Platinum Spam
 

I just got spammed for the umpteenth time by a Platinum Bucks affiliate.
I'm giving Platinum Bucks the benefit of the doubt that it was one of their affiliates, and not PB spamming their own sites from email lists of questionable origin.

I say "questionable" because the email I received it on was a completely made up address that one of my POP accounts collects. ie.. :anything:@ domain.com

Of all the affiliate programs that exist, and there are a lot of them... I get spammed most often by Platinum Bucks sites. I wouldn't start this thread if it wasn't happening A LOT. Hell, the occasional errant spam in my inbox is almost expected in this day and age, but this is getting out of hand.

I used to forward them to PB, but I get so many now that I don't even bother anymore.

So a message to you Dave.... clean up your lists!!!!

I want #2 in this thread !!! :D

I only say TMDA :D

I've given up reporting most of them too; another company (not Platinum Bucks) really didn't seem too interested in it in spite of their posture on the boards.

Evidently this is the case here as well PD...

I get a crap load of platinum spam. Gave up on that as well, can only say so much and it's whatever.

I also get an ignorant amount from Orgasm as well. I've complained to them as well.

IT is what it is. It's funny as well, I just made a new e-mail addy last week, and signed up for a few programs as an affiliate, the next day I got spam from them. Why spam someone when they just signed up to send you traffic??

I've said it once and i'll say it again one word has fucked up this industry

GREED!

I wonder why one of the Platinum people hasn't come over to explain anything... :confused:

Believe me, it doesn't take much to piss me off.

Spam however is one thing that I just laugh at whenever I get it. Click, click and it's gone.

Spam doesnt bother much I other people. But its to bad platinumbucks has yet to respoond.

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Exactly... it's almost as if to say... "thanks for signing up... fuck you very much!"

I think it's as much stupidity as it is greed. There are quite a few tgps out there that have all kinds of strict rules about the galleries you submit. And then they slam you with popups and dialers on the email confirmation page.

AGREED!!

This is one thing that pisses me off to no end.

Not that I use popups, or WANT to use popups, but I hate being sent into popup hell by another webmaster. These people must truly have targetted traffic.

I see your point Chris, moderation in most things would solve the problem! :bonk:

Send me a copy of the spam and I'm see what I can do, I can only do something if I can find the rev ID... but thats normaly not that hard...

roflmao....

Someone doing a search for Platinumbucks and finding a two year old thread? :cool:

yeah seriously Paul. Dave and I kissed and made up two years ago. LOL

haha

Great so now you like Dave too! What about Visualad! :eek:

welcome to xnations, Paul!:)

some sponsors do spam as way of getting more affiliates.

Blah blah blah I love spam. This industry was built on spam.

A few days ago we got a complaint from our host that someone was spamming. We haven't gotten a complaint about someone spamming our sites in a long, long time. The guy was quickly shut down.

I would think spam is about worthless these days.

IT is pretty worthless these days! And I couldnever understand why it was that sponsors like to SPAM their afffiliates. Why bother mailign a name you know is not going to buy?

I just love threads like this - i dont pop my head up very often as some of you know, but I just cannot help but piss my pants when I see something as dopey as this

Hey Paul - Dave must be so proud of you and your diligent efforts to bring this matter to our attention

oh fuck - i gotta go and piss myself again

bahahahahahahahahaha - weeez - bahahahahahahahahaa

Hahahahaha! No worries Paul, Evil Dan is actually a sweetie! ;) but you seriously got OWNED my friend!

thanks babe - i wasnt trying to be a dick to Paul - I just love giggling my arse off when this happens

And Paul - its happened to me twice, and I am sure most of us have achieved higher levels of stupidity from time to time in the name of self deprication

Just ask Evil Chris ;-)

Now this has put a smile on my face this morning lol

day late hehehhe