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Old 11-09-2009   #41
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I'd hope most are automatic bots (not least because it would mean they could hopefully be stopped with a CAPTCHA), but some are able to respond and are presumably human. It was the same with WoW and gold farmers, some moved so mechanically they were clearly scripted bots, but others were actual people essentially running their characters in circles all day to build up gold, and for really crappy wages.
Yeah...like search10 awhile back. Was that really a person? I had my money on really advanced bot.
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Old 11-09-2009   #42
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I'd hope most are automatic bots (not least because it would mean they could hopefully be stopped with a CAPTCHA), but some are able to respond and are presumably human. It was the same with WoW and gold farmers, some moved so mechanically they were clearly scripted bots, but others were actual people essentially running their characters in circles all day to build up gold, and for really crappy wages.

I remember those suckers, between that and the gold spam it was always something...
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I'm eagerly awaiting the day that this thread gets spammed. the irony will be magical.
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They are spamming hard today.
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They are spamming hard today.
Yeah...it's like in every section.
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Old 11-10-2009   #46
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The spam is getting out of control now , someone needs to get in touch with an admin and get a couple of additional mods .
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Old 11-10-2009   #47
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You guys had to mention gold farming in World of Warcraft, look what you did >_<
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Old 11-10-2009   #48
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Just imagine if I'd also mentioned viagra pills, sexy singles, PSP porn and nude celebrities.


Oh wait, nooooooooooooooooooooo!
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Hmmm... Dan was on earlier and then an account called testaccount was created, so I had a look at what might have changed and... when you try and register there are CAPTCHAs. It's been so long since I registered that I don't know if they're brand new or what, but in theory that should be able to stop automated sign-ups from bots. Does anybody remember them being there when you registered? Because if they're new that could mean the spam bots have possibly been defeated at last.
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We'll have to wait and see .
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