# Spambuster "brass knuckles" award winner is... **URL:** \ **Category:** About This Message Board\ **Created:** [May 7, 2016, 4:38pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/spambuster-brass-knuckles-award-winner-is/754186 "2016-05-07T16:38:50Z")\ **Posts on this page:** 20\ **Page:** 1
**Author:** ![Morgenstern](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/m/f9ae1b/32.png) [@Morgenstern](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Morgenstern)\ **Post date:** [May 7, 2016, 4:38pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/spambuster-brass-knuckles-award-winner-is/754186/1 "2016-05-07T16:38:50Z")
Just wanted to thank **Running Coach** for his tireless pursuit of livestreaming spammers. I swear he waits in ambush like a hungry cat waiting for a mouse. Good work **Coach**. I tried to beat you 2x today but I phaled. ☹ Meanwhile, I don’t remember, does the dope verify email addresses before allowing someone to post? If not, might that not solve part of the weekend spammer pranks. ---
**Author:** ![running\_coach](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/running_coach/32/15836_2.png) [@running\_coach](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/running_coach)\ **Post date:** [May 7, 2016, 4:52pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/spambuster-brass-knuckles-award-winner-is/754186/2 "2016-05-07T16:52:25Z")
_burp_ As far as I know, the signup still involves an email with a link to complete the registration. ---
**Author:** ![burpo\_the\_wonder\_mutt](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/burpo_the_wonder_mutt/32/365_2.png) [@burpo\_the\_wonder\_mutt](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/burpo_the_wonder_mutt)\ **Post date:** [May 7, 2016, 5:03pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/spambuster-brass-knuckles-award-winner-is/754186/3 "2016-05-07T17:03:21Z")
^ You called? ---
**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 7, 2016, 5:50pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/spambuster-brass-knuckles-award-winner-is/754186/4 "2016-05-07T17:50:34Z")
Yeah, thanks. While I check for spammers regularly, almost always **running coach** has reported them before I’ve seen them. ---
**Author:** ![Dewey\_Finn](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/dewey_finn/32/4222_2.png) [@Dewey\_Finn](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Dewey_Finn)\ **Post date:** [May 7, 2016, 7:17pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/spambuster-brass-knuckles-award-winner-is/754186/5 "2016-05-07T19:17:56Z")
Wouldn’t it be simpler and faster just to make **running coach** a moderator? ---
**Author:** ![Senegoid](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/senegoid/32/6606_2.png) [@Senegoid](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Senegoid)\ **Post date:** [May 7, 2016, 7:45pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/spambuster-brass-knuckles-award-winner-is/754186/6 "2016-05-07T19:45:04Z")
He could be our Special Moderator In Charge Of Spammers, All Forums. ETA: Other mods get jackboots; this one gets brass knuckles. ---
**Author:** ![Morgenstern](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/m/f9ae1b/32.png) [@Morgenstern](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Morgenstern)\ **Post date:** [May 7, 2016, 7:59pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/spambuster-brass-knuckles-award-winner-is/754186/7 "2016-05-07T19:59:47Z")
> [@Dewey\_Finn](#): > > Wouldn’t it be simpler and faster just to make **running coach** a moderator? Why, he didn’t do anything wrong? ---
**Author:** ![John\_Mace](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/john_mace/32/185_2.png) [@John\_Mace](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/John_Mace)\ **Post date:** [May 7, 2016, 7:59pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/spambuster-brass-knuckles-award-winner-is/754186/8 "2016-05-07T19:59:57Z")
More often than not he beats me to the punch. Did so just today! ---
**Author:** ![Walken\_After\_Midnight](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/w/b487fb/32.png) [@Walken\_After\_Midnight](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Walken_After_Midnight)\ **Post date:** [May 7, 2016, 8:47pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/spambuster-brass-knuckles-award-winner-is/754186/9 "2016-05-07T20:47:13Z")
I heard that **running coach** was the inspiration behind [this guy](https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Tr9xVmCL0bA&feature=youtu.be&t=120). ---
**Author:** ![John\_Mace](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/john_mace/32/185_2.png) [@John\_Mace](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/John_Mace)\ **Post date:** [May 7, 2016, 8:52pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/spambuster-brass-knuckles-award-winner-is/754186/10 "2016-05-07T20:52:17Z")
Hah! I just beat him out on a spam thread in GD. Gotta run faster, coach!! 🙂 ---
