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Anyone else suspicious of these white triangle, poor English questions?

Jul 23, 2012 11:30 PM

Been noticing a lot lately these oddly phrased questions from white triangles. For many of them, it's their first and only question, no other activity, though most have been members for a few months to a year. Now I welcome all to the joy and addiction that is Deals.Woot no matter what your first language is, but most of them seem really fishy to me.

Here's my take: Indian or some other foreign SEO/marketing "gurus" trying to build up reputation with fake questions they think will be relevant by studying other questions here. It's like those generic comments you see on blogs "Wow, great article. I appreciate you taking the time to write this. I never considered this before!"

There's really no harm to me personally from them being here—it seems like their attempts are pretty transparent to the Woot community. I guess the crabbiness lately has gotten to me too and they get on my nerves!

thewronggrape thewronggrape

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I downvote them, after a bit (although not always). Some of them I recognize as people who posted spam deals that were deleted (back when I paid attention to that side), and I downvote them immediately.

Yeah, it gets old.

So it goes.

shrdlu shrdlu
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I two have recognized this and how wondering going on is what?

tarasadies tarasadies
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it's a trap!

mkentosh mkentosh
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@shrdlu: Yes, it does get old. Didn't use to bother me, but there seems to be more as of late.

Woot and the community seems to be doing a really good job of policing though, and I appreciate it!

It's just Monday and I'm crabby.

thewronggrape thewronggrape
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@tarasadies: That is true friend so much. I thank you four your response most excellent.

jsimsace jsimsace
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ROBOTS!!

jseureau jseureau
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I had thought it was a woot intern using a disposable account to drum up opinions.

gidgaf gidgaf
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What I find more interesting is the discrepancy between posts, some posts make the users appear to be fluent, then the next sounds so horrible.

Perhaps they are victims of horrible translators? Not sure, but I will agree with the OP, there seems to be an influx lately.

grimskull89 grimskull89
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Yeah, I tell my kids to stay away from those white trianglers cause those kind of people are nothing but troubles.
Woot needs to have a separate section for them. We colored triangles need to get together and join the National Association for the Advancement of Colored Triangles or NAACT.
We work long and hard to get out colors.

woottj woottj
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@woottj: :-)

On the silly things us Wooters get worked up about.

(Sign I must get off Woot: I read @tarasadies comment "correctly" the first go round and only later came to realize it was Engrish.)

thewronggrape thewronggrape
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I ruv them.

kylemittskus kylemittskus
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@tarasadies, @jsimsace: LOL!!!

reginafilangee reginafilangee
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Wow, great question. I appreciate you taking the time to ask this. I never considered this before!

baqui63 baqui63
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I thought that a poor grasp of the English language was a prerequisite on the internet. Go figure.

morriea morriea
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Maybe it's the revolt of the screaming monkeys?

palady palady
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I've got a funny feeling about this...

jccarrico jccarrico
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@baqui63: buy watches and cheap pharma at http://thisisajoke.pleasedont.downvote.com

j5 j5
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@j5: That is very nice site, have many good deals! Thanks for link and infromation!

ki4rxm ki4rxm

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