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<title>Slog - Comments on Your Brief Career as a Spammer, or, Fixed!</title>
<link>http://slog.thestranger.com/2007/07/your_brief_career_as_a_spammer_or_fixed</link>
<description>Oh, hi. So sorry for all the trouble everyone&apos;s been having with our misbehaving spam filter. It should be fixed now. Is it? Can you comment? CAN YOU?!?!? The comments that were caught are available, and I&apos;ve considered releasing them from their spammy imprisonment, but at this point most of them are some variation on, &quot;Hey! My comments are being filtered! WTF?&quot; so perhaps not. Please do post your thoughts again. In case you care, an explanation: Because we love you, we&apos;ve been trying to speed up the comment-posting process (so slow!). Our research led us to discover that one...</description>
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<pubDate>Wed, 18 Jul 2007 17:17:36 -0800</pubDate>
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<title>Comment by Explorer</title>
<description><![CDATA[<p>I was wondering what was wrong with my complimentary comment about you that I tried posting repeatedly!</p>]]></description>
<author>Explorer</author>
<link>http://slog.thestranger.com/2007/07/your_brief_career_as_a_spammer_or_fixed#c765754</link>
<guid>http://slog.thestranger.com/2007/07/your_brief_career_as_a_spammer_or_fixed#c765754</guid>
<category>Housekeeping</category>
<pubDate>Wed, 18 Jul 2007 17:26:54 -0800</pubDate>
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<title>Comment by Will in Seattle</title>
<description><![CDATA[<p>So, does that mean we can now tell you about your rich uncle in Zimbabwe dying and how you inherited $50,624,000?</p>]]></description>
<author>Will in Seattle</author>
<link>http://slog.thestranger.com/2007/07/your_brief_career_as_a_spammer_or_fixed#c765756</link>
<guid>http://slog.thestranger.com/2007/07/your_brief_career_as_a_spammer_or_fixed#c765756</guid>
<category>Housekeeping</category>
<pubDate>Wed, 18 Jul 2007 17:28:25 -0800</pubDate>
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<title>Comment by Dr. Kay Molly</title>
<description><![CDATA[<p>Dear Sir/Madam,</p>

<p>How are you doing? I would be very interested in offering you a part-time<br />
pays venture in which you could earn a lot. I am Dr. Kay Molly and I am 57<br />
years of age.</p>

<p>I just resigned my job as a scientific researcher at Asia Agricultural<br />
research Institute in Malaysia and I now work as a freelance consultant<br />
for the institute which positively grants me a lot precious time to do my<br />
personal work which is mainly being a freelance researcher who could be<br />
employed by research institutes to do research projects anywhere in the<br />
globe.</p>

<p>Currently, I have just been granted a funding to head a research project<br />
in the tropical regions of Asia regarding rare and vulnerable plant<br />
species and this would be starting very soon.</p>

<p>This research program will be funded by some of my United State of America<br />
and Canada counterparts and Associates. But the only set back is that my<br />
associate wants to make payments for the research in form of a Cashier<br />
Checks and Money Orders only to any of the USA and Canada.</p>

<p>Opening an account would have been my best decision but I have a deadline<br />
to meet and taking any of those decisions would cost me time and a whole<br />
lot of other essential requirements which I am not ready to deal with.</p>

<p>This is where I need to employ your valuable support and service.</p>

<p>WHAT I NEED YOU FOR?</p>

<p>At this point, I will be glad if you could work with me as my<br />
representative in above named countries. You will be working as my payment<br />
assistant in charge of accumulating the payments from my Associates.</p>

<p>Since they will be making the donation in checks made payable only to you<br />
in United State and Canada, you will be obtaining this payment and cashing<br />
them on my behalf. On agreement to been my representative, you will<br />
receive a commission of 10% of whatever amount of payment you receive from<br />
my associates.</p>

<p>OFFER DESCRIPTION?</p>

<p>1.     Receive payments from my clients/associates through bank transfers<br />
into your bank account. or in form of money orders/checks from my<br />
associates via mail(UPS/FEDEX/DHL).<br />
2.     Cash the payments at your Bank.<br />
3.     Deduct 10% which will be your commission/percentage on payment processed.<br />
4.     You are to remit the balance via Money Gram or Western Union Money<br />
Transfer according to my in depth mandate.</p>

