PM Spammer named "Patricia"

I would like to apologise to those (i.e. all 425!) of you who received spam via PM from a user named Patricia. The account has now been banned - please let me know if the same thing happens again in the future.

Huh? :huh: Did I miss something?

Who is patricia?

Clearly, if you don't know what he's talking about, then it's nothing for you to worry about.

An account named "Patricia" was created, and it was used to send spam to other users via private message. In total, 425 messages were sent to 425 different members, equating to a little under one message per minute of the spammer's membership. Impressive, in a belligerent sense.

If you didn't get a message...you didn't get a message. :)

Should I feel special or cursed that I got one? :)

Lol. It doesn't seem like she was spamming for any commercial reason...the message contained no advertisement...maybe she just really wanted to systematically say hello to everyone on the forum and try to make friends. If so, is that really spam? These are the questions that keep me up at night....

Was all that they said "Hello"? hmm...

It looked like she was trying to recruit people into becoming Buddhist by quoting Einstein.

This highly amused me. Why didn't I think of doing that a long time ago? :laugh:

If it wasn't porn I'm not missing anything.

*spams nikolas porn* :D

Oh, it didn't cross my mind she might be a spammer. I also received a PM where she quoted something from Einstein regarding Buddhism...

true true

got that one

It didn't cross my mind either. I just sent her a friendly message back welcoming her to the forum and and asking her what kind of music she composes. ;)

I don't know, I got the PM, but I didn't understand the purpose... although the Buddhist thing had me wondering.

Lol @ Nikolas

gosh can you just 'close' this thread. the insolence of some people astounds me.

What insolence?!?!?! :O

Indeed, what insolence? I can't see any example of it here...

Alexandros

Any chance we get to see the contents of the PM?

I am interested to - come on someone who recieved this message post it's contents!

Why do I always miss out on the fun? :blush:

Fun?

I just find it annoying. Nothing personal anyway - by the looks of it. I mean it must be a program that sent the PMs. I doubt a person could post THAT many in the period of time.

ok...about the insolense...it really only applies to 2 posts...and even still they were already told that they needn't worry.

I just don't see why there needs to be discussion on it. Hence, closing seems appropriate.

It was really an announcement.

It was really an announcement.

Where is your element of fun? It is not everyday something like this occurs. As to its an announcement so there shouldn't be a discussion, I liked to point out how many pages of messages were posted after the Young Composers is closing announcement. Ok this was a "fake" announcement but still I am interested to know what this spammer felt so compelled to tell composers about.

Does every little thing about this site *have* to be about composition in your opinion and anything else swept under the carpet? Or can we have a little amused discussion about amusing events which occur?

It is not as you put it insolence to be bemused by what took place and inquire about it. Mike is not a god who if we question him will strike us dead with lighting.

Mike is not a god who if we question him will strike us dead with lighting.

No, but he sooooo should be :closedeyes: