Green Hammer on some threads?

[henry29]

Why is there a green hammer in the bottom right corner of some threads?

Is this something on my computer?, or does anyone else see it?

 

[454ragtop]

Spam Hammer?

What is this green hammer at the bottom of the screen when I click on a topic? It's not there when looking at the list of threads in a forum.
Jim

 

[SweetD]

Not just you - I've seen it once so far as well this evening...

Dave

 

[SweetD]

Re: Spam Hammer?

I've seen it too once so far this evening...

 

[G McKay]

Does this happen to anyone else?

This is odd. I was just reading the thread about Bull not being on for a while. Then someone mentioned Grinder Bill not being on either. So, just for the heck of it, I clicked on the SEARCH button and typed in Grinder Bill.

When the next page popped up, down in the right hand corner of the page- it looked liked a figure of a green hammer. When I clicked on it- a page that said: spamhammer popped up. What the heck is that? Do any of you guys see this?

 

[OccupantRJ]

Re: Spam Hammer?

I just saw it first time also. I was avoiding clicking it. I am on an Ipad with Safari.

 

[Techie1961]

Re: Spam Hammer?

I'm glad that others are seeing it as well. I was afraid that I had a virus.

 

[G McKay]

I just started a thread about it. It popped up when I did a search on a few guys. Is it an ad?

 

[neophyte]

Re: Does this happen to anyone else?

I don't know. We do seem to have wound up with a bunch of spam today from separate single post members. I just reported a couple, and did so with a couple others earlier today.

 

[mtwaterguy]

I reported it on the thread I saw it on.

 

[Jwych]

Re: Spam Hammer?

What does a post that has a caution sign mean?

 

[starting]

Appeared after I posted in a thread. I'm on an iPad not sure if that matters

 

[lbgradwell]

Re: Spam Hammer?

I've seen it sporadically too.

 

[theoldwizard1]

What's this thing ?

Started showing up this evening in the bottom right corner of my browser while reading GJ.

 

[Doug B]

Re: Does this happen to anyone else?

I see it on the thread of WTF...

 

[Ign]

Re: Spam Hammer?

Ditto. In Safari.

 

[G_P]

Anyone got a screenshot?

 

[greg9719]

Re: Does this happen to anyone else?

Clicking on it brings me to a link title "spam hammer". Ironically it seems like a spam site to me.

 

[henry29]

View media item 48716

 

[Doug B]

Re: What's this thing ?

2 threads going on this all ready

 

[srmofo]

Re: What's this thing ?

Looks like a ****** mallet

 

[BJ42LX]

I *think* it's something Ryan has done to remove spam from the site.

Says, "Empowered by Spam Hammer" when you hover over it.

 

[OccupantRJ]

Cue Twilight Zone music......

 

[Strouty]

I think it was Colonel Mustard in Free Parking with the Green Hammer.

 

[MikeF2316]

I see it in the pinup thread. So I had to take a screenshot.

 

[henry29]

I *think* it's something Ryan has done to remove spam from the site.

Says, "Empowered by Spam Hammer" when you hover over it.

That would make sense but it was only in some threads, and I didn't want to click on and see.

 

[jakemac]

Re: Spam Hammer?

It doesn't show up in all the threads, but when it does, it annoys the heck out of me. It always seems to be sitting just in the corner of my eye-line taunting me.

 

[2oolhound]

Re: Spam Hammer?

I'm on safari 6.05 and I haven't seen it but I really dig hammers. Can someone post a screen shot of it?

Awe ****, it showed up as soon as I posted this, dam.

 

[henry29]

It's in this thread now.

 

[K-Dog]

Its on this thread ----------->

 

[hammlm]

Yup. Just showed up here on p. 2 =======>

 

[G McKay]

If you click on the SEARCH button and look someone up- it comes up every time the next page is displayed.

 

[alan camby]

Maybe it only happens when someone posts a Ducati?

 

[G McKay]

If you click on it- an ad for removing spam comes up. So I take it that it's an ad for removing spam from your computer.

 

[Strouty]

I see it now!

I wonder if the hammer is a snap on?

 

[454ragtop]

With that broken handle, probably a HF.

 

[619DioFan]

I just clicked on it and it took me to a site that asks to load onto the computer an anti spam software. I declined.

 

[Elginz]

At first I thought it was a left over Christmas ornament.

 

[jeffmoss26]

"Spam Hammer is an aggressive anti-spam service for WordPress that repels Spammers from your website's comment and registration forms."

 

[Ign]

Awesome! Only GJ could turn a spam ad into a SO vs HF debate. The forum never disappoints.