Are there no moderators here?

[dwh]

I am 58 and just computer savy enough to stubble through the basics.

A Question,

What financial benefit is there in people doing this sort of thing to a web site? If there is no financial benefit these people doing it are just idiots hunched over a computer in their mom's basement? I am applying logic, which may be why I don't get it.

Most forum spam consists of links to external sites with the dual goals of increasing search engine visibility in highly competitive advertising domains such as weight loss, pharmaceuticals, gambling, pornography, real estate or loans, and generating more traffic for these commercial websites. Some of these links may contain code to track the spambot's identity so that if a sale goes through then the spammer behind the spambot can collect a commission.

https://en.m.wikipedia.org/wiki/Forum_spam

 

[NCFJ]

Thank you

My grandmother taught me at a young age "follow the money"