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Offline GOODBYE

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« on: June 28, 2026, 03:18:36 PM »
Anyone know why the bots are starting to become more prevalent? I think I’ve seen 3 in the last week  :headscratch:

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Re: Bots
« Reply #1 on: June 28, 2026, 03:32:03 PM »
And theyre calling themselves girls now...  :O. Strange indeed
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Re: Bots
« Reply #2 on: June 28, 2026, 03:45:03 PM »
You know it’s bad when the machines are becoming self aware and assigning genders  :rofl

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Re: Bots
« Reply #3 on: June 28, 2026, 03:57:47 PM »
This BB has prolly been hacked
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Re: Bots
« Reply #4 on: June 28, 2026, 04:02:26 PM »
Most bbs have same settings/setup. Break one break many.

Yup peeps puttin AI to great use <eye roll>
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Re: Bots
« Reply #5 on: June 28, 2026, 04:56:28 PM »
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Re: Bots
« Reply #6 on: June 28, 2026, 06:03:34 PM »
This BB has prolly been hacked


You don't need to hack a bbs to sign on.
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Re: Bots
« Reply #7 on: June 28, 2026, 06:13:35 PM »
I identify as a German Pilot Bot
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Re: Bots
« Reply #8 on: June 29, 2026, 01:56:29 AM »
Anyone know why the bots are starting to become more prevalent? I think I’ve seen 3 in the last week  :headscratch:
One reason might be the upcoming Midterms Election.

How so? You may ask. Well, you all know that the algorithms raise influencers by the count and quality of their followers and subscribers. Said followers are ranked by their activity on other forums - that feature might be created to tell humans from bots because "virtual followers" aren't as trustworthy than real ones. Obviously that doesn't work, there's even bots that have their own websites supporting their fake history.

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This BB has prolly been hacked
No, as others have said signing on doesn't require hacking. Otherwise we'd all be hackers! Filling forms is a built-in feature in every browser and for AI clicking "register" or "submit" isn't a problem. Typing a relevant looking post also seems to be quite easy for the current bots.

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Re: Bots
« Reply #9 on: June 29, 2026, 06:29:13 AM »
ah... the "western democracy in action" bots - vladimir says, "pick your best leader, surprise me"  :rofl

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Re: Bots
« Reply #10 on: June 29, 2026, 07:05:52 AM »
One reason might be the upcoming Midterms Election.

How so? You may ask. Well, you all know that the algorithms raise influencers by the count and quality of their followers and subscribers. Said followers are ranked by their activity on other forums - that feature might be created to tell humans from bots because "virtual followers" aren't as trustworthy than real ones. Obviously that doesn't work, there's even bots that have their own websites supporting their fake history.
No, as others have said signing on doesn't require hacking. Otherwise we'd all be hackers! Filling forms is a built-in feature in every browser and for AI clicking "register" or "submit" isn't a problem. Typing a relevant looking post also seems to be quite easy for the current bots.

Just another fantastic advantage AI provides..totally bs reviews and likes..

I am sure it is being used for as much if not more wrong than right ...

It's a perfect black swan generator...

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