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Originally Posted by MysticCat
I just don't get it. Does anyone really click on links in the spam-bot posts? What's the pay-off for them?
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Originally Posted by ree-Xi
I've asked this question so many times. I don't understand the point of someone actually signing up and posting, or creating some stupid algorithm that will do the work for them. Either way, it seems to me a fruitless endeavor.
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I imagine the incentive is similar to that of email spammers. Before the law changed regarding email spam there were many spammers who pulled in thousands of dollars per day.
Spam bots aren't programmed just for GreekChat but rather to spam forums & blog comment areas all over the net. Spreading their links on GC & 10,000+ other websites probably earns them a bit of money. Not sure how much but definitely enough to where the spammer attacks have continued for years.
If not for the blocks we already have in place on GC there would probably be 10x more spam posted here (which is likely a low estimate).