__/ [ Borek ] on Wednesday 05 April 2006 22:45 \__
> On Wed, 05 Apr 2006 23:42:03 +0200, Paul B <lamewolf2004@xxxxxxxxx> wrote:
>
>>> Just had a new userid created on http://www. quattroforum.com, where I'm
>>> an administrator.
>>>
>>> Userid "IKEAGiftCenter" - with a URI of http://www .ikea.com/
>>>
>>> Wouldn't have thought an international company like IKEA needed to
>>> stoop quite this low.
>>
>> Or it could be a competitor trying to give them a bad name ?
>
> Or they outsourced web promotion.
>
> There is a very interesting (although short) thread in aww - "Invoicing
> Spammers - interesting results". Good reading :)
>
> Best,
> Borek
Is it not possible that the person who signed up works for IKEA. Some people
may (just /may/) use their affiliation if a space (URL field) is available.
I think this would be nice if it every become a trend. The username,
however, seems to conflict with this self-fulfilling prophecy.
Best wishes,
Roy
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