youlikeme seems to be a spammer July 23, 2006 7:25 PM Subscribe
BURN HIM! BURN THE WITCH SUSPECTED SELF-LINKER!!!
posted by keswick at 7:28 PM on July 23, 2006 [1 favorite]
posted by keswick at 7:28 PM on July 23, 2006 [1 favorite]
Gah. I missed that. Burn them.
posted by ooga_booga at 7:29 PM on July 23, 2006
posted by ooga_booga at 7:29 PM on July 23, 2006
Same site and same author, in two days.
posted by SeizeTheDay at 7:31 PM on July 23, 2006
posted by SeizeTheDay at 7:31 PM on July 23, 2006
whois says that the admin contact for sixwise.com is some guy in Deerfield, Illinois. If youlikeme's IP info matches that, I'd reccomend banning.
posted by gsteff at 7:35 PM on July 23, 2006
posted by gsteff at 7:35 PM on July 23, 2006
youlikeme seems to like doing the same thing at Digg, too.
posted by equalpants at 7:41 PM on July 23, 2006
posted by equalpants at 7:41 PM on July 23, 2006
The author of both pieces is Brian W. Vaszily. Brian W. Vasily's wikipedia page was created by wiki user bapistacio. bapistacio@yahoo.com reviewed Brian W. Vaszily's book for bookreporter.com, claiming that "I have seen nothing but outstanding reviews for this little masterpiece, and this time, the reviews are all true." Brian, at least, seems to have a history of self promotion, and I'd guess that youlikeme is another of his usernames.
posted by gsteff at 7:50 PM on July 23, 2006
posted by gsteff at 7:50 PM on July 23, 2006
It wouldn't be so bad if he'd actually flesh the posts out with other links and more information in general (and if the articles didn't suck).
Maybe we wouldn't've caught on so quickly.
posted by Matt Oneiros at 7:57 PM on July 23, 2006
Maybe we wouldn't've caught on so quickly.
posted by Matt Oneiros at 7:57 PM on July 23, 2006
This jibes with the email address on the youlikeme username. Banned.
posted by jessamyn (staff) at 7:58 PM on July 23, 2006
posted by jessamyn (staff) at 7:58 PM on July 23, 2006
Anti-marketing marketing? How rare.
posted by MetaMonkey at 7:59 PM on July 23, 2006
posted by MetaMonkey at 7:59 PM on July 23, 2006
Anything you can do about the other post Jess?
posted by nathan_teske at 8:00 PM on July 23, 2006
posted by nathan_teske at 8:00 PM on July 23, 2006
...and now the only living links to these articles are in the callout itself. How... ironic.
posted by aberrant at 8:03 PM on July 23, 2006
posted by aberrant at 8:03 PM on July 23, 2006
The first time I didn't feel it, but this time I feel it, and I can't deny the fact that I don't like where this is headed. Right now, I don't.
posted by Smart Dalek at 8:05 PM on July 23, 2006
posted by Smart Dalek at 8:05 PM on July 23, 2006
Doubly ironic, considering that he promotes himself as an expert in marketing ethics, the subject of both pieces. How postmodern.
posted by gsteff at 8:06 PM on July 23, 2006
posted by gsteff at 8:06 PM on July 23, 2006
I hate to toot my own horn, but when the first link was posted, I did say it felt like we were being marketed to.
posted by jayder at 8:26 PM on July 23, 2006
posted by jayder at 8:26 PM on July 23, 2006
It is also a bit odd that a website devoted to informing consumers of the evils of marketing, would also be selling stuff ... cheesy, Amway-type products.
posted by jayder at 8:29 PM on July 23, 2006
posted by jayder at 8:29 PM on July 23, 2006
This post was deleted for the following reason: idonotlikeyou
posted by iconomy at 8:49 PM on July 23, 2006
posted by iconomy at 8:49 PM on July 23, 2006
spam I am?
posted by flabdablet at 8:54 PM on July 23, 2006
posted by flabdablet at 8:54 PM on July 23, 2006
Anti-marketing marketing? How rare.
sounds like a line from a Bill Hicks routine.
posted by hortense at 9:27 PM on July 23, 2006
sounds like a line from a Bill Hicks routine.
posted by hortense at 9:27 PM on July 23, 2006
Did he have a third post deleted? The post tags still show up on his page, of course, and the page for the marketing tag seems to indicate that he'd written three posts.
posted by gsteff at 10:40 PM on July 23, 2006
posted by gsteff at 10:40 PM on July 23, 2006
Please send $5 to support the Victims of Self Linkers fund.
posted by blue_beetle at 10:44 PM on July 23, 2006
posted by blue_beetle at 10:44 PM on July 23, 2006
brownpau wins the thread
posted by nathan_teske at 11:03 PM on July 23, 2006
posted by nathan_teske at 11:03 PM on July 23, 2006
Brownpau, please keep up the webcomics. Have you only done the two, or have I missed any?
posted by Jon Mitchell at 11:15 PM on July 23, 2006
posted by Jon Mitchell at 11:15 PM on July 23, 2006
Brownpau, please keep up the webcomics.
