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Tons of spammers recently, just posting useless generic questions and spamming artificial garbage everywhere

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As I usually do, I will just give a list of those infractions, so mods can further investigate it...I won't report every single thread individually as it would take hours, I will just put some examples below.

The pattern is always the same:
- the profile was created this month or last month in most cases
- the profile has 2 names like Richard Anderson, Bill Norton or Elias Wilson, just random examples, but it's like that
- they never appear on their threads again, they just post and vanish, just give a like on the first one or two answers and that's it
- useless questions, the most generic you can think of, like ''why quality content is good?'' or ''is seo worth it in 2026'', meeeeeh
- they answer each other on other threads, not on their own
- the answers on those useless threads are just a bunch of bots answering garbage or vip members flooding their signature banner

01 - https://www.blackhatworld.com/seo/why-is-quality-content-important-for-seo.1811300/
02 - https://www.blackhatworld.com/seo/d...ms-or-complicated-ones.1811373/#post-20687954
03 - https://www.blackhatworld.com/seo/s...ctually-wins-long-term.1810714/#post-20679616
04 - https://www.blackhatworld.com/seo/do-you-ever-get-tired-of-working-online.1811402/#post-20687947
05 - https://www.blackhatworld.com/seo/quick-question-for-everyone-here.1811293/
06 - https://www.blackhatworld.com/seo/fast-execution-vs-perfect-planning-where-do-you-stand.1810743/
07 - https://www.blackhatworld.com/seo/do-old-blog-posts-still-bring-traffic.1810370/
08 - https://www.blackhatworld.com/seo/how-do-you-build-a-blog-that-doesnt-depend-on-google.1810019/
09 - https://www.blackhatworld.com/seo/should-you-focus-on-one-blog-or-build-multiple-sites.1810981/
10 - https://www.blackhatworld.com/seo/is-blogging-still-worth-it-in-2026.1811413/
11 - https://www.blackhatworld.com/seo/does-the-age-of-a-website-still-matter-for-seo.1810404/
12 - https://www.blackhatworld.com/seo/how-a-personal-blog-without-a-defined-niche-be-ranked.1809968/
13 - https://www.blackhatworld.com/seo/do-google-updates-actually-improve-search-results.1810368/
14 - https://www.blackhatworld.com/seo/h...-efforts-are-actually-giving-results.1810983/
15 - https://www.blackhatworld.com/seo/what-backlinks-should-i-avoid-in-seo.1811375/
16 - https://www.blackhatworld.com/seo/can-you-grow-fast-without-taking-risks-in-seo.1810009/
17 - https://www.blackhatworld.com/seo/d...-or-is-it-mainly-useful-for-indexing.1811084/
18 - https://www.blackhatworld.com/seo/can-white-hat-seo-be-scaled-or-is-it-too-slow-for-growth.1809799/
19 - https://www.blackhatworld.com/seo/is-technical-seo-crucial-for-white-hat-success.1809949/
20 - https://www.blackhatworld.com/seo/what-are-backlinks-in-seo-and-how-do-they-work.1811301/

I could easily continue until 50 I guess, or maybe 100, but I'm too lazy for that.

Compare the patterns, the usernames, the date their profiles were created, etc...it's just a whole operation to spam the forum with garbage, there are literally tens of profiles. I guess it's the same person or people behind the ''hey everyone'' spam case, that I reported months ago with a bunch of profiles, that's the new version of it, some of those profiles still use the ''hey everyone'' greeting xD
 
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We shouldn't be allowing new accounts to post THAT frequently.

Maybe something like new accounts cannot post more than 2 threads within the first hour etc or something similar to that. There should be some form of tighter posting control for new accounts.
 
You shouldn't be able to post anything within the first day or two, and then progressively with time be allowed to post more and more.
 
I guess you must have seen the daily dose of threads around "How to make money online" "How to make your first XXX online" too.

They post most of the time in "Making Money" so the post counts and it sounds like it is a genuine thread, but it is BS and similar posts keep popping up about it

That pops up every day, and like you said, it is from relatively newly created accounts
 
are these profiles always created within the last two months or has there been any with older creation dates that still follow this pattern
 
'Chasing an upwork or freelancer account' - we got like 5 of these within the last 2 minutes.

This forum needs to do something better with new accounts and how often they can post.
 
SirTop said:
I guess you must have seen the daily dose of threads around "How to make money online" "How to make your first XXX online" too.

They post most of the time in "Making Money" so the post counts and it sounds like it is a genuine thread, but it is BS and similar posts keep popping up about it

That pops up every day, and like you said, it is from relatively newly created accounts
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Yep, especially there and sections like Lounge, White Hat SEO, Blogging, etc
 
Venusaur said:
As I usually do, I will just give a list of those infractions, so mods can further investigate it...I won't report every single thread individually as it would take hours, I will just put some examples below.

The pattern is always the same:
- the profile was created this month or last month in most cases
- the profile has 2 names like Richard Anderson, Bill Norton or Elias Wilson, just random examples, but it's like that
- they never appear on their threads again, they just post and vanish, just give a like on the first one or two answers and that's it
- useless questions, the most generic you can think of, like ''why quality content is good?'' or ''is seo worth it in 2026'', meeeeeh
- they answer each other on other threads, not on their own
- the answers on those useless threads are just a bunch of bots answering garbage or vip members flooding their signature banner

