Question on ban announcements

[OverratedSanity]

Did he get banned for creating too many threads? Weird. Sounds like a kinda slippy situation.

 

[vic_orthdox]

Nope, there's the fact that he's a bot who only generated threads. Weighing up the fact that some of those actually led to decent discussion against the possibility that there's other reasons for it occurring need to be weighed up.

 

[Howe_zat]

why was it occurring, do we think?

if i write a bot that makes off topic threads on 12 different unrelated forums, what do i get out of it?

 

[Ausage]

why was it occurring, do we think?

if i write a bot that makes off topic threads on 12 different unrelated forums, what do i get out of it?

Doubt they'll tell us before it's patented

 

[honestbharani]

why was it occurring, do we think?

if i write a bot that makes off topic threads on 12 different unrelated forums, what do i get out of it?

PEWS.

 

[Prince EWS]

why was it occurring, do we think?

if i write a bot that makes off topic threads on 12 different unrelated forums, what do i get out of it?

Yeah it was odd. Usually this sort of bot would edit its own posts a few weeks down the line and put ads in them, but this one never did that.

 

[Prince EWS]

okay but he never does any modding anyway

Ban Announcements - Who Posted?

 

[Lillian Thomson]

I detect some degree of envy here that the bots threads generated more discussion than those started by many real people.

 

[Ausage]

Ban Announcements - Who Posted?

That thread is just an excuse for mods to hoover up likes

 

[Black_Warrior]

Nope, there's the fact that he's a bot who only generated threads. Weighing up the fact that some of those actually led to decent discussion against the possibility that there's other reasons for it occurring need to be weighed up.

HBK isn't real?

 

[honestbharani]

HBK isn't real?

Of course, HBK is not real. Michael Hickenbottom though, is.

 

[StephenZA]

Whgat I would love to know is how did HBK 'like' a post...

 

[Adders]

Well if ***** can manage it so proficiently then it's not hard to imagine a bot having the capability.

 

[Lillian Thomson]

I just read in the announcements that "jade" has been banned. Whooooooooooooo?

 

[Daemon]

Yeah it was odd. Usually this sort of bot would edit its own posts a few weeks down the line and put ads in them, but this one never did that.

Isn't there a time limit beyond which you can't edit? Or does it not apply to the OP?

Also if one is banned, is it ok to make a multi solely for browsing purposes?

 

[Lillian Thomson]

Also if one is banned, is it ok to make a multi solely for browsing purposes?

Why would you need to do that. Are there members only areas that you have to log in to see?

 

[Daemon]

Why would you need to do that. Are there members only areas that you have to log in to see?

So you can like posts sarcastically then quickly unlike them before a mod sees

 

[Lillian Thomson]

So you can like posts sarcastically then quickly unlike them before a mod sees

Fair enough. It's always good to see people who have their future planned out.

 

[Black_Warrior]

Also if one is banned, is it ok to make a multi solely for browsing purposes?

Ask Shri/Teja

 

[Black_Warrior]

Can be from forums

I have been banned from local shop , some kid said they saw me stealing which I didn't.

So this post was not made by an actual person but by a bot?

How does this work? Can some techie please explain? Extra points if you can start with what a bot is. All I know about bots is that I have to prove I am not one by typing some random letters or solving picture exercises before joining CW.