Why all the spam ads?

**steelbed45** · #1 12-02-2011, 04:09 AM

I have not been here very long, so I honestly don't know. When I went to the home page just now, there were 7 new threads that all lead to people posting spam ads. Ugg boots, Mulberry bags - they were being posted under basses, recordings, wherever.
Somewhat easy to navigate around, I suppose. Irksome at any rate.

JacoLesFlea · #2 12-02-2011, 04:18 AM

i went to the home page and I saw three one for swatch, droid phone and a music store. I didnt get seven though

sandmangeck · #3 12-02-2011, 04:25 AM

It's holiday season. Talkbass has quite a few active members. 1+1=2

Timmah · #4 12-02-2011, 04:26 AM

I got the two for ugh boots. They seem to have increased in frequency within the last month or so.

i_got_a_mohawk · #5 12-02-2011, 07:28 AM

There area always some, spambots are a part of forum life sadly

MJ5150 · #6 12-02-2011, 07:30 AM

Maybe I'm wrong, but I think many people in the USA are busy shopping this time of year. Could be why the ads are increasing. Maybe....

-Mike

**jmattbassplaya** · #7 12-02-2011, 07:52 AM

Quote:

Originally Posted by MJ5150

Maybe I'm wrong, but I think many people in the USA are busy shopping this time of year. Could be why the ads are increasing. Maybe....

-Mike

We didn't get quite this many last year though, and most the ones we are getting can't even put a coherent sentence together.

i_got_a_mohawk · #8 12-02-2011, 08:04 AM

It's possible that a workaround for the current version of vBulletin has been found. Maybe with the next update of the forum software it'll calm it back down again.