On 09/07/07, Todd Allen toddmallen@gmail.com wrote:
David Gerard wrote:
http://www.webhostingreport.net/blog/archives/2007/07/08/wikipediaorg-on-its... It's from a search engine spammer, but the point stands. Templating is not only insulting to the regulars, it's insulting to all recipients. How about some RFA opposes: "Too much templating, no conversation." That should get the goldfarmers off the templating kick.
A spammer (who indicated in that post an intent to spam some more) feels insulted by getting told to knock it off? Terrible thing, terrible thing. Most websites block linkspammers on sight without notice or appeal. Warning linkspammers and vandals at all is nicer treatment then they'd get most anywhere.
As I noted :-) However, templated responses when you could, um, type some text are indeed insulting to all. And, more to the point, ineffective - no spammer thinks *they* could be spamming.
- d.