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Ten Socio-Emotional Benefits Of Sailing

 

?I can¡¯t see how long Faith has been a member, but her messages have hit many of the boat related groups that I belong to. ?The groups are typically hit within a 5 minute window. ?The other groups hit are not particularly electric boat related.

Since every one of her messages is just about the included link, as far as I can tell, this is just trolling for clicks. ?It might be different if ¡°she¡± gave any information about her interest in our group, or made a post that was relevant to one of our topics.

Fair winds,
Eric
 

Good article!

On Saturday, May 30, 2020, 06:21:17 AM EDT, Faith Banini via groups.io <faithbanini@...> wrote:


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There¡¯s something about sailing that makes it quite unlike other sports. More than just skill and strategy, it teaches certain values that shape sailors into the unique athletes that they are.
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Yet, we¡¯re often so focused on the physical aspects of sailing that we forget how much we stand to gain from the sport ¨C both socially and emotionally. So here¡¯s a list of the top 10 socio-emotional benefits of sailing
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Anytime I see an outlier message like this that does not make sense that it would be posted to a forum I will not click on the link. Maybe it¡¯s software with ¡°somewhat¡± relevance that can go to multiple groups that is harmless just to get followers. As more people get used to following where the software takes them, the more we suckers get used to it. When they have enough people suckered in the next link will spread malware and possibly one of these ransomware POS groups. I would stick to threads that at least match the subject. Unfortunately these hackers will get so good you won¡¯t be able to detect them. IE custom messages crafted for subjects that apply to the forum. Of course I¡¯m highly unlikely to follow links anyway for this very reason. It¡¯s a bloody shame this is what the net turned into.

On May 30, 2020, at 11:16 AM, fred4936 via groups.io <fred4936@...> wrote:
 

Hi

I'm the 'owner' of the group.

This post and the person who posted it have been deleted.

Sorry it slipped through.

Jeff Butler
www.plugboats.com

On May 31, 2020, at 7:45 AM, Larry Brown <elcapitanbrown@...> wrote:

Anytime I see an outlier message like this that does not make sense that it would be posted to a forum I will not click on the link. Maybe it¡¯s software with ¡°somewhat¡± relevance that can go to multiple groups that is harmless just to get followers. As more people get used to following where the software takes them, the more we suckers get used to it. When they have enough people suckered in the next link will spread malware and possibly one of these ransomware POS groups. I would stick to threads that at least match the subject. Unfortunately these hackers will get so good you won¡¯t be able to detect them. IE custom messages crafted for subjects that apply to the forum. Of course I¡¯m highly unlikely to follow links anyway for this very reason. It¡¯s a bloody shame this is what the net turned into.
On May 30, 2020, at 11:16 AM, fred4936 via groups.io <fred4936@...> wrote:
 

Thanks, Jeff.

Just a heads up, the same original post (10 S-E Benefits...). hit another one of my boating groups today under the moniker ¡°Queen Nanu¡°. ?That group had questioned ¡°Faith¡± after the ¡°Heavy Weather....¡± post, it appears that there was a quick change in identity.?

So, if ¡°Queen Nanu¡± is already here, you might want to moderate or remove that account too.

I agree with Larry that it is a shame that the interwebs have come to this. ?I believe that our collective digital health relies on eternal vigilance, and we all play a part in that.

Click safely and carry on.
Eric

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