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Title: Your thoughts on users who make repeated comments on same thread? Post by: libert19 on October 22, 2025, 10:31:49 AM I have seen some users make comments to same thread as if they are responding to the thread for the first time, oblivious (or deliberately ignored) to the fact that they have already responded earlier.
(If it isn't obvious, let me clarify that these comments are not responses to other comments). Should such subsequent comments be considered as spam? I hope I am clear on what I am asking. Title: Re: Your thoughts on users who make repeated comments on same thread? Post by: EarnOnVictor on October 22, 2025, 10:39:22 AM Should such subsequent comments be considered as spam? I hope I am clear on what I am asking. I quite understand this and I've seen many of them in the past. It's nonsense, to say the least, as a direct reply to the main OP of the thread should be once, other replies should be to the subsequent relies by the OP or other users communicating on that thread.For this, I don't see a right thinking person that would see it short of spam, for it's a needless repetition. Regardless of how quality and informative the person is, I think that it is a spam. If at all you've posted there and wanted to add a post next time, why not use the *edit*? Title: Re: Your thoughts on users who make repeated comments on same thread? Post by: Lucius on October 22, 2025, 10:44:59 AM I know what you mean and I see it often on the forum. Now we can guess whether these members forgot that they even posted in a topic and are commenting again as if it was their first time, or whether they just care to write one more post thinking that no one will notice. By the way, for those who don't know, every topic you've posted in is tagged so there shouldn't be any confusion about it.
As for the question of whether it's spam or not, I would say it is, but if you're going to report such posts then you have to put a link to the first post in the report and hope that the moderator will take into account that the member is repeating the same thing multiple times. Title: Re: Your thoughts on users who make repeated comments on same thread? Post by: Finebone on October 22, 2025, 10:46:38 AM Should such subsequent comments be considered as spam? I hope I am clear on what I am asking. If the said person is actually saying the same thing, then I consider it as a spam, and if he is contradicting what he said earlier, then I think that such fellow is confused, or is either trying to complete his post quota since he doesn't know what to say or where to post different thing again at that particular time.I may be wrong but repeating the same thing on a particular post shows that such person doesn't know what to say again. Title: Re: Your thoughts on users who make repeated comments on same thread? Post by: Charles-Tim on October 22, 2025, 10:59:15 AM I have seen some users make comments to same thread as if they are responding to the thread for the first time, oblivious (or deliberately ignored) to the fact that they have already responded earlier. Please, it would be better if you bring such users spam up with links to their posts on the threads. If they do not quote but reply to a thread that they have posted before as if that is the first time they are posting on the thread, that is spam. If such person is in a campaign, they should be reported to the campaign manager. Also reporting them to moderators because they are spammers.A topic creator can be exceptional. He could be reading what people are posting and not just decide to quote them but just post in relation to what people have posted. Title: Re: Your thoughts on users who make repeated comments on same thread? Post by: Mia Chloe on October 22, 2025, 11:01:50 AM I have seen some users make comments to same thread as if they are responding to the thread for the first time, oblivious (or deliberately ignored) to the fact that they have already responded earlier. Yes on a regular ground it's actually spam but you also have to understand the fact that spams are handled differently across boards on the forum. For example such a post in the technical board will get deleted ASAP but that same kind of post if reported in the gambling board will be left unhanldled by the admins because they know it's spam but it's not really deeply moderated like other boards.Should such subsequent comments be considered as spam? I hope I am clear on what I am asking. Some boards are known for spam so you shouldn't waste your time reporting but for more serious boards don't hesitate to report. Title: Re: Your thoughts on users who make repeated comments on same thread? Post by: Churchillvv on October 22, 2025, 11:04:06 AM Most of the times it’s deliberate action especially when it has same response without any changes but if it has little difference it could be that one doesn’t recognize that they have responded to the post earlier but I’m still not convinced that people do or know what they are doing.
Everyone does what they do for a reason, and sure if you noticed such action repeatedly from a particular user it’s spam and possibly report to moderator, there is no coincidence in some action but could be for few of them. Title: Re: Your thoughts on users who make repeated comments on same thread? Post by: Zoomic on October 22, 2025, 11:40:49 AM I have seen some users make comments to same thread as if they are responding to the thread for the first time, oblivious (or deliberately ignored) to the fact that they have already responded earlier. I understand what you meant and it is a long lasting behaviour of spammers in the forum. This happens especially in spam threads that have numerous pages and the people in such behaviour are the low quality posters spamming to complete the signature quota.(If it isn't obvious, let me clarify that these comments are not responses to other comments). Should such subsequent comments be considered as spam? I hope I am clear on what I am asking. I can say that sometimes, repeating yourself could happen unaware in a thread, but during typing, you will surely remember that you have contributed to the thread before, unless the person is suffering dementia. Those who do the above think that nobody notices them, and truly it is difficult to notice them because reputable users will not engage in such an act. Funny enough I have read someone contradict himself in same thread, forgetting that he already supported the other side of the debate in the previous page. It is simply all about money and not the quality of contribution, Title: Re: Your thoughts on users who make repeated comments on same thread? Post by: Majestic-milf on October 22, 2025, 12:13:56 PM It's clearly spam. Although there are times when someone wants to make a reply and maybe due to network issues, the post sends twice and sometimes it's hard to delete the other that has been sent, so instead of leaving the extra, one has to edit and make it obvious the other one was a mistake but there are some who leave it that way. I've seen such things happen and not to start pointing fingers but it usually is seen from newbies or trolls.
