realcaseyrollins@thelemmy.club to Fediverse@lemmy.worldEnglish · 2 months agoThe Legend Is Spreadingthelemmy.clubimagemessage-square29fedilinkarrow-up174arrow-down137
arrow-up137arrow-down1imageThe Legend Is Spreadingthelemmy.clubrealcaseyrollins@thelemmy.club to Fediverse@lemmy.worldEnglish · 2 months agomessage-square29fedilink
minus-squaresanpo@sopuli.xyzlinkfedilinkEnglisharrow-up28arrow-down1·2 months agoPeople being excited about getting spam from a scammer. What a time to be alive…
minus-squareschnurrito@discuss.tchncs.delinkfedilinkEnglisharrow-up10·2 months agoNot a new phenomenon in human nature or on the Internet, by itself. On some wikis (e.g. en.wikipedia.org) there used to be extensive lists of “notorious vandals”, then people realized that this only encouraged them further, now this is more limited, but there still is https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Wikipedia:Long-term_abuse
minus-squarerealcaseyrollins@thelemmy.clubOPlinkfedilinkEnglisharrow-up6arrow-down1·2 months agoWhat’s the scam?
minus-squaremoody@lemmings.worldlinkfedilinkEnglisharrow-up11·2 months agoNobody knows because nobody who’s tried to follow through has reported anything happening.
minus-squareBoomer Humor Doomergod@lemmy.worldlinkfedilinkEnglisharrow-up3arrow-down3·2 months agoIt’s just fun that it’s happening here. Feels like the platform is maturing.
People being excited about getting spam from a scammer.
What a time to be alive…
Not a new phenomenon in human nature or on the Internet, by itself. On some wikis (e.g. en.wikipedia.org) there used to be extensive lists of “notorious vandals”, then people realized that this only encouraged them further, now this is more limited, but there still is https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Wikipedia:Long-term_abuse
What’s the scam?
Nobody knows because nobody who’s tried to follow through has reported anything happening.
It’s just fun that it’s happening here. Feels like the platform is maturing.