Thanks to all our dedicated spammers

[dubtrub]

I'd like to take a moment to recognize and thank all those automated and real life spammers that visit our forum 50-60 times per day and especially those 5-10 per day that actually are able to burst through our security code. A special thanks to those in Russia, the Ukraine, China and Nigeria. I know it must be a lot harder for you to interpret all the English questions to complete the registration process. Heck, you guy's are more diligent and a lot more persistent than many of those American subscribers that are constantly emailing me to ask for assistance getting past the security code to join the forum. Thanks to you, I have a real purpose being an administrator on the forum. Why, if it weren't for you spammers, I would have never learned so much about the back end operation of running a web site. Each day I log on I know I'm going to be greeted with a batch of newly registered spammers that have a deep interest in Mosrite guitars and are eagerly awaiting to access the forum. Many of you are so dedicated you return multiple times and re-register with a different user name and email address. So, with that in mind I offer you my deepest thanks and gratitude for giving this ol' man a real purpose in life.

[Sarah93003]

Why, they ought to be shot with cat sh*t and hung for stinkin'!! I have a great deal of disdain for the techno types who get the jollies ruining the internet experience for the rest of the world.

[MWaldorf]

SERENITY NOW!!!!!

Danny, your diligence does not go unnoticed. As an aside, I was setting up my new phone and came across the captchas and I could barely read them! Maybe I'm getting colorblind, or regular blind?

If it helps, here's my favorite turn of the tables on the scammers, the Nigerian re-enactment of the Monty Python parrot sketch:

[JimPage]

Thanks, Danny, for all you do to make this such a pleasant place for so many folks from all over the world. It is wonderful to participate here.

The unmoderated, SPAM-filled nonsense at another forum caused me to stop participating several years ago. The core group there, like here, were super folks; we enjoyed acoustic-guitar discussions and actually began yearly northern-Virginia gatherings that boasted attendees from several different countries. We'd rent a state park with cabins and a campground, and it got to where 150 or so folks would show up for three days a year. LOTS OF TOLEX CASES!!!

But the sexual and political nonsense at the forum drove many of us away. After attending the gatherings for several years, I stopped going because I haven't kept up with the online stuff.

Too bad.

--Jim

[Sarah93003]

That is all very true. I spend more time on this forum than any other. The reason being I don't have to be bothered with the drama that exists elsewhere. It's easy to take this safe haven for granted and be lulled by it's peace. So, big hugs and a great big thank you Danny for all that you do to make this available to us.

[dubtrub]

Why, they ought to be shot with cat sh*t and hung for stinkin'!! I have a great deal of disdain for the techno types who get the jollies ruining the internet experience for the rest of the world.

This pretty well sums it up.

[Dennisthe Menace]

Danny, if you were not here at the Controls of this 'Flying Forum,' we would of crashed and burned a long time ago......
either that or this 'site would of turned out to be just another 'ho hum forum' on the Internet......
Therefore I dedicate this Video which has no meaning what so ever, just maybe a chuckle ..... .... .
http://youtu.be/cdpsfBsN_Dg

[101Volts]

Danny, This is the most peaceful forum I frequent. Thank you. I can't think of a cleaner forum except an official Lego forum I went to in 2003 or so which was, of course, aimed at kids. Its the only forum I ever went to where every post and reply was approved before it was posted.

Austin

[Veenture]

Really appreciate your dedicated efforts, Danny...we do not live in a perfect world.

[olrocknroller]

This is my first foray into the world of "forums", and from the comments, I am learning that this was indeed a charmed selection on my behalf. I would like to add my thanks, since I thoroughly enjoy visiting the forum, learning from others, and sharing what I can. If the forum were not comfortable, and a disciplined format, I would have signed off almost immediately.