Under Attack from Russia!

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drmoss_ca
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Under Attack from Russia!

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I'm deleting around a dozen accounts a day that say they are from Russia, a former Soviet Union state, or an eastern European ex-Warsaw Pact state. Their first post is either in Cyrillic, or a formulaic "please approve me" thing (how do I change my username is popular) and then there are the more obvious spammy things like "I want pay you $1400/month for banner ad that will not contradict purpose of site" - imagine that in thick Russian accent! Da!)
I'm sure these are all from bots rather than humans, as the registered e-mail addresses are nearly the same, with the username before the @ symbol divided by periods into about ten parts, and generally the profile choices make no sense - a Caregiver relapsing or in transplant etc.
Anyway, I'm hoping ordinary users see none of this, as new user posts have to be approved before they are visible. If I miss anything and you see spam, please let me know, by reporting the post, PM or e-mail.

C.
Diagnosed July 2014.
FCR x6 Oct 14 - Mar 15.
Relapse 2019, with new 17p13 deletion.
Started ibrutinib Dec 2019.
Transplant February 17th 2021.
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Re: Under Attack from Russia!

Post by Gulfportdoc »

Geez, Chris, these bots and AI have already gotten out of hand. 'Preciate your diligence.

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Re: Under Attack from Russia!

Post by lovesbooks »

Thank you, Chris! I can't imagine all the work behind the scenes to stage our platform!
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