Die, Spam bots! Die!!!!

[ht_murray]

I woke up from a very long nap, opened up my email, and had seven, count 'em seven, friend notifications. I suspected from the names that they were spam bots. So, I clicked on the first one, took a good hard look at the profile, particularly the friends, found I had two shared friends. Then, looked in the journal, all of it in Russian or something, and promptly, reported the bot.

Went to the next one. Similar looking userpic, same exact two shared friends as well as entire f-list.

By the fourth one, there was a long sob story on the profile page about how she was a student in Maine, had chronic health issues, including a brain tumor... and yet entire journal in Russian, same matching friends, same unmatching friends.

By the time I worked my way through all seven, there was an eighth in my inbox.

I reported them all. But really, what are they accomplishing? Someone explain to me? Are they just waiting for me to click on their profile and recording that as a hit to their website somewhere? Because it is annoying.

I'm never leaving LJ, but I still do have one Dreamwidth code if anyone else wants it.

Also, prepare for a day of Spam, cuz I done slept through yesterday and have to make up for it. LOL.

ETA: We're up to 9!

Comments

[chocca2.livejournal.com]

You know what's really sad? I actually saw some friend notifications and got all excited and then went to see and saw it was just spam. *puts on loser hat* lol

[tru-faith-lost.livejournal.com]

Yeah, unless I've just posted fic or meta, I pretty much expect them all to be spam anymore. :P

So, I'm still angsting over this backstory for our bigbang. I'm considering posting a poll or something, try to get a feel for what readers will think. Would it bother you if I did that? I don't think it'll be giving much away, since it's the backstory I'm angsting over and not the story itself...

[chocca2.livejournal.com]

Would it bother you if I did that?

Not at all, babe. Go for it!
Btw, I'm quite up for the last idea you mailed me. I like it when you mail me, it gives me butterflies, hee! lol

[tru-faith-lost.livejournal.com]

LOL, now I have bounced so many emails off you, I can't remember which idea was the last one I mailed you. Refresh my memory?

[chocca2.livejournal.com]

Hehe, its the Sam vessel idea. Switches the boys around for the back story, that make sense?