I read these forums a lot, waaaaaaay more than I post, but then I try to stay out of some of the topics as they end up, well as anyone who is a regular here, you know.
Anyway, I have noticed a trend over the last 6 months or so, may have been going longer, but posts by new forum accounts, that have similar trends, and I would believe to be new made up accounts by existing members/ex-members.
I don't know if it is the same person making these threads, or several people, I would say likely more than one. I also note some of these threads do subsequently get deleted so I guess the mods can see the IP addresses or whatever. Some do not.
Usually the trends are:
Two word forum name
New member
Low post count
More so outside of the hardware area, but I have seen a few in there also. In the hardware area, normally they will post a scenario, and seemingly pretend to be not competant or have a clue what they are talking about, but the dead give away is now and then they will post something that actually you wouldnt know unless you knew what you were doing, little bits here and there. The problem is normally (intentionally I believe) an impossible conundrum that never gets solved.
The majority : the posts outside of the hardware area are normally on the face of it, an innocent enough question, that has the potential to kick off depending on your attitides, a good example of that was a post made about going on holiday with a group of friends during lockdown, the question wasnt specifically about that, but the post alluded to that fact.
But I have seen loads of these recent, and if you read the forums enough, you start to recognise the style of the writing and you can tell its the same person, or small group of people.
But why?
Are these banned accounts?
Do people just like stirring up the forums into policitcally motivated arguements, I mean, I guess that could be funny.
Has anyone else noticed this?
And no, this isnt a subtle way of saying its me doing it.
Anyway, I have noticed a trend over the last 6 months or so, may have been going longer, but posts by new forum accounts, that have similar trends, and I would believe to be new made up accounts by existing members/ex-members.
I don't know if it is the same person making these threads, or several people, I would say likely more than one. I also note some of these threads do subsequently get deleted so I guess the mods can see the IP addresses or whatever. Some do not.
Usually the trends are:
Two word forum name
New member
Low post count
More so outside of the hardware area, but I have seen a few in there also. In the hardware area, normally they will post a scenario, and seemingly pretend to be not competant or have a clue what they are talking about, but the dead give away is now and then they will post something that actually you wouldnt know unless you knew what you were doing, little bits here and there. The problem is normally (intentionally I believe) an impossible conundrum that never gets solved.
The majority : the posts outside of the hardware area are normally on the face of it, an innocent enough question, that has the potential to kick off depending on your attitides, a good example of that was a post made about going on holiday with a group of friends during lockdown, the question wasnt specifically about that, but the post alluded to that fact.
But I have seen loads of these recent, and if you read the forums enough, you start to recognise the style of the writing and you can tell its the same person, or small group of people.
But why?
Are these banned accounts?
Do people just like stirring up the forums into policitcally motivated arguements, I mean, I guess that could be funny.
Has anyone else noticed this?
And no, this isnt a subtle way of saying its me doing it.
