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How is this called in English? - leong124 - 22.05.2013

I want to know how it's called when people send the same message repeatedly in a channel.
We have a word for this in Chinese, but I don't know how it's called in English.

I thought it was spamming, but when a foreign player came to my server and do that, he said he's not spamming when I told him not to do that.
Now I guess spamming is about sending useless messages, but in my case people are sending meaningful messages, although they're repeatedly sent, which is annoying.

Anyone knows about it?

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Re: How is this called in English? - SchurmanCQC - 22.05.2013

Spamming is the correct word. A translator will not work for you?

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Re: How is this called in English? - leong124 - 22.05.2013

I know spamming, but I'm just not very sure (because that player said it's not).
That word in Chinese is a rather informal word that ****** translate can't translate it. It actually means "washing the channel (with words?)".
Thanks anyway.

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Re: How is this called in English? - DiDok - 22.05.2013

Flooding

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Re: How is this called in English? - dugi - 22.05.2013

Another word for this would be flooding.

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Re: How is this called in English? - Scenario - 22.05.2013

I think flooding and spamming are the only two words. I can't think of another one that could be used in the same context.

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Re: How is this called in English? - mprofitt - 22.05.2013

I like "washing the channel with words".


"Hey bro, quit washing the channel with words!"

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Re: How is this called in English? - toXioneer - 22.05.2013

Pretty weird topic, pretty weird question, and pretty weird conversation between you and your player...
Weird...

Anyways gotta agree with posts above, it's Spamming or flooding.

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Re: How is this called in English? - Scones - 22.05.2013

i would say flooding rather than spamming if its the same message over and over again

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Re: How is this called in English? - leong124 - 23.05.2013

Because I'm weird and my English is weird...
Anyway thanks guys.

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Re: How is this called in English? - V1ceC1ty - 23.05.2013

[ame]http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=anwy2MPT5RE[/ame]

Should answer your question.

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Re: How is this called in English? - Haydn - 23.05.2013

Spam.

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AW: How is this called in English? - Drebin - 23.05.2013

Spamming: Flooding:

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Re: How is this called in English? - leong124 - 23.05.2013

But I actually like eating it. lol

Thanks.

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Re: How is this called in English? - kaisersouse - 23.05.2013

Most people consider any repeated unwanted useless message to be spam. When people flood me, I call it spamming. Its just easier to keep it to one phrase.

Also, the person who was spamming told you it wasnt spamming because spammers dont like to hear they are doing something bad.

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Re: How is this called in English? - iPLEOMAX - 23.05.2013

I remember having a whole topic about spamming & flooding in staff talk.

Conclusion was:

Spam = Unwanted, useless message.
Flood = Overflow of messages.

So...

Flooding:
Hello
Hello
Hello
Hello

Spamming:
fidhfdgfdgfkncjie

Flooding spam:
fidhfdgfdgfkncjie
fidhfdgfdgfkncjie
fidhfdgfdgfkncjie
fidhfdgfdgfkncjie

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