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Re: Thank you to our mods
Posted: 2009-01-08 07:13pm
by Formless
I'm just worried about what my service provider will do when they catch the smell of that child porn.

Anyone have any advice? I've never been trolled quite this... illegally before.

Re: Thank you to our mods
Posted: 2009-01-08 07:14pm
by Alyeska
Formless wrote:I'm just worried about what my service provider will do when they catch the smell of that child porn.

Anyone have any advice? I've never been trolled quite this... illegally before.

Child porn requires intent. If your worried, clear your temporary internet files and cookies.
Re: Thank you to our mods
Posted: 2009-01-08 07:15pm
by Formless
Thanks, I'll get to that right away.
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Re: Thank you to our mods
Posted: 2009-01-08 07:33pm
by Beowulf
Oh, it should probably be noted that: one of the big things about these guys is to rile us up. If we don't pay any special attention to them, it loses the fun for them.
Re: Thank you to our mods
Posted: 2009-01-08 07:54pm
by Schuyler Colfax
So were the ones that posted banned or everyone joined within the last couple of hours?
Re: Thank you to our mods
Posted: 2009-01-08 07:58pm
by Alyeska
You do not need to know the specifics.
Re: Thank you to our mods
Posted: 2009-01-08 08:10pm
by Ender
Coyote wrote:Mr. Coffee wrote:So you're telling me that the one thing that actually seriously protected the site from troll invasions like this we just got rid of because it was a "pain in the ass". Because trolls can't do math...
Who ever had that idea, fire them too.
We hadn't had a Board Invasion for a long time-- certainly not a serious one. I think the last one was Troll Kingdom, and that was kinda low key... truth is, we saw 'Bots' as more of a threat...

Christ, that was back in 03 wasn't it?
Re: Thank you to our mods
Posted: 2009-01-08 08:27pm
by Invictus ChiKen
Is it bad my first thought at the offensive shit was Captain in the USAF?

Re: Thank you to our mods
Posted: 2009-01-08 08:30pm
by Mr Bean
Latest stain banned,
Re: Thank you to our mods
Posted: 2009-01-09 01:01am
by ray245
Well, I really wish it is possible for us to sue the ass off those spammers.
Posting illegal stuff with intent of spamming?
Can we take legal action against those idiots, please?
Re: Thank you to our mods
Posted: 2009-01-09 01:11am
by The Romulan Republic
[quote="ray245"]Well, I really wish it is possible for us to sue the ass off those spammers.
Posting illegal stuff with intent of spamming?
Can we take legal action against those idiots, please?[/quote]
As far as I'm concerned, they should be turned into law enforcement. I hope that, if possible, this is the course the mods are following.
Re: Thank you to our mods
Posted: 2009-01-09 01:11am
by Alyeska
ray245 wrote:Well, I really wish it is possible for us to sue the ass off those spammers.
Posting illegal stuff with intent of spamming?
Can we take legal action against those idiots, please?
Our options are being explored. Relax Ray.
Re: Thank you to our mods
Posted: 2009-01-09 02:52am
by Medic
I guess the time I spent running around some tank trails after work (I had to beat the fading daylight

