3/6/2018 6:22 PM
Edited Date/Time: 3/6/2018 6:34 PM
-MAVERICK- wrote:
Kzizok is this another one of those paid posting thing again? New member, just signed up, ...
Need pics of said cat to assess the type of cleaner that will be needed.
Absolute it is a paid forum poster. New sign ups are suspect, but there are still tons that have time under their belt. But, key phrases are the dead give aways. For instance, salutations like “Hey guys, “hey”, “hi”, “hi all” (although they have trended away from a formal salutation).
Then, they ask open ended questions to spark max comments. Towards the end of the post look for keywords like “Any suggestions?”, “Thanks guys”, “Any help is appreciated”, “help”, “Thanks in advance etc.”
In thier replies you will often see phrases like, “thanks for the input”, “thanks guys”, “thanks for the reply, Ill try that” (I realize these can be regular phrases, but its the uncanny pattern and their repetition).
They usually dont respond more than three times.
For instance, the “how do I get my parents to let me ride thread” thread, and the “2013 YZ 125 engine problem” threads in the Moto section, are just a couple of examples.
The “Tech help/Race shop” section has become, almost exclusively, all paid forum posters. The “Vital MX product review” section has a bunch too.
At the end of the day, they dont care about their topics, its just a job ( where many work for places like Postloop.com or Upwork.com) that ends up just wasting the time of sincere and legitimate Vital members.
much ty. How to spot a paid forum poster/artificial forum traffic producer (see list of actions/phrases below):
Copius pattern amounts of phrases like “Anyone have”..., “Anybody know?”.... and their variations.
Thoughts?
Any help is appreciated!
Thanks in advance!