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(Msg. 1) Posted: Fri Jan 16, 2004 8:05 pm
Post subject: A bit OT: Contact form idiots
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How many times a day do you guys get idiots filling in your contact
forms with mindless insults, just for the hell of it?
Got my first today. The chicken didn't even leave his email address.
I won't post profanity, but "u call this a website i dont think this
website shud be allowd online" was in there.
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(Msg. 2) Posted: Fri Jan 16, 2004 8:05 pm
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"Daniel Ruscoe" <daniel.ruscoe RemoveThis @dualstone.co.uk> wrote in message
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> How many times a day do you guys get idiots filling in your contact
> forms with mindless insults, just for the hell of it?
>
> Got my first today. The chicken didn't even leave his email address.
>
> I won't post profanity, but "u call this a website i dont think this
> website shud be allowd online" was in there.
When I did web design I had a contact form on my portfolio page and I got a
few insults through it... on par with what you are describing here.
Nowadays, I have a dozen other pages up now (restaurant ordering systems and
courier company placement systems) and I haven't received a single bad
comment in the past 2 years...
I just chalk the web design ones up to other designers just going out there
and checking out the competition, dissing everybody else so that maybe
they'll feel a little better
In all, I really wouldn't worry too much about it... thats the thing with
having forms on your site, it lets anybody fill it out, whether they have
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(Msg. 3) Posted: Fri Jan 16, 2004 8:05 pm
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On Fri, 16 Jan 2004 17:05:03 +0000 (UTC), Daniel Ruscoe
<daniel.ruscoe DeleteThis @dualstone.co.uk> wrote:
> How many times a day do you guys get idiots filling in your contact
> forms with mindless insults, just for the hell of it?
>
> Got my first today. The chicken didn't even leave his email address.
>
> I won't post profanity, but "u call this a website i dont think this
> website shud be allowd online" was in there.
Perhaps only partially related, but:
<a style='text-decoration: underline;' href="http://groups.google.com/groups?as_umsgid=oprrdoeitrgk3m3d@news.nas.net" target="_blank">http://groups.google.com/groups?as_umsgid=oprrdoeitrgk3m3d@news.nas.net</a>
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(Msg. 4) Posted: Fri Jan 16, 2004 8:56 pm
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On Fri, 16 Jan 2004 17:05:03 +0000 (UTC) Daniel Ruscoe
<daniel.ruscoe.DeleteThis@dualstone.co.uk> broke off from drinking a cup of tea
at BT Openworld to write:
>How many times a day do you guys get idiots filling in your contact
>forms with mindless insults, just for the hell of it?
>
>Got my first today. The chicken didn't even leave his email address.
>
>I won't post profanity, but "u call this a website i dont think this
>website shud be allowd online" was in there.
>
You should see some of the emails I get!
Yes I keep them, masochist that I am, but in some ways they are
flattering, in others amusing.
Oh and some come from regulars here!
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(Msg. 5) Posted: Fri Jan 16, 2004 8:59 pm
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On Fri, 16 Jan 2004 17:05:03 +0000 (UTC) Daniel Ruscoe
<daniel.ruscoe.DeleteThis@dualstone.co.uk> broke off from drinking a cup of tea
at BT Openworld to write:
>How many times a day do you guys get idiots filling in your contact
>forms with mindless insults, just for the hell of it?
>
Sorry, Daniel. Couldn't resist!
No profanity or insults!
Matt
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(Msg. 6) Posted: Fri Jan 16, 2004 9:56 pm
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In article <opr1vp3kdjv0in9v RemoveThis @news.nas.net>, GreyWyvern says...
> On Fri, 16 Jan 2004 17:05:03 +0000 (UTC), Daniel Ruscoe
> <daniel.ruscoe RemoveThis @dualstone.co.uk> wrote:
>
> > How many times a day do you guys get idiots filling in your contact
> > forms with mindless insults, just for the hell of it?
> Perhaps only partially related, but:
>
<font color=purple> > <a style='text-decoration: underline;' href="http://groups.google.com/groups?as_umsgid=oprrdoeitrgk3m3d@news.nas.net</font" target="_blank">http://groups.google.com/groups?as_umsgid=oprrdoeitrgk3m3d@news.nas.net</font</a>>
I like that idea. I think rather than returning a page full of insults,
I could probably just redirect them to a nasty horse fetish site, or
something from rotten.com
Can't be too difficult 
Just got to make sure the script only reacts to offensive messages, not
clients who can't type well.
