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Someone who makes posts of little value to garner free advertising.

(2009-11-06, 11:51 PM)TimB. Wrote: [ -> ]Ps. Do they actually teach economics in US schools? Some people need to learn that something is only worth what people are willing to pay.

My school offered it but it wasn't required. I would recommend it though it was one of the most fun classes I ever had (may be due to the fact I just understood economics for some reason though).

@GEEK - A sig spammer is someone who spams indirectly. They make normal looking posts(well somewhat) and have a link in their sig that would normally be spam.

(2009-11-06, 11:57 PM)AVC Wrote: [ -> ]You can also blame forum administrators for allowing trolls and signature spammers to disrupt legitimate conversations.

And here we go, again.

http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Troll_%28Internet%29
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Troll_%28Internet%29
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Troll_%28Internet%29
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Troll_%28Internet%29

Read that article over as many times as I've pasted the link before you come back here and accuse someone of trolling. Please.

(2009-11-07, 12:01 AM)AVC Wrote: [ -> ]Someone who makes posts of little value to garner free advertising.

You mean someone who just keeps repeating one thing or another, right or not and has links to their sites in their signature??

You read the troll article, you need it.

(2009-11-07, 12:03 AM)- G33K - Wrote: [ -> ]

(2009-11-07, 12:01 AM)AVC Wrote: [ -> ]Someone who makes posts of little value to garner free advertising.

You mean someone who just keeps repeating one thing or another, right or not and has links to their sites in their signature??

Just someone who is paid to make legitimate looking posts with a link to the product they are being employed by. Spammers are not the people in question in this thread though.

(2009-11-07, 12:04 AM)AVC Wrote: [ -> ]You read the troll article, you need it.

You see this is the problem combus is talking about.

I move for a lock as this is going no where now. All in favor say 'I'.

(2009-11-07, 12:03 AM)- G33K - Wrote: [ -> ]

(2009-11-07, 12:01 AM)AVC Wrote: [ -> ]Someone who makes posts of little value to garner free advertising.

You mean someone who just keeps repeating one thing or another, right or not and has links to their sites in their signature??

No, real signature spammers post in any thread they think will be viewed a lot, they also ghost on the back of popular posters.

(2009-11-07, 12:06 AM)NetSage Wrote: [ -> ]

(2009-11-07, 12:04 AM)AVC Wrote: [ -> ]You read the troll article, you need it.

You see this is the problem combus is talking about.

I move for a lock as this is going no where now. All in favor say 'I'.

Precisely. I.

I PM'd you one of the threads in question AVC, you will see what we mean and it has nothing to do with spammers :p