well presumably you already know this, but if not - the people who show up with a generic comment seconds after you post something are comment spammers. He did not read the post.
Yes it is a true pity and a plague that threatens the long term survival of the platform. There are literal "comment farms" that churn out new accounts daily, all spamming automated comments such as this across the blockchain and relying on the naivete and goodwill of Steem users to toss them the occasional upvote, the proceeds from which all get funneled back to the comment farm operators. I gave this gentleman the flag he deserves for this. If only more users understood the gravity of spamming and the way the accumulating weight of spam threatens to pull us all under water... I know many people are hesitant to ever throw flags. But they exist for a purpose. This gentleman should not have a 38 REP and I am happy to do my small part to lower it.
well presumably you already know this, but if not - the people who show up with a generic comment seconds after you post something are comment spammers. He did not read the post.
It did not occur to me think that, Carl. Pity...
Yes it is a true pity and a plague that threatens the long term survival of the platform. There are literal "comment farms" that churn out new accounts daily, all spamming automated comments such as this across the blockchain and relying on the naivete and goodwill of Steem users to toss them the occasional upvote, the proceeds from which all get funneled back to the comment farm operators. I gave this gentleman the flag he deserves for this. If only more users understood the gravity of spamming and the way the accumulating weight of spam threatens to pull us all under water... I know many people are hesitant to ever throw flags. But they exist for a purpose. This gentleman should not have a 38 REP and I am happy to do my small part to lower it.
Cheers - Carl
Mant thanks, for caring, man, and doing your part to help this community to thrive.