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:The [[:Template:sandbox]] page received spam posts recently, with some user repeatedly trying to put words under another person's pen. I'm afraid someone will start using chatbots to spam in the future. [[User:ClassicalGames|ClassicalGames]] ([[User talk:ClassicalGames|talk]]) 07:03, 4 April 2023 (UTC) | :The [[:Template:sandbox]] page received spam posts recently, with some user repeatedly trying to put words under another person's pen. I'm afraid someone will start using chatbots to spam in the future. [[User:ClassicalGames|ClassicalGames]] ([[User talk:ClassicalGames|talk]]) 07:03, 4 April 2023 (UTC) | ||
| − | : | + | :That page is still expanding. [[Special:Contributions/172.69.22.144|172.69.22.144]] |
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| + | ::I'm not spamming. There is indeed evidence. You see, he mentioned the Cherokee keyboard [[Talk:2583:_Chorded_Keyboard|a lot]] [[Talk:2736:_Only_Serifs|of times]]. He made an edit about publishing songs and emphasized the word "Practical" in the title text. And there's still more. You see, I'm not spamming. [[User:Omg Oriental Music Group|Omg Oriental Music Group]] ([[User talk:Omg Oriental Music Group|talk]]) 08:13, 4 April 2023 (UTC) | ||
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| + | :::As far as I'm concerned, you're all the same person. Similar things being done by all the CGs and OMGs (and other previously seen usernames too, that I could mention). Even if you're just doing things to try to trap 'real' spammers, better to just not put stupid unrelated things on here in the first place, make it less effort to notice the least friendly stuff rather than having to trawl through nonsensical sandbox edits. My opinion. No compulsion to take notice of me. Namaste. [[Special:Contributions/172.70.162.160|172.70.162.160]] 13:34, 4 April 2023 (UTC) | ||
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| + | :::: You have been tricked, guy. [[User:Omg Oriental Music Group|Omg Oriental Music Group]] ([[User talk:Omg Oriental Music Group|talk]]) 22:50, 6 April 2023 (UTC) | ||
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| + | ::::How dare you say we're the same person???!!! {{w|We Didn't Start the Fire|I didn't write the lousy lyrics}}! Actually, there's a lot of evidence that suggests that it's CG who did that. Even the link in the email I've received says it's CG. [[User:Omg Oriental Music Group|Omg Oriental Music Group]] ([[User talk:Omg Oriental Music Group|talk]]) 22:55, 5 April 2023 (UTC) | ||
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| + | :::::It seems that you wrote the lyrics, adopting CG's language style and shared it under the name of CG. Or you may be trying to imitate CG's edits to trick others into believing that you are CG. Or you may be a chatbot asked to upload lyrics written in CG's style (The Chat GPT is already able to write in other people's style). You could be making CG look suspicious, and maybe one day CG will behave as if he actually wrote the lyrics, which is most probably an effect of the Pilgrimalion's effect (Sorry I don't know what it is exactly called). And why did you link to the "We didn't start the fire" page? - [[Special:Contributions/172.71.158.230|172.71.158.230]] 00:54, 6 April 2023 (UTC) | ||
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| + | :::::: No I didn't. [[User:Omg Oriental Music Group|Omg Oriental Music Group]] ([[User talk:Omg Oriental Music Group|talk]]) 22:50, 6 April 2023 (UTC) | ||
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| + | :::::I guess there's someone else pretending to be CG and trying to trick you. And did you mean "Pygmalion effect"? [[Special:Contributions/172.71.158.217|172.71.158.217]] 08:12, 6 April 2023 (UTC) | ||
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| + | ::::::Alternatively, The pygmalion effect may make him continue writing lyrics. [[Special:Contributions/162.158.166.173|162.158.166.173]] | ||
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| + | ::::::Actually, The pygmalion effect is already in effect now. There is still a bunch of spam edits. And eventually two of the comics came to life and started editing pages (namely [[User:Unreliable Connection]] and [[User:Memo Spike Connector]]), probably to avenge the spam. [[Special:Contributions/172.69.22.123|172.69.22.123]] 07:13, 8 April 2023 (UTC) | ||
| + | :::::::...not necessary. Maybe if they were 'bots, dedicated to maintaining specific pages. Except that we already have a more general 'bot that has been extended to (mostly!) deal with the repeat-spam of a certain type on these and any other pages. These just seem to be multiple identities under the control of the same person (or by nearly identically inspired multiple people, which could be better or or worse), manually controlled and not even restricting themselves to their single target page/its Talk offshoot. Similarly, one of the 'CGs' (ChemistrysomethinGorother?) stated that it is "their job" to police a particular 'class' of explanation (possibly it involved Chemistry, but I think it was borderline at that). | ||
