11/05/24
April 08, 2009
Spam: Nuke from orbit, por favor.
posted by yerfatma to editorial policy at 08:56 AM - 19 comments
Just for the LOL she should be nuked.
posted by jerseygirl at 12:46 PM on April 08, 2009
That was weird. She took the time to join and comment, but didn't think we'd notice two spam links?
posted by rcade at 01:19 PM on April 08, 2009
Check out the autoresponse she sent SportsFilter's new account email:
Thank you for writing. If I don't get back to you in the next few
minutes, it simply means I am not online for the time being. If you
ordered a packet of backlinks, I WILL get that packet to you within 24
hours of the time you ordered. They are usually sent much sooner than
that, however.I live on the US West Coast and am in the same time zone as Seattle,
San Francisco, and Los Angeles whose current times can be seen on this
World Clock:http://www.timeanddate.com/worldclock/
Thank you for your patience and I WILL get back to you.Angela Edwards
posted by rcade at 01:52 PM on April 08, 2009
That time zone shit is handy. Does she actually mail web links to you? I'd like to find out.
posted by yerfatma at 02:18 PM on April 08, 2009
I'd like to find out.
...and I WILL get back to you.
Sounds like a promise to me.
posted by BoKnows at 02:41 PM on April 08, 2009
posted by BoKnows at 02:50 PM on April 08, 2009
You can see a photo and learn about how she shut down Nigerian scammers (is there no honor among thieves?) at her site. And there's some real hacker talk about building backlinks too. But watch your ass because she wore a wire to bust her fellow employee at Wendy's.
posted by yerfatma at 05:07 PM on April 08, 2009
Naive Wendy's Employee: "Hey Edna, can you switch shifts with me on Thursday?"
Enda: "No, Sorry. If I switch with you, I'd be working with Angie, who wore a wire to work one day, while working for the feds. Then she coaxed me into a conversation about my check fraud scheme. They busted down my door at home and seized $1,000,000.00 in fake checks. I'm currently facing two years in prison and five years of probation. So no, I can't switch Thursday with you."
Naive Wendy's Employee: "Oh okay" (Awkward)
posted by BoKnows at 05:40 PM on April 08, 2009
It's pretty weird that she would go to such lengths to stop a fake-check scam and not realize that spamming sites to get backlinks is also shady (though admittedly to a lesser degree).
posted by rcade at 10:53 AM on April 09, 2009
I guess I don't understand the whole backlinks thing. So, by doing this, would her site/article get better google results or something?
posted by BoKnows at 12:30 PM on April 09, 2009
It's pretty weird that she would go to such lengths to stop a fake-check scam and not realize that spamming sites to get backlinks is also shady (though admittedly to a lesser degree).
She works at Wendy's. And used to work at Jack in the Box. It's not like she's splitting atoms 9-5.
Illegal Nigerian check scam? Illegal. Being an annoying, shady, motherfucking spammer? Unfortunately it's just annoying, shady and motherfuckery.
posted by jerseygirl at 12:43 PM on April 09, 2009
not like she's splitting atoms 9-5
I'm stealing that one. Although, to be fair, you don't know what powers the fry-a-lator.
posted by yerfatma at 02:48 PM on April 09, 2009
Judging by the taste of what comes out...I'd say diesel.
posted by BoKnows at 03:16 PM on April 09, 2009
yummy, yummy diesel.
posted by tahoemoj at 04:19 PM on April 09, 2009
I got my backlinks in the mail today! They're even nicer than they seem on TV. Solid construction, good weight, and they look great on my mantelpiece.
posted by DrJohnEvans at 04:33 PM on April 09, 2009
Did it come with complimentary ShamWows?
posted by jerseygirl at 12:59 PM on April 10, 2009
P3N1S enhancer
Well, at least I know now what to get on my license plates.
posted by wfrazerjr at 11:31 PM on April 15, 2009
Carefully hand-crafted spam, to boot.