**Author:** ![running\_coach](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/running_coach/32/15836_2.png) [@running\_coach](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/running_coach)\ **Post date:** [May 7, 2016, 8:54pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/spambuster-brass-knuckles-award-winner-is/754186/11 "2016-05-07T20:54:09Z")
> [@Walken\_After\_Midnight](#): > > I heard that **running coach** was the inspiration behind [this guy](https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Tr9xVmCL0bA&feature=youtu.be&t=120). “Yeah, but I used to report with this hand.” ---
**Author:** ![Jonathan\_Chance](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/jonathan_chance/32/701_2.png) [@Jonathan\_Chance](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Jonathan_Chance)\ **Post date:** [May 7, 2016, 9:13pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/spambuster-brass-knuckles-award-winner-is/754186/12 "2016-05-07T21:13:47Z")
Are you kidding? I get the reports and by the time I click on them Colibri has already banned the bastard. He’s scary, man. Scary. ---
**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 7, 2016, 9:22pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/spambuster-brass-knuckles-award-winner-is/754186/13 "2016-05-07T21:22:12Z")
> [@Jonathan\_Chance](#): > > Are you kidding? I get the reports and by the time I click on them Colibri has already banned the bastard. > > He’s scary, man. Scary. Hummingbirds are pretty fast, but **engineer\_comp\_geek** must be a precog. He bans them before they even post. ---
**Author:** ![Jonathan\_Chance](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/jonathan_chance/32/701_2.png) [@Jonathan\_Chance](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Jonathan_Chance)\ **Post date:** [May 7, 2016, 9:33pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/spambuster-brass-knuckles-award-winner-is/754186/14 "2016-05-07T21:33:12Z")
Hummingbirds are prettier, though. So you got that going for you. ---
**Author:** ![Mean\_Mr.Mustard](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/mean_mr.mustard/32/3865_2.png) [@Mean\_Mr.Mustard](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Mean_Mr.Mustard)\ **Post date:** [May 7, 2016, 9:42pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/spambuster-brass-knuckles-award-winner-is/754186/15 "2016-05-07T21:42:10Z")
My image of **Running Coach** is that of a guy sitting on a motorcycle behind a large billboard, hand on throttle. We appreciate your vigilance, **RC**. mmm ---
**Author:** ![Digital\_is\_the\_new\_Analog](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/d/a88e4f/32.png) [@Digital\_is\_the\_new\_Analog](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Digital_is_the_new_Analog)\ **Post date:** [May 8, 2016, 12:54am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/spambuster-brass-knuckles-award-winner-is/754186/16 "2016-05-08T00:54:36Z")
My goal is to get at least one or two lines of a conversation before the Mods disappear the thread. **running coach** was able to reply to one of my jokes today. I took it as a sign, and bought a lottery ticket. \*no money was actually spent on lottery tickets ---
**Author:** ![Defensive\_Indifference](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/defensive_indifference/32/6502_2.png) [@Defensive\_Indifference](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Defensive_Indifference)\ **Post date:** [May 8, 2016, 1:44am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/spambuster-brass-knuckles-award-winner-is/754186/17 "2016-05-08T01:44:11Z")
I beat running coach to one just a little while ago. It was the high point of my day. ---
**Author:** ![engineer\_comp\_geek](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/engineer_comp_geek/32/504_2.png) [@engineer\_comp\_geek](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/engineer_comp_geek)\ **Post date:** [May 8, 2016, 2:11am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/spambuster-brass-knuckles-award-winner-is/754186/18 "2016-05-08T02:11:14Z")
For the record, I appreciate all of the jokes and funny comments in spam threads and post reports. It adds some entertainment to an otherwise mundane task. ---
**Author:** ![joyfool](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/j/df788c/32.png) [@joyfool](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/joyfool)\ **Post date:** [May 8, 2016, 3:15am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/spambuster-brass-knuckles-award-winner-is/754186/19 "2016-05-08T03:15:50Z")
I think **coach** is really Chuck Norris. Just saying. ---
**Author:** ![Chronos](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/chronos/32/134_2.png) [@Chronos](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Chronos)\ **Post date:** [May 8, 2016, 11:43am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/spambuster-brass-knuckles-award-winner-is/754186/20 "2016-05-08T11:43:05Z")
**Jonathan Chance** , you think [this bloodthirsty killer](https://upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/3/3e/Huitzilopochtli_V.png) is _pretty_? Look at the bones! [Next page](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/spambuster-brass-knuckles-award-winner-is/754186.md?page=2)