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I agree, much of the activity does look "faked." It raises red flags when usernames like Boysenberry, Orange, Pineapple, Lemon, Tomato, Grape, Cranberry, Pepper
by chr15 16y ago
I agree, much of the activity does look "faked." It raises red flags when usernames like Boysenberry, Orange, Pineapple, Lemon, Tomato, Grape, Cranberry, Pepper are responding to all the posts.
But IIRC the creators of reddit did the same thing when first launching. They faked activity by posting stories under different accounts. If LAL is faking activity, they could reach a tipping point and get the real users they need.
Whether or not faking activity is ethical is a different question.
- HistoryInAction 16y agoThose aren't the usernames, those are the anonymous 'masks' that LAL puts on commenter activity to assign unique identity among comments.