Bots

[blueridge]

Bots on forums like this: what’s the end game?? I don’t get it. What’s the current or future play?

 

[BackofBeyond]

It’s our future robot overlords learning from us, finding every weakness we have and ultimately coming to the conclusion that the juice isn’t worth the squeeze. I think we’ll make great pets.

 

[Dave N]

They're trying to figure out what the big deal is about cheese and ice cream.

 

[Big Fin]

Bots on forums like this: what’s the end game?? I don’t get it. What’s the current or future play?

I'm not sure. But, for each one that gets through, you should see the huge number that are denied.

The ones that get through are using some rather sophisticated VPN and other identity shielding tools. To the point that some of those emails, ISPs, VPNs, and email hosts are likely to be blocked on this site in the coming year.

I know that sucks for other potential new members who use that kind of technology that hits our filters when they sign up. When someone signs up we get an admin report if they meet one of the criteria we have set. If we set it too tight, we get tons of admin approval requests, to the point of being burdensome. If we set it a bit looser, some of the losers get through.

It's a balance, for sure.

 

[mtmuley]

I'm not sure. But, for each one that gets through, you should see the huge number that are denied.

The ones that get through are using some rather sophisticated VPN and other identity shielding tools. To the point that some of those emails, ISPs, VPNs, and email hosts are likely to be blocked on this site in the coming year.

I know that sucks for other potential new members who use that kind of technology that hits our filters when they sign up. When someone signs up we get an admin report if they meet one of the criteria we have set. If we set it too tight, we get tons of admin approval requests, to the point of being burdensome. If we set it a bit looser, some of the losers get through.

It's a balance, for sure.

Glad I'm already a member. I might not make the cut these days. mtmuley

 

[Hem]

Glad I'm already a member. I might not make the cut these days. mtmuley

Yeah, your GIF/meme library is pretty thin compared to most.
Not a bad thing Muley.

 

[noharleyyet]

Glad I'm already a member. I might not make the cut these days. mtmuley

Yeah, your GIF/meme library is pretty thin compared to most.
Not a bad thing Muley.

You two dudes are the Old Spice of HT, and I mean that in a good way.

 

[Elkmagnet]

Glad I'm already a member. I might not make the cut these days. mtmuley

I'll vouch for you bro!

 

[Hem]

You two dudes are the Old Spice of HT, and I mean that in a good way.

Uh...don't call Muley dude.
IDGAF personally.

 

[Brad W]

Bots on forums like this: what’s the end game?? I don’t get it. What’s the current or future play?

I’ve been wondering the same thing. My assumption is always the sales scam or trolling but they don’t always go there as quickly as you would think after they get through the initial post number hoop.

 

[mtmuley]

I'll vouch for you bro!

Thanks magnet. You get a pass on the bro thing. Until football season brah. mtmuley

 

[Hem]

Forgot, Muley doesn't like Bro.

 

[noharleyyet]

Uh...don't call Muley dude.
IDGAF personally.

Also zero given..,

 

[Hem]

Also zero given..,

Yeah.
You know the saying...don't sweat the petty....

 

[BoulderBulls]

I had been wondering the same thing. It's pretty obvious which ones are bots but ya what is the end game. Head scratcher indeed

 

[longbow51]

Interesting theories on the recent limits on Twitter; bad actors, unmentioned except for maybe Microsoft, ?Russians, ?CIA, ?FBI scraping data with millions of bots for whatever nefarious purpose.

 

[Redmt]

I wish I knew what the hell your all talking about. I still need someone to program my TV remote.

 

[noharleyyet]

 

[Redmt]

I just figured out what AI is. Artificial Intelligence is when a person just thinks they know what they are talking about. I know lots of people like that.

 

[devon deer]

I'm not sure. But, for each one that gets through, you should see the huge number that are denied.

The ones that get through are using some rather sophisticated VPN and other identity shielding tools. To the point that some of those emails, ISPs, VPNs, and email hosts are likely to be blocked on this site in the coming year.

I know that sucks for other potential new members who use that kind of technology that hits our filters when they sign up. When someone signs up we get an admin report if they meet one of the criteria we have set. If we set it too tight, we get tons of admin approval requests, to the point of being burdensome. If we set it a bit looser, some of the losers get through.

It's a balance, for sure.

I remember when this site got hacked (from Russia from memory) and everyone outside the US was barred from accessing the site, including me for around 5 days, and yet a well known poster of the time claiming to live in Europe was happily posting away whilst everyone else outside the continental US was barred, I will it there!