Seconded. Fine work. Please do carry on.
posted by loquacious at 12:13 AM on July 24, 2006
Seconded. Fine work. Please do carry on.
posted by loquacious at 12:13 AM on July 24, 2006
what are the chances of the links to the site that are in this thread being edited to go somewhere else?
And I'm not sure, but I think someone told me that Brian W. Vaszily fellates monkeys in the zoo when he's not writing tedious web spam.
posted by crunchland at 12:41 AM on July 24, 2006
And I'm not sure, but I think someone told me that Brian W. Vaszily fellates monkeys in the zoo when he's not writing tedious web spam.
posted by crunchland at 12:41 AM on July 24, 2006
Hey, a con man who's into "supplements"? Check. Cashing in on the victims of 9/11? Check. Self-linker and spammer? Check. Congratulations, Brian W. Vaszily: you're an asshole. I hope you and your family burn to death in a house fire and someone sells your fillings for a hot dog and jerk-off mag.
posted by Optimus Chyme at 6:31 AM on July 24, 2006
posted by Optimus Chyme at 6:31 AM on July 24, 2006
Nobody gets away with nothin' here, ya hears me! NOTHING!
posted by Astro Zombie at 7:05 AM on July 24, 2006
posted by Astro Zombie at 7:05 AM on July 24, 2006
Brian W. Vaszily is the dude that wrote the Barry Manilow piece? Man, I glanced at that and was so put off that I didn't even bother reading it. Poorly written and so damn uninformative that I regretted having clicked the link.
posted by five fresh fish at 7:18 AM on July 24, 2006
posted by five fresh fish at 7:18 AM on July 24, 2006
No, no. It was an "amusing and informative piece by a well-known marketing insider." Didn't you read the post?
What a douchebag.
posted by CunningLinguist at 7:21 AM on July 24, 2006
What a douchebag.
posted by CunningLinguist at 7:21 AM on July 24, 2006
Brian W. Vaszily is not an amusing writer, nor was his piece at all informative. It revealed nothing of an insider's viewpoint, and indeed revealed nothing that our grade seven school curriculum does not already cover: the "media and market" section of social studies beats the snot out of Brian's lame babble.
In simple terms, Brian's article was dickcheese.
posted by five fresh fish at 8:01 AM on July 24, 2006
In simple terms, Brian's article was dickcheese.
posted by five fresh fish at 8:01 AM on July 24, 2006
Optimus Chyme: I'm shocked and saddened by your comment.
You forgot to add "and sodomized with a Louisville Slugger dipped in hot epoxy and rolled in broken glass."
Please try to keep up.
posted by KevinSkomsvold at 8:44 AM on July 24, 2006
You forgot to add "and sodomized with a Louisville Slugger dipped in hot epoxy and rolled in broken glass."
Please try to keep up.
posted by KevinSkomsvold at 8:44 AM on July 24, 2006
a Louisville Slugger dipped in hot epoxy and rolled in broken glass
You can buy those on the factory tour now.
posted by mrmojoflying at 9:32 AM on July 24, 2006
You can buy those on the factory tour now.
posted by mrmojoflying at 9:32 AM on July 24, 2006
He was youlikeme
He was a spammer
With FPPs to moldy crap
The marketeers would read and *fwap*
He would self-link-it
And count his money
And while he tried to be a star
nathan_teske guessed he was a whore
Setting up his putrid store
But we'd seen it all before
Banhammer Time (can't touch this)
Who could ask for more?
At the Meta
The MetaFilter
Best of the web has gone all off-kilter
At the Meta
The MetaFilter
Self-policing is our passion
Pitchforks always the fashion
At the Meta -
Self-linkers burn!
posted by It's Raining Florence Henderson at 10:18 AM on July 24, 2006
He was a spammer
With FPPs to moldy crap
The marketeers would read and *fwap*
He would self-link-it
And count his money
And while he tried to be a star
nathan_teske guessed he was a whore
Setting up his putrid store
But we'd seen it all before
Banhammer Time (can't touch this)
Who could ask for more?
