towny44 229 Posted October 20, 2020 Report Share Posted October 20, 2020 It seems we have a whole load of Russian posts occurring today!!!! Quote Link to post Share on other sites
Oldworldtraveller 2225 Posted October 20, 2020 Report Share Posted October 20, 2020 (edited) And not just those in the Cyrillic alphabet. More posts than the forum has seen in weeks 😂😂 Wonder how long it will take the admin to to notice them 🤭 Edited October 20, 2020 by Oldworldtraveller HLM 1 Quote Link to post Share on other sites
Anchors-aweigh 49 Posted October 20, 2020 Report Share Posted October 20, 2020 I telephoned this morning -the girl promised to alert the forum administrator. Quote Link to post Share on other sites
Forum Admin 154 Posted October 20, 2020 Report Share Posted October 20, 2020 Hi towny44, These have been removed. Thank you. Bolsover Cruise Club Quote Link to post Share on other sites
towny44 229 Posted October 20, 2020 Author Report Share Posted October 20, 2020 6 hours ago, Forum Admin said: Hi towny44, These have been removed. Thank you. Bolsover Cruise Club Thank you admin. Quote Link to post Share on other sites
towny44 229 Posted October 23, 2020 Author Report Share Posted October 23, 2020 On 10/20/2020 at 8:24 PM, towny44 said: Thank you admin. Admin, we have another massive rash of Russian posts, Quote Link to post Share on other sites
Pesky Pirate 172 Posted October 23, 2020 Report Share Posted October 23, 2020 I rang up yesterday but I don’t think the person I spoke to knew what I was talking about.. Quote Link to post Share on other sites
towny44 229 Posted October 23, 2020 Author Report Share Posted October 23, 2020 (edited) 1 hour ago, Pesky Pirate said: I rang up yesterday but I don’t think the person I spoke to knew what I was talking about.. I am surprised that there is no check on the posted language, these things ought to be identified at source and deleted before they get as far as appearing on the forum. Most other forums I use dont appear to be affected as regularly as this one. Edited October 23, 2020 by towny44 Quote Link to post Share on other sites
2torts 345 Posted October 23, 2020 Report Share Posted October 23, 2020 I reported some of the posts yesterday but there were so many that I thought that would be enough for some action but they seem to still be there. Quote Link to post Share on other sites
sinbad10 757 Posted October 23, 2020 Report Share Posted October 23, 2020 Dont think Bolsover have any great interest in monitoring this forum and is rarely used dont know why they dont just scrap it. Quote Link to post Share on other sites
Oldworldtraveller 2225 Posted October 23, 2020 Report Share Posted October 23, 2020 41 minutes ago, sinbad10 said: Dont think Bolsover have any great interest in monitoring this forum and is rarely used dont know why they dont just scrap it. I agree sinbad10. The forum I am a moderator for is checked every morning and evening for spam, weekends as well. Quote Link to post Share on other sites
Anchors-aweigh 49 Posted October 26, 2020 Report Share Posted October 26, 2020 Have decided to sign out from this post - I wish the forum well but I suspect it is in terminal decline..... Quote Link to post Share on other sites
Oldworldtraveller 2225 Posted October 26, 2020 Report Share Posted October 26, 2020 Sorry to see you go Anchors-aweigh but I fear I will be doing the same very soon. Quote Link to post Share on other sites
Captain Kidd II 798 Posted October 26, 2020 Report Share Posted October 26, 2020 To make matters worse I am now getting emails linked to this attack! Quote Link to post Share on other sites
towny44 229 Posted October 27, 2020 Author Report Share Posted October 27, 2020 15 hours ago, Captain Kidd II said: To make matters worse I am now getting emails linked to this attack! That's why I try never to open anything on-line that looks suspicious, like you if I occasionally do open something by accident, it can lead to a flood of spam e-mails. Fortunately my Sky Yahoo account generally dumps these in the Spam folder before I see them. Captain Kidd II 1 Quote Link to post Share on other sites
sinbad10 757 Posted October 27, 2020 Report Share Posted October 27, 2020 It is plainly obvious that Bolsover have no interest in this forum and maintaining it and making sure it is safe for users. Will have to find another cruise forum to frequent. Quote Link to post Share on other sites
towny44 229 Posted October 27, 2020 Author Report Share Posted October 27, 2020 3 hours ago, sinbad10 said: It is plainly obvious that Bolsover have no interest in this forum and maintaining it and making sure it is safe for users. Will have to find another cruise forum to frequent. There is a rather good community one that inherited a lot of the old P&O forum members, and of course there is always the Critic one which currently has an active P&O page, and if all else fails there's facecloth. Quote Link to post Share on other sites
Oldworldtraveller 2225 Posted October 27, 2020 Report Share Posted October 27, 2020 5 hours ago, sinbad10 said: Will have to find another cruise forum to frequent. Problem is sinbad10 forums are past their sell by date. When they first began in about 1985 they were the 'In' thing and from there forums sprang up that specialised in various subjects, such as cruising. When Facebook began in 2004 people began to move away from forums as they acquired 'Friends and Followers' to their FB accounts. Some cruise forums continued to expand as did cruising along with the number of cruise lines. Now cruising has come to a virtual stop with no restart date in sight, the cruise forums have suffered as their main topic has been taken away. Facebook, Twitter, Instagram and Tik Tok are now the current social media platforms. Basically there is no cost to the account holder and they can reach a far larger audience, people can still hold conversations and discuss various topics. The Princess Cruises passenger page FB page has over 95,000 members, P&O, 51,000 members. Quote Link to post Share on other sites
towny44 229 Posted October 27, 2020 Author Report Share Posted October 27, 2020 3 hours ago, Oldworldtraveller said: Problem is sinbad10 forums are past their sell by date. When they first began in about 1985 they were the 'In' thing and from there forums sprang up that specialised in various subjects, such as cruising. When Facebook began in 2004 people began to move away from forums as they acquired 'Friends and Followers' to their FB accounts. Some cruise forums continued to expand as did cruising along with the number of cruise lines. Now cruising has come to a virtual stop with no restart date in sight, the cruise forums have suffered as their main topic has been taken away. Facebook, Twitter, Instagram and Tik Tok are now the current social media platforms. Basically there is no cost to the account holder and they can reach a far larger audience, people can still hold conversations and discuss various topics. The Princess Cruises passenger page FB page has over 95,000 members, P&O, 51,000 members. I use FB but mainly for keeping tabs on close friends and family members and their photos and comments, but there are too many posters on the cruising pages to foster the same camaraderie that there is on the specialist cruise forums, so for me these forums will remain my main source of info exchange. Quote Link to post Share on other sites
Oldworldtraveller 2225 Posted October 28, 2020 Report Share Posted October 28, 2020 11 hours ago, towny44 said: but there are too many posters on the cruising pages to foster the same camaraderie that there is on the specialist cruise forums, You make a good point towny44 but unfortunately times change. Quote Link to post Share on other sites
towny44 229 Posted October 28, 2020 Author Report Share Posted October 28, 2020 (edited) 1 hour ago, Oldworldtraveller said: You make a good point towny44 but unfortunately times change. I doubt that the two main cruise forums I use will be withering and dying anytime soon OWT, in fact during this covid crisis they are more active than before and they were always far far more active than this one has ever been. Edited October 28, 2020 by towny44 Quote Link to post Share on other sites
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