01 - https://www.blackhatworld.com/seo/why-is-quality-content-important-for-seo.1811300/
02 - https://www.blackhatworld.com/seo/d...ms-or-complicated-ones.1811373/#post-20687954
03 - https://www.blackhatworld.com/seo/s...ctually-wins-long-term.1810714/#post-20679616
04 - https://www.blackhatworld.com/seo/do-you-ever-get-tired-of-working-online.1811402/#post-20687947
05 - https://www.blackhatworld.com/seo/quick-question-for-everyone-here.1811293/
06 - https://www.blackhatworld.com/seo/fast-execution-vs-perfect-planning-where-do-you-stand.1810743/
07 - https://www.blackhatworld.com/seo/do-old-blog-posts-still-bring-traffic.1810370/
08 - https://www.blackhatworld.com/seo/how-do-you-build-a-blog-that-doesnt-depend-on-google.1810019/
09 - https://www.blackhatworld.com/seo/should-you-focus-on-one-blog-or-build-multiple-sites.1810981/
10 - https://www.blackhatworld.com/seo/is-blogging-still-worth-it-in-2026.1811413/
11 - https://www.blackhatworld.com/seo/does-the-age-of-a-website-still-matter-for-seo.1810404/
12 - https://www.blackhatworld.com/seo/how-a-personal-blog-without-a-defined-niche-be-ranked.1809968/
13 - https://www.blackhatworld.com/seo/do-google-updates-actually-improve-search-results.1810368/
14 - https://www.blackhatworld.com/seo/h...-efforts-are-actually-giving-results.1810983/
15 - https://www.blackhatworld.com/seo/what-backlinks-should-i-avoid-in-seo.1811375/
16 - https://www.blackhatworld.com/seo/can-you-grow-fast-without-taking-risks-in-seo.1810009/
17 - https://www.blackhatworld.com/seo/d...-or-is-it-mainly-useful-for-indexing.1811084/
18 - https://www.blackhatworld.com/seo/can-white-hat-seo-be-scaled-or-is-it-too-slow-for-growth.1809799/
19 - https://www.blackhatworld.com/seo/is-technical-seo-crucial-for-white-hat-success.1809949/
20 - https://www.blackhatworld.com/seo/what-are-backlinks-in-seo-and-how-do-they-work.1811301/

I could easily continue until 50 I guess, or maybe 100, but I'm too lazy for that.

Compare the patterns, the usernames, the date their profiles were created, etc...it's just a whole operation to spam the forum with garbage, there are literally tens of profiles. I guess it's the same person or people behind the ''hey everyone'' spam case, that I reported months ago with a bunch of profiles, that's the new version of it, some of those profiles still use the ''hey everyone'' greeting xD
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I noticed it ,but was too lazy to even give a report as they kept coming by the hours
Some time, I would have started replying before I realised I was been gamed and stopped completely
 
Half the time I feel like i shouldn't respond because I'm not sure if its going to make it the through the week or its like a bunch of new accounts answering their own comments across other accounts. Definitely seems to be getting worse.
 
Reported 20 accounts just like you mentioned above last sunday, nothing has been done so far. Not only that but by the looks like if they have expanded their farm operation further, you put in your thread great examples.

https://www.blackhatworld.com/forums/white-hat-seo.30/ – literally pages of bot accounts by the names of Alice Armstrong, Jackie Judd, Jessie Porter, Betty Cook or Kristine Kain pushing out pointless threads, just to farm messages count.

https://www.blackhatworld.com/seo/best-white-hat-link-building-strategy-in-2026.1809257/ – then you get threads like this, and under it, almost every reply except maybe 2 or 3 is again from newly registered empty accounts clearly farming replies.

https://www.blackhatworld.com/seo/how-to-grow-on-pinterest-for-beginners.1809145/ - proxygo and nikolas are the only human replies lol


It's a never ending cycle where bots create threads, then replies are made by another wave of similar bot-like accounts, and so on. In the end there's maybe 2-3 actual human replies per thread, the rest just reply with AI rewritten comment and are waiting to be sold to the next Premium membership Blackhat Ads / Cloaking telegram scammer.
 
This is my impression as well, the problem with flagging AI content is that it isn't and never will be very accurate.

But all and all, I'm highly impressed by the activity at BHW (not meaning these types of accounts)

I worked across multiple boards promoting our dating brand during the past 8 years, and if I take a trip back the memory lane it would be 20 years, and BHW certainly is still extremely active and well managed.
 
LilMosey said:
Reported 20 accounts just like you mentioned above last sunday, nothing has been done so far.
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Same here.

I sent in a report via the support desk weeks ago and had to follow up because no response was given. Then I was told it is being investigated, and nothing after that.

I can't grasp how I can provide examples and screenshots with proofs within hours, but moderators can't process it within weeks.
 
What's interesting, old reputable accounts seem to act like bots too these days. o_O Say something unusual, they'll get their faces twisted left and right. I think many accounts were just sold and AI repeats style of people, but it's creepy. :devil:
And second option, simply some people might have gotten used to reading AI content and now they repeat that bot-style.
racket said:
i thought it was the forum owner doing it for more activity
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Yeah, it's controversial opinion, but it's black hat forum and you can be a pawn in someone's game... It's scary af!

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Because it's lowkey allowed to do this and nothing can be prevented, someone needs to code a browser addon to filter out those answers. There should be 0 - 100% probability scale and that should be next to every user.
 
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r2150523 said:
What's interesting, old reputable accounts seem to act like bots too these days. o_O Say something unusual, they'll get their faces twisted left and right. I think many accounts were just sold and AI repeats style of people, but it's creepy. :devil:
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It's possible, but I guess they are just automating messages on relevant threads to spam their signature banner/link, hybrid accounts, sometimes posting as a human, sometimes posting generic shit

INCC said:
Same here.

I sent in a report via the support desk weeks ago and had to follow up because no response was given. Then I was told it is being investigated, and nothing after that.
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LilMosey said:
Reported 20 accounts just like you mentioned above last sunday, nothing has been done so far.
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I hope they can clean this forum after this thread, there are tens of accounts to be deleted.
 
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