Annoying repeated friend requests

[Geoff (G. Robbins) (merda constat variat altitudo)]

Does Barking have a forest?

[Tim]

Now I'm being asked to be friends with "Martha". Isn't it nice to be popular...

[A.L.]

ME ME ME ME me

Sorry,

[Kath]

JM Porup wants to be my friend. I've checked his groups - he's not one of us.

[A.L.]

Maybe it is a conspiracy:)

[Patti (baconater)]

J M Porup has now sent me a friend request twice.

I've also been getting requests from random authors asking me to spam Goodreads for them.

They all seem to be Americans.

[Jay-me (Janet)]

Patti (Migrating Coconut) wrote: "J M Porup has now sent me a friend request twice.

I've also been getting requests from random authors asking me to spam Goodreads for them.

They all seem to be Americans."


They actually ask you to spam do they?



No requests from a J M Porup either.

I am really missing out here ;)

[Patti (baconater)]

Yep. They send me their book details and ask me to post them for them.

Cheeky gits, eh?

I'm always so tempted to reply to them in a very snotty manner.

[Jim]

I'm obviously too irrelevent to be considered worthy of their attention!

[Patti (baconater)]

Who said that?

[M.A.]

Yeah, they are annoying, I keep getting a lot of publishing (small press) friending me then sending their spiel.

And of course there's the people that I friended ages ago who I'd dearly love to dump but can't for some reason! Grrr...

[Kath]

If you dump them Mel, they don't get any notification - you could prune away!

[M.A.]

Where's my secateurs? lol

[Jim]

I could lend you a chainsaw, far more satisfying way of pruning :-)

[A.L.]

ROfl

[Gingerlily - The Full Wild]

Jim wrote: "I could lend you a chainsaw, far more satisfying way of pruning :-)"

Do you have a cutting blade you can attach to the back of your tractor...?

[Jim]

Gingerlily (or Cyberlily..) wrote: "Jim wrote: "I could lend you a chainsaw, far more satisfying way of pruning :-)"

Do you have a cutting blade you can attach to the back of your tractor...?"


doesn't everyone?

[Patti (baconater)]

Combine harvester?

[Gingerlily - The Full Wild]

Well I don't.

[Geoff (G. Robbins) (merda constat variat altitudo)]

As someone said: "I could solve all the World's problems if I just had enough bullets."

[Jim]

Patti (Migrating Coconut) wrote: "Combine harvester?"

try http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=ci1xNg... ;-)

[Katie]

Jim wrote: "Patti (Migrating Coconut) wrote: "Combine harvester?"

try http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=ci1xNg... ;-)"

This is what I thought of as soon as I saw the words 'combine harverster'

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=kAh_A7...

[[deleted user]]

Katie wrote: "Jim wrote: "Patti (Migrating Coconut) wrote: "Combine harvester?"

try http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=ci1xNg... ;-)"

This is what I thought of as soon as I saw the words 'combine harverster'

h..."

Ahhh, the Worzels!

:0))

[Geoff (G. Robbins) (merda constat variat altitudo)]

There is also an "interesting" version of Kate Bush's Wuthering Heights done by the well known scrumpy/reggae band Ja Wurzel.

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=So2SGC...

[Patti (baconater)]

from: Lilah Jayne
to: Patti (Plucky Persimmon)
subject: Hello
message: Hello, I am a new author on Amazon Kindle and I'd love for you to check out my newly published book called ********. It is a Young Adult novel and I would appreciate any feedback you may have.
Here's a peek:
“As quick as a flash, he puts me up against the side of the building. My back hits the wall hard, enough to make my ears ring. His body pushes into mine, trapping me between his hands and the bricks. His breathing is uneven, his light breath stirring my hair. I wait for the eventual kiss, the moment where his lips meet mine hard and rough but he doesn’t do anything. A lump is in my throat. “Either kiss me or let me go,” I choke out. The same old tug of war is still raging and there’s nothing but a storm between us. (Exerpt from pg. 191)"

Synopsis: Ever since her mother’s death, Avena’s heart has become steel—tough, hardened…unbreakable. She refuses to let anything faze her; least of all, the school’s most notorious player, Adrian Huntington, with his jade eyes and aloof, sardonic charm that has all the girls swooning in his wake. When she becomes his next target, everything goes up in flames as they find themselves getting caught up in the game they created.

