Personally, since this is such a small site, if it's not a troll I up vote it. I feel like if you take the time to make a post you deserve a up vote. Once more people are using this site I may stop doing it, like I did on voat, but until then fuck it have a up vote.
Just went back and counted OP posts; he did 33 posts in one hour, your upvote finger must hurt.
I like enthusiasm but OP seems off.
Edit: looks like the OP is creating alts and answering his own questions in his askpoal submissions. But whatever, keep up voting him.
After looking into it further you seem to be right on the point of dude is astroturfing posts and using alts. I can admit when I am wrong so I won't be auto up voting anymore, or at least until things calm down. That being said I still say you can block the subs they spam, which in their case was mostly ones they created.
I appreciate your comment.
I have learned a lot from my time at voat and I started to learn patterns and behaviors that 99% mean the person is a troll or creating mass alts to upvote and use at a later date to manipulate the site. This user isn’t that bright and his names and behaviors are just to similar. (Some like to be super obvious so then their normal alt can jump in with the hive mind against the troll) Here’s the thing with most users, they don’t have multiple personality disorders. It’s actually very difficult to stay ‘in character’ when using multiple alts. Alt creators always slip up, either by the same spelling mistakes, time of day posts, there are just so many ways we are all unique in our conversation style. After 3+ years on voat and reading comments every day in the subs I ran it became so completely obvious to me whos who.
Hopefully keeps an eye out for this user.
It’s so bizarre that someone would put time and energy to something like this but never underestimate the damage they can do. I got the short end of stick over at voat and had to deal with one of the main alt creators there. It’s made me just extremely aware at how vulnerable sites are to a very motivated idiot.
A lot of new posters go a little crazy. If you don't like what you see there is a block sub button that I find very helpful when things get a little much. It allows for you to curate your own experience. Once the new account calms a bit as they all do I usually un block the sub.
Free speech means everyone gets a say, however, we are also free to not listen.
Here’s an example:
Why would upvote this post?
https://poal.co/s/Health/14442
It’s just a picture of an old lady. I had to ask for a source. This shit wouldn’t usually fly from poal users.
Hey the user can bomb away but don’t upvote half assed posts. Why encourage lazy users here?
He can go crazy but I wary of that type of enthusiasm and our history of voat spammers coming here.
Okie well thank you. I wasn't sure if it was a person.
No people here, just us russian bots 😁
Well I thought it was a good method of producing dopamine to form an addiction to posting. lol
Speak for yourself Ruskie! Us Chinese bots take offense to being lumped in with you vodka soaked wanna bes!
Spot on, although this did annoy me in the beginning as my posts were gaining traction but having no discussion.
At the same time I was doing it to other people, I'm trying to also put some input into posts I like now too.
Yeah I'm reevaluating my voting strategy. The up vote everything works when it is the regular group but with the influx of new accounts I'm being a bit more picky. Once things calm down I'm sure I'll go back to it. Also I'm trying to interact with the quality post more often too.
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