Where did the SantaBarbara bot? thread go?

Where did the SantaBarbara bot? thread go?

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lucido grigio

44,044 posts

163 months

Saturday 4th November 2017
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V6Pushfit said:
Seventy said:
Why does SB delete a lot of his posts?
Ask him/it
Don't hold your breath waiting for a sensible answer.

anonymous-user

54 months

Thursday 9th November 2017
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I have to assume that Haymarket have given permission for the bot (or are behind it themselves) because there is no other reason for them not to ban it.

It ruins pretty much every thread it posts on with one line crap and occasionally offers dodgy and misleading advice.


jeremyc

23,468 posts

284 months

Thursday 9th November 2017
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garyhun said:
I have to assume that Haymarket have given permission for the bot (or are behind it themselves) because there is no other reason for them not to ban it.

It ruins pretty much every thread it posts on with one line crap and occasionally offers dodgy and misleading advice.
Can you suggest which Rules of Posting SantaBarbara has broken? That is generally the criteria required to ban a member.

MorganP104

2,605 posts

130 months

Thursday 9th November 2017
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For those who still think SantaBarbara is a real person:

https://santabarbara.craigslist.org/cps/d/santa-ba...

I'm as far from being one of the "foil hat brigade" as it's possible to be, but this smacks of more than a mere coincidence.

Magic919

14,126 posts

201 months

Thursday 9th November 2017
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We had that link previously.

MorganP104

2,605 posts

130 months

Thursday 9th November 2017
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Magic919 said:
We had that link previously.
Many apologies for the repost. I'll be sure to find new material for my next tour. wink

anonymous-user

54 months

Thursday 9th November 2017
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jeremyc said:
garyhun said:
I have to assume that Haymarket have given permission for the bot (or are behind it themselves) because there is no other reason for them not to ban it.

It ruins pretty much every thread it posts on with one line crap and occasionally offers dodgy and misleading advice.
Can you suggest which Rules of Posting SantaBarbara has broken? That is generally the criteria required to ban a member.
I expect the rules assumed only real people are posting on the forum and therefore don’t take robots into account.

I doubt anyone wants my dog having an account and randomly bashing the keys and posting gibberish. There isn’t a rule that says dogs can’t post here either.

If any rules were broken then I expect

4 Do not be deliberately contrary, or argumentative for the sake of it.

And possibly

18 Do not choose a username which is the same as a company, website or trading name. Should you wish to sponsor your req'd username you will need to contact info@pistonheads.com.

Would cover it.

But these rules aren’t the constitution or some legal framework. My understanding from a previous thread in website feedback, is that the mods have looked into SantaBarbara and decided that it is a real person or that there isn’t enough evidence to prove that it is a bot.

jeremyc

23,468 posts

284 months

Thursday 9th November 2017
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El stovey said:
But these rules aren’t the constitution or some legal framework. My understanding from a previous thread in website feedback, is that the mods have looked into SantaBarbara and decided that it is a real person or that there isn’t enough evidence to prove that it is a bot.
Correct. There is also no evidence to link SantaBarbara to any commercial organisation of that name.

If someone can find a link and bring it to the attention of the moderators we can take a look at it. smile

Tankrizzo

7,272 posts

193 months

Thursday 9th November 2017
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SantaBarbara said:
Give One solid example of misleading advice if you can find any.
If you're not a bot, then tell us about yourself. What manner of automobile do you own?

anonymous-user

54 months

Thursday 9th November 2017
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SantaBarbara said:
If I remember correctly it caused the entire thread to be deleted because it was Fake News
Well answer these questions then:

1. Colour of anthracite (asked previously)
2. Colour of the boathouse roof at Hereford

If you are a bot then I presume you will defer to human intervention to disprove. If not then why do you post one line answers in poor english often asking a question?

WinstonWolf

72,857 posts

239 months

Thursday 9th November 2017
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SantaBarbara said:
Give One solid example of misleading advice if you can find any.
Why do you ask completely irrelevant questions?

If you're human you'll be able to tell us about your first day at school in a couple of paragraphs, not a one liner...

anonymous-user

54 months

Thursday 9th November 2017
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Why have so many people got a hard-on for SB? As if it's their duty to be really concerned and panic and let everyone know that they think it's a bot and they are so clever etc.

If SB bothers you that much, ignore him? It's not hard for supposedly intelligent people to do, you are all coming across like 13 year old aspergers sufferers, such is the obsession and inability to let it go.

Quite sad.

Pebbles167

3,445 posts

152 months

Thursday 9th November 2017
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I assumed SantaBarbara was real, just someone with some sort of autism.

anonymous-user

54 months

Thursday 9th November 2017
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OpulentBob said:
Why have so many people got a hard-on for SB? As if it's their duty to be really concerned and panic and let everyone know that they think it's a bot and they are so clever etc.

If SB bothers you that much, ignore him? It's not hard for supposedly intelligent people to do, you are all coming across like 13 year old aspergers sufferers, such is the obsession and inability to let it go.

Quite sad.
Totally the opposite. No obsession, just annoyance at the one liners that have no bearing to a thread and which ruin the flow of discussion. A bit like having a 6 year old listening in to an adult conversation and constantly spouting crap - annoying!

WinstonWolf

72,857 posts

239 months

Thursday 9th November 2017
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OpulentBob said:
Why have so many people got a hard-on for SB? As if it's their duty to be really concerned and panic and let everyone know that they think it's a bot and they are so clever etc.

If SB bothers you that much, ignore him? It's not hard for supposedly intelligent people to do, you are all coming across like 13 year old aspergers sufferers, such is the obsession and inability to let it go.

Quite sad.
Sorry Dad.

Richardinuk

28 posts

198 months

Thursday 9th November 2017
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MorganP104 said:
For those who still think SantaBarbara is a real person:

https://santabarbara.craigslist.org/cps/d/santa-ba...

I'm as far from being one of the "foil hat brigade" as it's possible to be, but this smacks of more than a mere coincidence.
Hi There! I started a thread with exactly that link and it got deleted and I got an email telling me off for posting it!!!!

4x4Tyke

6,506 posts

132 months

Thursday 9th November 2017
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Has anybody proven this is a bot account, without evidence of that, calling that account a bot could be considered abusive.

If you don't like what is posted by this account, rebut it, if you think that is not worth it 'because bot' then ignore it.


oakdale

1,801 posts

202 months

Thursday 9th November 2017
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SB sounds just like Jeremy Vine on radio Two to me. scratchchin

anonymous-user

54 months

Thursday 9th November 2017
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4x4Tyke said:
Has anybody proven this is a bot account, without evidence of that, calling that account a bot could be considered abusive.
rofl

WinstonWolf

72,857 posts

239 months

Thursday 9th November 2017
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4x4Tyke said:
Has anybody proven this is a bot account, without evidence of that, calling that account a bot could be considered abusive.

If you don't like what is posted by this account, rebut it, if you think that is not worth it 'because bot' then ignore it.
I 'chat' to a Spanish bot, it's capable of creating longer interactions than SB.
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