is SC using Spam Bots to LIKE and REP your posts ?

I see 2-3 posters giving countless Likes and Reps to your post and other posts. Don't want to name them.

Are these spam bots put in by SC to Like your posts and give you Reps. I see almost all the posts and threads Liked by these 2-3 posters. I mean totally unrelated and simple posts are LIKED and REP ed on an automatic basis.

very unlikely they are regular human posters, but it seems almost automatic and repetitive Likes and Reps from these 2-3 posters. Like in 2-3 seconds you will get 10 Likes from these couple of posters.

anyone else experiencing the same ?

no - I know 99.9% of the SCers who like and rep me

I gave Natalka a "Like" just now. Why would someone use bots to get Likes and Reps? Of what benefit would it be? Seems like a lot of effort for nothing.

:shrug:

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Well that was uncalled for, it was a question not an accusation. I too receive countless reps from a few people every time I post and have wondered how they can rep so often. Doesn't make me an awful SC member.

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Originally Posted by thriftygranny

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Well that was uncalled for, it was a question not an accusation. I too receive countless reps from a few people every time I post and have wondered how they can rep so often. Doesn't make me an awful SC member.

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If you're referring to my comment, It was a joke. :-~

My apologies, came across as a statement to me.

I know who you`re referring to. The 3 of them like and rep my stuff on a daily basis as well - don`t think they are bots, some of my posts have even been repped twice by the same individual.

Kind of annoying. Fellow friends on here generally rep with a comment or a joke. These just grab your attention and say " rep " ... :confused:

If I were a puppy I would lick you all all over but I'm not so I am just going to like you.

Please don't take it the wrong way.

I think I can explain the rep thing. The way this site is set up if you rep a person you can't rep them again until you've repped 20 or 25 other people first. Sorry @Natalka for using you as an example, but I enjoy many of Natalka's posts and would love to rep them. But I get the message 'you must spread some reputation around before you can rep Natalka again'. So I cannot rep her unless I go rep a bunch of other folks first. I usually leave it at a 'like' then. But I can see how others who are leaving meaningless reps are just doing that so they can get back to the person they actually do want to rep.

I hope that made sense, I'm not always good at explaining.

Dave, you can use me any time.....

I interpret the 'reps' and 'likes' thing as a kind of pointless "life score". It doesnt bother nor affect me one way or the other, so I dont REALLY mind getting repped or liked by the same people repeatedly, nor would I feel slighted if I DIDN'T. I also deem that it's more an invention and tool of the social media generation. Many people go along and "like" and "thumb-up" everything they see, read, etc, whether they LOVE it, like it, mildly agree with or were simply able to read it. -- in MY opinion, it's also more in the hopes someone will reciprocate and LIKE their posts, submissions, etc.

I see it as otherwise useless status or popularity indicator. People are looking for a "top score" of likes and reps, and friends, and followers and the hopes that the people they "like", "rep", "follow", "Friend", etc will return the favour, in turn boosting that fictitious life-score for them as well.

And I mean no offense to those of you who ARE participating heavily in the practice. To each their own.

If you TRULY like my post(s) and you "like" or "rep" me because of it, Thanks for the recognition. I hand out Like's very rarely unless it's something that TRULY deserves a mark of merit.

But I also don't see any logical purpose for SC setting up bots to go out and repeatedly like/rep people and their posts. I don't see what purpose that would serve.

I'm a sparing liker/repper simply due to the fact I'm not reading each and every thread ..when I rep/like it's cos general You have made a post I agree with

I think it's just people who want to spread some joy around. I think Dave has a good point too.

I also get a lot of reps from a couple of people but in both cases they have responded to comments I left for them via visitor messages, so I don't think it's a bot.

Silk

The one thing I've noticed is these few people 'like' every post you make, yet I've never ever seen them write a post or comment on a thread..........

Give me likes and rep for no reason! YESSS, right now. Thanks!

p.s. how do you give rep! I will go crazy! CRRAZY!

