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An article about people being paid by whoever to make posts on forums to sway opinion on things, or make a new product more interesting than it really is.

I wonder about people who post here and have views that just seem wierd?

http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/technology-15869683 "Fake forum comments eroding trust in the web"

I think we may have experienced this.

Fakes are more likely to start new comment threads, make inane comments rather than add to a debate, and repeat former comments with minor changes, the study suggests.

Fuck me. I'm not a real person?

^ I knew it ^

General stupidity aldready eroded my trust in the web. Just go on any OTHER motorcycle forum and see for yourself.

i've had the feeling i wasn't a real person for many years now. just goes to show.

No wonder I always have some much money...

i'm not a real person???

then all those orgasms i've had through the years have all been fake???

If you look through Ctaigslist you'll find postings for those kinds of jobs, not that they come right out and say it. Think I have a relative whoight be into this kind of shady marketing/SEO too, haven't probed too deep in the name of keeping the peace.

I'm not surprised that people are doing this, but that it has taken until late 2011 for it to become an issue that people pay attention to.
I mean, it's kind of an obvious methodology, isn't it?

That kind of shit happens all the time. There was even an article not too long ago, I forget where, that explained that paramilitary types (NSA, FBI, Blackwater) were creating fake FB accounts and posting on progressive sites' pages, trying to mitigate the hard-leftedness of said groups. So yeah, it doesn't surprise me. I never bothered to pay attention around here to see if anything smelled funny but then again I really don't give a fuck if anyone here is masquerading as "one of us." At the very least, I hope we've been entertaining.

sun rat wrote:i'm not a real person???

then all those orgasms i've had through the years have all been fake???

yes

that would be one explanation for this

Anything else? This piques my curiosity.


I'm also a little paranoid right now.

Sisyphus wrote:Anything else? This piques my curiosity.


I'm also a little paranoid right now.

Here, take a look at this:

http://www.wisegeek.com/what-is-shill-marketing.htm

...and then there are examples of sites to entice - Yes, you too can find wealth and fame... or something like that...

http://www.ewomanweb.com/forum_posting.shtml

http://www.onlinemoneymakinghelp.com/ge ... _post.html

http://getpaidforum.com/forums/index.php

...shall I go on?

12ci wrote:that would be one explanation for this

Fitness nerds tend to be REALLY EXCITED about the things that they're in to, and WANT TO TELL YOU ABOUT THIS GREAT THING THAT YOU MUST DO BECAUSE IT IS SO AWESOME. Intense exertion can produce an amphetamine-like euphoric mania. Having known a few, I think that guy was just trying to help us out in his own way.

^ I only vaguely remember that post; it didn't have anything that interested me, aside from the snide remarks.

Are you guys saying there's someone else around here that could possibly be masquerading? I think this group would be nearly impossible to break into as a shill. Not worth the time invested, I'm saying. Missed opportunity costs, all that.

piccini9 wrote:

Fakes are more likely to start new comment threads, make inane comments rather than add to a debate, and repeat former comments with minor changes, the study suggests.

Fuck me. I'm not a real person?

LOL me either?


...I think... and this is a stretch... but I think nobody's infiltrating this place, because there's nothing to infiltrate?

12ci wrote:that would be one explanation for this

Smoke your balls!

LOL!!!

12ci wrote:that would be one explanation for this

Smoked ballz rock!

goose wrote:

12ci wrote:that would be one explanation for this

Smoked ballz rock!

I helped out a beekeeper buddy of mine not too long ago. My bee suit wasn't exactly tight on the bottom, so a few flew up my leg. Several stings to the balls and bat.......Does that count, or do I need more smoke?

ooooh honey smoked ballz, we have a winner!