General Knowledge Facts

I saw something at the Warrior Forum yesterday that I suppose shouldn’t have surprised me, but did.  It’s not so much that a lengthy blatant spam post appeared in the main forum, but the marketer who posted it.  I wish I’d taken a screen shot of it before the mods nuked it.

Well-known internet marketer, Terry Telford, graced the Warrior Forum long enough to post an ad for his $497 retirement package.  He didn’t even put much effort into trying to disguise it as something other than spam.  Did he really think he could get away with it?  I reported the post as spam, then looked at his profile to see when the last time he posted was.  Six months ago.  Damn nice of him to show up after six months to try and sell the Warriors something without ponying up $20 to put it on the WSO or Classifieds Board.  I guess he thinks he’s special or something.

What also cracked me up was the one response to the post.  A long-time forum member, one who actually has a fair amount of clout in the forum, instead of reporting Telford’s post, replied in glorious ass-kissing fashion by offering to promote the $497 package.  Again, I wish I’d taken a screen shot.  It was truly pitiful.

So, how do you combat that stuff?

1. Report the offense ASAP, and get it removed.  Spammers typically don’t waste their time spamming forums that nuke their posts quickly.
2. Let other people know.  Especially when it’s someone who knows better. 
3. Don’t do business with the spammer.  I got an email from Telford this morning, and promptly unsubscribed from his list.