Dear Stage32 Community,
I frequently browse members loglines using the Browse>Loglines function and have noticed three loglines from one user is always at the top. Weird. I updated one of my loglines which pushed it to the top of the list, and within minutes his were on top again. I repeated this several times and he kept bumping his to the top.
If you don't believe me, update one of your loglines and see how long you stay at the top before his three are "updated" and bump you down the list.
Not really in the spirit of our writing community...
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The bumps happen so fast - makes me think he's got a bot setup. No big deal I guess but I like to see what's new not the same thing over and over...
Who is it?
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Greg - I tried your experiment with a fake logline about a delusional man who spams an entertainment industry social media site in a doomed attempt to sell his screenplays. As soon as I entered the logline, Juan's loglines jumped ahead of it. Must be some kind of bot as you suspect.
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I think the best rule of thumb is to read the loglines of people you connect with. The loglines on the browse tab are such a repository of work, it's impossible to vet through them all.
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This is a spamming issue and the Stage32 policy on spamming is zero tolerance! Hopefully the site will uphold their own policy???
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Hey Greg, I'm going to make our tech team aware of this to see if its some kind of glitch. Thanks!
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Not sure if my last post actually posted, but I just wanted to say - Good catch Greg!
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Molly - This looks like a "spam-glitch" to me. The fix? Get rid of the spammer.
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This post seemed to mysteriously disappear from the screenwriting lounge, but now it's back. The spam situation continues un-changed though.
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Thank you for calling our attention to this, Greg!
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@Angela Was this fixed?
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Thank you for sharing GJ Harvey ... personally, a few years back I put up a log line and it sits with internet dust as we speak. I appreciate your tenaciousness for fairness and possible bot report in the platform.
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Hi Greg, we've brought this to the attention of the team and are working to get it resolved. Thanks!