The Fishing Website : Discussion Forums : Bots or whatever? https://www.fishing.net.nz/forum/ Sun, 26 Jul 2026 19:09:54 +0000 Fri, 07 Oct 2022 20:21:49 +0000 http://blogs.law.harvard.edu/tech/rss Web Wiz Forums 12.01 360 https://www.fishing.net.nz/forum/RSS_post_feed.asp?TID=137066 <![CDATA[The Fishing Website : Discussion Forums]]> https://www.fishing.net.nz/forum/forum_images/web_wiz_forums.png https://www.fishing.net.nz/forum/ <![CDATA[Bots or whatever? : A lot of them get cleaned as we...]]> https://www.fishing.net.nz/forum/forum_posts.asp?TID=137066&PID=1829359&title=bots-or-whatever#1829359 Author: Uncle
Subject: 137066
Posted: 07 Oct 2022 at 8:21pm

A lot of them get cleaned as we see them Lester.
Most don't last long.
Why they try, I don't know.

Have you been to the lake yet?
]]> Fri, 07 Oct 2022 20:21:49 +0000 https://www.fishing.net.nz/forum/forum_posts.asp?TID=137066&PID=1829359&title=bots-or-whatever#1829359 <![CDATA[Bots or whatever? : Can someone explain what the point...]]> https://www.fishing.net.nz/forum/forum_posts.asp?TID=137066&PID=1829356&title=bots-or-whatever#1829356 Author: The Tamure Kid
Subject: 137066
Posted: 07 Oct 2022 at 3:59pm

Can someone explain what the point of these posts are by presumably automated bots or similar?
e.g. old mate commenting as below on a thread last used in 2017; or the one about a talapia recipe in the cooking thread? 
I've seen a few in recent months - typically slightly bogus questions from a member who joined that same day - but never understood the purpose. 
Are they trying to gain access to unwary systems and mine data or try to get sensitive personal info they can then use somehow? if someone then replies, does it cause a problem for Grunta and co?



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