Changes in Media Landscape

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Changes in Media Landscape

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Just an observation, and wondering if bots have become so advanced they create bogus accounts or just a glitch in their makeup. :? Its madness. "Google bot" and "Bing" bots do not even hide themselves anymore. :eek:
Spies! >:(
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Those bots are not a problem, they are data collectors only. For when you search for something and find it, those bot are the programs that found the data.
They never post or try to post.

The bots that hopefully do not get past moderators are out there. Even this site, maybe 50 hits some days. Sometimes a flood and sometime fewer.
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Bhaern, happy you are still here. Hope you are doing well.
Thank you for the reply. It sure makes me feel better.
It was kinda creeping me out seeing the bots showing up as visitors on the site. We'll, that and the newest members popping up daily with real names paired together with other words.
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I am still here almost every day, though mostly just find myself dealing with bots trying to post ads for many things including dark web .
A few other of the long term membership do post every so often. Sometime Birthday threads.

As far as Bing and Google bots they did not and are not members.
The advertising bots do become members, most never got a post though. A few did, or were user aided to get pass moderation, to get banned. However any name you see is a member, that is way the site is set up and I can not change that.
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The life of a Demigod :angel:
The Goddess has a loyal companion at the helm.
Well done, Friend! :)
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As one who came across this forum the other day during a D&D session, I want you to know I really appreciate all y'all have built here.

I'm just sad I didn't come across it years ago.
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*tickles Googlebot* :-D
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