Title: Re: Your thoughts on users who make repeated comments on same thread? Post by: Odusko on October 22, 2025, 12:20:53 PM Asides from being spamming to fulfill signature qauter I don't think there is any other reason why some members will not engage in constructive posting habits, between the best way to deal with such repeatedly spam posts is to report them to moderators to get them deleted, if their become persistent in such Spam post's bursting style, you place them on ignore list.
Title: Re: Your thoughts on users who make repeated comments on same thread? Post by: laspol65 on October 22, 2025, 01:53:59 PM I have seen some users make comments to same thread as if they are responding to the thread for the first time, oblivious (or deliberately ignored) to the fact that they have already responded earlier. (If it isn't obvious, let me clarify that these comments are not responses to other comments). Should such subsequent comments be considered as spam? I hope I am clear on what I am asking. If you see the same comment repeatedly, of course you can report it, and you can also report it to the moderator. Since you want to be sure about it and if you see the same comment repeatedly, you can post it with a link. And it would be better to know directly from the user, that's why it is quite reasonable to create a separate topic with a link. Title: Re: Your thoughts on users who make repeated comments on same thread? Post by: TheUltraElite on October 22, 2025, 01:55:45 PM Some threads will be like that. After crossing page 5 on a spammy board, the regurgitant material is no longer reading worthy.
Hence I fulfill my signature quota and dont visit those threads anymore. When I do this, I check replies to my older post by using the "New" button next to the link under "Show new replies to your posts." - that way I can generate conversations with other users and not be completely spam. If you feel something is completely offtopic, report it as offtopic and leave it. You cannot clean up this forum on your own but you can do your part by reporting and ignoring. Title: Re: Your thoughts on users who make repeated comments on same thread? Post by: lovesmayfamilis on October 22, 2025, 02:00:13 PM Good question, OP. It would be interesting to count how many times the same users respond in such threads, even if they pretend to quote someone. Most of their responses sound fairly similar and share the same meaning as everyone else who posts in megathreads. I think everyone understands perfectly well what kind of threads these are, where buying and selling are discussed. The same can be said about the topics in the gambling section: the authors' themes are sometimes so similar that many can repeat the same point of their post, forgetting where and when it was originally written.
Title: Re: Your thoughts on users who make repeated comments on same thread? Post by: YOSHIE on October 22, 2025, 02:34:52 PM Should such subsequent comments be considered as spam? I hope I am clear on what I am asking. If the thread is specifically created to report fraud, important information, with a special format for members who post repeatedly, it is not spam, but if the thread is intended only as a question to ask, where the person who created the topic has got the answer to the question, then other members come who don't read it and then comment or make repeated posts or irrelevant posts, including Spam.That's what members often remind topic creators of, after a full discussion of two page comments they are advised to lock the topic to avoid spam, that's a tough challenge in every forum or other social media. Spam is a challenge that never ends and never ends, one delete comes another, Spam is like cleaning the leaves under a tree, with a broom the other leaves fall over and over again. Title: Re: Your thoughts on users who make repeated comments on same thread? Post by: SuperBitMan on October 22, 2025, 02:43:36 PM If the person reply exactly the same thing then it is a spam however if the person made a particular point about the thread or topic and maybe some days later comes again and make a totally different point from the first one he made and he or she didn't counter his or her earlier post can we still call that spam?
Some set of people actually do this on purpose they actually talk about a particular thing in a thread and some days later comes to the same thread and write same thing. If a person replied to a thread and then replied to someone in that same thread I don't see that as spam as long as the person is quoting another person and writing something different however if the person quote someone in a thread and then quote another with the same write up or statement then is eventually a spam. Title: Re: Your thoughts on users who make repeated comments on same thread? Post by: robelneo on October 22, 2025, 02:45:41 PM Should such subsequent comments be considered as spam? I hope I am clear on what I am asking. Title: Re: Your thoughts on users who make repeated comments on same thread? Post by: Vod on October 22, 2025, 02:50:09 PM An OP can post the same thing, like others have written. However, another person who replies with the same information can be reported. They are not providing any new value to the conversation - they just feel their content is more worthy of being read or they are trying to bury a previous post. :/
Title: Re: Your thoughts on users who make repeated comments on same thread? Post by: Alpha Marine on October 22, 2025, 03:33:05 PM Most of the times it’s deliberate action especially when it has same response without any changes but if it has little difference it could be that one doesn’t recognize that they have responded to the post earlier but I’m still not convinced that people do or know what they are doing. Most of the time, they're spamming because I find it hard to believe that a person can reply to a topic and forget that they have replied to that particular topic. This can only happen if it's an old thread, and even at that, there is an indication of topics you've replied to, so it's difficult to make such a mistake. An exception can be if the user didn't realise that he had posted the reply before due to a poor network, so he posts it again, but that is a very rare exception. I know this because it has happened to me. There were times I made a post and it posted twice, and there was a time I clicked post and felt it had already posted, but it didn't. Like I said, these are very few exceptions that happen once in a while Title: Re: Your thoughts on users who make repeated comments on same thread? Post by: SquirrelJulietGarden on October 22, 2025, 03:50:27 PM I have seen some users make comments to same thread as if they are responding to the thread for the first time, oblivious (or deliberately ignored) to the fact that they have already responded earlier. If you consider those posts as spam or low contributions, you can report them to moderators with link to their similar previous posts.(If it isn't obvious, let me clarify that these comments are not responses to other comments). Should such subsequent comments be considered as spam? I hope I am clear on what I am asking. There is chance that the poster makes similar posts but answering to different members in that thread. It can make you post report more complicated and I am unsure that moderators will agree with your reports. Especially if their posts are not same word by word. You can try with your post reporting and will know how moderators handle such posts. Title: Re: Your thoughts on users who make repeated comments on same thread? Post by: SatoPrincess on October 22, 2025, 04:26:14 PM I have seen this happen a lot in mega threads. You could report such posts, in my case I usually add a note in the report suggesting that the thread be locked. We have seen cases where alt accounts fake conversation and reply themselves in a thread so it’s not shocking that there are users who spam topics just to meet up post quota.
