jobob has it right, it's the drive by spammers that are a nuisance. Irrelevant spam posts, or even something that cyclists might like.... but they are only showing up to post an ad, not to be part of the group. My policy is to never, ever buy from spammers. PLus, when someone posts an ad at a commerical site, they are most likely violating the site policy. Anyway I think you should put your sig back, these spam discussions weren't about you.

irulan