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I seem to have a fan...and it is scaring me a little

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Dinsdale Pirannha
Pirannha Corp
#1 - 2012-12-24 15:08:50 UTC
I realize that I am the great truth of the game, and someday there will be monuments of me in every system in Eve, but someone just went through and liked a LOT of my posts, all it seems in one shot. Further, this person and I have not always seen eye to eye on these forums. I am more than a little curious why, and I am waiting for a reply to a couple emails I sent the person asking why.

Outside of the obvious reason that what I said struck a nerve, is there any kind of meta-game associated with "liking" someone's posts?
Randolph Rothstein
whatever corp.
#2 - 2012-12-24 15:12:07 UTC
maybe someone has daddy issues
Krixtal Icefluxor
INLAND EMPIRE Galactic
#3 - 2012-12-24 15:14:35 UTC
Happened to me to about 2 years ago from a notorious poster "Bumblefck".

Not much you can really do about it.

Enjoy your higher like count and move on, really.

In fact posting about it is only going to encourage more, so I suggest not mentioning it again and pray this thread dies.

Honestly.

"He has mounted his hind-legs, and blown crass vapidities through the bowel of his neck."  - Ambrose Bierce on Oscar Wilde's Lecture in San Francisco 1882
Shylari Avada
Hedion University
Amarr Empire
#4 - 2012-12-24 15:15:47 UTC
Krixtal Icefluxor wrote:
Happened to me to about 2 years ago from a notorious poster "Bumblefck".

Not much you can really do about it.

Enjoy your higher like count and move on, really.

In fact posting about it is only going to encourage more, so I suggest not mentioning it again and pray this thread dies.

Honestly.


Hi Krixtal, still logging out any time someone places a bounty on you? Lol
War Kitten
Panda McLegion
#5 - 2012-12-24 15:16:00 UTC
Dinsdale Pirannha wrote:
I realize that I am the great truth of the game, and someday there will be monuments of me in every system in Eve, but someone just went through and liked a LOT of my posts, all it seems in one shot. Further, this person and I have not always seen eye to eye on these forums. I am more than a little curious why, and I am waiting for a reply to a couple emails I sent the person asking why.

Outside of the obvious reason that what I said struck a nerve, is there any kind of meta-game associated with "liking" someone's posts?


Rest assured it has nothing to do with the content of your posts.

I don't judge people by their race, religion, color, size, age, gender, or ethnicity. I judge them by their grammar, spelling, syntax, punctuation, clarity of expression, and logical consistency.
Shylari Avada
Hedion University
Amarr Empire
#6 - 2012-12-24 15:16:48 UTC
Dinsdale Pirannha wrote:
I realize that I am the great truth of the game, and someday there will be monuments of me in every system in Eve, but someone just went through and liked a LOT of my posts, all it seems in one shot. Further, this person and I have not always seen eye to eye on these forums. I am more than a little curious why, and I am waiting for a reply to a couple emails I sent the person asking why.

Outside of the obvious reason that what I said struck a nerve, is there any kind of meta-game associated with "liking" someone's posts?


If you're referring to Destination: SkillQueue they liked everyones posts, on every page, of every thread they 'greased'.
Krixtal Icefluxor
INLAND EMPIRE Galactic
#7 - 2012-12-24 15:17:07 UTC
Shylari Avada wrote:
Krixtal Icefluxor wrote:
Happened to me to about 2 years ago from a notorious poster "Bumblefck".

Not much you can really do about it.

Enjoy your higher like count and move on, really.

In fact posting about it is only going to encourage more, so I suggest not mentioning it again and pray this thread dies.

Honestly.


Hi Krixtal, still logging out any time someone places a bounty on you? Lol



Have absolutely no clue what you are blathering on about, honestly. Really I don't.

Have a very Merry Christmas though.

"He has mounted his hind-legs, and blown crass vapidities through the bowel of his neck."  - Ambrose Bierce on Oscar Wilde's Lecture in San Francisco 1882
Dinsdale Pirannha
Pirannha Corp
#8 - 2012-12-24 15:19:25 UTC
Shylari Avada wrote:
Dinsdale Pirannha wrote:
I realize that I am the great truth of the game, and someday there will be monuments of me in every system in Eve, but someone just went through and liked a LOT of my posts, all it seems in one shot. Further, this person and I have not always seen eye to eye on these forums. I am more than a little curious why, and I am waiting for a reply to a couple emails I sent the person asking why.

Outside of the obvious reason that what I said struck a nerve, is there any kind of meta-game associated with "liking" someone's posts?


If you're referring to Destination: SkillQueue they liked everyones posts, on every page, of every thread they 'greased'.


I don't understand the mechanic that allows that, and what do you mean "greased". I don't understand the meaning in this context.
Krixtal Icefluxor
INLAND EMPIRE Galactic
#9 - 2012-12-24 15:21:04 UTC
Dinsdale Pirannha wrote:
Shylari Avada wrote:
Dinsdale Pirannha wrote:
I realize that I am the great truth of the game, and someday there will be monuments of me in every system in Eve, but someone just went through and liked a LOT of my posts, all it seems in one shot. Further, this person and I have not always seen eye to eye on these forums. I am more than a little curious why, and I am waiting for a reply to a couple emails I sent the person asking why.

