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Sat, 08/03/2013 - 02:19 — Johny L.

We got another spam bot which has spammed his comments on your blogs and games.

First those spambots who they make fake blogs, now this?

We really need more privacy.

Comments

Sat, 08/03/2013 - 03:05 — x

Hey, save your complaints for later.

You got free comments in your games and events and blogs. I checked my games and events, and comments were zilch. You know how hard it is to get people to comment on your games? You have to be really loud or ask real nicely. Now there's a spambot doing the service with a couple links to wonderful jewelry and handbags for the androgynous female spambot and you're gonna make a post complaining about it after hogging all the beautiful comments? You got at least 3 last I checked. I mean, come on.

Sat, 08/03/2013 - 04:05 — SpindleyQ
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I don't understand what you

I don't understand what you mean by "privacy"? You're publishing your work on a public website.

Spambots can do anything that people can do. We've had spambots create new events. Spam posts are generally cleaned up within hours. Given the technology the site is built on and the time I have to spend on it, this is the best we can do for now.

I suggest you relax about it. Many of our members turn to spambots as inspiration; playfully engaging with them, making games based on their weird turns of phrase - we even took the opportunity once to have a game jam because a spambot posted an event, and I decided "why not?"

Sat, 08/03/2013 - 04:08 — Johny L.
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KlikBot is the only good

KlikBot is the only good bot, while the all others spam with jewelery, facebook likes, etc.

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Both 3 characters shown on my avatar are copyright Black Squirrel, Jonny Smeby and Nintendo.

Sat, 08/03/2013 - 10:53 — avery
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disagree

disagree

Sat, 08/03/2013 - 04:17 — Blueberry Soft
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All are welcome. All are encouraged.

All are welcome. All are encouraged.

Sat, 08/03/2013 - 13:54 — Johny L.
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ohhhhhhhhh ------------ Both

ohhhhhhhhh

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Both 3 characters shown on my avatar are copyright Black Squirrel, Jonny Smeby and Nintendo.

Sat, 08/03/2013 - 06:25 — FlaviusMaximus
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Spambots can be nice

Once I joined a spambot event and this is the result: http://www.glorioustrainwrecks.com/node/4359

Sat, 08/03/2013 - 10:54 — avery
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calm down its not the end of

calm down its not the end of the earth my friend

Mon, 08/05/2013 - 01:17 — mutantleg

i know i'm naive but

I'm still looking forward to when they start making games as well
(maybe this web based KnP thing is a step in that direction)

Tue, 08/06/2013 - 06:27 — SpindleyQ
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If I ever make a randomized

If I ever make a randomized game generator, I'll be sure to include an option that uses spam post text as a seed.

Tue, 08/06/2013 - 19:26 — Noyb
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Yessssss. :D

Yessssss. :D

Tue, 08/06/2013 - 11:05 — snapman
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Drink Act Game

I'm still not completely sure, but "about drink act file" may have actually been created by a spambot.

Tue, 08/06/2013 - 12:02 — Johny L.
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where is that

where is that thing?

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Both 3 characters shown on my avatar are copyright Black Squirrel, Jonny Smeby and Nintendo.

Tue, 08/06/2013 - 12:34 — SpindleyQ
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Here you go. Probably the

Here you go. Probably the weirdest thing ever uploaded to the site.

pensive-mosquitoes