monstah Posted November 25, 2016 Share Posted November 25, 2016 14 minutes ago, Red Iron Crown said: (if you don't count spambots, if you do then it's probably more than you think) And I was surprised! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
HoloYolo Posted November 25, 2016 Share Posted November 25, 2016 Thanks a lot @Red Iron Crown, time to not get that far now... Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Benji13 Posted November 29, 2016 Share Posted November 29, 2016 How often do you get spam bots and what do they do? What is the point of them? Are they actually bots? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Red Iron Crown Posted November 29, 2016 Share Posted November 29, 2016 16 minutes ago, Benji13 said: How often do you get spam bots and what do they do? What is the point of them? Are they actually bots? At least a few a day, sometimes more, sometimes less. They tend to start new threads in high traffic areas promoting products or services, though some are more sophisticated at evading detection and will copy the text of an existing post into a new one in the same thread with a commercial link inserted (tricky to catch in the queue as it looks like an on topic post). I guess the point is to get people to their website, or increases their search rankings by having links point to them. Most of the are actually bots, yes. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
adsii1970 Posted November 29, 2016 Share Posted November 29, 2016 On 11/25/2016 at 5:37 AM, Red Iron Crown said: 0-point warning -> Warning with points -> Placed in the moderation queue -> Temporary ban -> Permanent ban But that is very much subject to circumstances and severity of the matter. [Edited by adsii1970 for the relevant content I wanted to reference] Ah, so far I have only been in that first category... 0 point warnings. Maybe there's hope for me after all... Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
adsii1970 Posted November 30, 2016 Share Posted November 30, 2016 (edited) @Red Iron Crown, @Vanamonde, and @monstah - I have a serious question and think I might have violated the forum rules with a recent single status update. As many of you know, I've started sharing space and science related quotes on the forum for a while. This morning, I put one one and included an Amazon link where the book can be published where the quote originates. Is this acceptable or is this a violation of the rules? I do not directly gain anything from the purchase of the book... If anything - since we cannot edit single status updates, could I get a moderator to remove the embeded link if this is in violation? Edited November 30, 2016 by adsii1970 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Red Iron Crown Posted November 30, 2016 Share Posted November 30, 2016 @adsii1970 That's fine as long as it's not a referral link or other type that benefits you personally. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Dman979 Posted December 2, 2016 Author Share Posted December 2, 2016 Could you add ManeTI to the Squad staff? I forgot what his name was, and I'm sure others will, too. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Red Iron Crown Posted December 2, 2016 Share Posted December 2, 2016 12 hours ago, Dman979 said: Could you add ManeTI to the Squad staff? I forgot what his name was, and I'm sure others will, too. Done, and some other missing staff were added, too. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
adsii1970 Posted December 2, 2016 Share Posted December 2, 2016 I have no idea why, but this particular thread gives Firefox all kinds of problems. I am not sure if it is because of the embedded video or what, but I get a "java script unresponsive error." If I do not get that error, Firefox becomes unresponsive. Any suggestions? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ZooNamedGames Posted December 2, 2016 Share Posted December 2, 2016 @Red Iron Crown; a month or two back I mentioned I'd make new Kerbal emojis (not replacements but new ones to be added to the roster). I was just curious if you'd still be interested in seeing them. They use the base of the current ones but would work for the :/ and faces. The face being less shocked and more amazed than the current face. If your interested I can post them here, in a new thread or in a PM. Whatever is fits your fancy. Isnt much but at least this can be my small contribution to the forum . Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Red Iron Crown Posted December 2, 2016 Share Posted December 2, 2016 Send them to me in PM and I'll take a look, @ZooNamedGames. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ZooNamedGames Posted December 2, 2016 Share Posted December 2, 2016 8 minutes ago, Red Iron Crown said: Send them to me in PM and I'll take a look, @ZooNamedGames. Once I got home from this funeral, it'll be the first thing I do. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
HoloYolo Posted December 4, 2016 Share Posted December 4, 2016 Is there any way to see who is viewing and/or replying to your thread without going through ever single user? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Dman979 Posted December 5, 2016 Author Share Posted December 5, 2016 We have two emoticons that do the same thing- :wink : and ; ) (minus the spaces, of course). Can we get rid of one? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
adsii1970 Posted December 5, 2016 Share Posted December 5, 2016 Can we have an emoticon that barfs? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Vanamonde Posted December 5, 2016 Share Posted December 5, 2016 In answer to the last 3 questions: no, no, and no. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Dman979 Posted December 5, 2016 Author Share Posted December 5, 2016 1 hour ago, Vanamonde said: In answer to the last 3 questions: no, no, and no. Is it not possible technically? What would happen? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Superfluous J Posted December 5, 2016 Share Posted December 5, 2016 7 minutes ago, Dman979 said: Is it not possible technically? What would happen? At best, every thread with : wink : or ; ) in it (depending on which one you removed) would go back to the text or show a broken image link. Let me turn the question around, if I may. Why is having 2 ways to wink a detriment? That'd be like asking to remove the ability to click the RCS on the navball, because we already can turn it on with "R". Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Dman979 Posted December 5, 2016 Author Share Posted December 5, 2016 Just now, 5thHorseman said: Let me turn the question around, if I may. Why is having 2 ways to wink a detriment? That'd be like asking to remove the ability to click the RCS on the navball, because we already can turn it on with "R". 4, actually. It just seemed a bit redundant. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
HoloYolo Posted December 5, 2016 Share Posted December 5, 2016 Why do posts get removed randomly? Most of the time, they don't seem to be rule-breaking, and in my most recent OP, the post that got deleted didn't really cause any problems. I wonder why. Can you guys at least explain why so it's just not so random? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Tex Posted December 6, 2016 Share Posted December 6, 2016 1 hour ago, HoloYolo said: Why do posts get removed randomly? Most of the time, they don't seem to be rule-breaking, and in my most recent OP, the post that got deleted didn't really cause any problems. I wonder why. Can you guys at least explain why so it's just not so random? As far as I am aware, posts are never removed randomly. Each time one is removed, it is at the discretion of the moderator that removed it, which could be any member on the team. Most often, it is because the post violates one or more rules or contributes to nonconstructive discussion. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
legoclone09 Posted December 6, 2016 Share Posted December 6, 2016 Is it normal I can paste text with the Ubuntu font? Like this right now. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Dman979 Posted December 6, 2016 Author Share Posted December 6, 2016 (edited) 58 minutes ago, legoclone09 said: Is it normal I can paste text with the Ubuntu font? Like this right now. Are you sure it's not Times New Roman? [/notamod] Edited December 6, 2016 by Dman979 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
legoclone09 Posted December 6, 2016 Share Posted December 6, 2016 Well, the Ubuntu font has it's distinctive Us and Ns, which the font on the forums has. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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