Title: Re: Your thoughts on users who make repeated comments on same thread? Post by: Rikafip on October 22, 2025, 04:31:55 PM By the way, for those who don't know, every topic you've posted in is tagged so there shouldn't be any confusion about it. Who has time for checking that when you are in the middle of filling up the signatire campaign quota, deadline is close and you lack xyz posts? @OP In this scenario that you just explained, its a classic case if shitposting that should be reported. Title: Re: Your thoughts on users who make repeated comments on same thread? Post by: Cryptohygenic on October 22, 2025, 04:52:04 PM I have seen some users make comments to same thread as if they are responding to the thread for the first time, oblivious (or deliberately ignored) to the fact that they have already responded earlier. (If it isn't obvious, let me clarify that these comments are not responses to other comments). Should such subsequent comments be considered as spam? I hope I am clear on what I am asking. Left for me I understand what you are saying. For instance when a users first post falls in the last page of the thread but later same user embark to reply the Op or quoting other users whose post has existed before their last post like they have not posted on the thread before. If this is done internationally, it should be regarded as spam but how do you know when it was done international? Because at times the thread might be too lengthy and when it keep trending, the same user might not be able to keep track of their interaction with the thread. I am not concluding but if such incident occurs in threads with very users engagements then it should be expected that such user should be able to track their compliance with the thread otherwise will be spam. To help this kind of post spam is to avoid old and popular threads with many pages unless you can afford to keep thread so as to avoid relative spam posts. Title: Re: Your thoughts on users who make repeated comments on same thread? Post by: The Cryptovator on October 22, 2025, 05:08:30 PM I have seen some users make comments to same thread as if they are responding to the thread for the first time, oblivious (or deliberately ignored) to the fact that they have already responded earlier. Though I can't recall exactly, I have seen this type of reply in a lot of threads. Users replying seem to be the first reply, but he/she already replied previously. And also some users even copy and paste the same reply in different threads as well. So no doubts, it's clearly spam. But mods might consider them as soft spam, and your report would be unhanded in such a case. Most of them are signature participants, and hopefully managers care about these types of posts during the weekly count. (If it isn't obvious, let me clarify that these comments are not responses to other comments). Should such subsequent comments be considered as spam? I hope I am clear on what I am asking. However, a user could reply to multiple threads if there is engagement. Second or more replies should be based on engagement on the thread. Like, I want to reply to a specific quote, and then I can engage multiple times. Or simply I can reply with a couple of quotes in a single reply. Otherwise all the replies should be considered spam. Title: Re: Your thoughts on users who make repeated comments on same thread? Post by: Findingnemo on October 22, 2025, 05:17:35 PM If someone is posting in the same thread on the two different occasions without even realising that they already shared their opinion on the matter and no one yet engaged with that comment then it is clearly spam because one can't have two different view on the same matter.
Title: Re: Your thoughts on users who make repeated comments on same thread? Post by: Zoomic on October 22, 2025, 06:38:21 PM An OP can post the same thing, like others have written. However, another person who replies with the same information can be reported. They are not providing any new value to the conversation - they just feel their content is more worthy of being read or they are trying to bury a previous post. :/ That will be a tedious work to do imo... Even the normal reporting hasn't been easy, let alone reporting repeated ideas.Title: Re: Your thoughts on users who make repeated comments on same thread? Post by: Obim34 on October 22, 2025, 06:57:43 PM Hence I fulfill my signature quota and dont visit those threads anymore. When I do this, I check replies to my older post by using the "New" button next to the link under "Show new replies to your posts." - that way I can generate conversations with other users and not be completely spam. Have you also reason it in this way, after responding to an active thread not mega, maybe a more technical discussion and after replying to a specific quote or directly to the original poster, a day passes and you come across that same thread where another used a dissatisfactory comment that needs to be corrected or needed to be thrown more light, do you consider yourself responding to the user back in the thread as spam?There are posting behaviors we did as newbies, after spending time in the forum that should be discontinued. Lately, I only respond in new discussions, within page 1-5 both also in the gambling section. Title: Re: Your thoughts on users who make repeated comments on same thread? Post by: xLays on October 22, 2025, 07:13:22 PM I think it’s pretty simple. If you notice that the user already posted in that thread and the new post is the same or very similar to their previous post of that thread, just report it to the moderator and let moderator decide whether to delete the similar post or not. Just make sure to include the links in your report.
