Post count

[TalonD]

I think someone is trying to build up their post count.

[crosshairs]

Is it me?

[crosshairs]

I think it’s me

[crosshairs]

Yep, I’m nearly certain it’s me

[TalonD]

LOL

youre funny

maybe it’s me !

[TalonD]

and some threads around here are kind of like pickin yer nose… you really don’t get a lot out of them… nothing useful anyway.

[Sweet_Pip]

and some threads around here are kind of like pickin yer nose… you really don’t get a lot out of them… nothing useful anyway.

ewwwwwww!

[crosshairs]

and some threads around here are kind of like pickin yer nose… you really don’t get a lot out of them… nothing useful anyway.

You’re absolutely right.
But they fill a gap & raise a giggle or two when the more interesting threads are sleeping.

[TalonD]

ewwwwwww!

ewww LOL

You’re absolutely right.
But they fill a gap & raise a giggle or two when the more interesting threads are sleeping.

yep your’e right, there is an entertainment factor! but sometimes it’s like buttin your head on a brick wall.

reminds me of a Jethro Tull song… thick as a brick

[simbafx]

and some threads around here are kind of like pickin yer nose… you really don’t get a lot out of them… nothing useful anyway.

I think some of these posts have to be from bots. Last week I actually saw bits of posts that I’d made here being posted completely out of context in threads over at another forum !

Thats quite amusing really, a bot that redistributes garbage at random around trading forums.

The really sad aspect was that although the bot had posted a random sentence, completey out of context to the thread topic, it made about as much sense as most of the other posts in there. Its not a good situation when you cant differentiate between random content posted by a bot, and genuine contributions from live members !

[Sweet_Pip]

ewww LOL

I had to add a few ww’s cause I needed at least 10 characters for the forum to accept the post :rolleyes:

[Sweet_Pip]

@simbafx

I think some of these posts have to be from bots. Last week I actually saw bits of posts that I’d made here being posted completely out of context in threads over at another forum !

Thats quite amusing really, a bot that redistributes garbage at random around trading forums.

The really sad aspect was that although the bot had posted a random sentence, completey out of context to the thread topic, it made about as much sense as most of the other posts in there. Its not a good situation when you cant differentiate between random content posted by a bot, and genuine contributions from live members !

I noticed that happening too! :eek: And the worst part was that some of my posts were credited to some random poster on komicwords.com! I left a comment calling them out on it…now I see the page is removed…

[tymen1]

I think some of these posts have to be from bots.

What is a “bot”? :o

Sorry I am from Australia - this is a word we do not use.

[TalonD]

crazy stuff! I never thought of that. I wonder if any of my quotes are floating around out there!

[TalonD]

What is a “bot”? :o

Sorry I am from Australia - this is a word we do not use.

G’day mate !

[simbafx]

What is a “bot”? :o

Sorry I am from Australia - this is a word we do not use.

Its a form of software (a web robot) that carries out simple repetative automated tasks. I believe that you can get them to create memberships on forums, and then randomly post stuff.

Spammers often use them to increase their post count.

You can usually spot the simple versions because they post multiple posts within a few seconds, far faster than a human could type, but they get smarter all the time.

[longechoes]

One cant help but wonder that if they put as much effort into a self-teaching robot that could trade as they do into self-teaching spam bots, they’d be a lot richer!..

I Couldn’t agree more.