DO NOT BUMP SPAM

[p1ngpong]

As many regular visitors of the site know we are forever waging a war against spam bots here. We are generally quick to exterminate them and their threads thanks to quick reporting by our members and vigilance by the moderating team and I would like to thank everyone who takes the time to bring spambots to our attention.

However tonight something happened that genuinely made me both angry and disappointed at the same time and also made me question the common sense of some of our most prolific and well known members.

A porn spambot made a thread on the forum with graphic images and links in its opening post. People proceeded to post in this thread not once or twice, but nine times.

So this thread was bumped to the top of the latest discussion tab and given more views nine times with idiotic posts ranging from the usual "reported" to people just thinking they are funny.

Let me make it clear:

DO NOT BUMP OBVIOUS SPAM UNDER ANY CIRCUMSTANCES, ESPECIALLY IF IT IS PORNOGRAPHIC!

Just report it!

Thanks.

I am going to take a few hours out to calm down before I take any action if any on the people who bumped that last thread, my immediate reaction being to suspend you all for your stupidity.

 

[migles]

the point to dont bump it, is to leave the trash in it's place, dying by itself. and to move to the bottom of the "recent content" faster

 

[zoogie]

They are freaking bots...

They are increasingly humans actually. It's that profitable.

Either way, it encourages them. Either by AI recording click totals (boosted with your bumps) or a human recognizing that fact.
And read this please:
https://gbatemp.net/threads/auto-kill-spam-threads.476775/#post-7436401

 

[BlastedGuy9905]

Well, you get my point. I wasn't trying to create drama, I believe this is the thing that's causing drama right now.

 

[dimmidice]

Well, you get my point. I wasn't trying to create drama, I believe this is the thing that's causing drama right now.

The point of this not bumping isn't to avoid drama. It's to avoid giving them even more pageviews.

 

[The Catboy]

Oh. I get it, thanks. Of course I'll report both of them, but... I was just simply curious of what the fucc is going on.

Whenever you see random posts like that, they are just spambots. Although they should make less wild and crazy looking posts, they might actually get somewhere.

 

[Deleted User]

I never thought there'd be fake tech support number spam on GBATemp, of all places.

 

[BlastedGuy9905]

The point of this not bumping isn't to avoid drama. It's to avoid giving them even more pageviews.

Okay, sorry for saying this, but are you fucking kidding me?
It doesn't matter what you do it for. Pageviews on spam = people freaking out = drama.

 

[Stephano]

The point of this not bumping isn't to avoid drama. It's to avoid giving them even more pageviews.

I think he is talking about this conversation. We all get the point, but we keep hammering in the same point, thus creating tension.

 

[The Catboy]

@Alex4U
Please don't bump spambot posts

 

[dimmidice]

I think he is talking about this conversation. We all get the point, but we keep hammering in the same point, thus creating tension.

He was under the impression that bumping was related to drama. As evidenced by his original post here on the previous page. But yeah it doesn't really matter. All that matters is to not bump spam.

@Alex4U
Please don't bump spambot posts

Now that is just the most outrageous example of it i've seen yet.

 

[Tizm]

can i skype the fake tech support number? yall ok wit dat?

 

[BlastedGuy9905]

He was under the impression that bumping was related to drama. As evidenced by his original post here on the previous page. But yeah it doesn't really matter. All that matters is to not bump spam.


Now that is just the most outrageous example of it i've seen yet.

Hmm. I think you REALLY missed my reply.

It doesn't matter what you do it for. Pageviews on spam = people freaking out = drama.

 

[Stephano]

He was under the impression that bumping was related to drama. As evidenced by his original post here on the previous page. But yeah it doesn't really matter. All that matters is to not bump spam.


Now that is just the most outrageous example of it i've seen yet.

I think everyone here understands that now.

 

[dimmidice]

Hmm. I think you REALLY missed my reply.

I did not. I just can't translate it.

 

[BlastedGuy9905]

can i skype the fake tech support number? yall ok wit dat?

Of course, you can update us here on what happened.

 

[Tizm]

Of course, you can update us here on what happened.

well im not gonna do it now, but ima screenshot the post

 

[BlastedGuy9905]

You can also create a thread in EoF so it doesn't show up in the active threads.

 

[dimmidice]

well im not gonna do it now, but ima screenshot the post

I wouldn't. Could make your skype account a target for attempted hackings/advertising. And if they make money off of it you're just gonna end up lining their pockets. it's your decision though.

 

[BlastedGuy9905]

I wouldn't. Could make your skype account a target for attempted hackings/advertising. And if they make money off of it you're just gonna end up lining their pockets. it's your decision though.

Censoring is a thing.

 

[Tizm]

I wouldn't. Could make your skype account a target for attempted hackings/advertising. And if they make money off of it you're just gonna end up lining their pockets. it's your decision though.

i could care less, that skype is linked to a long lost email