k3baller23 Posted January 26, 2008 Share Posted January 26, 2008 ive tried to register with my yahoo id and it said i couldnt so i had to mkae a whole new e-mail using gmail and i got a question why? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Andrew D Posted January 26, 2008 Share Posted January 26, 2008 ive tried to register with my yahoo id and it said i couldnt so i had to mkae a whole new e-mail using gmail and i got a question why? Because many times in the past people have spammed the forums using yahoo e-mails as it is extremely easy to set up an account. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
usedHONDA Posted January 26, 2008 Share Posted January 26, 2008 You can put it that way, or just say that Gmail pwns Yahoo :wink: Anywho, A.D is right. There have been several spam attacks in the last few months that have done some pretty big blows to the forum (the biggest one caused the forum to get shut down for about a day, just to recover from the attack). Quote "The greatest thing about the Internet is that you can write anything you want and give it a false source." ~Ezra Pound twtr | dA | tmblr | yt | fb Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
vista? Posted January 26, 2008 Share Posted January 26, 2008 Just so you know, I registered with @yahoo.co.uk account. (Is @yahoo.co.uk excepted? I'm assuming it is then.) Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ncfan51 Posted January 26, 2008 Share Posted January 26, 2008 I signed up with a yahoo account. But then again, that was a long time ago... Quote +_+_+_+_+_+_+_+_+_+_+_+ I am a disco dancer. +_+_+_+_+_+_+_+_+_+_+_+ Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
david.atwell Posted January 26, 2008 Share Posted January 26, 2008 Yeah, it used to be possible. The change happened after the Great Bot Attack of '07. Most of the spam accounts were registered through yahoo.com addresses. Quote  The Doctor: There was a goblin, or a trickster, or a warrior... A nameless, terrible thing, soaked in the blood of a billion galaxies. The most feared being in all the cosmos. And nothing could stop it, or hold it, or reason with it. One day it would just drop out of the sky and tear down your world.Amy: But how did it end up in there?The Doctor: You know fairy tales. A good wizard tricked it.River Song: I hate good wizards in fairy tales; they always turn out to be him. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
vista? Posted January 26, 2008 Share Posted January 26, 2008 Yeah, it used to be possible. The change happened after the Great Bot Attack of '07. Most of the spam accounts were registered through yahoo.com addresses. How come this forum is getting more popular when it comes to spamming. I've seen other forums where spam is very very rare. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
david.atwell Posted January 26, 2008 Share Posted January 26, 2008 More popular is good. But popularity in any sense means popularity with spammerz. Quote  The Doctor: There was a goblin, or a trickster, or a warrior... A nameless, terrible thing, soaked in the blood of a billion galaxies. The most feared being in all the cosmos. And nothing could stop it, or hold it, or reason with it. One day it would just drop out of the sky and tear down your world.Amy: But how did it end up in there?The Doctor: You know fairy tales. A good wizard tricked it.River Song: I hate good wizards in fairy tales; they always turn out to be him. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
R3VENGE Posted January 26, 2008 Share Posted January 26, 2008 warningz...spam spam spam...warningz lol the other forum i go on(a gaming clan im in) hasnt had spam in all the time ive been there i think its because this is really big. if they want to spam why dont they make thier own forums...??? Quote psn id: R3V-fiR3 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
david.atwell Posted January 26, 2008 Share Posted January 26, 2008 That wouldn't make much sense at all... ;-) Quote  The Doctor: There was a goblin, or a trickster, or a warrior... A nameless, terrible thing, soaked in the blood of a billion galaxies. The most feared being in all the cosmos. And nothing could stop it, or hold it, or reason with it. One day it would just drop out of the sky and tear down your world.Amy: But how did it end up in there?The Doctor: You know fairy tales. A good wizard tricked it.River Song: I hate good wizards in fairy tales; they always turn out to be him. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Myrddin Posted January 27, 2008 Share Posted January 27, 2008 if they want to spam why dont they make thier own forums...???Where would the fun be in that, spamming your own forum?Not that I'm saying spamming is fun... oh, you get the gist. EDIT: topic-wise, join the forum without a Yahoo account (like you have) then just change your e-mail address in your User Control Panel (Profile > Edit account settings). Quote How to Save Your Images under Different File Types My dA Gallery Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Simon Brown Posted January 27, 2008 Share Posted January 27, 2008 if they want to spam why dont they make thier own forums...??? Because no-one would read them. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Yata Posted January 27, 2008 Share Posted January 27, 2008 warningz...spam spam spam...warningz lol the other forum i go on(a gaming clan im in) hasnt had spam in all the time ive been there i think its because this is really big. if they want to spam why dont they make thier own forums...??? The point of one spamming is to harm or otherwise irritate/harass the owner/members of whatever they spam. Not implying that's a proper way of expressing ones anger, but... Myrddin already said this, didn't he? >_> Quote "Only two things are infinite, the universe and human stupidity, and I'm not sure about the former" [ dA Paint.NET Chat :: Yata on dA ] Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Myrddin Posted January 27, 2008 Share Posted January 27, 2008 -ish, in a kind of about way. Is k3baller23 even still here to read our responses? 10 pence (or equivalent) says 'no'. Quote How to Save Your Images under Different File Types My dA Gallery Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Bloom Posted January 27, 2008 Share Posted January 27, 2008 I had to use AOL. But how would using a Yahoo! ID up the chance of spam? Quote Yeah, I'm weird. What's you're point? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Simon Brown Posted January 27, 2008 Share Posted January 27, 2008 I had to use AOL. But how would using a Yahoo! ID up the chance of spam? Because the bot has already registerd a yahoo id and letting it fill in the details from that makes life simpler for it. Anyway, are you talking about forumer? Why can't you just type in your details? That's what I did. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Bloom Posted January 27, 2008 Share Posted January 27, 2008 I meant I used an AOL email address Quote Yeah, I'm weird. What's you're point? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Simon Brown Posted January 27, 2008 Share Posted January 27, 2008 Because Yahoo email addresses are most popular with spammers I guess. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
k3baller23 Posted January 30, 2008 Author Share Posted January 30, 2008 -ish, in a kind of about way.Is k3baller23 even still here to read our responses? 10 pence (or equivalent) says 'no'. yea im here but i have very busy Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Myrddin Posted January 30, 2008 Share Posted January 30, 2008 Who do I owe the 10 pence to? Seriously, though, that's good to see. Usually we have questions thrown at us by one-timers who sometimes even throw 'thank you' to the wind. Not a peep, not an ounce of gratitude. Excellent to see you keeping in touch with your topic . Quote How to Save Your Images under Different File Types My dA Gallery Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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