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A: Probably because a forum ban can be reversed.
Ferret: from [url=https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Internet_bot]Wikipedia:
Quote: An Internet bot, web robot, robot or simply bot, is a software application that runs automated tasks (scripts) over the Internet, usually with the intent to emulate human activity on the Internet, such as messaging, on a large scale.
I’ve wondered about the posts too, but decided I didn’t have quite enough evidence to implement a ban. Let’s give him/her/they/it one more strike.
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If its not inserting something into the forum software, whats the point of the bot?
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Usually they insert a link, sometimes hotlink with keywords, to something they are trying to sell.
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Mmmm hot links….
![[Image: 4f83c907eb2833b3de4b4a9aa8922d4a.jpg]](https://cb1100forum.net/forum/uploads/imp/202203/4f83c907eb2833b3de4b4a9aa8922d4a.jpg)
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(03-08-2022, 07:46 AM)peterbaron_imp Wrote: (03-08-2022, 07:03 AM)The ferret_imp Wrote: You know I thought it was a scammer but he joined the forum 4 months ago and has made another post about getting a key made. Not really sure where a bot comes from or if it's detrimental to the forum. If someone can tell me, that would be great and i would know whether he needs banning or not.
Q: why is someone is banned, his name is crossed only, not completely removed?
... because shaming has value?
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Ferret gave me double secret probation once. Didn’t get a line through my name though. After all, it was double secret
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(03-08-2022, 09:04 AM)EmptySea_imp Wrote: Mmmm hot links….
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We have the ability to ban someone for a day, a week, a month, a year, or forever
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(03-08-2022, 12:01 PM)The ferret_imp Wrote: We have the ability to ban someone for a day, a week, a month, a year, or forever
Sometimes they deserve purgatory.
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Did anyone know EmptySea is a bot?
