It is allowed? SPAM

[airfinex]

How did this newbie get around the posting restriction?

https://bitcointalk.org/index.php?action=profile;u=3639153

[Odohu]

How did this newbie get around the posting restriction?

https://bitcointalk.org/index.php?action=profile;u=3639153

I actually find it strange seeing such thing that look like posting with a bot. It will be difficult to convince me that that is not a bot posting and even at that, base on the rank, posting several posts in a day and all posts spaced within 2 to 3 minutes, actually seem weird. The activities is less than 15 so I wonder how the waiting time was broken and allow such number of posts within a short interval.

waittime = 360;
if(activity >= 15)
        waittime = (int)(90 - activity);

I don't want to believe there is a bug in the forum software. But the truth is that the account will not last long in the forum if such posting style becomes a habit.

[yahoo62278]

Looks like they're pushing a product dealing with cannabis and posting in all the local boards. As long as it's properly translated I believe it is allowed. I wouldn't get too worried about it at this point unless he continues to make a thousand posts in the next day.

[LoyceV]

How did this newbie get around the posting restriction?

Maybe someone whitelisted him. I checked: I didn't do it.

As long as it's properly translated I believe it is allowed.

I don't think he hired that many people to do a translation, which means he's (most likely) breaking this rule:

27. Using automated translation tools to post translated content in Local boards is not allowed.

[Davidvictorson]

Spam is not allowed.

I have checked the profile of the user and it seems the account was created to spam the forum. Personally I think it is huge a problem.

In my estimation, most users know best and generally ignore this type of spam. Most of it are reported to moderators who delete or lock such thread but  that is the best they can do .

I noticed another spam on this forum this week. Different users who just registered on the forum, their post talking about 1 confirmation and double spending. Another is something on how they beat Stake.

It is becoming too much though. My best guess is that it may be one person who created multiple accounts to do this or maybe it is a group of people.

[goldkingcoiner]

Looks like they're pushing a product dealing with cannabis and posting in all the local boards. As long as it's properly translated I believe it is allowed. I wouldn't get too worried about it at this point unless he continues to make a thousand posts in the next day.

It is a big problem.

He is spamming everywhere. Even in other people's threads.

[Don Pedro Dinero]

How did this newbie get around the posting restriction?

Maybe someone whitelisted him. I checked: I didn't do it.

As long as it's properly translated I believe it is allowed.

I don't think he hired that many people to do a translation, which means he's (most likely) breaking this rule:

27. Using automated translation tools to post translated content in Local boards is not allowed.

I've reported it as soon as I've seen it on the Spanish section like a couple of hours ago for breaking that rule and spamming all over the boards. He's going to get his posts deleted and probably banned. Just wait and see.

[ABCbits]

This user should be nuked immediately. Looking at post history[1], this user already create 67 posts since 2024-07-07 05:23:38 UTC[1] which is about 15 post/hour. He also create thread on technical board which contain false or unhelpful information, while being unnecessary long[2].

[1] https://ninjastic.space/search?author=obtainhigh
[2] https://bitcointalk.org/index.php?topic=5482297.msg64298906#msg64298906

[yahoo62278]

How did this newbie get around the posting restriction?

Maybe someone whitelisted him. I checked: I didn't do it.

As long as it's properly translated I believe it is allowed.

I don't think he hired that many people to do a translation, which means he's (most likely) breaking this rule:

27. Using automated translation tools to post translated content in Local boards is not allowed.

You're probably right of course, only 20 translated topics lmao. I was just stating that it's legal if done properly.

[Majestic-milf]

 Spamming is def not allowed on the forum and I think this user knows it but doesn't give two shits. Also they may be a high attention seeker. Firstly, they started by posting in different local boards marketing their cannabis product and when that didn't garner enough attention, decided to post with different colored words and I don't know if that is acceptable here but it's quite a sore for the eyes.
 Everyday we keep seeing funny behaviors from noobs but this one is really weird. Something had better be done for his case before it gets out of hand.

[skarais]

He posts everywhere, even on different local board. The use of automatic translation is likely a tool he uses to post his products on local boards, but 59 posts in 24 hours is simply absurd. It's not normal for a newbie to behave like that, but it seems @obtainhigh has a reason. A warning may be warranted for users who engage in such behavior, but reporting posts to moderators with the keyword "spam" will likely be handle positively.

