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Just now, MkaiL said:

I'll do you one better, why are these bots!

They seem like they are so I'll accuse them until the opposite has been proven :P 

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5 minutes ago, Nicnac said:

https://linustechtips.com/main/profile/600590-hellenperry/

 

https://linustechtips.com/main/profile/600595-jakob-huff/

 

https://linustechtips.com/main/profile/600593-belenmeyer/

Judging from the 6 numbers in the links I'd say they're bots. They're all advertising services and they seem to have been made in a short amount of time from eachother so.. 

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Maybe there should be a way to report a user profile? Without any status updates or forum posts there's no way to "Report" them...

 

2 minutes ago, Nicnac said:

Oh, and this @MkaiL

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I can't but help notice that you visited those links before... Confirmed that @Nicnac is the one behind the bots. /s

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Just now, Spotty said:

Maybe there should be a way to report a user profile? Without any status updates or forum posts there's no way to "Report" them...

 

I can't but help notice that you visited those links before... Confirmed that @Nicnac is the one behind the bots. /s

Got me. ?

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Just now, Spotty said:

Maybe there should be a way to report a user profile? Without any status updates or forum posts there's no way to "Report" them...

 

I can't but help notice that you visited those links before... Confirmed that @Nicnac is the one behind the bots. /s

Tbh what I think we should do is just tag a mod and let them sort this out.. We've got proof these guys are bots so I don't see why they wouldn't help. It's not an ideal way to get rid of them but it's probably our only way.

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Just now, 1kv said:

Tbh what I think we should do is just tag a mod and let them sort this out.. We've got proof these guys are bots so I don't see why they wouldn't help. It's not an ideal way to get rid of them but it's probably our only way.

Yeah I guess just tagging a mod on their profile, or even private messaging a mod would do the trick. From what I've seen this time of spam isn't as common so there's not enough of a need for it - though that might just be because a users profile info doesn't get the same exposure a forum post or status update gets so maybe I just haven't seen much of this sort of spam before.

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Just now, Spotty said:

Yeah I guess just tagging a mod on their profile, or even private messaging a mod would do the trick. From what I've seen this time of spam isn't as common so there's not enough of a need for it - though that might just be because a users profile info doesn't get the same exposure a forum post or status update gets so maybe I just haven't seen much of this sort of spam before.

Yeah true.

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@Nicnac By the way I was just referencing Drax in Avengers infinity war with the "Why is Gamora" scene.

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1 minute ago, MkaiL said:

@Nicnac By the way I was just referencing Drax in Avengers infinity war with the "Why is Gamora" scene.

yea I got that way too late ^^

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35 minutes ago, Spotty said:

Maybe there should be a way to report a user profile? Without any status updates or forum posts there's no way to "Report" them...

 

I can't but help notice that you visited those links before... Confirmed that @Nicnac is the one behind the bots. /s

Even better would be making thread to Test Posts and reporting it. So any mod could see it instead of your favorite.

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2 minutes ago, LoGiCalDrm said:

Even better would be making thread to Test Posts and reporting it. So any mod could see it instead of your favorite.

Feel free to report this one 

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3 minutes ago, LoGiCalDrm said:

Even better would be making thread to Test Posts and reporting it. So any mod could see it instead of your favorite.

test your posts or the ones of the mods? because that last one exists already

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32 minutes ago, wkdpaul said:

nothing to see here ...

as said, I actually tagged you when those profiles were just made. but can you actually just have any link in your profile as long as it's not porn or something?

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Just now, LukeSavenije said:

as said, I actually tagged you when those profiles were just made. but can you actually just have any link in your profile as long as it's not porn or something?

We're getting too many regular notifications, reports are in a different menu and those notifications never go away, so it's impossible to miss a report vs being tagged on a status update ;)

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1 minute ago, wkdpaul said:

We're getting too many regular notifications, reports are in a different menu and those notifications never go away, so it's impossible to miss a report vs being tagged on a status update ;)

you actually reacted to that post. just like crunchy dragon. I think I've got you?

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Just now, LukeSavenije said:

you actually reacted to that post. just like crunchy dragon. I think I've got you?

I know, but when we have about 20+ reports, we often do those first, then there's work and other things.

 

After I saw the post on the profile, I remembered I was supposed to close the account, but something must've happen before I could summon my ban hammer using my special ritual!

 

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