Just Chatting - Take 3
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Posted on April 24, 2015, 4:02 p.m. by Didgeridooda
Third time's a charm.
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Found another spammer. Just created his account 5 minutes ago. dsfs1
May 1, 2015 11:04 a.m.
I wonder why people actually make these bots, just to spam a site. What is the point of that spam?
May 1, 2015 11:07 a.m.
NorthernRaven Usually it's humor. I know a few guys (that luckily aren't on this site) and they do it just because they find it hilarious seeing everyone getting pissed off.
May 1, 2015 11:08 a.m.
Epochalyptik says... #7
See, there's no real consistency besides the attack vector being fairly uniform. The redirects seem to go to varying sites. Back when the flavor of the month was wall-o-text advertisements for various companies, I actually called up one of the companies mentioned and they said they'd never paid anyone to do it and that they too were troubled by spam reports.
In this case, it's quite possible that the spam may be directing people to infected sites. That's fairly common of streaming/downloading redirects.
May 1, 2015 11:12 a.m.
Femme_Fatale says... #8
The companies could say that. But I know all too well that companies will use negativity in any way just to get public viewing (god I can't think of the proper phrases and words these days).
May 1, 2015 11:17 a.m.
Do mobile users get redirected? Havnt had a prob on my phone yet.
May 1, 2015 11:23 a.m.
kyuuri117 Yup, had ALLLLL night last night. Super annoying.
May 1, 2015 11:27 a.m.
FAMOUSWATERMELON says... #11
Use the cached version guys. Works for me.
And anyways, what's with all these attacks all of a sudden? I mean, if I was hacker, I would probably attack somewhere I could ACTUALLY make money, not a MTG deckbuilding site...
May 1, 2015 11:51 a.m.
VampireArmy says... #12
Not likely to be a human hacker. Just bots programmed to infect whatever they can. In any case it was handled as far as i know
May 1, 2015 12:06 p.m.
Epochalyptik says... #13
Well, a human has to set it up because the accounts need to get created and approved. I'm not terribly familiar with the intricacies of botnets, though.
Also, it doesn't hold that any publicity is good publicity. Many of the services advertised in the past aren't even related to MTG or relevant to our consumer base. I suppose it's possible that some of the companies do just want publicity, but it seems unlikely that they're coming here unless they're paying spammers to do untargeted campaigns.
May 1, 2015 12:13 p.m.
FAMOUSWATERMELON says... #14
Is it just me, or is the site REAAAAALLLLYYY slow right now? Probably the fix, I know, but just putting it out there.
And on a lighter subject, it's beautiful and sunny and even a bit warm around here :)
May 1, 2015 1:33 p.m.
quesobueno123 says... #20
Do I play burn or pili-pala at FNM tonight, I don't really care if I win or not, so no motivation to play burn, but some store credit does sound nice, as I haven't been able to go for 3 weeks. But pili-pala is so much fun, even if I go 0-4
May 1, 2015 5:26 p.m.
quesobueno123 Dude, if you just want to have fun, go pili-pala. See if you can actually pull off some surprising wins. :)
May 1, 2015 5:45 p.m.
So who wants to help me procrastinate studying for finals and play a game of modern on untap?
May 1, 2015 7:54 p.m.
I have a question for my European peeps. My girlfriend is a Swiss exchange student and whenever we do anything with money involved like dinner or a dance she always is surprised that Americans will do that type of thing. She says guys where she comes from wont even open a door for them. The Italian exchange student says that this happens for her as well. Is this true or do they just have shitty luck with guys in the past?
May 1, 2015 11:50 p.m.
Femme_Fatale says... #25
I have my theories, but I don't know enough about Europe to come to an appropriate conclusion.
May 1, 2015 11:58 p.m.
Femme_Fatale says... #27
No idea, I'm trans, so I haven't been able to experience what it is like to be treated by men as much as someone born female. I also have yet to even go out on a date before, so there's that inexperience.
Also: the problem with generalizing in Canada is that each province is like Europe's different countries. Each province has its own drastically different viewpoints and you can't just assume things. What most people know of Canada is from East Canada, the most populated. The West Side's "Canadian Identity" is more culture-less than the rest, while having at the same time a much larger First Nation's representation. Vancouver is the central point of the lack of culture identity in Canada, so the further you go from that the more Canadian culture you experience. Viewpoints on how males treat females here in Vancouver differs dramatically, considering there's cultures from around the globe at equal representations here. The two biggest non-Canadian influences I think would have to be Asian, particularly the Chinese, and North-Western USA. Ignoring any religion of course.
May 2, 2015 12:16 a.m.
Femme_Fatale says... #28
Maybe CanadianShinobi has some more experience from East Canada.
May 2, 2015 12:17 a.m.
DERPLINGSUPREME says... #29
so, I just ran out of sleeves for EDH decks. I make a new one every week, so this is an issue. I always make sure that each one has a different sleeve set so I dont get the mixed up. so I was wondering... Does anyone know of any perticularly nice looking sleeves? if they have designs, great. If they don't, I need a color that isnt one of these or is a brighter or darker varient: light blue, blue, dark green, orange, black, even darker blue, white, pink, copper, yellow, and red.
any help is appreciated. also, kkep in mind I have a budget of $20 and I want 100, preferably 200 sleeves.
