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Is this a karma farming bot? New account, comment is copy pasted from a blog [1] which otherwise only appear on .ru domain malware sites [2] 1, https://www.aru
by haunter 5y ago
Is this a karma farming bot? New account, comment is copy pasted from a blog [1] which otherwise only appear on .ru domain malware sites [2]
1, https://www.aruma.com.au/about-us/blog/8-fascinating-facts-about-vincent-van-gogh/ https://www.aruma.com.au/about-us/blog/8-fascinating-facts-a...
2, https://www.google.com/search?q=%22Only+37+years+old+when+he+died+and+having+only+sold+one+painting%22 https://www.google.com/search?q=%22Only+37+years+old+when+he...
My guess, either farming karma so they can later sell the account or they can use it when people are buying upvotes
- jermaustin1 5y agoDoes karma matter enough on HN to want to farm it?
- sva_ 5y agoIt matters if you want to build a downvote farm of bots to manipulate the frontpage or order/visibility of comments.