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Apologies on Some Comments Deleted
Saturday, November 17th, 2007If you had posted a comment to the Motormouth website recently and it is now gone, please accept my apologies. Sadly, though it is a great burden to computer systems, many companies find it acceptable to post their garbage spam everywhere they can sling it.
Along with the genuine and thoughtful comments that readers post here, I get between a couple and dozens of emptyheaded spam posts almost every day. A few days ago, there were over 50 and while clearing them out in a “mass edit” mode, I inadvertently deleted several comments from readers and my own in response.
This was not intentional! Please keep reading and posting and I’ll clear out the spam with a smaller, more accurate shovel. Thank you, KP (Motormouth)
5 Responses to "Apologies on Some Comments Deleted"
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Although I have disabled it as a link, I leave the above as an ironic first posting to my note on spam.
The witty author of this spam apparently thinks car fans–men and women who know engines, performance stats, models, history, and have some range of mechanical skills and aptitude–are gullible enough to
1) believe there is some reason a post here would be continued on some other site;
2) click on the link; and
3) make a purchase upon discovering that it\’s just a commercial come-on.
Yeah right!!
K.P.- thanks for the explanation, that makes sense and yes the spam situation is out of control. i can’t believe we don’t have the technology to do more than merely stick most of it in “bulk” folders (for email) but to shut them down totally.
Kris,
Need yur E-mail address. Wondering if you were able to get up to Perfect 10 Car Wash to see my 32 Ford Sedan and get pictures? If you get time, maybe we could do lunch. Give me a call.
Thanks
Gary Mitsch
Gary, you can reach me at weekendgarage[at]comcast.net . (Use the ampersand–I’m trying to avoid “bot” programs grabbing and spamming that address.)Your car is a go for a Locals in Motion and our photographer will be contacting you about getting professional photos. I’m just bolting down some loose ends before flying out on the redeye for Thanksgiving. I’ll ring you Monday and we can set up a meeting to get all the cool details on the Deuce and your other cars.
Really looking forward to seeing your car(s).
Kris
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MotorMouth Kris Palmer, freelance auto writer and editor, blogs about vintage cars, the collectible auto scene and just about anything else that goes vroom.
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