Thanks! (if you helped, that is :3)
May 2, 2015 12:18 a.m.
VampireArmy says... #30
loving how more and more shit breaks for me on this site every time i visit it lately.
May 2, 2015 12:21 a.m.
DERPLINGSUPREME says... #31
@VampireArmy on that topic (and hoping someone cares about mine) I got scared today. ACTUALY scared. T/O FULLY broke for me. it said the site didnt EXIST anymore. I panicked. "Holy shit. no more T/O? what the hell do I do? will I ever interact with everyone again? was it all just wasted time?"
well, as it turned out, yeago just had some issue with internet connection with his page or something. still, it scared the shit outta me.
May 2, 2015 12:25 a.m.
Femme_Fatale says... #32
Good luck DERPLINGSUPREME. You aren't going to find much. Dragon Shield is your best bet for EDH, as they do have some more colours.
May 2, 2015 12:25 a.m.
Chaperoning drunk people is like herding cats. And this site is a good site to discuss things with many people. I can understand why one would react the way you did deep. But it's all good!
May 2, 2015 12:27 a.m.
Yeah, and something's wrong with the playtester. It won't update to the current version of my deck.
May 2, 2015 12:28 a.m.
Femme I think that the diversety in culture happens in most of the larger countries. Like I wouldn't expect anyone form new England to act in any way like someone from California. But yeah that is something I didn't know about Canada. Sorry that you haven't been on a date though.
Va what's breaking?
May 2, 2015 12:28 a.m.
VampireArmy says... #36
well lets see, for three weeks now I've been unable to properly comment on the one decklist I actually give a damn about maintaining, I often bug out and lose connection to the site, and now I cannot access my decks through the drop down. Life is fun.
May 2, 2015 12:28 a.m.
So, in addition to playing mono blue control/combo for EDH I'm now trying B/W STAX. I also like mono white tiny leaders control/aggro.
I'm a prick.
May 2, 2015 12:30 a.m.
Femme_Fatale says... #38
VampireArmy, contact yeaGO directly about your deck issue. As for the dropdown, click on the "decks" tab. It's like a spoiler text.
I don't really care sirbar, since I wasn't born female I wasn't exposed to being expected to want the things like dates or relationships. Give me good friends and good fuck buddies and I'll be happy.
May 2, 2015 12:33 a.m.
Hmm that's weird va, I'm not having those problems. Wanna link me to the deck?
May 2, 2015 12:36 a.m.
VampireArmy says... #40
i've made a thread. Never responded.
there is no deck tap for me. There was at first and now there isn't as of last night.
I wasn't exposed to being expected to want the things like dates or relationships. : As a human, you have every right to expect these things as the next person.
May 2, 2015 12:36 a.m.
Mono-White TL is just a giant kick-in-the-balls deck. It's quite good. I REALLY wanna see someone make Mono-Black TL possible. Power to black!
May 2, 2015 12:36 a.m.
Femme_Fatale says... #42
No VampireArmy, as in a girl is expected to want these more than a guy is. I've noticed quite a few people bashing on the new "independent females" of the world because they don't want to get into a relationship right away.
May 2, 2015 12:40 a.m.
VampireArmy says... #43
Humans are fucking weird then.
Like.
Who cares in the end? Why would you want someone to depend on you 24/7? I'd rather someone who has my back but also can handle their own.
May 2, 2015 12:42 a.m.
Well 6tennis, I have done mono green mega-ramp... : )
But either way, TL is a 1v1 format, so discard+Removal would be that deck in a nutshell.
May 2, 2015 12:44 a.m.
Femme_Fatale says... #45
I hate cleaning sheets.
WHY CAN'T YOU CLEAN YOURSELVES!?
Blasted sheets.
May 2, 2015 12:46 a.m.
DERPLINGSUPREME says... #46
In the end, it doesnt even matterrr!
sorry, it had to be done. I think people's issue (those who have it, anyhow) with the "independent woman" thing is that its change. Change is more difficult for some people than for others, so they just aren't used to it. also, I have a feeling that a large ammount of them might also have control issues.
May 2, 2015 12:47 a.m.
DERPLINGSUPREME says... #47
ooops, that was supposed to be after VA's post :3
May 2, 2015 12:47 a.m.
Va I was never raised to want to go on dates either, but I have a girlfriend who will only be in America for a short period of time and she is my first one also I have a job and would rather spend my money on time with others than on myself.
May 2, 2015 12:48 a.m.
VampireArmy says... #50
See the problem here is I was hardy raised at all and spent a large chunk of my childhood in complete isolation. I've never casually dated and I don't think i'l ever be able to. I've already decided that if the relationship i'm currently in doesn't work out, I'm simply becoming asexual
EndStepTop says... #1
Sparda1127 your dad sounds so awesome that I want to get him a father's day card. I looove Cannibal Corpse.
May 1, 2015 11:03 a.m.