It's not a tidal wave by any means, but in the last week or so I've seen, in my Koply duties, an upsurge in spam or semi-spam applications by people wanting to join as either Authors or Editors. Generally they give an apparently authentic (or at least reasonable sounding name) and then, in the biography section they are required to fill out, write something like this:
"We are an international network dedicated to eliminating the unnecessary boundaries for professional chefs from all corners of the globe. ProChef360.com is an exciting platform established by Australian Chef Matthew J.G.
ProChef360.com is committed to continually developing a solid network of worldwide affiliates maintaining an efficient, global database for the benefit of culinary practitioners that partake in the initiative.
We firmly believe that in the short term Pro Chef 360 will become the guiding light for chefs all over the world- we are here for the chefs of today and beyond."
or something along the lines of, "I am the chief operating officer of the so-and-so company, and will thereby be able to help Citizendium do thus and such...."
There are other variations but those are the basic ones. I can't, as a Kop, *approve* applications for Editors, but I can sure reject them! Which I've been doing, along with the ones for Authors.
I wonder why there's been this sudden uptick? Are we just getting noticed more, in a broader field, by more people (and spam bots)? Or have we been listed somewhere on some list or site that spammers use?
Not really a problem, but it's something that's piqued my curiosity for the last week or so....
