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Danielle
Posts: 3470/6737		 Could be a stupid bot.

Yeah, a visual field in the registration process would be helpful. Because I'm positive a number of these advertisers are bots.
drjayphd
Posts: 460/1170
Originally posted by ||EyeL E Ss||

Use a visual code in the registration process... if they ARE bots, they won't last long that way.


You'd think we would have a captcha field in place by now. Guess not. (shrug)

And seeing as every ad looks to be badly C&P'ed, I'm guessing human. Bots would be smart enough to not copy the quote marks.
Deleted User
Posts: 1064/-7750
Originally posted by Hawksun
And if they are not bots, that will just be useless like everything else.

Everything else is useless. Sadsadsad
Hawksun
Posts: 74/122		 And if they are not bots, that will just be useless like everything else.
Deleted User
Posts: 55/-7750
Use a visual code in the registration process... if they ARE bots, they won't last long that way.
D 2007
Posts: 171/497		 Maybe I should just post "ADVERTISEMENTS WELCOME " on the front page.

I mean, it'd have about the same effect.
BMF54123
Posts: 330/876		 DEAR SPAMMERS: Please stop sending me ads for your penis-enlargement products and Russian mail-order brides, as they're really annoying and don't appeal to me anyway. Thanks a bunch!

There, that oughta slow 'em down a bit.
Deleted User
Posts: 50/-7750		 If they were bots they wouldn't have such great names, jk, [i.e. forgot123 or something].

And just for the record Shyguy, I'm a drummer, and that sound effect is called a "rimshot." [even though the rimshot technique is not used in it. ]

Advertisers are stupid, do they ACTUALLY think they will succeed after the second time?

I think they are not bots. But the stuff IN their posts are probably pre-written.

And HyperMackerel, no, they DON'T move elsewhere, the same one registered twice, as different gay names.
HyperHacker
Posts: 1817/5072
Originally posted by Tarale
Would they need to make one specifically for Acmlmboards, or just make bots that search for registration and post functions?

They probably could just search for links to *reply.php and similar, but I think it's just people paid to do it. They don't care if they get banned, they just come to post one ad and move on to wherever else.
Alastor
Posts: 4697/8204		 In case of SKYNET, I would just. Well.

Skydude
Posts: 2409/2607		 Well, seeing as most of the advertisements appear to be in appropriate forums, I'd have to say that either it's a real person or some SKYNET-level AI. In which case we're all screwed.
Tarale
Posts: 839/2713
Originally posted by Ailure
Originally posted by Tarale
Uh.... you know that they're not going to read that, right?

I'd always assumed they were most likely bots anyways.
So some advertiser there made a bot for Acmlmboard's?



Damn... it's not unlikely actually. Considering that many advertisers share a pattern.


Would they need to make one specifically for Acmlmboards, or just make bots that search for registration and post functions? They make bots that search the web for other things (regardless of back end software)... why not one that searches for forum registration and posting?

I thought it that there'd be "security in obscurity" originally, but if I think about all the bot is required to do, I don't know if obscurity saves us.
Simon Belmont
Posts: 98/1773
Originally posted by Shyguy
Well, Some might be people... we never know these things...

And people might too read this. Especially because it has "(Attention Advertisers)".

Just give this a chance and see if we don't mark half as many Advertising Scumbags. Sheesh, how many are we up to now?



You know, I don't think they care if they're wanted or not, that's why they're advertisers . Go ahead, try calling up comcast and telling them "Quit showing commercials" and see how they laugh at you.
Ailure
Posts: 1339/2602
Originally posted by Tarale
Uh.... you know that they're not going to read that, right?

I'd always assumed they were most likely bots anyways.
So some advertiser there made a bot for Acmlmboard's?



Damn... it's not unlikely actually. Considering that many advertisers share a pattern.
Deleted User
Posts: 1061/-7750		 Well, Some might be people... we never know these things...

And people might too read this. Especially because it has "(Attention Advertisers)".

Just give this a chance and see if we don't mark half as many Advertising Scumbags. Sheesh, how many are we up to now?
Tarale
Posts: 838/2713		 Uh.... you know that they're not going to read that, right?

I'd always assumed they were most likely bots anyways.
Deleted User
Posts: 1059/-7750		 Acmlm's Board is not the place for scams, or advertisements of products. We got plenty on the bottom of the page! *badum keesh*

But seriously. If you want to advertise, pick somewhere else but here. You'll easily get yourself banned Jonny-on-the-spot if you advertise anywhere on the board.

They get their kicks outta that.


*rimshot sound*
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