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videohead5

(2,752 posts) Tue Sep 16, 2025, 10:52 AM Sep 16

My posts are getting thousands of views now

In the last 10 days or so my posts are getting between 1000 and 2000 views in Music appreciation and also a lot more in Humor. Are these Bots or what?

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My posts are getting thousands of views now (Original Post) videohead5 Sep 16 OP

Just take the win... Wounded Bear Sep 16 #1

It isn't a win for DU if those are bots, especially bots scraping the net for info to train AI. highplainsdem Sep 16 #2

Well , I looked at the stats for the top post dweller Wednesday #3

Pretty sure that's the work of....Pepe Silvia underpants Wednesday #4

The top post today on Greatest page dweller Friday #5

Wounded Bear

(63,017 posts)

1. Just take the win...

Reply to videohead5 (Original post)

Tue Sep 16, 2025, 11:17 AM

Sep 16

highplainsdem

(58,297 posts)

2. It isn't a win for DU if those are bots, especially bots scraping the net for info to train AI.

Reply to Wounded Bear (Reply #1)

Tue Sep 16, 2025, 11:59 AM

Sep 16

dweller

(27,153 posts)

3. Well , I looked at the stats for the top post

Reply to videohead5 (Original post)

Wed Sep 17, 2025, 01:53 PM

Wednesday

On the greatest page last evening , and it had ~ 5500 views
Now it’s over 8k views …

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underpants

(193,140 posts)

4. Pretty sure that's the work of....Pepe Silvia

Reply to dweller (Reply #3)

Wed Sep 17, 2025, 02:36 PM

Wednesday

dweller

(27,153 posts)

5. The top post today on Greatest page

Reply to underpants (Reply #4)

Fri Sep 19, 2025, 10:52 AM

Friday

Has ~11k views …

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