Yet more abuse going on.
I have entered this under legal as abuse of the APSense is a legal matter.
There are certain people, that should know better, setting a very bad example to other members.
They are using the status message to advertise, the most blatant abuse is putting urls in the status message. Other forms of advertising, such as soliciting to visit the offenders profile, soliciting their products, etc are also being used.
Status is to be used to tell others how you are, how you feel, and so on. I refer everyone to The Wikipedia definition of Status Message.
The trolls are getting the uper hand to a point that APSense is sailing very close to the wind. I do not want to see four years of work thrown down the drain. SO are you a troll or are you a serious member. One way to distinguish is to look at your Status message.
There are certain people, that should know better, setting a very bad example to other members.
They are using the status message to advertise, the most blatant abuse is putting urls in the status message. Other forms of advertising, such as soliciting to visit the offenders profile, soliciting their products, etc are also being used.
Status is to be used to tell others how you are, how you feel, and so on. I refer everyone to The Wikipedia definition of Status Message.
The trolls are getting the uper hand to a point that APSense is sailing very close to the wind. I do not want to see four years of work thrown down the drain. SO are you a troll or are you a serious member. One way to distinguish is to look at your Status message.
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Comments (7)
Keith Sass
3
Internet Marketer
Let us keep this excellent site up and running.Please do not abuse this opportunity for
Great exposure!
Paula van Dun
16
Retired
Yup. Apsense is turning in a Walhalla for spam and scam. It is a shame since APSense was going in the rifght direction before the upgrade. It also worries me that no more is done about the scam. Sure the tos said it is not allowed. But we all know that not everyone reads tos and even id they do, many people do not investigate anything. They join everything that promises big bucks.
Patrick Isherwood
7
Retired
Strangely enough I was thinking of doing what I should not do today, now I will certainly not do it.
Brenda W.
12
Life Learner
Thank you for setting the record straight on what the "status message" should be used for. I will do my best NOT to become an offender. Everyone needs to see this message.Thanks for your post.
Michael H.
6
Affiliate Marketer
I totally agree with you bjantiques. The status message should never be used for advertising purposes.
Bj aka Bill Brown
14
Hosting and Backup Service provider
Thank you Cheryl that was something I should have included will pin your comment so it is a continuation of the post.
Cheryl Baumgartner
12
Medical Billing/Coding/Insurance
Not just the staus messages but the comments have been getting spammed with urls too. I was royally pissed off the other day when someone posted a comment on my news event that was a referral url to a program that I consider nothing more than a scam and I had no way of removing it. Yes it is quickly becoming a spammers paradise around here. I guess that's why members who have been here for years adding content and helping to build this site are leaving and looking for other places to go that