How to best deal with KOOKS at this web site

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How to best deal with KOOKS at this web site

An SI Board Since March 1997

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Emcee: Iceberg	Type: Unmoderated

Introduction Compact

Someone posted a grotesque color photograph of a mutilated human body under SI's Iomega chart early this morning. Associated with the photograph was a targeted message to a particular individual in reference to cutting off male genitals. Was this a hacker/prankster, or was it something more serious?

Personally, I don't like it when I'm looking up an Iomega chart, and accidently find a photograph of a mutilated body with associated targeted threats. Others at the SI web site sometime find objectionable posts in various other forms.

It seems to me that Iomega threads are particularly suceptible these types of posts for some reason or another. Why? I don't know. It's just an observation on my part.

So I'm starting this thread to discuss how to best deal with kooks, perverts, hackers, criminals and any other category of troublemakers who all-too-frequently disrupt this web site with unknown motives.

I have no particular expertise on this subject. I'm simply creating a forum to deal with a problem that is real--not only for me and other traders and investors, but presumably for the folks at SI as well!

Suggestions and ideas on how to best address this issue are encouraged.

Ice

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1894	Does this post qualify? Message 15701914 G.	Gottfried	-	4/22/2001
1893	Ice, there are still candidates for mention on this thread, but most of them I h	Gottfried	-	4/17/2001
1892	This thread still works. Amazing, eh? :-) Nice to hear from you again. eom Ic	Iceberg	-	4/17/2001
1891	I just wanted to see if this thread still works. We haven't had much kookine	Gottfried	-	4/13/2001
1890	Gottfried, very interesting! Thank you. Ice	Iceberg	-	4/26/2000
1889	Ice, the basher's handbook... sclninvestors.homestead.com G.	Gottfried	-	4/10/2000
1888	Gottfried, I guess when one does doesn't know what's REALLY going on wi	Iceberg	-	3/9/2000
1887	Ice, is there a demon in your PC? This clergyman thinks there might be... week	Gottfried	-	3/8/2000
1886	Gottfried, that's interesting. Glad to see it! <eom> Ice	Iceberg	-	3/6/2000
1885	Ice, here's a multiple identity Yahoo poster who got caught. messages.yahoo	Gottfried	-	2/28/2000
1884	To all: Here's a nice little article** on turnarounds... [excerpts] "	Iceberg	-	1/6/2000
1883	Gottfried, yeah. That particular quote caught my attention too. I was wonder	Iceberg	-	12/23/1999
1882	Ice, from the article >><i>Laptops taken into space by astronauts c	Gottfried	-	12/23/1999
1881	according to Hubble manager, "we don't do Windows"... nytimes.co	Iceberg	-	12/23/1999
1880	Ice, the ultimate lawsuit... biz.yahoo.com How can anyone top that for ridicul	Gottfried	-	11/29/1999
1879	Ice, yes - it sure is convenient to shop online. Recently I bought an Amazon gi	Gottfried	-	11/27/1999
1878	I like this news story.... nytimes.com Ice	Iceberg	-	11/27/1999
1877	Ice, why not just download the latest version of AA? G. [end]	Gottfried	-	11/22/1999
1876	Gottfried, thanks for the free book link! I'm wondering if it's neces	Iceberg	-	11/22/1999
1875	Ice, OT * free books * adobe.com Selection is limited, but it's a star	Gottfried	-	11/22/1999
1874	>Our produce always keeps its genes on! Gottfried, That's really cu	Iceberg	-	11/16/1999
1873	Ice, the year 2020 in the Bay Area: excerpt <i>7. BIOTECH WARS: Guerrill	Gottfried	-	11/16/1999
1872	>back in 1900 they probably didn't think in decades Gottfried, Yeah	Iceberg	-	11/14/1999
1871	Ice, back in 1900 they probably didn't think in decades. I wouldn't be	Gottfried	-	11/14/1999
1870	>Maybe Time magazine will tell us. <g> Gottfried, I believe it was	Iceberg	-	11/14/1999

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