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(Msg. 7) Posted: Fri Jan 16, 2004 9:56 pm
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On Fri, 16 Jan 2004 18:56:37 +0000 (UTC), Daniel Ruscoe wrote:
> In article <opr1vp3kdjv0in9v RemoveThis @news.nas.net>, GreyWyvern says...
>> On Fri, 16 Jan 2004 17:05:03 +0000 (UTC), Daniel Ruscoe
>> <daniel.ruscoe RemoveThis @dualstone.co.uk> wrote:
>>
>>> How many times a day do you guys get idiots filling in your contact
>>> forms with mindless insults, just for the hell of it?
>
>> Perhaps only partially related, but:
>>
<font color=green> >> <a style='text-decoration: underline;' href="http://groups.google.com/groups?as_umsgid=oprrdoeitrgk3m3d@news.nas.net</font" target="_blank">http://groups.google.com/groups?as_umsgid=oprrdoeitrgk3m3d@news.nas.net</font</a>>
>
> I like that idea. I think rather than returning a page full of insults,
> I could probably just redirect them to a nasty horse fetish site, or
> something from rotten.com
Why bother? The person will then try to have more fun by seeing what ticks
and you end up getting more of what you're trying to avoid.
Just accept any feedback and thank the person. Then let the script decide
to post it or not based on a word list.
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(Msg. 8) Posted: Fri Jan 16, 2004 10:02 pm
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In article <400825b4.6674921 DeleteThis @news.ntlworld.com>, Matt Probert says...
> On Fri, 16 Jan 2004 17:05:03 +0000 (UTC) Daniel Ruscoe
> <daniel.ruscoe DeleteThis @dualstone.co.uk> broke off from drinking a cup of tea
> at BT Openworld to write:
>
> >How many times a day do you guys get idiots filling in your contact
> >forms with mindless insults, just for the hell of it?
> You should see some of the emails I get!
>
> Yes I keep them, masochist that I am, but in some ways they are
> flattering, in others amusing.
This was my first random insult mail. I almost took it personally at
first, before I remembered it had come from an illiterate coward hiding
behind a fake name and email
> Oh and some come from regulars here!
Yes, thanks for that one mate!
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(Msg. 9) Posted: Fri Jan 16, 2004 11:04 pm
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'Cor Bilmey, it's Daniel Ruscoe and he's saying:
>
> How many times a day do you guys get idiots filling in your contact
> forms with mindless insults, just for the hell of it?
>
> Got my first today. The chicken didn't even leave his email address.
>
> I won't post profanity, but "u call this a website i dont think this
> website shud be allowd online" was in there.
Perhaps its the Bolton, part of your business *ducks* :OP
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(Msg. 10) Posted: Sat Jan 17, 2004 12:32 am
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In article <MPG.1a72542bab85e664989877.RemoveThis@News.CIS.DFN.DE>, Saint Firk
says...
> 'Cor Bilmey, it's Daniel Ruscoe and he's saying:
> > How many times a day do you guys get idiots filling in your contact
> > forms with mindless insults, just for the hell of it?
> Perhaps its the Bolton, part of your business *ducks* :OP
Ducking not required!
Bolton has gone downhill. I live in Horwich, but people here fear
technology so I target Bolton. It's the biggest town nearby, with
limited competiton too.
The last line of my sig is my ingenious way of spamming those forums
that keep archiving Usenet.
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(Msg. 11) Posted: Sat Jan 17, 2004 3:01 am
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"Karim" <karim3411 RemoveThis @yahoo.moc> wrote in message
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> On Fri, 16 Jan 2004 18:56:37 +0000 (UTC), Daniel Ruscoe wrote:
>
>> In article <opr1vp3kdjv0in9v RemoveThis @news.nas.net>, GreyWyvern says...
>>> On Fri, 16 Jan 2004 17:05:03 +0000 (UTC), Daniel Ruscoe
>>> <daniel.ruscoe RemoveThis @dualstone.co.uk> wrote:
>>>
>>>> How many times a day do you guys get idiots filling in your contact
>>>> forms with mindless insults, just for the hell of it?
>>
>>> Perhaps only partially related, but:
>>>
>>>
<a style='text-decoration: underline;' href="http://groups.google.com/groups?as_umsgid=oprrdoeitrgk3m3d@news.nas.net" target="_blank">http://groups.google.com/groups?as_umsgid=oprrdoeitrgk3m3d@news.nas.net</a>
>>
>> I like that idea. I think rather than returning a page full of
>> insults, I could probably just redirect them to a nasty horse fetish
>> site, or something from rotten.com
>
> Why bother? The person will then try to have more fun by seeing what
> ticks and you end up getting more of what you're trying to avoid.