<p>HOW MUCH WILL YOU EARN?</p>

<p>10% from each transaction! For instance: On receiving USD $100,000 on my<br />
behalf, you will cash the payment and keep 10% to yourself before<br />
remitting the balance! At the beginning your commission will equal 10%,<br />
though later it will increase up to 15%!</p>

<p>ADVANTAGES</p>

<p>You don't have to go out of your present daily activity in order to engage<br />
in this Job(i.e. You can do this Work easily without leaving or affecting<br />
your present Job).You will work as an independent contractor right from<br />
your home /office. Your permanent occupation is absolutely legal. You do<br />
not need any capital to start (none of your personal funds is needed).</p>

<p>REQUIREMENTS</p>

<p>i)     18 years or older.<br />
ii)     Legally capable.<br />
iii)     Responsible, Reliable and Trustworthy.<br />
iv)     Ready to work 3-4 hours per week.<br />
v)     Able to check and acknowledge to emails often.<br />
vi)     Easy telephone access.</p>

<p>I hope all is well understood. I would be glad if you accept my proposal<br />
and I propose to commence as soon as you are ready. Please, to facilitate<br />
the conclusion of this transaction if accepted, do send promptly by e-mail<br />
the following details below.</p>

<p>To show your interest in this pending project, i will like you to furnish<br />
all this information before we can commence on this pending projects.</p>

<p>NAME:<br />
FULL CONTACT ADDRESS:<br />
PHONE NUMBER:<br />
AGE:<br />
SEX:<br />
CURRENT OCCUPATION:</p>

<p>Once this information has been derived from you, it would be forwarded to<br />
my associates so they could commence the bank transfer to you.</p>

<p>Regards,<br />
Dr. Kay Molly<br />
+44-704-572-7961</p>]]></description>
<author>Dr. Kay Molly</author>
<link>http://slog.thestranger.com/2007/07/your_brief_career_as_a_spammer_or_fixed#c765764</link>
<guid>http://slog.thestranger.com/2007/07/your_brief_career_as_a_spammer_or_fixed#c765764</guid>
<category>Housekeeping</category>
<pubDate>Wed, 18 Jul 2007 17:42:58 -0800</pubDate>
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<title>Comment by monkey</title>
<description><![CDATA[<p>Hehe, yay!  Thanks kids!</p>]]></description>
<author>monkey</author>
<link>http://slog.thestranger.com/2007/07/your_brief_career_as_a_spammer_or_fixed#c765767</link>
<guid>http://slog.thestranger.com/2007/07/your_brief_career_as_a_spammer_or_fixed#c765767</guid>
<category>Housekeeping</category>
<pubDate>Wed, 18 Jul 2007 17:47:08 -0800</pubDate>
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<title>Comment by Sam</title>
<description><![CDATA[<p>Does this mean the comments feature will go faster now (my way of testing)?</p>]]></description>
<author>Sam</author>
<link>http://slog.thestranger.com/2007/07/your_brief_career_as_a_spammer_or_fixed#c765770</link>
<guid>http://slog.thestranger.com/2007/07/your_brief_career_as_a_spammer_or_fixed#c765770</guid>
<category>Housekeeping</category>
<pubDate>Wed, 18 Jul 2007 17:52:08 -0800</pubDate>
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<title>Comment by Sam</title>
<description><![CDATA[<p>nope :(</p>]]></description>
<author>Sam</author>
<link>http://slog.thestranger.com/2007/07/your_brief_career_as_a_spammer_or_fixed#c765773</link>
<guid>http://slog.thestranger.com/2007/07/your_brief_career_as_a_spammer_or_fixed#c765773</guid>
<category>Housekeeping</category>
<pubDate>Wed, 18 Jul 2007 17:53:22 -0800</pubDate>
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<title>Comment by Phil M</title>
<description><![CDATA[<p>Anthony:</p>

