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    ATTN Admins. Is this Spam? Wants people to download a link..

    This person has no Posts or any Activity. I will be ignoring this as I never Click anything. Also I don't like being contacted online for questionnaires etc...
    Here is the PM.


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    Wth? Spammer!
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    Did you get this via email, PM, or ?

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    got the same one, via private message

    Ball-Pythons.net Questions
    Hello! My name is Kelly Davis, and I am doing an analysis of how people on ball-pythons.net create their online identity by using reading and writing. I am hoping to bring awareness to a community that I have observed from the outside and use it to further a scholarly conversation about learning through literacy in forums. I have a few questions for you to answer if you are willing! For me to ask you these questions, I need for you to fill out this form (by downloading and signing) and send it to my email at jsddavis123@gmail.com. I hope to have you as a part of my study!
    1. How do you earn reputation (the green rectangles under your username)/become a senior member?
    2. How do you use reading and writing in your threads?
    3. How have you created a personal identity on ball-pythons.net?
    4. How did you learn the information you know now on ball pythons?
    5. Have you used the forum to learn any new information? If so, detail what thread and how?
    [url]https://drive.google.com/open?id=13w...0lD5Y_5M1Y3dtf


    edited to make the link broken, so no one accidentally clicks on it
    Last edited by zina10; 03-15-2018 at 09:17 PM.
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    Hmmm, that's an interesting one. Never seen spam quite like that honestly. However, you can't go around PMing members with requests like that when you have no activity on the forums to back up who you are. I am definitely not clicking the link to see if it's legit and I would advise that no one else click on it either. Thanks for the heads up on this--I am going to look into the sender's account.
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    I deleted the PMs sent by this account (so you will not see the message in your inbox any longer if you received it) and disabled the account.

    This might be a college student attempting to do a research project, but this not the appropriate way to carry out such research if it is legitimate.
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    Re: ATTN Admins. Is this Spam? Wants people to download a link..

    Quote Originally Posted by mlededee View Post
    This might be a college student attempting to do a research project, but this not the appropriate way to carry out such research if it is legitimate.
    huge red flag: if this was the case then why not share a university/college email address? fishy fishy fishy...

    i didnt recieve a message but thank you for the quick response, mods.
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    0.1 human ✌︎

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    There was also bad English in there. One of the biggest red flags.
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    aww why do i always miss the fun? :/

    i'll answer the questions but i'm not clicking any link:

    1. How do you earn reputation (the green rectangles under your username)/become a senior member?
    here: https://ball-pythons.net/forums/show...ion-System-FAQ and here: https://ball-pythons.net/forums/show...NEW-User-Ranks!

    2. How do you use reading and writing in your threads?
    I write threads and post pix and read replies.

    3. How have you created a personal identity on ball-pythons.net?
    just posting whatever i feel like posting. stuff i think is neat, fun, helpful or interesting.

    4. How did you learn the information you know now on ball pythons?
    researching and reading to start. then from personal snakekeeping. i ask questions when its appropriate, usually when i need to troubleshoot something.

    5. Have you used the forum to learn any new information? If so, detail what thread and how?
    BP genetics: https://ball-pythons.net/forums/show...Basic-Genetics vocabulary and how it works.


    Edit: BTW was this person banned or just the PM's deleted?
    Last edited by Ax01; 03-19-2018 at 06:19 PM.
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    Re: ATTN Admins. Is this Spam? Wants people to download a link..

    Quote Originally Posted by Ax01 View Post
    Edit: BTW was this person banned or just the PM's deleted?
    The PMs were deleted and their account was disabled (so they can't send more PMs like this). They can contact us to reinstate their account if it is legitimate and after we have a discussion about appropriate use of the PM system.
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