JustSewSimple Posted June 1, 2012 Report Share Posted June 1, 2012 I know this forum is free and we are all friends here but....the spam and the amount of it is ruining this otherwise peaceful settlement! I don't visit here like I did for awhile because the enemy has moved in to stay! There has to be a way to keep out the enemy! We must build a moat and fill it with crocs! We must post centuries on the battlements and arm them with arrows. It is time to draw arms! We are surrounded and we either fight or come out with our hands up! I say we should change this format and fight! At this writing we are out manned 8-21!!!! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Joyce Posted June 1, 2012 Report Share Posted June 1, 2012 I hear you and I'm tired of seeing them also/ Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Linda G. Craig Posted June 1, 2012 Report Share Posted June 1, 2012 Wow, and what a mess this morning. Very sad. Can they not be deleted or blocked? Sorry, I'm not familiar with how this all works. :mad: Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
GrandmaLKB Posted June 1, 2012 Report Share Posted June 1, 2012 It's hard enough keeping the spam at bay on our personal computer, so I imagine on a public forum like this, it will be next to impossible. Too bad these spammers can put their time to a more suitable cause........... Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Linda G. Craig Posted June 1, 2012 Report Share Posted June 1, 2012 What if the forum providers brought forum messages up to the top, thereby pushing the spammers to the bottom? Just a thought. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
DawnCavanaugh Posted June 1, 2012 Report Share Posted June 1, 2012 Hi Everyone, We certainly understand your frustrations and concerns over the spamming and appreciate your continued efforts to report them. I delete them as quickly as possible, but unfortunately the offenders are typically from outside the US and spam during the wee hours of the morning. We are working on a fresh new website design and are working with a new Forum hosting company that will allow us to put more stringent controls on the forum without restricting the ease and freedom our true users demand and enjoy. Thank you for your patience. We hope to have the new system in place very shortly, but until then be diligent about reporting spammers and I'll do my best to keep the Forum clean each day to make it more enjoyable for you. We certainly don't want to lose you! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
JustSewSimple Posted June 1, 2012 Author Report Share Posted June 1, 2012 Hurray for Dawn! Sounds like she is digging the moat!!!! I hope the new site has lots of crocs!!!!:cool::cool::cool: Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest Linda S Posted June 1, 2012 Report Share Posted June 1, 2012 Yeah Dawn! I am very happy to hear that we will have a new forum with (hopefully) better protections on it. I can generally spot the spam from a mile away, but sometimes I still stumble into it. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Anette D. Posted June 2, 2012 Report Share Posted June 2, 2012 Thanks, Dawn. It's greatly appreciated. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
RoseCity Quilter Posted June 2, 2012 Report Share Posted June 2, 2012 :cool: Dawn you and your team are the best....Looking forward to the new forum.... Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Shar Schmutz Posted June 2, 2012 Report Share Posted June 2, 2012 Dawn, when do you sleep? How many APQS hats do you wear? Thanks for everything you do! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Linda G. Craig Posted June 2, 2012 Report Share Posted June 2, 2012 Thanks so much, Dawn! :cool: Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Deb2bie Posted June 2, 2012 Report Share Posted June 2, 2012 I imagine Dawn with all her hats looks like the man in the book from my childhood, HATS FOR SALE. Does anyone else remember Captain Kangaroo reading this book? I know I'm dating myself but I loved Captain Kangaroo, Mr Green Jeans, Grandfather Clock, Mr Moose, Bunny (aka Bun bun), Phoebe and all the other characters from that show. Why don't we have reruns of this show? I know I'd watch!!! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
BethDurand Posted June 2, 2012 Report Share Posted June 2, 2012 I'm curious to know how the heck Dawn manages to juggle all the various jobs she has. And probably a personal and family life that we don't know about as well! Maybe she's actually managed to clone herself, but didn't tell anyone. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
JustSewSimple Posted June 2, 2012 Author Report Share Posted June 2, 2012 Digging a moat is hard work! I think she needs a raise!! Mark and Amy too! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Sunimp Posted June 2, 2012 Report Share Posted June 2, 2012 Dawn, you do a wonderful job with your many hats! Slightly off the original topic, but if there is a new website being designed, could you consider making it easier to post pictures? I know many of us have just given up trying. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
kloar Posted June 2, 2012 Report Share Posted June 2, 2012 Thank you Dawn!! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
queenie123 Posted June 2, 2012 Report Share Posted June 2, 2012 Is it possible to make posting pics a bit more user friendly ,I dont feel so bad because there are many like me that just give up ,maybe they will come forward and speak up so I dont look a total fool here . I hope so anyway Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ffq-lar Posted June 2, 2012 Report Share Posted June 2, 2012 Queenie--you are not the first with this problem. Posting pics is all about your computer and where you store your photos. Different steps for different systems. And yes, I hope the new system makes it easier. I store my photos on my desktop. No Flickr or the like. Someone will need to give you instructions for those. I save my photos in a file--usually by the year. I click on the photo, click on "Image" on the toolbar, "resize/resample" at 640-480 pixels, save, click on "file" on the toolbar and then "save as"--renaming the smaller photo so you can find it again. No punctuation should be used in the name, or you won't be able to post it. I then save it to the same file. To post on the forum--as a free-standing new post, go to the topic that's pertinent and start a new topic. Write your header and text and then click on "choose file". Find the file on your desktop, open it and click the name of your resized photo. See that the name shows in the box on the post. Then post--do not preview or it will remove the photo. If that happens--click in your own "edit" box at the top right of your original post. That will again allow you access to "choose file" and you can add the photo. This system only allows one photo per post. Add another to the same thread by not using the "quick reply"--instead click on the blue "reply" box at the bottom of the last post. This accesses the "choose file" button so you can put the next photo in a new post. Hoping this will help you--we all struggled with posting photos. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Joyce Posted June 2, 2012 Report Share Posted June 2, 2012 I do have a Mac and I have no desire to fight with trying to post photos. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Snowflake Posted June 5, 2012 Report Share Posted June 5, 2012 I'm gonna put this in favs..because it is another way to post pics..if I can't get this way to work, ya'll just won't see any of my work and get critique me so I can feel better about what I am doing. I work with computers all day at work and manage quite well, I just don't want to sit and get so totally frustrated when I get home and can't do the same thing with the home computer. It says right here on the bottom of this forum that this hasn't been updated? since 2008 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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