I'm not sure if post merging can be applied in this kind of issue. I guess it really depends on the content of the post it I can be merge.. Title: Re: Your thoughts on users who make repeated comments on same thread? Post by: Findingnemo on October 22, 2025, 07:40:19 PM ~where another used a dissatisfactory comment that needs to be corrected or needed to be thrown more light, do you consider yourself responding to the user back in the thread as spam? No that is not spam, that is quality posting though. But responding to the first post twice is what was discussed here and clearly it is spam since the user who is replying doesn't even bother checking the symbol while clicking the thread which will clearly show whether you posted here already or not yet. Title: Re: Your thoughts on users who make repeated comments on same thread? Post by: Floxynice on October 22, 2025, 08:11:20 PM I don't think there is any rule here in this forum that demands that one does not respond to a thread he has already commented on before. The only issue lies in how he goes about it
Dropping exactly thesame comment that was obviously made earlier, maybe with the hope that no one would notice is wrong, very wrong and should be reported if seen. A user might find a certain thread interesting and might want to follow up the discussions there. He can always respond to a reply that requires him coming in as long as the reply is a totally different message from what he has dropped earlier. If not, he can just edit than dropping duplicates and repetitive comments to increase his post count. That is cheating. Title: Re: Your thoughts on users who make repeated comments on same thread? Post by: NotATether on October 22, 2025, 08:13:05 PM When I do that in my service threads, it's usually because I have an update and the topic has been pushed back to page 2.
It would be nice if we could merge our posts together though, but that would destroy permalinks, which are heavily used in service threads, so I don't like that idea and would probably only use that for bumps. Title: Re: Your thoughts on users who make repeated comments on same thread? Post by: CryptSafe on October 22, 2025, 08:41:48 PM It is needless to reply to a thread you once had made a reply to. Maybe you can do that in edit or if the need arises that you were quoted by a poster then you can reply to that quote while making your contribution and opinion count as a member but just replying to the same thread without such can be seen as a spam. But OP should understand that some thread varies as there can be replies to update which would attract members to also comment on it and in some cases, members do not quite reply to that update, they just go straight to reply the update and it would look like they are spamming because they already made comments on the thread earlier before that update which was made on the thread.
Title: Re: Your thoughts on users who make repeated comments on same thread? Post by: GeorgeJohn on October 23, 2025, 08:55:55 AM I have seen some users make comments to same thread as if they are responding to the thread for the first time, oblivious (or deliberately ignored) to the fact that they have already responded earlier. (If it isn't obvious, let me clarify that these comments are not responses to other comments). Should such subsequent comments be considered as spam? I hope I am clear on what I am asking. It's turning to norms if it doesn't handle adequately, it's not that some of us have not come across of such "we do" but the issue is that nobody cares...That's a spam...for me if you wants to respond to same thread you have responded or replied before, look for someone suggestions you understand the point of view and quote" neither you're against he or her suggestion or you support by adding your on points of view to what you have quoted....but some of us will replicate what they have already written and it's not making sense in a such way.. a subsequent comments the thread, is not a spam if the person is quoting other comments after some have posted.. Title: Re: Your thoughts on users who make repeated comments on same thread? Post by: Finebone on October 23, 2025, 09:49:04 AM A user might find a certain thread interesting and might want to follow up the discussions there. He can always respond to a reply that requires him coming in as long as the reply is a totally different message from what he has dropped earlier. That's what normal people do, you got into a thread you have posted earlier, what you should be doing is following up discussion or responding to someone that quote you which you disagree on his point of view on a particular subject.Quote If not, he can just edit than dropping duplicates and repetitive comments to increase his post count. Editing a post looks more mature, but the problem is that their are some members that may have already red what you have said earlier, but they might not be aware that your post was edited if they don't pay close attention to it, that's just the problem of editing post, if not it's the best, if you feels like you have more things to add up to what you said earlier. Title: Re: Your thoughts on users who make repeated comments on same thread? Post by: AVE5 on October 23, 2025, 07:18:25 PM Most of the times it’s deliberate action especially when it has same response without any changes but if it has little difference it could be that one doesn’t recognize that they have responded to the post earlier but I’m still not convinced that people do or know what they are doing. I totally agree with your opinion. In as much we can't prove if the post was deliberate, we can only attempt to judge according to the posts context of that user. It'll be clear to be called spam if they're alike but will be skeptic if they're misaligned. We should also be concious and try to be skeptic, take time and scroll through the thread if you're not convinced. This advise will help your reputation because when you'll be convicted for spam. You also can not convince the community that you didn't realize that you've written there before. Title: Re: Your thoughts on users who make repeated comments on same thread? Post by: Fiasem20 on October 23, 2025, 08:57:46 PM ~where another used a dissatisfactory comment that needs to be corrected or needed to be thrown more light, do you consider yourself responding to the user back in the thread as spam? No that is not spam, that is quality posting though. But responding to the first post twice is what was discussed here and clearly it is spam since the user who is replying doesn't even bother checking the symbol while clicking the thread which will clearly show whether you posted here already or not yet. Title: Re: Your thoughts on users who make repeated comments on same thread? Post by: Alone055 on October 23, 2025, 09:40:28 PM Those who have said that it's not spam if a user is writing something different or adding more points about the topic being discussed need to understand that the proper way to add more points into what you said earlier or provide another point of view is to quote yourself, and specify what you are doing, because it's not normal to write a second response in a thread where you had written a response to the OP earlier without specifying and clarifying your action.
