If you think the Mods do a bad job here, try some other boards.

[Failzero]

When was the last time you shot 30-.06?

I didn't even shoot it last time, I was just shoot adjacent. That thing has a concussion bubble like 4 feet spherical at the end of the muzzle. Ka_BOOM!
That will blow you away literally. Outwards from the center blast.

I love shooting my Retro M16 Dedicated 22LR rigs then switching to my ArmaLite AR10A2 pew pew pew to BANG !

 

[The Duke]

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Clear one thing up, please. What's a "bot" and how does it differ from a sock?

Thanks.


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I got this.
A bot is actually a set of subroutines that responds a certain way based on the input.
A sock is a poster usually wanting to run multiple accounts on multiple forums.
For instance socks will posts things and agree with themselves, get it?
I haven't seen bot socks yet, but there's a 1st time for everything. Socks are like uh...Aliases of the same person usually.

 

[The Duke]

I love shooting my Retro M16 Dedicated 22LR rigs then switching to my ArmaLite AR10A2 pew pew pew to BANG !

Yeah, none of that is 30-.06 brah.

 

[Failzero]

Yeah, none of that is 30-.06 brah.

If I had a BAR it would be fun

 

[MisterBeale]

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Clear one thing up, please. What's a "bot" and how does it differ from a sock?

Thanks.


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Bots are malicious software bots that want to gather data on the site and the users, and then use it for malicious intent. Mostly they try to join to just spam the place with ads.

We already have bots here, but they are mostly harmless I believe.

We blocked both. I have always felt that the new accounts that were resistant to being blocked & deleted were bots, because of the behavior of the software when you tried to delete their registration.

I could be wrong. Maybe it is possible that a human user has used tech to make their new accounts resistant to deletion and blocking, but from where I stand, I can't see why they would want to go through all that trouble.

 

[The Duke]

If I had a BAR it would be fun

I agree, that's a nice, big, heavy barrel.
Yeah, 4 shots with the ones I'm used to and that thing is smokin'.
With guns like that, followups usually are not necessary if you know what you're doing.
Some have meatier barrels I guess.
I would like a Mark III BAR in 30-.06 or .270.
Someday I may get one. Not today! And I'll be OK.

 

[MisterBeale]

A bot is actually a set of subroutines that responds a certain way based on the input.

A lot of times these sign up just to spam the place with ads, (and other malicious content?)

I haven't seen bot socks yet

. . . and now you know what mods spend a good portion of their time keeping look-out for. The site is plugged into black-listed IP data.

Clearly tik tok has their bots here, (among others,) and I can't say what they are looking for. Multiple bots from the same place? I'd say that qualifies as, "bot-socks" ;

 

[Zincwarrior]

Bots are malicious software bots that want to gather data on the site and the users, and then use it for malicious intent. Mostly they try to join to just spam the place with ads.

We already have bots here, but they are mostly harmless I believe.

We blocked both. I have always felt that the new accounts that were resistant to being blocked & deleted were bots, because of the behavior of the software when you tried to delete their registration.

I could be wrong. Maybe it is possible that a human user has used tech to make their new accounts resistant to deletion and blocking, but from where I stand, I can't see why they would want to go through all that trouble.

I am not tech saavy. The system told me to delete things, so I deleted them.

 

[The Duke]

A lot of times these sign up just to spam the place with ads, (and other malicious content?)



. . . and now you know what mods spend a good portion of their time keeping look-out for. The site is plugged into black-listed IP data.

Clearly tik tok has their bots here, (among others,) and I can't say what they are looking for. Multiple bots from the same place? I'd say that qualifies as, "bot-socks" ;

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"crawlers"

 

[Zafira Cherry]

You are a strange person. I would say half my mod time was killing sockpuppets, which occurred when the system alerted that there was one (or usually a bunch).

She is maybe rabid

 

[Zafira Cherry]

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That's what I thought.

So when Zincwarrior talks about killing sockpuppets, he/she/it is fantasizing about murdering a human being, and when someone else talks about killing bots, it's about machines.

So, nothing new.


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Zincwarrior this one needs to go to the SPCA and get tested for rabies

 

[The Duke]

You are a strange person. I would say half my mod time was killing sockpuppets, which occurred when the system alerted that there was one (or usually a bunch).

Were any of them a "Bodecea"?

 

[Ropey]

Were any of them a "Bodecea"?

All of them.

Yeah, none of that is 30-.06 brah.

You're odd.

 

[Failzero]

I agree, that's a nice, big, heavy barrel.
Yeah, 4 shots with the ones I'm used to and that thing is smokin'.
With guns like that, followups usually are not necessary if you know what you're doing.
Some have meatier barrels I guess.
I would like a Mark III BAR in 30-.06 or .270.
Someday I may get one. Not today! And I'll be OK.

I’m talking about a 1937 USGI Browning Automatic Rifle ( 20 round Magazine )

 

[BackAgain]

Here’s some late breaking non news.

I’ve had some complaints about moderation. Some mods have expressed some complaints about my posting (and about me).

That said, it’s a shit job. I wouldn’t want to ever deal with some of the folks who post here. So, even with reference to some of the mods who have gotten an earful from me, maybe it’s time to just say “thanks.”



Maybe.

 

[Dogmaphobe]

Here’s some late breaking non news.

I’ve had some complaints about moderation. Some mods have expressed some complaints about my posting (and about me).

That said, it’s a shit job. I wouldn’t want to ever deal with some of the folks who post here. So, even with reference to some of the mods who have gotten an earful from me, maybe it’s time to just say “thanks.”



Maybe.

I do know that I would not wish to be a mod having to deal with the likes of myself.

Coming face to face with utter brilliance would be a terribly humbling experience.

 

[Donald H]

I've never complained to a moderator. That's a fool's game. But I've silently disagreed with
a couple/few of them on principles of fairness and their unfair bias.

Any moderator who wants further details will have to ask me. I will decide later whether it will be public or private.
The moderators know they are free to make it public or private.

 

[leftwinger]

Maybe we should STOP posting for a Week? Like on strike? Let the Elite MODS have a break?

Try Moderating amongst yourselves only? Use a secret invisable catagory?

Perhaps a MOD would get a month in lockdown? 01JUL2025 midnight to 04JUL midnight...ready...1 2 3, break! Everybody stop opening, posting. Take a break.

 

[MarathonMike]

Maybe we should STOP posting for a Week? Like on strike? Let the Elite MODS have a break?

Try Moderating amongst yourselves only? Use a secret invisable catagory?

Perhaps a MOD would get a month in lockdown? 01JUL2025 midnight to 04JUL midnight...ready...1 2 3, break! Everybody stop opening, posting. Take a break.

Hey, there's an idea! I could take a week of easy. I'll bet the top reaction score posters (who are all Dems btw) would lose their minds if they couldn't spam USMB for one day let alone a week

 

[SassyIrishLass]

Hey, there's an idea! I could take a week of easy. I'll bet the top reaction score posters (who are all Dems btw) would lose their minds if they couldn't spam USMB for one day let alone a week

It's difficult to believe anyone is getting 50 reactions per day.

Something smells