) was time well-spent outdoors and not at SDN.
FYI,
I checked a few of those posts (as directed in this thread) by the Internat'l Insurgency (what they call themselves) and at least one guy posited "Sunday" as a better day for an invasion, since more idiots will be online at that time. Obviously they went ahead anyway yesterday on Thursday but we're not necessarily in the clear.
Re: Thank you to our mods
Posted: 2009-01-09 02:58am
by The Romulan Republic
[quote="SPC Brungardt"]I guess the time I spent running around some tank trails after work (I had to beat the fading daylight :)) was time well-spent outdoors and not at SDN.
FYI, [url=
http://bbs.stardestroyer.net/viewtopic. ... 2&t=130373]I checked a few of those posts (as directed in this thread)[/url] by the Internat'l Insurgency (what they call themselves) and at least one guy posited "Sunday" as a better day for an invasion, since more idiots will be online at that time. Obviously they went ahead anyway yesterday on Thursday but we're not necessarily in the clear.[/quote]
I reiterate: turn them over to the authorities. We won't know we're "in the clear" until they're under arrest.
Re: Thank you to our mods
Posted: 2009-01-09 08:18am
by Einhander Sn0m4n
TURN YOUR BBCODE ON!
Re: Thank you to our mods
Posted: 2009-01-09 10:30am
by Coyote
Romulan Republic: calm down. We all know the technicalities of it, etc. By continuing to be all spun up, you are making drama. Drama is what they want-- this is the high-tech version of putting firecrackers in antpiles to watch the panic and scurry afterwards, 'cause it's cheap fun for the unimaginative.
So the more someone gnashes teeth and rends clothing, the more they'll keep coming back to watch the old ladies getting all a-twitter.
That said, the vast majority of the population did exactly the right thing, and I'd like to extend my thanks to the population-- for the most part, you contained your outrage, reported the posts, and let the mods rush in to serve as fire brigades when and where needed. Considering how long it's been since we had a troll invasion, I'd say the board did quite well.
Re: Thank you to our mods
Posted: 2009-01-09 11:03am
by Themightytom
regarding the potential child porn posting, we DO report that to law enforcement right?
EDIT: corrected spelling of "Posting"
also to clarify I was referring to SPC bungradt's link about trolls planning to post child porn
Re: Thank you to our mods
Posted: 2009-01-09 11:07am
by Edi
They've been reported to the appropriate places.
Re: Thank you to our mods
Posted: 2009-01-09 11:16am
by Surlethe
Coyote wrote:That said, the vast majority of the population did exactly the right thing, and I'd like to extend my thanks to the population-- for the most part, you contained your outrage, reported the posts, and let the mods rush in to serve as fire brigades when and where needed. Considering how long it's been since we had a troll invasion, I'd say the board did quite well.
It's a good sign that this thread is two pages, rather than twelve. The mods are doing a good job and people aren't getting butthurt about this, which is just how you combat chantards looking for lulz.
Re: Thank you to our mods
Posted: 2009-01-09 12:08pm
by Tiriol
I'm also thankful for the moderators and administrators, but as others have said here, the board population itself has been of help. No actual panic, no sudden dog-piling on troll threads etc. which would have probably prolonged the situation, or at least its after-effects.
About reporting the incident to authorities: I'm quite sure that the board leadership did that, even without the general outcry from the population. They do have working brains, after all, and even if the legal ramifications wouldn't be the reason, remember that site owner has kids. Let that sink in for a moment. That alone would make him extremely ready to take action against those who spread these vile things.
May grateful thanks to all moderators, administrators and to the population at large.
Re: Thank you to our mods
Posted: 2009-01-09 12:25pm
by RedImperator
The "report post" button was a huge help in this incident. You guys can thank the staff, but the staff also owes you guys a thanks for being quick on the reports and, with a few exceptions, staying calm and being helpful and not feeding the trolls.
Re: Thank you to our mods
Posted: 2009-01-09 12:26pm
by Darth Wong
Indeed. Good work, guys.
PS. Mr. Coffee, is there some particular reason why you insist on playing the drama queen in all matters related to the board administration?
Re: Thank you to our mods
Posted: 2009-01-09 03:16pm
by Big Phil
I only visit this site a couple times a day (on average) for maybe 10-15 minutes each time, so maybe I've missed the worst of this "invasion," but I have to say, this is pretty pathetic. Other than a couple of threads in HoS and the drama here, I wouldn't know that this site had been trashed. Can't say I'm impressed; I would have thought bald, overweight virgins with WAAAAY too much time on their hands could do a better job trashing a forum. Great job by the admin/mod staff.
Re: Thank you to our mods
Posted: 2009-01-09 03:24pm
by Havok
Darth Wong wrote:Indeed. Good work, guys.
PS. Mr. Coffee, is there some particular reason why you insist on playing the drama queen in all matters related to the board administration?
See Mike, if we had the Poll function back in testing, we could address this question in the appropriate way.

Re: Thank you to our mods
Posted: 2009-01-09 03:31pm
by General Zod
SancheztheWhaler wrote:I only visit this site a couple times a day (on average) for maybe 10-15 minutes each time, so maybe I've missed the worst of this "invasion," but I have to say, this is pretty pathetic. Other than a couple of threads in HoS and the drama here, I wouldn't know that this site had been trashed. Can't say I'm impressed; I would have thought bald, overweight virgins with WAAAAY too much time on their hands could do a better job trashing a forum. Great job by the admin/mod staff.
It was pretty pathetic as far as invasion standards go. They didn't even push any of the existing threads off the first page of any forum.