run a new anti-spam PSA campaign. All we need is a spokesperson. Someone with solid on-screen experience. Like, twice in the last two weekends. (See... getting naked and screaming "Look at me! Look at me!" works in almost any forum. Even written forums. And Jumbotron Manufacturers Conventions. Anywhere.)
Couple things you might find noteworthy. First, the interesting thing in that archived lockerroom thread you mentioned (and this wasn't apparent from that particular lockerroom thread) is that Dan121377 fellow ended up self-linking the hell out of the front page with his own articles at Armchair GM. I know this because I was communicating with Gary and/or rcade (think it was Gary actually) about it when it was happening. I noticed a correlation in the poster and the links in their FPPs and said something. Secondly, Dan was actually really clumsy (he could also have been posing as a decoy 13 year old girl too. Who knows). If you poked around a little more in the archives, searching out 'Armchair GM' maybe, you would have come across this doozy of a thread where we outed an Armchair GM guy. It wasn't the first FPP he linked to at armchairgm.com where "Dan Lewis" was the author, either. He eventually got banned for it, if I recall. So yeah, I'm the first one to piss and moan about guidelines, linking them to everyone and their mom, send comments to Gary and rcade, but it's really hiding my secret identity as World's Worst Viral Marketer. And I would have gotten away with it too, if it weren't for you meddling kids! Jesus, that's elaborate and devious. I hate you - but, goddamn it, I respect you.
I was glad this thread was here. This is the first time I'd gotten the spam. I had forgotten the whole ArmchairGM debacle from a year and a half ago (I just don't have the memory I used to). I was half-tempted to check it out and now I know not to. So thank you Jerseygirl for posting this, even if you are the World's Worst Viral Marketer, if only because it cements your status as you are driving away potential users.
Wait...so jersey's got a virus and a job? Next, you'll tell me she doesn't live in New Jersey! You will, too, but I won't believe you.
I wish I could find a LOLCat to accurately and completely describe my warm and fuzzy feelings right now.
Where are the Web 2.0 people with a nicely tagged and dugg LOLCat site so we can move to expressing all feelings that way? And how long until Hallmark starts putting them out as cards?
yerfatma, that's a brilliant idea. You could call it lolbook, and it could be some weird combination of flickr and facebook/myspace. A social lolcat network. Viral Marketing lolcat has one friend - tomcat.
I wish I could find a LOLCat to accurately and completely describe my warm and fuzzy feelings right now. like this one? and just because they're so damn cute, the rest of the locker room threads.
This one is my favorite.
Well, sure it is. Four-legged animals standing on two legs? That's internet gold right there, buddy!
In fact, I'm actually posing as a 13 year old girl trying to lure men to my house for sex so I can have Chris Hansen from Dateline pop out of a cabinet and yell at them. I'd keep that cabinet locked, if I were you.
Yes. Heard from them back on June 25th. One spam in eight months. Could be worse.
That site is actually really good
It's you, isn't it. You're the mole. Get him!
Providence fans, whaddaya gonna do?
Hope Rick Pitino walks through that door, unlike the time he walked out the door to NYC right in the middle of me being at his basketball camp.
I've been on jumbotrons for two consecutive weekends during two different historic sports events. Top that, fame-seekers! I went to a Durham Bulls game a few weeks ago and was looking around like a DORK in the third inning when they put me on the jumbotron. After all the pointing and shouting, I caught it right as they took me off. 11 year old teases me mercilessly ... mutter "I'll get vindication" ... skip to eighth inning ... same exact thing. I keep telling myself I just came across as non-chalant, but now every time I argue with my son over something, he stops the proceedings with something like "At least I didn't look like an idiot at the ballgame". side-note: This same game, my son yells out "I know what an erection is!"
