Attack of the bot
Posted: March 13 19, 9:11 am
It appears the board has been hit by a bot named Sharonnab.
Mods, release the hounds!
Mods, release the hounds!
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I don't think we've gained more than 1-2 real members in the last few years.mikechamp wrote: ↑May 1 20, 5:59 amAre we really gaining the occasional user who joins a little after midnight and fires off 4 or 5 posts in the span of a minute, or are the bots getting way more sophisticated? Because even though it seems fishy, some of these rapid fire posts kind of make sense in the thread they're posted.
They do fit in the threads because they are literally copying a sentence or so from posts on the first page or two of the thread. Sneaky!mikechamp wrote: ↑May 1 20, 5:59 amAre we really gaining the occasional user who joins a little after midnight and fires off 4 or 5 posts in the span of a minute, or are the bots getting way more sophisticated? Because even though it seems fishy, some of these rapid fire posts kind of make sense in the thread they're posted.