Spam

I got it too. 

Floydoid wrote: I have received what appears to be a spam message from this member: https://www.progarchives.com/forum/member_profile.asp?PF=78287 with a link to his myitalianprog.com website but I could not find a report feature in messenger... seems a bit iffy when it's a new member and is probably messaging members at random. Just a heads up for you admins.

I have received what appears to be a spam message from this member:

https://www.progarchives.com/forum/member_profile.asp?PF=78287

with a link to his myitalianprog.com website but I could not find a report feature in messenger... seems a bit iffy when it's a new member and is probably messaging members at random.

Just a heads up for you admins.

Lewian wrote: Spam is a bit like prog, isn't it? People use the term as if there were a single clearly and unambiguously defined true meaning of it, but there isn't. In a discussion we can try to make transparent how people use such terms differently, but there is no authority for saying this one is right and that one is wrong.

Spam is like a box of chocolates, squidgy, processed pork with plenty of sodium nitrite as a preservative.

Spam is unsolicited, generally repetitive, generally unwanted, and comes in bulk, flooding commonly, and the internet tech/ computing name does come from the Monty Python Sketch. Generally it is stuff sent out to many sites, commonly emails, for commercial purposes/ financial gain. I hate that AI stuff and it really worries me when it comes to discussion boards, reviews, bios etc. here. We might as well just have all the members be AI if that is what we use to communicate (and it might go that way too). I would like rules about AI, and unfortunately it is hard to enforce (there would be invasive ways to limit it). If one is putting up multiple/many unsolicited AI generated posts and reviews then I would consider that to be spam. Unsolicited AI generated content here is spammy to me. What we call it is not that important except when it comes to the rules, and I would like rules on it as said.

Edited by Logan - June 02 2024 at 10:54

Spam is a bit like prog, isn't it? People use the term as if there were a single clearly and unambiguously defined true meaning of it, but there isn't. In a discussion we can try to make transparent how people use such terms differently, but there is no authority for saying this one is right and that one is wrong.

Hrychu wrote: Spam = unwanted post. If nobody wants it, it's spam. It's not just my words. It's your words as well.

In the context of forums, my understanding of the term 'spam' is that it refers to posts that have no relevance to the discussion in hand, AND are made purely for the purpose of self promotion, or promoting a product or cause (that no-one is remotely interested in).

Subsequently it differs substantially from practices such as going off topic, or trolling.

Hrychu wrote: Spam = unwanted post. If nobody wants it, it's spam.

Hrychu wrote: Nobody wants ChatGPT created posts for sure, but in the end it's not spam. Spam is also something abusive, like an obnoxious uninvited guest. LOL You've contradicted yourself once again. Wow!

Hrychu wrote: Some information on music generated by ChatGPT could be, like it or not, useful. Yes and no. It depends on what information you want ChatGPT to give you. If it's some basic stuff then there's a high chance it's not gonna tell you any bogus bullshіt. But when it comes to more complex debatable topics or politics, ChatGPT is worthless. B) Except, that doesn't matter cuz in the end Progarchives Forum is an internet message board meant for you to have conversations with real people. It's not an automatic robotic encyclopedia filled with partially useful info and partially dumbass crap (like the aforementioned doomsday drumming and tectonic guitars). Filling this place with ChatGPT bots is certainly far from the spirit of this forum.

Hrychu wrote: Cristi wrote: ^ maybe not spam, but it's AI generated indeed. This is a contradictory statement in its purest form. ;)