Spam in my private messenger!!
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Topic: Spam in my private messenger!!
Posted By: gdub411
Subject: Spam in my private messenger!!
Date Posted: February 24 2005 at 11:26
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Today I recieved this in my private messenger. Did anyone recieve this as well? Hi there, Thought you might be interested in the album CERULEAN BLUE by Rain: “A compelling freshness and originality and a fantastic voice. “I love this album – I’ve never heard anything like it.” There's a great extended musical "quote" from Watcher of the Skies on track 5 and lyrics references to Supper's Ready on track 6. Samples and online ordering at http://www.telosmusic.net/ - Thanks Tom
P.S....I am sending one to everyone except Tuxon because he's not important enough. |
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Posted By: mirco
Date Posted: February 24 2005 at 11:29
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yeah, i recieved it too. ------------- Please forgive me for my crappy english! |
Posted By: sigod
Date Posted: February 24 2005 at 11:34
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None for me (so far) but that's not great guys. You didn't even get spamed about something good. ------------- I must remind the right honourable gentleman that a monologue is not a decision. - Clement Atlee, on Winston Churchill |
Posted By: Garion81
Date Posted: February 24 2005 at 11:43
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Yeah I got it too
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"What are you going to do when that damn thing rusts?" |
Posted By: Sean Trane
Date Posted: February 24 2005 at 11:44
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I deleted mine right away, as I do with thrash mail in my mailbox. Thanks for the warning Sigod. |
Posted By: arcer
Date Posted: February 24 2005 at 12:13
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think he slowly working his way through the list....
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Posted By: arcer
Date Posted: February 24 2005 at 12:15
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and for heaven's sake who would ever check out an album called 'Cerulean Blue'
sounds like the name of some awful band of '80s floppy-hairs in enormous trousers and bolero jackets
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Posted By: Dan Bobrowski
Date Posted: February 24 2005 at 12:33
 I can image Bill and Tony in floppy trousers and bolero jackets.
I downloaded it and I think it's pretty good. The vocals are a bit Bono-ish. Themusic, ambient and smooth. The spamming is a bad idea though. |
arcer wrote:Posted By: Manunkind
Date Posted: February 24 2005 at 12:34
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I got hit, too. Something needs to be done about this ------------- "In war there is no time to teach or learn Zen. Carry a strong stick. Bash your attackers." - Zen Master Ikkyu Sojun |
Posted By: Jim Garten
Date Posted: February 24 2005 at 12:35
Already reported  ------------- 
Jon Lord 1941 - 2012 |
Posted By: Fitzcarraldo
Date Posted: February 24 2005 at 12:39
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Don't know why the guy just didn't put the advert in the Announcements forum, which is intended for such things and would not have annoyed people.
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Posted By: Ivan_Melgar_M
Date Posted: February 24 2005 at 13:02
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Also received it, and it even mentions Phil Collins as if his recomendation was valid for me I wouldn't ever buy any item product of spamming, don't care how good it is, the simple act of giving me unrequested propaganda is enough to disqualify it. Iván ------------- 
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Posted By: maani
Date Posted: February 24 2005 at 13:06
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All: I got it too. I have informed Max and asked him to either warn the member or eject him. Peace. |
Posted By: Man Erg
Date Posted: February 24 2005 at 13:07
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I got it too. ''A compelling freshness & originality...'' - Phil Collins. References and quotes from Watcher of the Skies & Suppers Ready.Freshness? Originality? Hmmmm. He made a comment on my username asking if I was looking forward to VdGG's new album. Aaaah.The personal touch.Nice  ------------- 
Do 'The Stanley' otherwise I'll thrash you with some rhubarb. |
Posted By: Dan Bobrowski
Date Posted: February 24 2005 at 13:15
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Posted By: tuxon
Date Posted: February 24 2005 at 13:18
I haven't got it, I'm probably not important enough ------------- I'm always almost unlucky _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ Id5ZcnjXSZaSMFMC Id5LM2q2jfqz3YxT |
Posted By: oliverstoned
Date Posted: February 24 2005 at 13:33
| i got it and didn't like it |
Posted By: Cluster One
Date Posted: February 24 2005 at 13:41
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Yep I got it too. The Phil Collins quote definitely scared me away.
------------- Marmalade...I like marmalade. |
Posted By: Spanky
Date Posted: February 24 2005 at 14:00
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I just got one too. Spam sucks.
