spam

[Fro]

Dan why are we getting spam on here?

this "you have new message" crap while the site is in the middle of a big facelift is a bit lame don't you think?

Or is it just me that doesn't like this?

 

[Canteen Worker]

I don't like it but I suppose it pays some bills. There is some stuff I would like to see gone!!!

 

[Dan]

Yeah unfortunately I didn't have full control over the ads that were showing. I now have some more strict control so the adult style ads should now be gone.

The you have 1 message is just an advert, it isn't something i put in place to trick anyone.

Fact is site still costs a fair bit to run, so have to have some ads on the site. They should be a bit cleaner now though!

 

[Matabele]

Why would you be taken in by a message "you have one new message from a user in Terrigal".  As if anyone in Terrigal can write!

 

[Dan]

Why would you be taken in by a message \"you have one new message from a user in Terrigal\".  As if anyone in Terrigal can write!

AFAIK it will be different for everyone. It is supposed to be geo-targeted I believe but I go through a VPN that connects to Perth so for me it says 'Perth'

 

[Matabele]

If I'm connecting through Terrigal, no wonder my internet is so unstable.  LOL

 

[Fro]

Yes at work I get Bathurst and home says Sydney.

Cheers Dan.

 

[Dan]

yup major carriers will route through major hubs. i.e. Brisbane, Sydney, perth Melbourne

however your work probably has a business account which will route through local exchanges and servers, depending on the size of your business

 

[Matabele]

We have servers at Port Stephens

 

[Dan]

We have servers at Port Stephens

Your servers are unimportant unless all network traffic is routed through them. Likely the backbone and pipe they are connected to is Sydney.

The internets isn't magic there is just a hell of a lot of complex routing going on

 

[Fro]

Talk it up captain Nerdo

And it is "The internet isn't magic"

 

[Dan]

No Fro!

it is Internets...it is Internets language!

also known as
Innerwebs
innernets
internet
innernet
interweb
interwebs

somethings akin to lolz etc

 

[Fro]

then it should have been "internets aren't"

 

[Dan]

Not really, just because it is pluralized here doesn't actually mean it is a plural!

This is outside of English now matey!

 

[Fro]

Yeah I'm not fluent in nerd............matey.

Although I do know that they make it up as they go along

 

[Dan]

Yeah I'm not fluent in nerd............matey.

Although I do know that they make it up as they go along

Hence, not being able to be corrected

 

[Fro]

Really??

I never drew that conclusion

Although I would have said they are able to be corrected, but were never incorrect..

 

[Dan]

same result!

innerwebs 5p3ak makez 11f3 345y

See at least I am not using that 1337 speak crap!

 

[Fro]

same result, but not the same

 

[Canteen Worker]

Hey Fro, you will have to learn how to speak Queensland. Just do it very slowly!!