Thanks, GMs!

[Luminara]

Man, the GMs are working overtime this week.  It's a good thing they're people of a singular focus, of commitment, of sheer fucking will.  That they're not the bogeymen, they're the people we call to kill the fucking bogeyman.

[Widower]

14 minutes ago, Luminara said:

That they're not the bogeymen, they're the people we call to kill the fucking bogeyman.

quietly sneaks out from under Luminara's bed

[Luminara]

33 minutes ago, GM Widower said:

quietly sneaks out from under Luminara's bed

 

*spritzes @GM Widower with a spray bottle*

Stop tearing up the rolls of insulation.  I need those for the ceiling.

[Xiddo]

Christ just saw about 20 new ones in one burst

[Ruin Mage]

50+ in total

[TheZag]

Whoever just cleared that one out,  thank you.  They had like the first 3 pages of general filled up.

 

[Luminara]

5 minutes ago, TheZag said:

Whoever just cleared that one out,  thank you.

 

That was @GM Crumpet.  He's not waffling!

[GM Crumpet]

I'm getting a sore thumb from all the blocking

[srmalloy]

And it's a sisyphean task to try to block them at the source, because of all the ways to spoof both IP address and MAC address; with the limited connection data you get, you can't extract anything immutable that uniquely identifies the originating computer.

[Luminara]

20 minutes ago, srmalloy said:

And it's a sisyphean task to try to block them at the source, because of all the ways to spoof both IP address and MAC address; with the limited connection data you get, you can't extract anything immutable that uniquely identifies the originating computer.

 

Indeed.  Makes me long for the days of Usenet, when we could grab an IP address, do a reverse lookup and pay a visit to the spammer in person.

 

[TheZag]

It seems an odd choice for a scam when you consider airline prices and computer glitches getting a ton of flights canceled recently.  We dont need a scam to lose money to an airline,  just book a legit flight and it will likely be canceled.

 

Crumpet is working over time though,  homecoming should double whatever they are paying him 😉.

 

[Luminara]

Thanks, @GM Widower!  You operated that bulldozer like a pro!

[Luminara]

Our GMs block spam like this.

 

 

[Seed22]

Seconded(I am aware others beat me to it but…uh…shuddup :P)

 

Especially given these…*shudders* spammers. Cant even stand the stuff in a can. 

[Luminara]

The spam was piled high this morning.  @GM Conviction felled it with one mighty swing.

[Conviction]

2 minutes ago, Luminara said:

The spam was piled high this morning.  @GM Conviction felled it with one mighty swing.

/‘em wipes brow

Whew that was a lot…

Edited February 1, 2023 by GM Conviction

[Snarky]

I needed this phone number to gmail though.  I been trying to reach them for twenty four years about fake blood offers in my email.  I send them letters.  No response!

[Conviction]

1 minute ago, Snarky said:

I needed this phone number to gmail though.  I been trying to reach them for twenty four years about fake blood offers in my email.  I send them letters.  No response!

if I recall correctly, their real number is 555-THE-GOOG

 

[Snarky]

On 1/26/2023 at 11:10 AM, GM Widower said:

So, uh, anybody need a travel agent? We're not called Homecoming for nothing, after all.

Theyrrrrre baaaaaaacck

[Neiska]

I am beginning to wonder how profitable they believe this is. There are certainly better ways to make money. But it must work at least sometimes or else they wouldn't keep doing it, similar to those telephone scammers.

"Yes, I am a foreign prince. I want to give you this pile of money but you have to pay the import fees. Send X to this account please. This is legitimate, I promise."

 

PS - I just noticed that all these different supposed Airlines all somehow seem to have the exact same phone number. That's not suspicious at all whatsoever.

Edited February 1, 2023 by Neiska
Added PS

[srmalloy]

7 minutes ago, Neiska said:

That's not suspicious at all whatsoever.

Just call the Not At All Suspicious Airline Booking Company, and we'll not only get you the cheapest air fare, but relieve you of the crippling state of possessing surplus funds in your bank account!

[Aracknight]

This is how Fly gets nerfed into having pre-requisites again.

[Luminara]

14 minutes ago, Neiska said:

I am beginning to wonder how profitable they believe this is. There are certainly better ways to make money. But it must work at least sometimes or else they wouldn't keep doing it, similar to those telephone scammers.

"Yes, I am a foreign prince. I want to give you this pile of money but you have to pay the import fees. Send X to this account please. This is legitimate, I promise."

 

What really bends the mind is that people fall for it despite how obvious it is.  I've never seen spam, phishing attacks or anything similar that wasn't rife with bad spelling and atrocious grammar.  How stupid does someone have to be to read, "I am for want to sand you grate binavalins of moneys but a guvorn mint is hold my moneys and you most halp me for reeleese it", or "You're a count is suspanded and you half to reset it by going to this sight", or "WE FOUND MANLY HOT MILFS NEER YOU, CLACK HEAR", and actually consider it even remotely possible that it could be on the level?

 

Fucking pathetic.

[roleki]

4 minutes ago, Luminara said:

 

What really bends the mind is that people fall for it despite how obvious it is.  I've never seen spam, phishing attacks or anything similar that wasn't rife with bad spelling and atrocious grammar.  How stupid does someone have to be to read, "I am for want to sand you grate binavalins of moneys but a guvorn mint is hold my moneys and you most halp me for reeleese it", or "You're a count is suspanded and you half to reset it by going to this sight", or "WE FOUND MANLY HOT MILFS NEER YOU, CLACK HEAR", and actually consider it even remotely possible that it could be on the level?

 

Fucking pathetic.

 

Hold up now.  Whereabouts are these MANLY HOT MILFS?

[Luminara]

2 minutes ago, roleki said:

 

Hold up now.  Whereabouts are these MANLY HOT MILFS?

 

NEER YOU.  Clack hear.