Spam Or No?

[Joel_Jantsen]

I've been lurking around Indian Section recently (was not surprised by the lack of moderation).However,the Press & News from India section had me thinking.User polynesia could be spamming the shit out of that board.If you visit any of those links,there isn't any relevant discussions or any response from the Indian community (which makes me think no one really cares about those topics).Most of the section is covered with News Article Links from the said user (yes multiple pages). Do we really need this board ?
Views ?

[hilariousandco]

Yeah, it's spam imo. The bitcoin Press board is redundant and also abused as our some of the others in the Local sections like the Chinese board. They all should be archived/locked in my opinion because they're prime targets for abuse where you can get away with essentially copy and paste spam.

[Quartx]

Holy shit, it would be funny if hilariousandco renamed that board to Polyress & News from India

[eXpl0sive]

Those posts from a legendary member. Strange. He doesn't need to increase his post count, does he? Maybe sig spamming.

[Quartx]

Those posts from a legendary member. Strange. He doesn't need to increase his post count, does he? Maybe sig spamming.

Polynesia exclusively posts only in the india boards for years since he started. Other than the occasional or two replies in the lending sub, the rest are all indian board postings.

Not to mention his past 30 pages of posts were all solely spamming that Indian Press board

[minifrij]

Those posts from a legendary member. Strange. He doesn't need to increase his post count, does he? Maybe sig spamming.

For every post he makes he gets paid from his secondstrade signature. By doing this, he is reaching his quotas with little to no effort at all.

This is definitely spamming.

[eXpl0sive]

Those posts from a legendary member. Strange. He doesn't need to increase his post count, does he? Maybe sig spamming.

For every post he makes he gets paid from his secondstrade signature. By doing this, he is reaching his quotas with little to no effort at all.

This is definitely spamming.

Most of the signature campaigns don't pay for posts in local boards. I'm not sure about secondstrade though.

[minifrij]

Most of the signature campaigns don't pay for posts in local boards. I'm not sure about secondstrade though.

From a quick look at their terms, it doesn't seem to say that local boards don't get paid. I think it's fair to assume that he is getting paid.

[Joel_Jantsen]

Yeah, it's spam imo. The bitcoin Press board is redundant and also abused as our some of the others in the Local sections like the Chinese board. They all should be archived/locked in my opinion because they're prime targets for abuse where you can get away with essentially copy and paste spam.

Makes Sense. I've reported the post anyway,let's see if Benson does something about it if not too busy with this exchange.

Holy shit, it would be funny if hilariousandco renamed that board to Polyress & News from India

I giggled.

At some point it also makes me think that it could be a bot that does it.You know not too difficult to write a bot that crawls a few websites and copy pastes content on the forum.

[hilariousandco]

Bots have been used in the past in the bitcoin Press section and there was one guy with a handful of accounts doing it. They just copied the first paragraph of an article and linked to it. Most press spammers probably just did/do it manually though.

[Joel_Jantsen]

Bots have been used in the past in the bitcoin Press section and there was one guy with a handful of accounts doing it. They just copied the first paragraph of an article and linked to it. Most press spammers probably just did/do it manually though.

If you check his previous posts, looks like a typical bot behavior to me.
Seems like Benson is yet to handle my reports,let's see what he does about it.

[hilariousandco]

I've PMd him a warning to knock it off. If he doesn't reply that'll be a good indication whether he's using a bot or not.

[Pearls Before Swine]

Those posts from a legendary member. Strange. He doesn't need to increase his post count, does he? Maybe sig spamming.

For every post he makes he gets paid from his secondstrade signature. By doing this, he is reaching his quotas with little to no effort at all.

This is definitely spamming.

Except secondstrade just suspended their campaign if I'm not mistaken.   Right after dropping their rates so low that they all but guaranteed no one but the most desperate shit posters would ever be in it.  So hopefully this numbskull won't get into another one and the problem will be solved.

