Odd notification of new message on a thread

[LizzieL]

I just had an odd email notifying me of a new message. The poster name was a line of question marks and when I clicked the link to the thread there hadn't been a new contribution since July last year.

Any idea why it happened?

[hallmark]

https://www.rootschat.com/forum/index.php?topic=703511.new;topicseen#new

[hallmark]

Don't see anything amiss although there seems to be a lot of Images on thread that may have Copyright.

No user of that "name"

[LizzieL]

the last reply to that thread was over a year ago, but I received a notification today

[groom]

I presume that you are questioning the fact that the email had all the question marks rather than a name, and not the content of the thread?

I've just checked my emails and of three notifications from RC, two give names but the third, to the same thread as yours, just gives question marks.

[Gadget]

That user came on this morning - early. I noticed him/her and then, about 20 mins later, there was a post to your thread. It didn't really make sense.

The member had  joined recently.

I assume it was probably a spammer and  was removed.

Gadget

[josey]

Gadge

Did the spammer also remove last letter of your name 

[Gadget]

 

He/she just came back and stuck it on just while you were posting

 

[josey]

A veritable ghost in the machine....