| + | :::::::*Firstly, making it "their job" (implicitly or by inference) isn't really for one person to say and makes presumptions. | ||
| + | :::::::*Secondly, you don't need more than one account to make a positive difference – and I think I manage, in my own way, with ''zero'' accounts. Like you, limited in other ways, but mostly capable of what I (pompously?) believe to be necessary edits to correct bad/insufficiently-good changes. | ||
| + | :::::::*Thirdly, as I've recently [https://www.explainxkcd.com/wiki/index.php?title=Talk:2659:_Unreliable_Connection&curid=25530&diff=309928&oldid=309916 personally reverted] one of those 'covered' pages that escaped both the established 'Bot and self-proclaimed 'guardian' persona, they aren't even doing the full job they seem to want to. | ||
| + | :::::::I'm personally lazy, and perhaps I'm also not wanting to 'claim credit' (in a consistent and reputation-building way) for what efforts I do put towards tweaking what I feel needs tweaking here. Consider that my humblebrag, of sorts, if you wish. | ||
| + | :::::::But what I see from the "conscious multi-alt editors" (as separate from those of us who only go 'multi-ID' because of the tendency to appear under multi-IPs, entirely outwith our own control) is a worrying amount of energy spent establishing those IDs for very little practical benefit, and even precious little 'aesthetic' usefulness. And in some cases have clearly then made their multiple personalities talk between themselves (and interjections by IP-ids, on purpose or by accident), as if they wish to establish ''bona fides'' as to their nominal separation. | ||
| + | :::::::I'm not going to say I've got the True and Righteous view about this that everyone must adhere to, or even just respect, especially when I don't put the effort in to have even a single "Hi, my name is..." name-badge ...even self-declared. But this situation has a concerning degree of anarchistic and ideopathic psychopathy to it, at least in appearance. Which helps no-one, in the end, as far as I'm concerned. Just sayin'... but feel free to ignore. (And all that lyric stuff is clearly meant for an audience beyond the "xkcd-verse". I'd rightfully reset the sandbox to remove it, if it weren't that I'm sure it (or something worse) would be shoved back on there after a shortish pause.) [[Special:Contributions/172.70.85.57|172.70.85.57]] 09:17, 8 April 2023 (UTC) | ||
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| + | ::::::::I've partially xkcd-ified it. Could you help me do the rest? [[User:Omg Oriental Music Group|Omg Oriental Music Group]] ([[User talk:Omg Oriental Music Group|talk]]) | ||
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| + | ::::::::The lyrics still needed some minor fix. Could you contact the author? [[User:Omg Oriental Music Group|Omg Oriental Music Group]] ([[User talk:Omg Oriental Music Group|talk]]) | ||
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| + | :::::And you could be trying to put CG in a dilemma (if he didn't write the lyrics). If he just removed his name, you would put it back in. If he blanked the page, others would think that he is trying to keep the lyrics a secret. If he left it alone, others would think that he really wrote the lyrics. Another important question is ''who'' wrote the lyrics if any. [[Special:Contributions/172.71.154.87|172.71.154.87]] 08:21, 6 April 2023 (UTC) | ||
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| + | :::::What about the other two names listed under the "Lyrics by" section? [[Special:Contributions/Donald_Amadeus_Theophilus_Gottlieb_Trump|Donald ATG Trump]] didn't make any edits. The other one probably refers to the real one from another website, but it's also unlikely that he contributed to the lyrics. If none of the three contributed to the lyrics, then who is the real lyricist? [[Special:Contributions/162.158.166.125|162.158.166.125]] 09:07, 6 April 2023 (UTC) | ||
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| + | ::::Was it the new user "ChemistryGuide" who wrote the lyrics? [[User:Omg Oriental Music Group|Omg Oriental Music Group]] ([[User talk:Omg Oriental Music Group|talk]]) 07:40, 7 April 2023 (UTC) | ||
::And then a mysterious "fanmade comic" appeared. [[Special:Contributions/172.69.22.174|172.69.22.174]] 02:08, 10 May 2023 (UTC) | ::And then a mysterious "fanmade comic" appeared. [[Special:Contributions/172.69.22.174|172.69.22.174]] 02:08, 10 May 2023 (UTC) | ||
