March 8, 20215 yr Popular Post Good morning, We apologize strongly with regards to the Spam message you received overnight. We were attacked by Spam bots and they have been dealt with. In addition to addressing the bot that attacked us yesterday, we've implemented the following changes. Manual approval of all new accounts, any new user is approved by me personally before they are allowed to post anything or send Private Messages. New Users cannot PM more than 2 members until they've made 10 approved posts in our forums. New users cannot edit their About Me until 10 approved posts, this limits potential for profile link Spam. New Anti-Spam software subscription that bans messages sent from certain countries (all of the non-English speaking world) and also bans messages that contain commonly used Spam keywords. We feel that these measures we've taken will eliminate this issue from ever happening again. We are currently in process of cleaning up all 4,000+ private messages the Spam bots sent. We have been an active automotive forum for nearly 20 years and will be celebrating our 20th in August of this year. Warmest Regards, Drew Dowdell Editor in Chief CheersandGears.com
March 8, 20215 yr 6 hours ago, Drew Dowdell said: We were attacked by Spam bots 6 hours ago, Drew Dowdell said: and they have been dealt with.
March 8, 20215 yr 6 hours ago, Drew Dowdell said: We have been an active automotive forum for nearly 20 years and will be celebrating our 20th in August of this year. Happy 20th CheersandGears!
April 1, 20214 yr Author On 3/24/2021 at 11:47 AM, trinacriabob said: With regard to these annoyances, let's hope we've said, "Hasta la vista, baby." I think it was successful. The spam account signups have dropped way down. I’m getting way less spam in my admin email account. And comment spam is down to just 2 since the attack (typically runs around 100 a week, you just never see them) so I think we can call this a win.
April 1, 20214 yr Ill just re-post a 20th Anniversary Trans Am again since it went...like the spam bots... Maybe it was the spam bots that took away my Trans Am... Damn you spam bots try to catch THIS one!
April 1, 20214 yr Author 1 hour ago, oldshurst442 said: I don’t know who that guy is but he looks one spare rib dinner away from a heart attack.
April 1, 20214 yr Paul Bearer. He was (passed away in 2013) a WWE wrestling character "managing" The Undertaker. The Undertaker being the wrestler. The Undertaker. Paul Bearer. Get it?
April 2, 20214 yr I take it you were/are not a wrestling type a guy... I used to watch the stuff from time to time. It was...interesting. I havent watched it since the early 2000s though. I grew up, I guess. But then again, folk who read my posts will beg to differ... Yup...Im soooo more mature now than I was back then...
April 2, 20214 yr 1 hour ago, Drew Dowdell said: About as subtle as a hemorrhoid WOW, Amazing how @oldshurst442 is able to give two votes to the same person. Guess he wanted double the laugh on your comment.
April 2, 20214 yr Author 8 hours ago, David said: WOW, Amazing how @oldshurst442 is able to give two votes to the same person. Guess he wanted double the laugh on your comment. That’s..... not supposed to happen
April 2, 20214 yr 18 hours ago, Drew Dowdell said: I don’t know who that guy is but he looks one spare rib dinner away from a heart attack. That's @oldshurst442 himself! We know he's angry and he does own a hamburger hotdog restaurant up in Canuckada
April 2, 20214 yr 3 hours ago, USA-1 said: That's @oldshurst442 himself! We know he's angry and he does own a hamburger hotdog restaurant up in Canuckada Nah Ah! It aint me, babe! NO! NO! NO! Im bald! And honestly, Im quite fit for a mid-aged Greek fella with a stay-at-home Greek wife that owns a hot dog joint. Because...after a certain age, certain Greek men pack the poundage, especially around the waist area... But not me, babe. NO! NO! NO! It aint me, babe! Its certainly aint me, babe! Here, this is what Im saying about poundage around the waist area. NOT...a stereotype. Edited April 2, 20214 yr by oldshurst442
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