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Thread: How to stop birthday spam
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1st Jan 2013, 01:32 AM #1New Member
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How to stop birthday spam
Is there any way to stop birthday spam from these forums? When I signed up I was required to enter my date of birth, which hardly seems necessary just to join a forum. Now, I'm receiving happy birthday messages. i.e. "We at Woodwork Forums would like to wish you a happy birthday today!"
The reason this is spam is because a) I never asked for it and b) I don't suppose anyone at Woodwork Forums knows when my birthday is, it's just an automated message.
Why would anyone want an automated message on their birthday? What is the forum hoping to achieve by spamming in this way?
I know this sounds petty and curmudgeonly but this isn't the only forum that does this. Messages like this are just more things to delete without bothering to read them.
Julian
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1st Jan 2013, 01:50 AM #2Golden Member
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1st Jan 2013, 02:45 AM #3Member
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I'm always grateful for a 'Happy Birthday' even from a machine.
At my age I tend to forget when it is and a reminder is appreciated...
MarkWhat you say & what people hear are not always the same thing.
http://www.remark.me.uk/
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1st Jan 2013, 03:32 AM #4
Don't know, Julian...do the words Bah!..Humbug! mean any thing to you?
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1st Jan 2013, 03:52 AM #5China
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Get a life !!!
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1st Jan 2013, 06:27 AM #6Member: Blue and white apron brigade
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Welcome to the forum.
Whenever I join any on-line stuff I never give my correct date of birth so I find it vaguely amusing to receive these at different times throughout the year.
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1st Jan 2013, 06:43 AM #7
Hi Julian,
To stop these messages go to Settings (top right) then click on General Settings (left hand menu) and uncheck the Receive Email from Administrators box.Ticking Wood - I hope to finish one wooden clock before I lose one finger - seems like a realistic goal.
George
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1st Jan 2013, 08:24 AM #8Senior Member
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Considering this is your first post, then yes curmudgeonly does come to mind
Welcome to the forums-Scott
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1st Jan 2013, 08:42 AM #9
Lifes to short to worry about things like that. Some days all I get is automated spam. So one wishing me happy birthday is more welcome than one telling me I've inherrited a large fortune which would only result in me turning my meagre fortune into nothing. You have to be mad to put your real birth date here anyway!
But it would be nice if someone could stop all the spam
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1st Jan 2013, 09:21 AM #10Member
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You're off to a great start to the new year, Julian, and to your posts on this site.
Perhaps you should have entered your birth date as 29 Feb, to minimise these notifications.
Better yet, you should have entered your birth year as 2020 or similar - then you wouldn't get a 'happy birthday' message for years.
(By the way - Happy Birthday!)
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1st Jan 2013, 09:22 AM #11Senior Member
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A belated happy birthday to you. Hope you had a great day.
Peter.
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1st Jan 2013, 10:06 AM #12
My heart pumps custard for you.
Hugh
Enough is enough, more than enough is too much.
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1st Jan 2013, 01:12 PM #13Retired
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First off Julian: Happy birthday. Secondly: Welcome to the Forums, your first post after being here for 8 days and already you have most of the members know who you are. Congratulations.
Thirdly and most importantly: The reason you enter you birth date is so that you don't go into the child protection part of the registration, read about it here: COPPA - Children's Online Privacy Protection
I think your definition of spam is way out if you only get 1 message a year from us and that to wish you a good day on your birthday.
BTW, Merry Christmas and a Happy New Year.
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1st Jan 2013, 01:26 PM #14
If that's your mood on your birthday, what are you like for the rest of the year??
Regards, FenceFurniture
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1st Jan 2013, 03:22 PM #15
I actually like the fact that Forum Administrators have spent the time to set up a Birthday greeting program.
So what if is automatic.
A human being had to think of this small kindness and show of respect.
Paul.I FISH THEREFORE I AM.