It might not be considered spam if the person isn't repeating what he said earlier, but it's not an appropriate way of adding more points into your earlier post, or even trying to add another point of view, because you should either edit your earlier post and add it, or simply quote yourself like how you quote others and respond to them in a thread, and write your response below your own quote say that you are adding these points or you also think this way, etc. Title: Re: Your thoughts on users who make repeated comments on same thread? Post by: Findingnemo on October 23, 2025, 10:51:25 PM Those who have said that it's not spam if a user is writing something different or adding more points about the topic being discussed need to understand that the proper way to add more points into what you said earlier or provide another point of view is to quote yourself, and specify what you are doing, because it's not normal to write a second response in a thread where you had written a response to the OP earlier without specifying and clarifying your action. There is no need for that, they can always edit their post if they want to add something other than what they said earlier, unless they want to increase their post number by +1. Spam is subjective, though. Title: Re: Your thoughts on users who make repeated comments on same thread? Post by: Aanuoluwatofunmi on October 24, 2025, 03:50:07 AM I could remember that something like this was once raised by a member on this same Meta, that if there should be limit to the number of page a thread could reach or something like that, I think the gambling section were used as a subject matter in consideration that time, especially the mega threads, but at last, I think members were able to convinced that there could always be a need for such, especially on dedicated threads whereby the discussions continues with time.
Title: Re: Your thoughts on users who make repeated comments on same thread? Post by: DYING_S0UL on October 24, 2025, 06:45:01 AM I know what you mean and I see it often on the forum. Now we can guess whether these members forgot that they even posted in a topic and are commenting again as if it was their first time, or whether they just care to write one more post thinking that no one will notice. By the way, for those who don't know, every topic you've posted in is tagged so there shouldn't be any confusion about it. As for the question of whether it's spam or not, I would say it is, but if you're going to report such posts then you have to put a link to the first post in the report and hope that the moderator will take into account that the member is repeating the same thing multiple times. People forget, so I guess a repeated comment in a specific thread or a post to a certain limit or after a extended period of time should be acceptable. I mean not all users checks all the previous pages, for example from page 1-10, to see whether they previously commented or not. But when it's a recent topic and there are barely any pages, like 1-3, we should be cautions, keep our eyes open. But if it's a 3 months old topic, I guess I might not remember. Lastly, whether it's spam or not, I agree, we shouldn't repeat such actions knowingly. Again I can be wrong though. So CMIIW. Btw, what do you mean by the bolded text? I didn't understand it. :) Title: Re: Your thoughts on users who make repeated comments on same thread? Post by: TheUltraElite on October 24, 2025, 10:58:42 AM Have you also reason it in this way, after responding to an active thread not mega, maybe a more technical discussion and after replying to a specific quote or directly to the original poster, a day passes and you come across that same thread where another used a dissatisfactory comment that needs to be corrected or needed to be thrown more light, do you consider yourself responding to the user back in the thread as spam? I usually would not respond, because I am not in the habit of making someone look bad or make someone else's day bad. If they are spamming for signature campaign quota, their bad, but this is a forum after all and everyone here is free to vent out after a hard day.Still if it is offtopic, I encourage the use of the "Report" button instead of a snide remark. Title: Re: Your thoughts on users who make repeated comments on same thread? Post by: Btcdeybodi on October 24, 2025, 11:47:34 AM While we are condemning users for spamming a thread by making repeated comments, do we care if they know that they have made a reply on that thread previously? it's not everyone that can capture a thread that they have made a reply before that is why it is good to check the small yellow icon inside the left edge box of a thread. I believe that there are users that don't know that the yellow sign in the box indicates a thread that they have made a reply previously. On my own, i don't comment twice in a thread except am responding to someone that quoted me or am making a different point from the one i made initially.
https://talkimg.com/images/2025/10/24/UmMw7P.jpeg Title: Re: Your thoughts on users who make repeated comments on same thread? Post by: Pmalek on October 26, 2025, 08:22:54 AM If that is an everyday occurrence by a certain user, then it's obvious spam and silly attempt to increase the post count. If those posts are reported for spam and being repetitive, I am sure that mods would delete them. At the same time, I am sure people can sometimes forget that they already commented in a thread so they do it again. Depending on how often it happens, it can either be an honest mistake or deliberate spam for several reasons.
Title: Re: Your thoughts on users who make repeated comments on same thread? Post by: Welsh on October 26, 2025, 10:25:44 AM If you believe them to be spam, report them.
