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I don't like this thread and agree with GY.

I'm also saying you live in a black hole and wear a green wristband like the Ultimate Warrior.

I'm also saying you live in a black hole and wear a green wristband like the Ultimate Warrior.

However if I put a pizza flyer on your table because it looked like you might enjoy a pizza, and there was a competition to get a free pizza on it, I would not expect to be glassed, chaired and pavemented.

Especially as I then came back when it turned out I'd annoyed you by giving you that leaflet (even though I'd just been doing my fairly innocuous job), and then I apologised and even gave you my reasons for doing so.

And then even though I'd done that (which I really didn't have to), you then kicked me in anyway. And phoned my boss, because I hadn't stuck to your rules. How very excellent of you.

The reporting to boss thing ... well, he's not actually doing his job properly, whatever we think of it, this is a clear fact. Reporting this to his boss is pretty much fair aye I reckon.

I also had never heard of Bestival before. I know twice as many people as EoE knew who might be interested in it, so I emailed them and told them they'd get space AIDS if they went there.

People defending spammers? What next? Tributes on Facebook to Raoul Moat?

Also, if any of the organisers from the festival actually read your complaint - which I doubt - they might well be inclined to visit this very thread. What sort of opinion do you think they'll form?

Someone we pay money to is pissing people off in our name?

Someone we pay money to is pissing people off in our name?

I'm organising Trannynoncetival 2010 for late December in Dudley.

I've just checked the rules and can't see anything in them that says this chap ought not to have posted a thing about a festival (not that he checked).

Man alive. This was a bit dramatic wunnit?

Nice people not solely intent on selling shit are always welcome though, in case any lurkers are reading this!

Man alive. This was a bit dramatic wunnit?

Dumbfuck marketer signs up to spam forum. Uses own email address. Regrets it. For some bizarre reason comes back to discuss(!). Gets rightly torn a new one. DRAMAH! Done.

On the one hand, spamming is bad/annoying, and most forums have filters and suchlike which stop spambots from signing up (with intermittent success, admittedly).

I do, however, think the backlash on him was perhaps a little over the top, given the 'crime'.

Over the top? Can you imagine what would have happened to this guy if he'd tried this stunt on 4chan or Something Awful? They'd have had his photo from Facebook, photoshopped it onto furry porn, and sent it to his mother in less than five minutes flat.

I do, however, think the backlash on him was perhaps a little over the top, given the 'crime'.

I'm not massively bothered. Just thought we came across as a bit aggressive!

Fuck you, buddy.

I'm not massively bothered. Just thought we came across as a bit aggressive!

To be fair, that's a pretty odd basis on which to justify yourself. "At least I'm not as bad as a bunch of irredeemable 14 year old wankers with no social lives".

it bounced. But, we actually did

b) Did Cavey just tell us off for being mean to someone?

a) Stop stereotyping people on an Internet forum(s). We're people on an Internet forum, too.

I just wanted to say that I don't think this episode was very nice, in my opinion, that's all.

Still, I reckon contacting someone's employer and outing them is a bit of a new level.

list going forward.

You're right, it wasn't. But then 'not very nice' is an ideal way to make sure this forum isn't on Centric Digitals 'favourite places to spam our shite' list going forward.