# Friend request from apparent spammer

**URL:** <https://boards.straightdope.com/t/friend-request-from-apparent-spammer/582491>\
**Category:** About This Message Board\
**Created:** [May 19, 2011, 7:36pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/friend-request-from-apparent-spammer/582491 "2011-05-19T19:36:51Z")\
**Posts on this page:** 3\
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**Author:** ![Mama\_Zappa](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/m/71e660/32.png) [@Mama\_Zappa](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Mama_Zappa)\
**Post date:** [May 19, 2011, 7:36pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/friend-request-from-apparent-spammer/582491/1 "2011-05-19T19:36:51Z")

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Just got a friend request from a spammer named “Quaalude Charlie”. Reported same to TubaDiva (wasn’t sure whom else to report it to).

I wonder if the boards could be tweaked to lock out such requests from anyone who is new to the boards (join date within last month or so, no posts, or whatever).

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**Author:** ![Mama\_Zappa](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/m/71e660/32.png) [@Mama\_Zappa](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Mama_Zappa)\
**Post date:** [May 19, 2011, 7:38pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/friend-request-from-apparent-spammer/582491/2 "2011-05-19T19:38:28Z")

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Hmmm - OK, QC has posted to a legitimate thread, so I apologize and retract my accusations of being a spammer.

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**Author:** ![Colibri](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/colibri/32/1841_2.png) [@Colibri](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Colibri)\
**Post date:** [May 19, 2011, 8:10pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/friend-request-from-apparent-spammer/582491/3 "2011-05-19T20:10:34Z")

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I’ll close this.