Most of the posts that you describe generally are spam, and we'll see a pattern in the user that is posting them. However, there was definitely times where it might be acceptable. I'm not expecting users to have a perfect memory, or even take note of the indicator which shows they've previously posted in the thread. Especially a large thread. However, context matters. It really does depend on the content of the post. Title: Re: Your thoughts on users who make repeated comments on same thread? Post by: Ultegra134 on October 26, 2025, 01:47:43 PM People forget, so I guess a repeated comment in a specific thread or a post to a certain limit or after a extended period of time should be acceptable. I mean not all users checks all the previous pages, for example from page 1-10, to see whether they previously commented or not. But when it's a recent topic and there are barely any pages, like 1-3, we should be cautions, keep our eyes open. But if it's a 3 months old topic, I guess I might not remember. Lastly, whether it's spam or not, I agree, we shouldn't repeat such actions knowingly. Well, you can see in which topics you've replied, but certainly, you may not notice it every now and then. However, we're not talking about doing it once or twice, but for repetitive users. I've also noticed users who repeatedly post in specific topics, often in the gambling discussion board, but not limited to that. As the OP mentioned, in which I also agree, your first post should or may refer to the OP's initial opinion/case, if you are to reply again, it should address another user who also commented on the topic. This is how discussions are made.Again I can be wrong though. So CMIIW. Btw, what do you mean by the bolded text? I didn't understand it. :) Title: Re: Your thoughts on users who make repeated comments on same thread? Post by: DYING_S0UL on October 26, 2025, 02:04:13 PM ...snip... Well, you can see in which topics you've replied, but certainly, you may not notice it every now and then. However, we're not talking about doing it once or twice, but for repetitive users. I've also noticed users who repeatedly post in specific topics, often in the gambling discussion board, but not limited to that. As the OP mentioned, in which I also agree, your first post should or may refer to the OP's initial opinion/case, if you are to reply again, it should address another user who also commented on the topic. This is how discussions are made.As I said previously, if someone intentionally does that, then this should be considered spam. But if it's a honest mistake, even if it's more than once, I guess we can ignore that. And it seems one of the staff also agrees on that. We are only human! Btw how exactly? Is there any specific indicator? I must confess even after all these years, I still don't know how many things works here. Were you referring to these icons? I don't know about their specific meanings.. Edit: my bad, I didn't read the comments above. Now I know what it means. https://talkimg.com/images/2025/10/26/Umv6S9.png Title: Re: Your thoughts on users who make repeated comments on same thread? Post by: LFC_Bitcoin on October 26, 2025, 02:21:35 PM I have seen some users make comments to same thread as if they are responding to the thread for the first time, oblivious (or deliberately ignored) to the fact that they have already responded earlier. (If it isn't obvious, let me clarify that these comments are not responses to other comments). Should such subsequent comments be considered as spam? I hope I am clear on what I am asking. They’re probably spam posting for their signature campaign, if they’re in one. They probably have a scattergun approach to posting, without a genuine interest in the topic. If you think they are doing this you can report post to moderator, they can then delete the poste of they deem it spam. Title: Re: Your thoughts on users who make repeated comments on same thread? Post by: lovesmayfamilis on October 26, 2025, 02:29:28 PM I see something similar with the push-up topic. Every self-respecting beginner athlete 8) tells us every day what time they woke up, what the weather is like, and what their mood is, so they can later tell us or invent (choose the appropriate option) how many push-ups they did to boost the Bitcoin market ::).
I also see newbies announcing their presence on the forum several times. I want to ask Nigerians: Is it really that important to know the weather while doing push-ups, and is it really that important to announce your presence on the forum every time :)? username: orluemma Gender : male State : Rivers state Onah well done oh, i greet the house special My correct people, your boy is here to learn Username : orluemma Gender: male Skill: graphic designer,instrumentalist I have been three months here and i would love to learn how to grow in this space USERNAME: EG_O GENDER. :. MALE STATE. :. ABIA SKills. :. Biologist, Computer literate, digital skills It's nice to be here and I am happy to have found where we can share views together as one community Username: EG_O State: Enugu Gender: Male Skill: Software Engineer I am happy to be here. I hope to learn and grow in the forum, thanks. Title: Re: Your thoughts on users who make repeated comments on same thread? Post by: CryptopreneurBrainboss on October 26, 2025, 08:14:25 PM I have seen some users make comments to same thread as if they are responding to the thread for the first time, oblivious (or deliberately ignored) to the fact that they have already responded earlier. Two scenarios here, the first being that they forget that they have responded to the thread because of how similar the threads are this days. I meant want to respond to a thread but the discussion gets too familiar that I'll just have to stop because to me, it's like I have written on that thread but that isn't the case. This is happening because the thread looks similar to something I have written on recently. But in the case when you see one user responding on different occasions to one thread and they aren't replying to different users or almost all they're saying is similar content then just know, that user is spamming. Many people do this to boost post count but that's wrong and shouldn't be encouraged. There are lots of different threads to communicate on and lots of discussions to join so we don't have to recycle the same things because that's just spamming. I also see newbies announcing their presence on the forum several times. I want to ask Nigerians: Is it really that important to know the weather while doing push-ups, and is it really that important to announce your presence on the forum every time :)? That thread was created as an avenue to control the spam new topic that we were getting on the local board of newbies introducing themselves on the forum. When we began to see a rise in new accounts announcing themselves on the forum, that thread was created to put all that under one roof. Better that way than getting new topic of introduction daily. But those abusing the thread shouldn't go unpunished though as that wasn't the intent. Title: Re: Your thoughts on users who make repeated comments on same thread? Post by: FinneysTrueVision on October 27, 2025, 04:31:26 AM Some threads it’s acceptable to comment more than once if there is new information to discuss. For example, a casino might introduce a new bonus or redesign their website. You can make multiple original comments about subjects that are very general. It becomes a problem if someone is being repetitive for the sake of fulfilling a signature quota. I don’t notice this behavior too often, but that could be because spammers choose longer threads where people won’t read every single page, making it easier to hide in a sea of comments.
Title: Re: Your thoughts on users who make repeated comments on same thread? Post by: Pmalek on October 27, 2025, 08:35:10 AM Btw how exactly? Is there any specific indicator? I must confess even after all these years, I still don't know how many things works here. Were you asking how to know if you already posted in a specific thread on the forum?If the "All" button for pages is available at the top, click on it. I think it's available in threads with 20 or less pages. That will load all the posts on one page. After that, enter CTRL and F + your username. If you already posted there, someone mentioned your name, or quoted one of your posts, it will become visible in the results. Title: Re: Your thoughts on users who make repeated comments on same thread? Post by: Emjay24 on October 27, 2025, 01:06:20 PM Btw how exactly? Is there any specific indicator? I must confess even after all these years, I still don't know how many things works here. Were you asking how to know if you already posted in a specific thread on the forum?If the "All" button for pages is available at the top, click on it. I think it's available in threads with 20 or less pages. That will load all the posts on one page. After that, enter CTRL and F + your username. If you already posted there, someone mentioned your name, or quoted one of your posts, it will become visible in the results. I want to ask Nigerians: Is it really that important to know the weather while doing push-ups, and is it really that important to announce your presence on the forum every time :)? For me it is not a necessity, I didn't even do that because I exist and interact in the same local board and I believe that the best way to introduce myself in any environment is by contributing meaningfully to it, that way you would be seen and there would no need to introduce yourself.Title: Re: Your thoughts on users who make repeated comments on same thread? Post by: Obulis on October 27, 2025, 02:25:34 PM The tendency of oversight on a topic that has your response to the op already, cannot be completely undermined (even if not a newbie). That's to say, that someone won't notice "the you have written here mark" on the left hand side of a board home page before making another reply to the op.
