Free Sizzler restaurant with every set of steak knives

[Alexander's Horse]

Sorry, I couldn't resist

Don't you think those turkeys who post advertising threads on forums should be taken out and shot?

Why do they do it? Are they being paid or think they'll be paid while being in fact themselves scammed?

Anyone know the roots of his sad phenomenon?

[Jon Miller]

I think it is bored poly posters

JM

[Alexander's Horse]

nah they seem to get some sort of pay off

One desperate even posted on the PROT site

[Cort Haus]

Re: Free Sizzler restaurant with every set of steak knives

Originally posted by Alexander's Horse
Don't you think those turkeys who post advertising threads on forums should be taken out and shot?

Yes.

[Skanky Burns]

Originally posted by Alexander's Horse
One desperate even posted on the PROT site

[Zevico]

The wierdest thing is that they post randomly, providing no links, no details, nothing. There's no point to it. It's verbal diahorrea.

[Ming]

There are actually companies out there who do this kind of stuff on a contract basis to promote offers...

Some individuals/partners do it to prmote their own deals, because most guides on how to promote business on the internet include this tactic...

And there are also the pyrimad type schemes where an actual person gets points/money for signing people up to somebody elses site...

It does seem to keep the mods on their toes, and yes, they should be shot

[Alexander's Horse]

I often wonder if the pay off is worth the effort - but they keep at it

[BeBMan]

Maybe they are idealists who don't care primarily about the money

[Alexander's Horse]

their ideal being capitalism?

[Ming]

Originally posted by Alexander's Horse
I often wonder if the pay off is worth the effort - but they keep at it

It must pay off... or we still wouldn't be seeing it.

Granted, the sucker pyramid schemes will probably always be around, but I'm seeing less of them compared to the traditional post a link in a forum type.

[RGBVideo]

I thought they were programmed bots?

[Ted Striker]

I liked the one time some 14 year old kid posted one of those links and we started flaming him.

Then he kept responding with, "hey I'm just an innocent 14 year old kid trying to make some money, stop making fun of me."

Priceless

[Ming]

Originally posted by VJ
I thought they were programmed bots?

Many are... and there are some companies that promote that service and make money doing it

[Frankychan]

I say they should be skinned and harvested for cosmetics...