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Title: User registration count manipulated Post by: Vandroiy on April 29, 2013, 11:28:06 AM Like many speculators, I track indicators correlating with media and user activity, including the new users here on Bitcointalk.
Since some time yesterday, this count is spiking. In a rather extreme manner too. Before anyone now yells "new blood, buy buy buy!" look at this excerpt from the new user list: spanviewana reticmelsren rismedddegal prodalkalan tergtrodfullter dathauverin fuekellsopho sichtsaserco akledirs theofateha lautenremez planforcade resdidelsent sigbalawan ningdergteli ndervicbomo notfesingcos diwata malcarava slugbiriter prizatrigo ancowatchti These users registered in direct succession. It's been weird before, but I guess now we can scrap that indicator for good. Just another funky manipulation target. Title: Re: User registration count manipulated Post by: Hawker on April 29, 2013, 11:28:45 AM Looks like the action of a spambot.
Title: Re: User registration count manipulated Post by: Newscastix on April 29, 2013, 11:34:10 AM +1
looks like spammer names... no snowball's chance these are all legit users Title: Re: User registration count manipulated Post by: BitcoinAshley on April 29, 2013, 12:30:04 PM Easy, once the spambots are all banned for spam we can continue to use the indicator 8)
Title: Re: User registration count manipulated Post by: Templeton on April 30, 2013, 05:38:23 AM I don't know what you guys are talking about.
At least, I know me and resdidelsent go way back. Title: Re: User registration count manipulated Post by: phelix on May 02, 2013, 12:45:56 PM Sweet, time to count only the highest poster outside the newbie jail.
Title: Re: User registration count manipulated Post by: Crazy on May 02, 2013, 02:01:30 PM Easy, once the spambots are all banned for spam we can continue to use the indicator 8) Lol.It's funny because you think spam can be stopped. Title: Re: User registration count manipulated Post by: bitcon on May 02, 2013, 02:05:17 PM the names are all nigerian.
Title: Re: User registration count manipulated Post by: afro25 on May 02, 2013, 02:16:27 PM They're doing this with a tool such as SeNuke. It could either be intentional, or (more likely) just the result of badly planned SEO tactics.
This will happen on most forums, particularly ones as popular and large at Bitcointalk. You will probably find that those accounts will (if not deleted) update to show a link to some spammy website in their profile in the next week or so if they haven't already done so. - If they update to show links to spammy websites, it's the result of SEO, if not within the next month, then yes it could very well be someone doing it to try to manipulate the market some how. Title: Re: User registration count manipulated Post by: Stampbit on May 02, 2013, 06:03:24 PM I don't know what you guys are talking about. At least, I know me and resdidelsent go way back. ::) Title: Re: User registration count manipulated Post by: Jerry from Rochester on May 02, 2013, 06:07:36 PM I'm new on this forum. I haven't seen any spam. There sure is a lot of talk about food on the internet. I guess that people just like food.
Title: Re: User registration count manipulated Post by: bassclef on May 02, 2013, 07:16:48 PM Hey, I thought tergtrodfullter had some good things to say!
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