------------- Coalinga knows how to party. |
Posted By: Guests
Date Posted: February 24 2005 at 14:02
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I got this PM also. This guy is probably a loser who just wants to sell a few CDs. What a weirdo. I hope an admin deletes his @$$.
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Posted By: gdub411
Date Posted: February 24 2005 at 14:23
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Well duh...didn't you read the original post |
Posted By: Syzygy
Date Posted: February 24 2005 at 14:27
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I got it and it gave me a wry smile. An album recommended by Phil 'Calamity the Cow' Collins? It's not spam, it's another of Kool Prog Guruz little jokes. ------------- 'Like so many of you I've got my doubts about how much to contribute to the already rich among us...' Robert Wyatt, Gloria Gloom |
Posted By: James Lee
Date Posted: February 24 2005 at 15:52
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Wow, I didn't get one. Even spammers hate me.
------------- http://www.last.fm/user/sollipsist/?chartstyle=kaonashi"> 
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Posted By: mirco
Date Posted: February 24 2005 at 15:54
------------- Please forgive me for my crappy english! |
Posted By: Dragon Phoenix
Date Posted: February 24 2005 at 15:55
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I feel sooooooooo left out....
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Posted By: Blacksword
Date Posted: February 24 2005 at 16:00
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I got it too. You can have mine if anyones feeling left out. Spam spam spam spam spam..wonderful spam!! ------------- Ultimately bored by endless ecstasy! |
Posted By: Reed Lover
Date Posted: February 24 2005 at 16:02
I didnt get one either...it's not my day! ------------- 
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Posted By: Dan Bobrowski
Date Posted: February 24 2005 at 16:12
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Okay, for all you cads missed by the spammer, I downloaded the music, zipped it and YOUSENDIT to myself so you can all get a chance to hear it before you dis it. I kinda liked it, I don't care what Phil says.
http://s20.yousendit.com/d
This link is perishable.
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Posted By: Ivan_Melgar_M
Date Posted: February 24 2005 at 16:13
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Seems he made a search and sent the message to those that participate in Genesis threads. Iván -------------
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Posted By: lucas
Date Posted: February 24 2005 at 17:31
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I received it too. ------------- "Magma was the very first gothic rock band" (Didier Lockwood) |
Posted By: AngelRat
Date Posted: February 24 2005 at 17:34
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Me too, Phil's comments made me curious. I haven't heard it yet. Is this like the follow-up to 'Foxtrot' we're all been waiting for? -------------  |
Posted By: FloydWright
Date Posted: February 24 2005 at 17:48
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Yes, I got this and trashed it. Though I don't recall participating in a Genesis thread. Who knows, maybe I did...?
Spaaaaam. 
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Posted By: slipperman
Date Posted: February 24 2005 at 18:02
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Got it too. Might be a good album, might not, but like everyone else here I refuse to respond to Spam. (even if I ate meat I'd hate Spam...haha...sorry, not funny...) but I'll buy the guy a Leffe if he buys me a Gouden Carolus... ------------- ...it is real...it is Rael... |
Posted By: Reed Lover
Date Posted: February 24 2005 at 18:05
I listened,it is compelling in an odd kind of way.
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Posted By: Raymon7174
Date Posted: February 24 2005 at 18:10
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Got me too!! Spam is annoying in all forms, but as a private messenge it is even worse. Glad to see its already been reported. What a disappointment. I actually thought it would be something interesting until I opened it and found the ad. -------------  Raymon
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Posted By: Dan Bobrowski
Date Posted: February 24 2005 at 18:27
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You found an ad? I got the webiste for the band Rain and a free cd download of their album Cerulean Blue. I posted the entire CD in my above post...... FREE.
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Posted By: maani
Date Posted: February 24 2005 at 18:27
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All: Max has (as he so wonderfully puts it) "de-activated" that member. Peace. |
Posted By: Dan Bobrowski
Date Posted: February 24 2005 at 18:30
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What, no proton excellerator? |
Posted By: Raymon7174
Date Posted: February 24 2005 at 18:44
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Okay. I saw the free download but also saw the on-line ordering. A free cd download is not a bad thing, but it was still a hook to generate potential purchases of other items, i.e. spam. ------------- Raymon
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Posted By: Cinema
Date Posted: February 24 2005 at 19:21
| I was also a recipient. |
Posted By: aqualung28
Date Posted: February 24 2005 at 19:57
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yeah, I just got it
------------- "O' lady look up in time o' lady look out of love 'n you should have us all O' you should have us fall" "Bill's Corpse" By Captain Beefheart |
Posted By: Guillermo
Date Posted: February 24 2005 at 20:38
| Yes. I also received that message. |
Posted By: Cygnus X-2
Date Posted: February 24 2005 at 22:41
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I Don't Like Spam!