Outside of the obvious reason that what I said struck a nerve, is there any kind of meta-game associated with "liking" someone's posts?


If you're referring to Destination: SkillQueue they liked everyones posts, on every page, of every thread they 'greased'.


I don't understand the mechanic that allows that, and what do you mean "greased". I don't understand the meaning in this context.



It is indeed hard to understand the nonsense posted by any member of goonswarm, that's for sure.

"He has mounted his hind-legs, and blown crass vapidities through the bowel of his neck."  - Ambrose Bierce on Oscar Wilde's Lecture in San Francisco 1882
Shylari Avada
Hedion University
Amarr Empire
#10 - 2012-12-24 15:21:30 UTC  |  Edited by: Shylari Avada
Dinsdale Pirannha wrote:
Shylari Avada wrote:
Dinsdale Pirannha wrote:
I realize that I am the great truth of the game, and someday there will be monuments of me in every system in Eve, but someone just went through and liked a LOT of my posts, all it seems in one shot. Further, this person and I have not always seen eye to eye on these forums. I am more than a little curious why, and I am waiting for a reply to a couple emails I sent the person asking why.

Outside of the obvious reason that what I said struck a nerve, is there any kind of meta-game associated with "liking" someone's posts?


If you're referring to Destination: SkillQueue they liked everyones posts, on every page, of every thread they 'greased'.


I don't understand the mechanic that allows that, and what do you mean "greased". I don't understand the meaning in this context.


I hope this helps, some of you people really do live under rocks, eh?

It's easy to do through either URL Web Link, or external scripting to spam 'like' on every post on a page, with a stroke of a button.
Othran
Route One
#11 - 2012-12-24 15:24:40 UTC  |  Edited by: Othran
Same thing happened to me today.

Perhaps its the same person? Straight

Was a bit odd but I'm too old to have stalkers Lol

Edit - ah should read the thread properly. Yeah that'd explain it.
Shylari Avada
Hedion University
Amarr Empire
#12 - 2012-12-24 15:24:55 UTC
Krixtal Icefluxor wrote:
It is indeed hard to understand the nonsense posted by any member of goonswarm, that's for sure.


You sure are bitter on Christmas EVE.
CCP Falcon
#13 - 2012-12-24 15:28:54 UTC
Dinsdale Pirannha wrote:
I realize that I am the great truth of the game, and someday there will be monuments of me in every system in Eve, but someone just went through and liked a LOT of my posts, all it seems in one shot. Further, this person and I have not always seen eye to eye on these forums. I am more than a little curious why, and I am waiting for a reply to a couple emails I sent the person asking why.

Outside of the obvious reason that what I said struck a nerve, is there any kind of meta-game associated with "liking" someone's posts?


I know which person you're talking about, I logged into the forums this morning to see that I'd somehow gained 400 or so likes because someone had systematically gone through the forums and liked every one of my posts.

Several other people have reported this to us, and as far as we can see there's no abuse of any of our systems and no ill intent behind it.

Just thought I'd clear your mind in case you thought you were being stalked LolSmile

CCP Falcon || EVE Universe Community Manager || @CCP_Falcon

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iskflakes
#14 - 2012-12-24 15:34:03 UTC
This sort of thing is trivial to automate. I wonder if it violates the EULA to automatically like everything...

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baltec1
Bat Country
Pandemic Horde
#15 - 2012-12-24 15:36:37 UTC
I only got 20 this time aroundUgh
Kehro Urgus
Dark Nebula Academy
O X I D E
#16 - 2012-12-24 15:38:13 UTC
baltec1 wrote:
I only got 20 this time aroundUgh


I only got 4. Evil

Yeeee! 
Yuri Wayfare
Suddenly Ninjas
Tear Extraction And Reclamation Service
#17 - 2012-12-24 15:39:21 UTC
Nice person mass-likes posts on EVE-Online forums by way of a Christmas present. EVE community shocked and appalled, suspects scam and/or EULA violation. More news at ten!

"Suddenly, trash pickers! HUNDREDS of winos going through your recyclables." -Piugattuk

Be careful what you wish for.
Pak Narhoo
Splinter Foundation
#18 - 2012-12-24 15:39:26 UTC
CCP Falcon wrote:
Several other people have reported this to us, and as far as we can see there's no abuse of any of our systems and no ill intent behind it.



OMG here I was thinking I am paranoid!


Check last year, dood.Big smile
Krixtal Icefluxor
INLAND EMPIRE Galactic
#19 - 2012-12-24 15:39:49 UTC
baltec1 wrote:
I only got 20 this time aroundUgh


I really wish there was a way I could slide over a few of the over 1,000 I got your way.

This is seriously a 'thanks but no thanks' situation.

"He has mounted his hind-legs, and blown crass vapidities through the bowel of his neck."  - Ambrose Bierce on Oscar Wilde's Lecture in San Francisco 1882
Jame Jarl Retief
Deep Core Mining Inc.
Caldari State
#20 - 2012-12-24 15:41:27 UTC
The system is utterly meaningless anyway. Like button without dislike button? And even if there was a dislike button, and someone had a negative likes count, all it would mean is that the person dared to question the status quo or effect any change. So, in the end, 1 like or 10,000 likes, it's just a meaningless number.

Though I agree, it's a little weird when someone goes through all your old posts like that.
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