this post was submitted on 17 Apr 2024
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Has anyone else encountered ad bots in their signup applications?

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[–] [email protected] 21 points 5 months ago (1 children)

Moderators get all the good scoops on quality products.

[–] [email protected] 6 points 5 months ago* (last edited 5 months ago)

That's it, I'm starting my own instance.

[–] [email protected] 13 points 5 months ago (1 children)

Has anyone else encountered ad bots in their signup applications?

Yep.

[–] [email protected] 15 points 5 months ago (1 children)

And one I am glad we Admins got first... crack at.

[–] [email protected] 6 points 5 months ago (1 children)

Why would you deny that? I think they have some valuable contributions to make to the community.

[–] [email protected] 6 points 5 months ago

I sometimes wonder about setting them loose just so we can ask them questions like "so you are a fan of having sex with headless, limbless torsoes... How long have you been a serial killer?"

[–] [email protected] 7 points 5 months ago (1 children)

Are they talking about neem oil? The stuff that smells like hot tar and garlic?

[–] [email protected] 5 points 5 months ago (1 children)

Fucks up spider mites and the like real nice, tho.

[–] [email protected] 3 points 5 months ago

I am forever at war with spider mites and neem oil is my Mercy holding out her hand.

[–] [email protected] 5 points 5 months ago

that's amazing.

[–] [email protected] 3 points 5 months ago (1 children)

For sure that is THE MOST way of advertising!

[–] [email protected] 3 points 5 months ago

oops. changed the title