At the Meta
The MetaFilter
Best of the web has gone all off-kilter
At the Meta
The MetaFilter
Self-policing is our passion
Pitchforks always the fashion
At the Meta -
Self-linkers burn!
posted by It's Raining Florence Henderson at 10:18 AM on July 24, 2006
It's dumb to accuse the poster of spamming digg, since they have no self-link rule and there's no such concept of "spamming digg" with your link. People post their own link to digg all the time, it's part of the system and frankly, I think it's a smart way to allow the good self-links and let the bad ones fall into oblivion where they belong.
posted by mathowie (staff) at 10:24 AM on July 24, 2006
posted by mathowie (staff) at 10:24 AM on July 24, 2006
I envy his moxie!
posted by Astro Zombie at 10:49 AM on July 24, 2006
posted by Astro Zombie at 10:49 AM on July 24, 2006
"I'm intriqued by his plucky spirit!"
/Joel Hodgson
posted by KevinSkomsvold at 11:00 AM on July 24, 2006
/Joel Hodgson
posted by KevinSkomsvold at 11:00 AM on July 24, 2006
I am not a hamster.
posted by It's Raining Florence Henderson at 11:03 AM on July 24, 2006
posted by It's Raining Florence Henderson at 11:03 AM on July 24, 2006
Best of the web has gone all off-kilter
You'll be hearing from my lawyers.
I am not a hamster.
Tell it to the judge.
posted by cortex at 12:31 PM on July 24, 2006
You'll be hearing from my lawyers.
I am not a hamster.
Tell it to the judge.
posted by cortex at 12:31 PM on July 24, 2006
I've already heard from your lawyer. I signed the form. So where the hell are my CDs? ;-p
posted by It's Raining Florence Henderson at 1:30 PM on July 24, 2006
posted by It's Raining Florence Henderson at 1:30 PM on July 24, 2006
I envy his moxie!
That's not Moxie. You like it. It likes you.
posted by George_Spiggott at 1:30 PM on July 24, 2006
That's not Moxie. You like it. It likes you.
posted by George_Spiggott at 1:30 PM on July 24, 2006
Rather then saying "X wins the thread" you should favorite their comment. That way, you can show your support without cluttering up the thread, and everyone will know the most favored comment is the "winner".
posted by delmoi at 2:52 PM on July 24, 2006 [1 favorite]
posted by delmoi at 2:52 PM on July 24, 2006 [1 favorite]
delmoi wins the thread.
posted by aberrant at 4:14 PM on July 24, 2006 [2 favorites]
posted by aberrant at 4:14 PM on July 24, 2006 [2 favorites]
Circle wins the square.
posted by It's Raining Florence Henderson at 5:02 PM on July 24, 2006
posted by It's Raining Florence Henderson at 5:02 PM on July 24, 2006
Rather then saying "X wins the thread" you should favorite their comment. That way, you can show your support without cluttering up the thread, and everyone will know the most favored comment is the "winner".
I loathe 'X wins the thread' but I'm concerned that this is very bad advice indeed, and that too many people following it will shit things up in a major way by encouraging onelinernoise even more than it already is.
Unintended consequences: +faveing jokes will fuck up Metafilter right royally. Unless you're one of the several thousand wacky funsters we already enjoy so darn much, I guess.
posted by stavrosthewonderchicken at 1:29 AM on July 25, 2006
I loathe 'X wins the thread' but I'm concerned that this is very bad advice indeed, and that too many people following it will shit things up in a major way by encouraging onelinernoise even more than it already is.
Unintended consequences: +faveing jokes will fuck up Metafilter right royally. Unless you're one of the several thousand wacky funsters we already enjoy so darn much, I guess.
posted by stavrosthewonderchicken at 1:29 AM on July 25, 2006
stav, I'm pretty sure that was a joke.
posted by languagehat at 7:09 AM on July 25, 2006
posted by languagehat at 7:09 AM on July 25, 2006
Unless you're one of the several thousand wacky funsters
I'm just a tenement funster.
posted by NationalKato at 7:35 AM on July 25, 2006
I'm just a tenement funster.
posted by NationalKato at 7:35 AM on July 25, 2006
Why the wacky funster hate?
posted by It's Raining Florence Henderson at 9:10 AM on July 25, 2006
posted by It's Raining Florence Henderson at 9:10 AM on July 25, 2006
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posted by nathan_teske at 7:26 PM on July 23, 2006