Tuesday, April 20, 2021
Odd spam, beyond Sucker Filter
In the last couple weeks I've been getting occasional email messages from groups.io, which was a replacement for Yahoo Groups.
I was in a few assorted Yahoo Groups until it closed, maybe 2016? I might have looked at the successors in groups.io, but never joined.
These messages aren't obvious spam. They're just snips from the middle of various uninteresting discussions.
Example:
A well done dopefish fic can be a lot of fun - BUT that is the problem right there. Most of them aren't well done.
I've never discussed or made or read fanfics, and never heard of dopefish.
One of the discussions could be vaguely related to courseware, but otherwise the whole thing is totally disconnected. Nothing to click, nothing that seems to be an invitation or enticement. No Sucker Filter.
I tried to unsubscribe, and the auto message from groups.io said that the group itself was gone. Maybe the unsubscribe was the targeted clickpoint?
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Speaking of spammy stuff... Academia.edu, after teasing me for several years with ambiguous "mentions" of my name in various journal articles, finally presented me with a specific list of a dozen articles that I had actually authored or co-authored. For each one it asked "Is this you?" and I was able to proudly click Yes for each one. Feels good to get some credit for real science, especially in the current "situation" where real science is being slaughtered along with millions of real people.
Labels: Sucker Filter
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