Spammers!

[sliding-tom]

Any way to get rid of them? Isn't there any filtering?
Do any of the mods or admins check here from time to time?
I know this is pretty much a dead place but a few of us still post here and exchange greetings and experiences sometimes.

[gakees]

Hello Tom.....long time since I checked in but I'm still around. It's 7 o'clock in the evening in good ole NW Louisiana and it's 96 degrees :jm .

[hank]

I can't do anything about the spammers, unfortunately. Lily?

Otherwise, I've been doing the electric blues in your bedroom thing for a good while now. Poser par excellance! I'm also trying to study Tom's blues lessons when I have spare time.

I've parred down all my acoustic guitars to a total of three. All are custom built by Jimmy Edmonds of Galax, VA. Awesome stuff.

I really appreciate the few of you hanging around. I may not have a lot to offer but I'll try to check in more often.

Thanks! hank :)

[Tim C.]

I tried deleting the threads but our delete option ability's have changed. I can delete the thread but can't get it to disappear from the screen.

Tim C.

[sliding-tom]

I tried deleting the threads but our delete option ability's have changed. I can delete the thread but can't get it to disappear from the screen.

Tim C.

Well, thanx for caring, anyway. :)
For those who care: I'm playing and practicing my acoustics a lot these days, trying to get better at fingerpicking - blues, rag, old-time stuff. ;)

[Tim C.]

I have been listening to a band called The Wilders. They play old time country and I really like them. Check them out on You Tube.

Tim C.

[bluespckr]

Hi, folks. It's been ages since I stopped in, but a lot has happened in recent months.

First, I don't know about the spamming issue you folks have. I'm a mod over at IndieMusicWorks.com and we do have the abaility to kill posts, threads and ban offenders. Every site is different, so I can't speak to this site.

I hope to get back to some regular playing. This time last year I was in the midst of a five-month work-related detail to Dallas from Boston. It was a work gig fell in love with, and in a place I've been wanting to move back to. I had to return to Boston in October, but by January there were permanent jobs posted for here -- Dallas -- and I was selected for one of them. We made the move in March and I couldn't be happier. The job is titled course developer/instructor and it is with my federal agency.

Since coming to Texas, I've been part of a travelling road show of sorts, presenting an Overview course about out agency and the jobs we do, around the country. So that's been fun, too.

I hope to pop in here more regularly now that I found my way back to checking in. Sure have missed y'all.

Paul

[sliding-tom]

I have been listening to a band called The Wilders. They play old time country and I really like them. Check them out on You Tube.

Tim C.

Thanks for the tip - I will! :)

[hank]

The Wilders are a lot of fun. :ola

[rcoggin]

Howdy folks. About the only way to clear up the spamming mess is for Lily to lock up the signup feature & approve each request for membership manually, & that is a chore for her.
Over at The Fender Forum we (the mods) had to be on top of it about every day, & here's what we did: On the forum index page look to see who is the "newest member". If it is someone w/a screen-name like "Aaccqgxf" or "Lefsbiasusa" then that's probably a spambot. After you ban that member, do a search of their IP at the moderator's control panel. Roll up yer sleeves & start banning the teeming hoards that show up in that list.
Here are a few from TFF:
LoothTonaReat
onlineblackjackk
Pharmpromoter
picturbikpi
Zzvukttz

[Lily]

I'll work on this every chance I get....and people wonder WHY we do this...:XRE