[BitcoinGirl.Club]

The user is having good time with the forum. So far I can count 53 posts since the morning. Still we have 6 hours to go. So he is going to make another few more. The person is in steroids and we need a few like him LOL

[LoyceV]

So far I can count 53 posts since the morning.

Plus 9 deleted posts in modlog. Mods are too soft nowadays, he should have been Nuked already.

[BitcoinGirl.Club]

So far I can count 53 posts since the morning.

Plus 9 deleted posts in modlog. Mods are too soft nowadays, he should have been Nuked already.

The ignore boards again made me fool LOL.
It was not 53 but 57 and adding 9 more makes it 66 😵

[The Sceptical Chymist]

Personally I think it is huge a problem.

It's huger than huge and has been for years.  With AI getting better and more widely used, it's only going to get worse unless AI/bot posts are dealt with promptly and the jackoffs who employ tools like that to basically wipe their asses with the forum are given a swift ban.

In my estimation, most users know best and generally ignore this type of spam. Most of it are reported to moderators who delete or lock such thread but  that is the best they can do .

Ignoring is fine, but my suggestion is to do it after you've made a report to the mods.  They rely on the community reporters to point them to problem posts and all sorts of things, and if one really cares for bitcointalk they ought to take the time to give them a heads-up when there's spam, suspected AI usage, zero-value posts, etc.

[Free Market Capitalist]

Plus 9 deleted posts in modlog. Mods are too soft nowadays, he should have been Nuked already.

Maybe theymos is getting old? I have seen several cases in my life of men who did not hesitate to act forcefully in certain cases, and when they get older, the drop in testosterone is noticeable in their behavior.

[LoyceV]

With AI getting better and more widely used, it's only going to get worse unless AI/bot posts are dealt with promptly and the jackoffs who employ tools like that to basically wipe their asses with the forum are given a swift ban.

I count 49 deleted posts, 1 Merit (for a now deleted post), and no ban yet.

Ignoring is fine, but my suggestion is to do it after you've made a report to the mods.

That's the thing: it's very discouraging to report shitposts, if the shitposter can just continue. Spambots that require this much human time to deal with are a complete waste of everyone's time. I still report them, but quickly click Ignore and after that it's no longer my problem. But this is not how the forum should be.

Maybe theymos is getting old? I have seen several cases in my life of men who did not hesitate to act forcefully in certain cases, and when they get older, the drop in testosterone is noticeable in their behavior.

I don't think theymos personally handles those reports. But by all means, get me a big red Nuke button and I'll do it myself

[Smartvirus]

With AI getting better and more widely used, it's only going to get worse unless AI/bot posts are dealt with promptly and the jackoffs who employ tools like that to basically wipe their asses with the forum are given a swift ban.

I count 49 deleted posts, 1 Merit (for a now deleted post), and no ban yet.

It seems like the mods are cool with having to have this ton of work in their hands, more like a proof of work because, users with this level of spamming and across significant local boards of the forum and the means at which these posts get by and generated need at least a temp ban for warning.

Looking at the ratio at which the user’s post are deleted, with over 49 deleted posts, 17 undeleted posts and only a single merit from Vod on a post that happens to have been deleted, you get the picture of what this user is about and a direction to what the user deserves or needs, needs to get Nuked!

[ABCbits]

Maybe theymos is getting old? I have seen several cases in my life of men who did not hesitate to act forcefully in certain cases, and when they get older, the drop in testosterone is noticeable in their behavior.

I don't think theymos personally handles those reports. But by all means, get me a big red Nuke button and I'll do it myself

It'd be great if you can do that. I reported his threads on technical board, but few of them remain "Unhandled". So I decided to make a reply to give reason moderator to delete it, where it contain many wrong information and invalid links[1].

[1] https://bitcointalk.org/index.php?topic=5502168.0

[KingsDen]

Plus 9 deleted posts in modlog. Mods are too soft nowadays, he should have been Nuked already.

Maybe theymos is getting old? I have seen several cases in my life of men who did not hesitate to act forcefully in certain cases, and when they get older, the drop in testosterone is noticeable in their behavior.

LOL.
Right from my early days in the forum till now, I have never known theymos to be a fast action taker. He does things in his own time and not because of the pressure of people. But in the other hand, moderators are becoming lenient in moderation, number of banned users reduce. Infact, there's a post in meta given every banned account a second chance. Things are changed honestly.