Yeah I got it, too. Deleted it immediately... ------------- 
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Posted By: Dominic shaw
Date Posted: May 24 2005 at 17:54
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Hi all, Just thought I'd let you know that this is my album and the guy who posted all the spam to you did so without my knowledge or permission (he also did this on another mailing list and I'm still running around trying to pick up the pieces). I've discussed this with the moderators and it won't happen again (The guy is a "fan" who thought he was trying to help - good intentions and the road to hell etc etc). I'm really sorry if this has irritated anyone and I'm only glad I found out about it before it went too far. Thanks for your understanding. Dominic Shaw http://www.telosmusic.net - www.telosmusic.net |
Posted By: Ben2112
Date Posted: May 24 2005 at 18:19
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Hey Dominic. I didn't receive the spam (joined about a month later), but most here at least seem to have enjoyed it to some extent (the music, not the spam ), so I doubt anyone has hard feelings toward you.
BTW, welcome. I realize you probably just joined to clear this up, but if you stick around, all the better .
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Posted By: Heptade
Date Posted: May 24 2005 at 18:20
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No worries as far as I'm concerned...an overzealous
fan is better than none at all! |
Posted By: Fantômas
Date Posted: May 24 2005 at 19:24
I didn't receive one, but it's better this way. If I had received one, I would kick the motherf**ker ass right out of here! "Yyyyyyyyaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaa" ------------- And above all, is punk 
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Posted By: Dominic shaw
Date Posted: May 25 2005 at 03:37
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Hello Ben and all, Thanks for being so gracious about this. I've just read the reviews on the site here and they are saying that Cerulean Blue is "a masterpiece of progressive rock", so I have to stick around now, don't I! Thanks Dominic BTW Ian the admin guy says some people are still getting these messages. If anyone has a problem can they let me know? |
Posted By: nacho
Date Posted: May 25 2005 at 04:13
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Hi Dominic I didn't receive the spam either (I think I joined after it started) but it certainly would have pissed me off. So nothing like silly active fans, uh? I downloaded Cerulean Blue and I'm listening to it just now. I find it really enjoyable (not sure about the "masterpiece" qualification: time is needed for that). Oh, and another thing: I would ask Phil Collins to stop saying good things about your album: that can be scary for most of us prog lovers I'd like to comment on something: a great debate is opened about the piracy stuff (at the moment there is a thread about that running in this forum). I have always thought that the best thing to do about that is exactly what you have done: do you want to check the music before you buy it? Fair enough. Do you want to get the music for free? Completely unfair. So, I can't understand why bands don't do what you have done: just put some low quality mp3 samples available for free download. That's more than enough to listen to it and see if you find it worth spending money on it, but at the same time very few of us music lovers will consider a 96 kbps sample suitable for burning to a CD and keeping it as the "real thing". It seems simple, but... I said I can't understand why more bands don't do it, but maybe the answer is that they don't dare to let people check the product before buying it... just in case... Keep on proggin'!!!
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Posted By: Dominic shaw
Date Posted: May 25 2005 at 10:07
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Hi Nacho, Thanks for your thoughts. The "masterpiece" thing is just what they have on the review site here if you get more than four and a half blobs. I think you have to take it with a bucket of salt! Glad you're enjoying it anyway. Yes I know what you mean about the Phil Collins quotes - it might put me off as well! Having said that, he really was very helpful and I have to be grateful for that. The "piracy" question is something I've thought long and hard about and I agree with everything you say. I hear about all sorts of new bands and artists on these forums and lists but I can't afford to shell out £15 for a CD just in case I might like it. I can't understand why more people don't do it either. The "illegal" copying of music is the best and cheapest form of promotion that the record industry has and has been for the last thirty years. Enough! I could go on about this all day... The best statistic of all... since we put up the free, full download, CD sales have gone up by more than a factor of 10. So if any other bands or artists want to do this, let me know. Dominic |