Without such awareness, this two replies can be the same point but different language, which makes it useless since it's from the same person. On the ground of different points, it looks helpless, then talking of opposing points, that's totally absurd. So checking the left hand side indicator of your presence in any topic is important and suppose to be part of the forum general attitude to avoid these useless, helpless and absurd happenings. To use the edit button option is when the member is already aware of their presence on that topic. But what if the first reply has already been quoted? I guess editing can only be when a reply is not yet quoted? All the points above makes this second reply directly to the op a junk or spammy. The best thing is to always check if already present in any topic and avoid second reply as though new to the topic. As for penalties, we shouldn't forget the probable tendency of oversight. All can't be intentional. Title: Re: Your thoughts on users who make repeated comments on same thread? Post by: Solosanz on October 27, 2025, 03:19:07 PM Oh damn, those users are participated on the campaign I currently participate. :P
I also don't understand why they can do like that especially when their first post and later are different, it's like they have two brains and they can switch whenever they want. For example, a casino might introduce a new bonus or redesign their website. You can make multiple original comments about subjects that are very general. Comparing a new update and someone who respond on the same subject multiple times are different. If someone want to respond on the same subject more than one time, make sure it's also about new update instead of a different perspective.Most of the posts that you describe generally are spam, and we'll see a pattern in the user that is posting them. However, there was definitely times where it might be acceptable. I'm not expecting users to have a perfect memory, or even take note of the indicator which shows they've previously posted in the thread. Especially a large thread. Users who break unobvious rules high unlikely the post would be deleted, with 2 paragraphs, the post would be seen have a value.Title: Re: Your thoughts on users who make repeated comments on same thread? Post by: Pmalek on October 27, 2025, 04:32:34 PM Thank you for this, I never knew there was a way to see if I already had an earlier comment. I must confess that before now it has been a lot difficult scanning for previous comments, I just tried it and it worked like magic :D. Again is there a resource you can point me to so as to learn other helpful shortcuts? I don't know of one from the top of my head. CTRL+F is a general command that works on Windows wherever there is an option to search for something. You can try it in other software and it may or may not work. The mac equivalent should be COMMAND + F. Do a Google search for popular windows shortcuts, most common windows shortcuts, or something similar and see if there is something there that you can find useful. Instead of clicking on the "All" button at the top of the page, you can also add ";all" at the end of the address and it does the same thing. Again, it only works for threads of up to 20 pages, no more. I am not sure what is the best way of checking if you posted in a thread with 21 pages or more. One option is to use LOYCE.CLUB and this search tool: https://loyce.club/archive/posts/. Let's use the Unofficial list of (official) Bitcointalk.org rules, guidelines, FAQ (https://bitcointalk.org/index.php?topic=703657.0) topic that has 51 pages as an example. Under "topicID" enter "703657", which is the topic's ID as you can see from the address bar. Click "Go to topic." You will see a list with links to all posts in that discussion and the names of the authors. Again, use the CTRL + F method to check if your name is there or not. Title: Re: Your thoughts on users who make repeated comments on same thread? Post by: Sexylizzy2813 on October 28, 2025, 09:16:08 AM I want to ask Nigerians: Is it really that important to know the weather while doing push-ups, and is it really that important to announce your presence on the forum every time :)? When you talk about the push up thread it doesn't really mean that is only the push up that you engage in all the time, like every day, you mix it with whichever form of exercises you could think of not just pushing up everyday, like myself I said something concerning the weather because I had to add jogging to my list of exercises and one of those morning I stopped because it was raining which I don't like and I said this is the kind of weather condition I hate going out to jog, then some of the members start bringing up their own option that was how it started not like we Nigerians always talk about our weather condition in the push up thread, no...is not important to know the weather while doing the push up but it is necessary to share your experience on your daily exercises and is not only Nigerians that do share sure experience. I think you have to try using that thread more often and try some of the exercises you could think of. While we are condemning users for spamming a thread by making repeated comments, do we care if they know that they have made a reply on that thread previously? it's not everyone that can capture a thread that they have made a reply before that is why it is good to check the small yellow icon inside the left edge box of a thread. I believe that there are users that don't know that the yellow sign in the box indicates a thread that they have made a reply previously. On my own, i don't comment twice in a thread except am responding to someone that quoted me or am making a different point from the one i made initially. https://talkimg.com/images/2025/10/24/UmMw7P.jpeg I think there are some topics that need to be deleted because if it isn't done that way that particular section will be messed up, it has already and if it continues we might be having another Germany league, Spanish league, French league and so on just like we have 2 of the EPL topic in the gambling section. Title: Re: Your thoughts on users who make repeated comments on same thread? Post by: lovesmayfamilis on October 29, 2025, 02:30:05 PM many letters..... All of this would be important for those who genuinely come to the forum for their passion and knowledge about Bitcoin. But those who come to the forum simply to do push-ups and publish reports from the first posts and then participate wherever possible, rehashing information about DCA, are simply spammers. Such "athletes" might be advised to move to another sports forum. You know, there's a good saying: "There is strength, but no intelligence!" which in some