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videohead5

(2,749 posts) Tue Sep 16, 2025, 10:52 AM Tuesday

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 Tuesday OP

Just take the win... Wounded Bear Tuesday #1

It isn't a win for DU if those are bots, especially bots scraping the net for info to train AI. highplainsdem Tuesday #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 12 hrs ago #5

Wounded Bear

(62,968 posts)

1. Just take the win...

Reply to videohead5 (Original post)

Tue Sep 16, 2025, 11:17 AM

Tuesday

highplainsdem

(58,228 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

Tuesday

dweller

(27,120 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

(193,003 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

(27,120 posts)

5. The top post today on Greatest page

Reply to underpants (Reply #4)

Fri Sep 19, 2025, 10:52 AM

12 hrs ago

Has ~11k views …

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