<p>Any chance that since you're using these services, you could reconsider the more-than-two-links-per-comment = spam heuristic?</p>]]></description>
<author>Phil M</author>
<link>http://slog.thestranger.com/2007/07/your_brief_career_as_a_spammer_or_fixed#c765778</link>
<guid>http://slog.thestranger.com/2007/07/your_brief_career_as_a_spammer_or_fixed#c765778</guid>
<category>Housekeeping</category>
<pubDate>Wed, 18 Jul 2007 18:01:56 -0800</pubDate>
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<title>Comment by Mr. Poe</title>
<description><![CDATA[<p>Digi wigi whatchamaha?</p>]]></description>
<author>Mr. Poe</author>
<link>http://slog.thestranger.com/2007/07/your_brief_career_as_a_spammer_or_fixed#c765794</link>
<guid>http://slog.thestranger.com/2007/07/your_brief_career_as_a_spammer_or_fixed#c765794</guid>
<category>Housekeeping</category>
<pubDate>Wed, 18 Jul 2007 18:43:37 -0800</pubDate>
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<title>Comment by Cook</title>
<description><![CDATA[<p>"not t'other way 'round"</p>

<p>so british!</p>]]></description>
<author>Cook</author>
<link>http://slog.thestranger.com/2007/07/your_brief_career_as_a_spammer_or_fixed#c765797</link>
<guid>http://slog.thestranger.com/2007/07/your_brief_career_as_a_spammer_or_fixed#c765797</guid>
<category>Housekeeping</category>
<pubDate>Wed, 18 Jul 2007 18:45:20 -0800</pubDate>
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<title>Comment by seattle98104</title>
<description><![CDATA[<p>lol dr. kay is my new hero.</p>]]></description>
<author>seattle98104</author>
<link>http://slog.thestranger.com/2007/07/your_brief_career_as_a_spammer_or_fixed#c765798</link>
<guid>http://slog.thestranger.com/2007/07/your_brief_career_as_a_spammer_or_fixed#c765798</guid>
<category>Housekeeping</category>
<pubDate>Wed, 18 Jul 2007 18:47:43 -0800</pubDate>
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<title>Comment by Cato the Younger Younger</title>
<description><![CDATA[<p>Interesting....guess I have to be "nice" now.  But I still think Andy Dick should be fisted without lube after what he did to Phil Hartman! </p>]]></description>
<author>Cato the Younger Younger</author>
<link>http://slog.thestranger.com/2007/07/your_brief_career_as_a_spammer_or_fixed#c765808</link>
<guid>http://slog.thestranger.com/2007/07/your_brief_career_as_a_spammer_or_fixed#c765808</guid>
<category>Housekeeping</category>
<pubDate>Wed, 18 Jul 2007 19:14:14 -0800</pubDate>
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<title>Comment by Anthony Hecht</title>
<description><![CDATA[<p>No need to be nice, Cato. The point is we're NOT increasing our spam thresholds and/or criteria.</p>]]></description>
<author>Anthony Hecht</author>
<link>http://slog.thestranger.com/2007/07/your_brief_career_as_a_spammer_or_fixed#c765829</link>
<guid>http://slog.thestranger.com/2007/07/your_brief_career_as_a_spammer_or_fixed#c765829</guid>
<category>Housekeeping</category>
<pubDate>Wed, 18 Jul 2007 20:19:47 -0800</pubDate>
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<title>Comment by UK NATIONAL LOTTERY</title>
<description><![CDATA[<p><strong>DELETED</strong> (Spam)</p>