>
> Just accept any feedback and thank the person. Then let the script
> decide to post it or not based on a word list.
Good advice.
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(Msg. 12) Posted: Sat Jan 17, 2004 5:14 am
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'Cor Bilmey, it's Daniel Ruscoe and he's saying:
> In article <MPG.1a72542bab85e664989877.DeleteThis@News.CIS.DFN.DE>, Saint Firk
> says...
> > 'Cor Bilmey, it's Daniel Ruscoe and he's saying:
>
> > > How many times a day do you guys get idiots filling in your contact
> > > forms with mindless insults, just for the hell of it?
>
> > Perhaps its the Bolton, part of your business *ducks* :OP
>
> Ducking not required!
>
> Bolton has gone downhill. I live in Horwich, but people here fear
> technology so I target Bolton. It's the biggest town nearby, with
> limited competiton too.
>
> The last line of my sig is my ingenious way of spamming those forums
> that keep archiving Usenet.
Good sport man
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(Msg. 13) Posted: Sat Jan 17, 2004 11:01 am
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On Fri, 16 Jan 2004 18:56:37 +0000 (UTC) Daniel Ruscoe
<daniel.ruscoe.RemoveThis@dualstone.co.uk> broke off from drinking a cup of tea
at BT Openworld to write:
>In article <opr1vp3kdjv0in9v.RemoveThis@news.nas.net>, GreyWyvern says...
>> On Fri, 16 Jan 2004 17:05:03 +0000 (UTC), Daniel Ruscoe
>> <daniel.ruscoe.RemoveThis@dualstone.co.uk> wrote:
>>
>> > How many times a day do you guys get idiots filling in your contact
>> > forms with mindless insults, just for the hell of it?
>
>> Perhaps only partially related, but:
>>
<font color=green> >> <a style='text-decoration: underline;' href="http://groups.google.com/groups?as_umsgid=oprrdoeitrgk3m3d@news.nas.net</font" target="_blank">http://groups.google.com/groups?as_umsgid=oprrdoeitrgk3m3d@news.nas.net</font</a>>
>
>I like that idea. I think rather than returning a page full of insults,
>I could probably just redirect them to a nasty horse fetish site, or
>something from rotten.com
>
>Can't be too difficult
>
>Just got to make sure the script only reacts to offensive messages, not
>clients who can't type well.
Or those who live in Scunthorpe.....
Matt
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(Msg. 14) Posted: Sat Jan 17, 2004 2:39 pm
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In article <4008ebd3.1181125.DeleteThis@news.ntlworld.com>, Matt Probert says...
> On Fri, 16 Jan 2004 18:56:37 +0000 (UTC) Daniel Ruscoe
> <daniel.ruscoe.DeleteThis@dualstone.co.uk> broke off from drinking a cup of tea
> at BT Openworld to write:
> >Just got to make sure the script only reacts to offensive messages, not
> >clients who can't type well.
>
> Or those who live in Scunthorpe.....
I'm sure something like that really happened, didn't it?
Somebody had a script that was picking profanity out of innocent words.
Wonder how long it took them to figure that out.
Probably best just to have the form accept everything, then laugh at the
people who wasted their time to insult you.
Besides, somebody used my form properly and I'm now dealing with a new
client!
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(Msg. 15) Posted: Sat Jan 17, 2004 6:03 pm
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On Sat, 17 Jan 2004 11:39:30 +0000 (UTC) Daniel Ruscoe
<daniel.ruscoe DeleteThis @dualstone.co.uk> broke off from drinking a cup of tea
at BT Openworld to write:
>In article <4008ebd3.1181125 DeleteThis @news.ntlworld.com>, Matt Probert says...
>> On Fri, 16 Jan 2004 18:56:37 +0000 (UTC) Daniel Ruscoe
>> <daniel.ruscoe DeleteThis @dualstone.co.uk> broke off from drinking a cup of tea
>> at BT Openworld to write:
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>> >Just got to make sure the script only reacts to offensive messages, not
>> >clients who can't type well.
>>
>> Or those who live in Scunthorpe.....
>
>I'm sure something like that really happened, didn't it?
It's a classic. The placename 'Scunthorpe' being banned from being
typed in to many school internet computer system searches by the
'censorship' software.
Matt
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