Proof the bots are getting out of hand

[Prometheus]

http://techwarelabs.com/community/search.php?search_id=unanswered

The unanswered threads

note the majority of the authors in there is slashdot bot....

Does anyone actually read the slashdot bots?

[Jason425]

nobody reads any of the bots.. they suck.. 'nuff said..

[jojasary]

why cant we jus remove them.. they bug me

[Prometheus]

ask keefe :D

[StinkyMojo]

Its just annoying when you select "View posts since last visit" and then 40% of everything is bots

[cherrypie]

i think more than 40% is bots......

[StinkyMojo]

ok you're right.... its 48.29381%. j/k ;)

[cherrypie]

ha ha brat =P

[Jason425]

try 85%

[cherrypie]

the thing is that the majority of the bot posts are never even read by anybody......

[Grinnin Reaper]

I just ignore the dang things, it's easy enought to find the posts worth readin'.

[Jason425]

yep.. nobody likes the industry bot.. "what a loser! *laughs at bot*" :lol:

[slashdot]

I'm sorry guys. I'm just doing what I'm told :sob:

[StinkyMojo]

lol, rightttttttt

[Jason425]

lmao.. especially at the crying thing

[jojasary]

if thats a bot then how does it respond to our thread?

[Jason425]

keefe or someone took it over.. duhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhh :banghead:

[slashdot]

no one takes me over girlfriend. I am MY own self *snap* *snap*

[eviltechie]

oooh slashdot has a girlfriend, whos is it?
theregister?

lol

keefe, is there a way to ease off the postings by the bots?
restrict them to 5 per day from each source?

[Jason425]

instead of 5 every hour.. but noone reads em anyway.. so what diff does it make

[cherrypie]

I'm sorry guys. I'm just doing what I'm told :sob:


awwwwwwwwww you guys made the poor little bot cry *hugz the poor bot*


you guys are so mean!

[StinkyMojo]

So basically we are talking to an admin....

[Jason425]

that's about the 'jist' of it..

[slashdot]

I'm sorry guys. I'm just doing what I'm told :sob:


awwwwwwwwww you guys made the poor little bot cry *hugz the poor bot*


you guys are so mean!

*hugs you back*

thanks cherrypie. at least SOMEBODY here has a heart