<p><span class="deletedcomment">We remove comments that are off topic, threatening, or commercial in nature, and we do not allow sock-pupperty (impersonating someone else)—or any kind of puppetry, for that matter. We never censor comments based on ideology.</span></p>]]></description>
<author>UK NATIONAL LOTTERY</author>
<link>http://slog.thestranger.com/2007/07/your_brief_career_as_a_spammer_or_fixed#c765834</link>
<guid>http://slog.thestranger.com/2007/07/your_brief_career_as_a_spammer_or_fixed#c765834</guid>
<category>Housekeeping</category>
<pubDate>Wed, 18 Jul 2007 20:36:20 -0800</pubDate>
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<title>Comment by Anon</title>
<description><![CDATA[<p>Yeah so how about a nice little button marked "spam" that we humans can click on to report it?  Eh, eh?</p>]]></description>
<author>Anon</author>
<link>http://slog.thestranger.com/2007/07/your_brief_career_as_a_spammer_or_fixed#c765888</link>
<guid>http://slog.thestranger.com/2007/07/your_brief_career_as_a_spammer_or_fixed#c765888</guid>
<category>Housekeeping</category>
<pubDate>Thu, 19 Jul 2007 00:43:55 -0800</pubDate>
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<title>Comment by mmbb</title>
<description><![CDATA[<p>@13, wot?  i already sent @3 $10,000, so i'm soon to be rich.  RICH, i say!!</p>]]></description>
<author>mmbb</author>
<link>http://slog.thestranger.com/2007/07/your_brief_career_as_a_spammer_or_fixed#c765891</link>
<guid>http://slog.thestranger.com/2007/07/your_brief_career_as_a_spammer_or_fixed#c765891</guid>
<category>Housekeeping</category>
<pubDate>Thu, 19 Jul 2007 01:28:20 -0800</pubDate>
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<title>Comment by Gabriel</title>
<description><![CDATA[<p>This is to test how fast comment posting is now.</p>]]></description>
<author>Gabriel</author>
<link>http://slog.thestranger.com/2007/07/your_brief_career_as_a_spammer_or_fixed#c765892</link>
<guid>http://slog.thestranger.com/2007/07/your_brief_career_as_a_spammer_or_fixed#c765892</guid>
<category>Housekeeping</category>
<pubDate>Thu, 19 Jul 2007 01:31:58 -0800</pubDate>
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<title>Comment by Gabriel</title>
<description><![CDATA[<p>Well, it's slightly faster. Still very slow to post.</p>]]></description>
<author>Gabriel</author>
<link>http://slog.thestranger.com/2007/07/your_brief_career_as_a_spammer_or_fixed#c765893</link>
<guid>http://slog.thestranger.com/2007/07/your_brief_career_as_a_spammer_or_fixed#c765893</guid>
<category>Housekeeping</category>
<pubDate>Thu, 19 Jul 2007 01:32:47 -0800</pubDate>
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<title>Comment by MC</title>
<description><![CDATA[<p>Ohhh the irony, our office email account received spam from Spamhaus the other day promoting itself. Needless to say, I'm not impressed with the hypocrites.</p>]]></description>
<author>MC</author>
<link>http://slog.thestranger.com/2007/07/your_brief_career_as_a_spammer_or_fixed#c765959</link>
<guid>http://slog.thestranger.com/2007/07/your_brief_career_as_a_spammer_or_fixed#c765959</guid>
<category>Housekeeping</category>
<pubDate>Thu, 19 Jul 2007 09:47:50 -0800</pubDate>
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<title>Comment by Tiffany</title>
<description><![CDATA[<p>I wouldn't be surprised if it was an attempt to discredit Spamhaus, MC. Spammers have been known to do that.</p>]]></description>
<author>Tiffany</author>
<link>http://slog.thestranger.com/2007/07/your_brief_career_as_a_spammer_or_fixed#c766073</link>
<guid>http://slog.thestranger.com/2007/07/your_brief_career_as_a_spammer_or_fixed#c766073</guid>
<category>Housekeeping</category>
<pubDate>Thu, 19 Jul 2007 11:21:19 -0800</pubDate>
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<title>Comment by Callie</title>
<description><![CDATA[<p>I JUST WANTED TO POST A LOLCAT ON ADRIAN'S  HARRY POTTER POST.  That spam filter ruined my yesterday.</p>]]></description>
<author>Callie</author>
<link>http://slog.thestranger.com/2007/07/your_brief_career_as_a_spammer_or_fixed#c766308</link>
<guid>http://slog.thestranger.com/2007/07/your_brief_career_as_a_spammer_or_fixed#c766308</guid>
<category>Housekeeping</category>
<pubDate>Thu, 19 Jul 2007 15:52:12 -0800</pubDate>
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