rod_melotte Posted January 20, 2005 Share Posted January 20, 2005 I posted a photo this morning and have 4 ratings from NEW people inthe 3/4s - all for have the same exact number of ratings and sameexact %% of rating numbers.<p>I'm keeping a list and will turn then in to Admin. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
carnevali Posted January 20, 2005 Share Posted January 20, 2005 I had your same votes from the same persons. There's somenthing wrong about it.Thanks for your taking care, Roberto Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
macgregor_anderson Posted January 20, 2005 Share Posted January 20, 2005 I got the friendly bot last night! 7/7 and it wasn't even a nude. Of course it was gone in the morning, and a few of these indifferent bots got me with 3s and 4s today. The nasty bots with 1s and 2s seem to have taken a break, at least for now. It's such a shame when the indifferent bots outnumber the kindhearted bots by such a ratio. I look forward to a time when the world is full of happy friendly bots, when the cruel and uninspired bots have come around to our bright outlook on photographic critique. That will be a grand day indeed... Mac Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
rich815 Posted January 20, 2005 Share Posted January 20, 2005 I think all 7/7's are given by "bots". Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
macgregor_anderson Posted January 20, 2005 Share Posted January 20, 2005 definitely all the 7/7s I get Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
rod_melotte Posted January 20, 2005 Author Share Posted January 20, 2005 There are five of those bots now - all created today - all with the same 3/3 3/4 ratings! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
elly1664876496 Posted January 20, 2005 Share Posted January 20, 2005 yeah I've noticed the bots are getting smarter lol fewer 1/1 and 7/7, but their penchant for nudes is undeniable! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
rod_melotte Posted January 20, 2005 Author Share Posted January 20, 2005 3 more new bots below average bots tonight. I'll pass them on. Thats 7 bots on ONE photo today LOL Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
paul e. wog Posted January 21, 2005 Share Posted January 21, 2005 The 3/3 4/4 bots are now coming out in the daylight too. Seems to be making the request critique process a sham...which does nothing but induce mate rating....no matter how beautiful the image, 3/3...throwing hands up. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
root Posted January 21, 2005 Share Posted January 21, 2005 Maybe the bots are responding to the absurdity of a process that allows images to be promoted based solely on how they fall on the 'beautiful' scale and which allows people to demote images whose merit lies elsewhere. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
root Posted January 21, 2005 Share Posted January 21, 2005 . . . . and which permits stalking. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
._._z Posted January 21, 2005 Share Posted January 21, 2005 Paul, which of your photos do you believe were overcome by 'bots? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ned1 Posted January 21, 2005 Share Posted January 21, 2005 I got hit by the same bots. The ratings are gone now, so the admins are on the case. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
keith turrill Posted January 21, 2005 Share Posted January 21, 2005 My recent experience would lead me to believe that the "BOT" passed at least the introductory statistics couse in college. Hence, the ability to project himself without an easily detected numerical spread. As to an automated program, I more likely suspect some misguided social isolate who may or may not keep more than one internet session open under different names. From my own ratings, if I rate blind, probably 90 percent of the time I fall within +/- 1 point of the photo's average. So if I see a pattern of 1's or 2's showing up in clusters of 5 to 6, something smells funny. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
brncr6 Posted January 22, 2005 Share Posted January 22, 2005 They are back. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
lee park Posted January 22, 2005 Share Posted January 22, 2005 Yeah, Brian - 9 out of your 15 rates look like bots as of 11:42 Texas time.... this sucks. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
eric_highfield1 Posted January 22, 2005 Share Posted January 22, 2005 Ah... okay. I've got hit by those same four on both of my requests. I understand that some may not like my work, but a low rating without a comment doesn't help me much. I've just joined up, so wasn't sure what was going on. It was a little funny to me how brand new members could have so given so many ratings in such a short time, but now it makes sense. Seems to me that a would take a pretty pathetic person to create bots to mess with people's ratings for kicks. Thanks for posting this Heads up! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
bobatkins Posted January 22, 2005 Share Posted January 22, 2005 Please don't post user IDs in this forum, even if you suspect they are abusing the rating system. If you have specific abuse complaints against specific users, report them to abuse@photo.net Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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