cases is very appropriate. Title: Re: Your thoughts on users who make repeated comments on same thread? Post by: Sexylizzy2813 on November 04, 2025, 04:49:48 AM many letters..... All of this would be important for those who genuinely come to the forum for their passion and knowledge about Bitcoin. But those who come to the forum simply to do push-ups and publish reports from the first posts and then participate wherever possible, rehashing information about DCA, are simply spammers. Such "athletes" might be advised to move to another sports forum. You know, there's a good saying: "There is strength, but no intelligence!" which in some cases is very appropriate. You are right but at the same time you can't tell if the next person have it in mind to learn or talk more about Bitcoin in the Forum or not, or if an individual has the knowledge about Bitcoin but choose to engage in non Bitcoin related thread, it goes both ways and at the same time I believe learn takes time to some that doesn't know what you know...you can as well go their not to drop your report or hit the floor like many of us do but to drop in some Bitcoin related matters or knowledge that you have if you feel non of such is being said or discussed over there, remember we didn't learn all what we know in one day, is a stage. Title: Re: Your thoughts on users who make repeated comments on same thread? Post by: Maslate on November 04, 2025, 08:10:13 AM I have seen some users make comments to same thread as if they are responding to the thread for the first time, oblivious (or deliberately ignored) to the fact that they have already responded earlier. (If it isn't obvious, let me clarify that these comments are not responses to other comments). Should such subsequent comments be considered as spam? I hope I am clear on what I am asking. f you see something that looks like spam, then report it. In general topics, especially in gambling discussions about addiction or betting styles.. those repetitive and very common threads can easily be considered spam. But for league topics like basketball, sometimes excitement gets the best of us and we end up posting updates or reactions in quick succession. Personally, I don’t see that as spamming since it’s not intentional. Still, if other users think otherwise, they can report it and let the mods decide how to handle it. Title: Re: Your thoughts on users who make repeated comments on same thread? Post by: Cryptohygenic on November 06, 2025, 10:06:42 PM While we are condemning users for spamming a thread by making repeated comments, do we care if they know that they have made a reply on that thread previously? it's not everyone that can capture a thread that they have made a reply before that is why it is good to check the small yellow icon inside the left edge box of a thread. I believe that there are users that don't know that the yellow sign in the box indicates a thread that they have made a reply previously. On my own, i don't comment twice in a thread except am responding to someone that quoted me or am making a different point from the one i made initially. https://talkimg.com/images/2025/10/24/UmMw7P.jpeg Honestly I am not aware of this edge box that indicates whether or not you have have made post on the thread. Thanks for bringing this up. Bitcointalk forum is just too weird for many users and complex to grab it all. I am aware that repeating same post especially in the same thread or quoting a particular user is spamming and due to the fact I don't want to go contrary with the rules, I am not going to lie, I scrutinizes the thread if it has a short page to know if it have posted there before so that I will know my stance in that particular thread while I will skips some lengthy posts that I may not have the time to check if I have posted there or not. Title: Re: Your thoughts on users who make repeated comments on same thread? Post by: EarnOnVictor on November 07, 2025, 08:27:44 AM While we are condemning users for spamming a thread by making repeated comments, do we care if they know that they have made a reply on that thread previously? it's not everyone that can capture a thread that they have made a reply before that is why it is good to check the small yellow icon inside the left edge box of a thread. I believe that there are users that don't know that the yellow sign in the box indicates a thread that they have made a reply previously. On my own, i don't comment twice in a thread except am responding to someone that quoted me or am making a different point from the one i made initially. Honestly I am not aware of this edge box that indicates whether or not you have have made post on the thread. Thanks for bringing this up. Bitcointalk forum is just too weird for many users and complex to grab it all.https://talkimg.com/images/2025/10/24/UmMw7P.jpeg I think I detected that the very first month I joined the forum. The reason is that I've been on many forums for years, and many of them always have signs/marks to help you easily detect whether or not you are a returning posters. Though they do not appear the same as this. It's also about sensitivity, but really, Bitcointalk could be complex in some things, even as it looks simple. Quote I am aware that repeating same post especially in the same thread or quoting a particular user is spamming and due to the fact I don't want to go contrary with the rules, I am not going to lie, I scrutinizes the thread if it has a short page to know if it have posted there before so that I will know my stance in that particular thread while I will skips some lengthy posts that I may not have the time to check if I have posted there or not. Now that you know how to spot it, I believe it will be easier, for I don't know how your former style can be so effective and convenient. Some new threads may also garner some good pages in a short while. This will discourage you from contributing your quota in such.Title: Re: Your thoughts on users who make repeated comments on same thread? Post by: God Of Thunder on November 07, 2025, 12:09:57 PM To be honest, it depends on the situation. Let's say OP asked for your opinion and you have shared yours. After a few months, or let's say a year, you come across the same thread, and your opinion has changed. I think it is fine to reply once again and share your updated opinion. However, if it is the same opinion as before, but you simply want to repost it, then it is spam. If your point of view changed and you want to share something new, that should be fine.
I think I myself did it before, and probably I will do it in the future. If my opinion changes towards the OP, I might reply 2nd time and I think it is fine. If you do not agree with that, that is fine too ;) |