The official what's happening about the spammers thread. MNHQ will only post on this one for the time being (sorry, not being hoity; it's just to save time)

[HelenMumsnet]

Afternoon.

We are currently mopping up after close on 100 (and that's just the last count) spammers posted all over our boards last night and this morning.

Thank you for all your reports. We hope you'll understand that we're not going to reply to them. Please take it as read that we're really grateful.

IMPORTANT: we think we have tabs on pretty much all of the spammers now, so (even if we haven't deleted them all yet) so there is no need to report any more. In fact, any more reports and our system might keel over!

Once we can see the wood for the trees, we'll post again and ask you to report any remaining spam posts we might have missed.

Please bear with us. We are getting there.

Any Qs, do post em here and we'll do our best to answer you.

I know this isn't really the point but is there really a rugby team called Manly Sea Eagles?

Apparently so!

Safe link, it's an Australian team. Manly is a suburb of Sydney so I guess that makes sense!

oops. have just seen this after reporting a load too....sorry mnhq!

Maybe they have particularly butch seabirds there.

BlueSS that coconut one is interesting as it is using wording in the message thread. Maybe that was a real person.

I don't think they are even very smart Bots, since they keep hitting slow traffic boards! Of course, then they stay longer, but fewer people see them.

They will be there a while anyway as MNHQ will still be sleeping off their gin excesses from last night....

But yeah...weird.....definitely NOT clicking any of those links..

still exploding over baby names and bloggers
Tech start as you mean to go on This should boost the economy - all the extra sales of gin

username: 123adlisher spamming AIBU

also jukigbnh, forgotten which topic already.

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If we all email press-uk @ google.com do you think Google will start to do something about Blogspot service violations? The spambots are using Blogspot, so Google has responsibility to shutdown the sites.

They seem to have branched out into the little known Style and Beauty Pictures.

Complain here it is one of the sites that the spammers are promoting. Mthey have an affiliate scheme, that is how the spammers are making money.

How do we know that link is ok nannynick?? The spammers might have taken over your username

You need to prove who you are. With some tests. Say the first word that comes to mind when you hear the following

Nice
Shiney's
Pom
Am I
Booble
Cubes of
Rivers of

If you get these you pass

Fizz

Alas no way of knowing but if a legit company they should control their affiliate marketers. Link is more for MumsnetHQ and GooglePress.

Mooncup or are we still on Fruitshoots?

They are in Book of the Month now. It must feel to the staff like a game of Whack-a-Mole.

I love playing whack a mole

Morning. And thanks all - we are on it!

Ah MNHQ are awake

Beware spammers....they are coming to get you

Yawn. nanakha in bloggers

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