If you're interested:

Thank you.

Cheers,
Lilah




you said to Lilah:
How exactly did you find me as a target? 9 minutes ago
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Lilah said to you:
I'm sorry for the spam, it's very hard for an indie author to gain any publicity. Do you know any websites to self promote your own book? 15 minutes ago
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you said to Lilah:
Just don't

You've spammed a moderator of one of the largest and most active groups on Goodreads.

You've not done yourself any favours.

Bad, bad move. 20 minutes ago
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Lilah said to you:
Hello, I am a new author on Amazon Kindle and I'd love for you to check out my newly published book called Chasing After Infinity. It is a Young Adult novel and I would appreciate any feedback you may have.
Here's a peek:
“As quick as a flash, he puts me up against the side of the building. My back hits the wall hard, enough to make my ears ring. His body pushes into mine, trapping me between his hands and the bricks. His breathing is uneven, his light breath stirring my hair. I wait for the eventual kiss, the moment where his lips meet mine hard and rough but he doesn’t do anything. A lump is in my throat. “Either kiss me or let me go,” I choke out. The same old tug of war is still raging and there’s nothing but a storm between us. (Exerpt from pg. 191)"

Synopsis: Ever since her mother’s death, Avena’s heart has become steel—tough, hardened…unbreakable. She refuses to let anything faze her; least of all, the school’s most notorious player, Adrian Huntington, with his jade eyes and aloof, sardonic charm that has all the girls swooning in his wake. When she becomes his next target, everything goes up in flames as they find themselves getting caught up in the game they created.

If you're interested:


Thank you.

Cheers,
Lilah

[Patti (baconater)]

How cheeky is that?

[Gingerlily - The Full Wild]

I got this too and have flagged the message as spam.

[Rosemary (grooving with the Picts)]

I got two from her too. My first spam on Goodreads

[Kath]

i got that one too patti
gutted she didn't even pretend to want to be my friend first though :(

[Jim]

<< sob >>
I'm so irrelevent I don't even get spam friend requests.

[Patti (baconater)]

Jim wrote: ">
I'm so irrelevent I don't even get spam friend requests."

Just spammed a friend request at you on Facebook, Jim. :)

[Jay-me (Janet)]

Jim wrote: ">
I'm so irrelevent I don't even get spam friend requests."



Don't worry Jim, I don't get them either.

[Patti (baconater)]

No you don't Janet.

Because of your privacy settings!

[Jud]

I got a message from that lilah person too.

[Jim]

Patti (Plucky Persimmon) wrote: "Jim wrote: ">
I'm so irrelevent I don't even get spam friend requests."

Just spammed a friend request at you on Facebook, Jim. :)"

<< sniff >>
It's at times like this that you realise who your real friends are

<< blows noisily into handkerchief >>

[Jay-me (Janet)]

Patti (Plucky Persimmon) wrote: "No you don't Janet.

Because of your privacy settings!"

So that is good isn't it???

[Katie]

It's just laziness to spam like that. Yes, it's hard to get noticed, but annoying people isn't the way.

Did anyone else get an email from the lovely 'Vivian' wanting to exchange photos yesterday?

[Lorraine]

I got one from Lilah too, and was between in two minds about telling her what not to do and flagging her as spam.

My good heart still thinks I'll drop her a line :)

[Kath]

Lilah doesn't fancy her chances with Ignite!
Must be psychic!

[Gingerlily - The Full Wild]

Now I have someone called Fred Hughes sending me friend requests. He can go and

[Lorraine]

and what?

[Gingerlily - The Full Wild]

i'll think of something if he sends me another request

[Patti (baconater)]

I've got one from Fred too.

I've blocked Vivian.

[Jim]

Lorraine - Lover of Jellybeans wrote: "and what?"

'and run up a shutter' perhaps?

[Kath]

I've got Fred too. Desperate man eh!

[D.M. Andrews (author)]

I've not got one for a while. I'm feeling a bit neglected. Keep getting friend requests from genuine fans and people I know...

[Patti (baconater)]

I just spammed Darren.

*titter*

[Kath]

Don't tell Patti.. oh, you're ...

[D.M. Andrews (author)]

Someone spammed my message account on GoodReads, but it's OK, I inserted a virus into the html in the reply ...



;)

[Patti (baconater)]

*cough*