[Joel_Jantsen]

Any updates on this ? The threads are still floating in the section.The user hasn't stopped posting their crap.
@hilariousandco : You were suppose to get a reply from the said user,did he ?

[polynesia]

Any updates on this ? The threads are still floating in the section.The user hasn't stopped posting their crap.
@hilariousandco : You were suppose to get a reply from the said user,did he ?

Well obviously, you haven't checked. There are no further threads.
I did try and check with hilariousandco / Benson (through the Indian forum) if such threads are acceptable if a user posts without a signature.
I haven't received a response. Until I receive a clarification otherwise, I assume that such threads are unacceptable and won't post.

If you look at the early posts in the Press Board here, you will find that they have been made by the moderator - Benson Samuel. You are welcome to post in the India board to see if the community finds news articles helpful / acceptable / spammy.

[Joel_Jantsen]

Well obviously, you haven't checked. There are no further threads.
I did try and check with hilariousandco / Benson (through the Indian forum) if such threads are acceptable if a user posts without a signature.

What is the point of posting them when no one gives a shit ? I mean if they would,there would be at least be some discussions on the subject but simultaneoulsy posting them in the same format makes it look like a spam with a bot behavior especially when the user posting anywhere else on the forum.

If you look at the early posts in the Press Board here, you will find that they have been made by the moderator - Benson Samuel. You are welcome to post in the India board to see if the community finds news articles helpful / acceptable / spammy.

Yea posting couple of articles a month/week is fine as long it is informative.Otherwise it just consumes the space.

Don't know how seriously Benson takes India boards moderation but lot of my reports are yet to be handled.

[polynesia]

Well obviously, you haven't checked. There are no further threads.
I did try and check with hilariousandco / Benson (through the Indian forum) if such threads are acceptable if a user posts without a signature.

What is the point of posting them when no one gives a shit ? I mean if they would,there would be at least be some discussions on the subject but simultaneoulsy posting them in the same format makes it look like a spam with a bot behavior especially when the user posting anywhere else on the forum.

The articles are not ignored. There are sufficient views on the articles. You have just assumed that nobody gives a shit.
There is a specified format for posting news articles. I stick to that. Why should that bother you?

If I do have to quote an example of a post just to ensure that somebody gets paid for the signature campaign, here is one.

I don't really have any relevant posts to reply for this weekend's posting quota in this thread but just want to take time out to thank BitDice team for running everything smoothly since day 1 of this thread.Well managed campaign and the Casino!Keep up the great work!

[Joel_Jantsen]

The articles are not ignored. There are sufficient views on the articles. You have just assumed that nobody gives a shit.
There is a specified format for posting news articles. I stick to that. Why should that bother you?

Those views aren't real.If someone did give a shit,why they not bother posting ? It bothers me because you have a paid signature and it makes that board looks really spammy with same series of threads posted by a single user with no other member showing passive interest in them.

If I do have to quote an example of a post just to ensure that somebody gets paid for the signature campaign, here is one.

Well,that's my job ? I abide by the rules  of the campaign manager ?  And instead of posting crap to fulfill that quota ,I  said something that is relevant ?

[polynesia]

Those views aren't real.

Huh? Blanket statement with nothing to back it up. Nice argument.

it makes that board looks really spammy with same series of threads posted by a single user

There is a format specified for threads in the press board. Read it here.

In any case, I don't think there is any point discussing this, if the mods don't say whether it is acceptable to post press articles without a signature. You didn't even bother to check the Indian board before bumping this thread again.

[Joel_Jantsen]

Huh? Blanket statement with nothing to back it up. Nice argument.

You're a legendary member,you should be knowing this already,shouldn't you ? I can't find that specific thread but if you search a but you'd know what I'm talking about.

In any case, I don't think there is any point discussing this, if the mods don't say whether it is acceptable to post press articles without a signature. You didn't even bother to check the Indian board before bumping this thread again.

hilariousandco already answered that question.I bumped the thread to know if you had replied to him.