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Originally Posted by redhdlois

The one thing I've noticed is these few people 'like' every post you make, yet I've never ever seen them write a post or comment on a thread..........

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What will they do when they see this thread!?

https://pbs.twimg.com/profile_images...a3e12af25.jpeg

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Originally Posted by Arvilish

Give me likes and rep for no reason! YESSS, right now. Thanks!

p.s. how do you give rep! I will go crazy! CRRAZY!

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Just ONE rep? I guess there is not spam bots, at least not for me :(

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Originally Posted by Arvilish

Give me likes and rep for no reason! YESSS, right now. Thanks!

p.s. how do you give rep! I will go crazy! CRRAZY!

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The "LIKE" button is in the lower right hand in the body of each post.
The "REP" button is the "star" symbol in the bottom LEFT corner of the post, below the user info.

now as Kurt Cobain once sang... REP ME! (I'm not the only one...) :)

Some people want the extra hearts/stars that come with reps, there is a thread for daily reps as we have had complaints about random reps before but like Dave mentioned, you have to rep so many people before repping the same person again so they just go through recent posts and like/rep them.

Not done by SC, there is no benefit to it for Boo that I can see, if anything just adds to the database/server load he has to pay for.

As far as them not posting, at least one who reps me regularly does but only in the last year-ish so their posts don't show in the broken search engine

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Originally Posted by bhlombardy

The "LIKE" button is in the lower right hand in the body of each post.
The "REP" button is the "star" symbol in the bottom LEFT corner of the post, below the user info.

now as Kurt Cobain once sang... REP ME! (I'm not the only one...) :)

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OMG I found it! Finally!!!! Thanks! Buuuttt

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Originally Posted by FallenPixels

Some people want the extra hearts/stars that come with reps, there is a thread for daily reps as we have had complaints about random reps before but like Dave mentioned, you have to rep so many people before repping the same person again so they just go through recent posts and like/rep them.

Not done by SC, there is no benefit to it for Boo that I can see, if anything just adds to the database/server load he has to pay for.

As far as them not posting, at least one who reps me regularly does but only in the last year-ish so their posts don't show in the broken search engine

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Should I still rep you? :p #Trolled!

OK. I think I've figured out who it is you're talking about here. Haha! And I totally get it!

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Originally Posted by Candini

I know who you`re referring to. The 3 of them like and rep my stuff on a daily basis as well - don`t think they are bots, some of my posts have even been repped twice by the same individual.

Kind of annoying. Fellow friends on here generally rep with a comment or a joke. These just grab your attention and say " rep " ... :confused:

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it actaully discourages me from liking or commenting
I find it very odd

Funny enough, I haven`t received reps from any of them on this thread haha how convenient

Moved this thread to 'site related' as you can not rant about other members in the rants forum. http://forum.smartcanucks.ca/285245-...e-read-canada/

I receive reps on older posts and always find it kinda funny ? I feel like its a invite to posts more on that subject. Also I was wondering do we not get something for our many posts ? I am over the 2700.

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Originally Posted by couponlady

Moved this thread to 'site related' as you can not rant about other members in the rants forum. http://forum.smartcanucks.ca/285245-...e-read-canada/

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I wonder if this move is worth ranting about... :)

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Originally Posted by bluerose

I receive reps on older posts and always find it kinda funny ? I feel like its a invite to posts more on that subject. Also I was wondering do we not get something for our many posts ? I am over the 2700.

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It could also be the fact that [insert person] wanted to rep you but already repped a more recent post so they had to find an older one. Once you rep a post once, you can't do it again.

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Originally Posted by Candini

What will they do when they see this thread!?

https://pbs.twimg.com/profile_images...a3e12af25.jpeg

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Hi Candini .. I got question ask you .. could you please tell me how you got this pic. In your message .. been gone from SC for few years and now I can't remember.. took me while figure out rep .. just don't remember this one .. gone brain dead now lol Thanking you in advance