Topic: Spammers and Burst Posters only - page 3. (Read 906 times)

It is possible to make a post under 5 minutes which may not violate any forum rules so its subjective to the intention of the post not the numbers, usually campaigns consider there should be atleast 30 mins gap between their post or else it will be considered as burst posting then people wrote x number of posts in a notepad or somewhere then keep posting it in between the right intervals that is why most of the signature campaigns have max cap post towards post quota for weekly payments but you can make as much as you want.

I don't think time gap between one post and another post is not reason not to say someone spammer, to me that's not true. Spam is still spam even if they only make one post in one day, and it all depends on the quality and how constructive the post is. Even if you post every 5 minutes, making 50 posts in one day or more, but as long as you pay attention to quality and be constructive on the topic then you are not spammer. Burst and spam posts are also subjective things, it will differ from one user to another.

I think I know why you made this question but if I may suggest to you, then don't make post explode in one day just if it's because you want to get paid in the last day or two. This is very likely to be classified as burts post or even spam as I'm sure you will have hard time making it as constructive as possible.

So far I haven't thought much about how many average posts I've made per day, but you can look at this as good data on the average posts in ninjastic:

https://ninjastic.space/user/_BlackStar - mine
https://ninjastic.space/user/write your username

That's apt. One's mood matters a great deal when it comes to interactions. Posting on this forum is interaction (that's the way I see it). Any post that isn't interactive will obviously paint a picture of spam. Those who post in isolation – posting without addressing the topic of discussion– know what I'm saying here.

My average will be around six per day. This is putting into consideration that there are days are get fired up and make over 10 posts in a day while on certain days I don't even make up to five posts. Also, sometimes I get distracted from the forum and end up not making a single post.

That would depend on how knowledgeable and resourceful the community thinks your posts are. I've see reputable members post in less than 5 minutes time gap and no one called them out on that. I don't know if I've fallen into such short time duration but I do like to space my posts as best as I can.

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Summarily, I think what matters most is what is posted as against its time space.

That's right. That's why if a topic is too many replies to the OP or too many replies after my post, we have to spend more time to understand the point of the conversation. That way I'll be able to see if I have something to add or not to the subject.

Of course, sometimes, we can repeat one or another information that has already been said, but if we are original and genuine, we will certainly present that same information from another point of view that can help the debate.

It goes with the habit and the required post you need to do to hit the mark I average 5 posts daily but I make sure that these two are there on all my posts, 30 to 1-hour gap on my first three posts and then I will rest for 6 to 7 hours to wait for another topic that I can participate.
The most important thing is the posts, they should be within topics and not redundant, you will be judged on your posts first if it has substance and not just rewritten coming from other posts.

That is exactly right. IMO, if you are responding and contributing into the discussion, that is not considered as a spam, not unless you jump from topic-to-topic writing whatever comes into your mind without a care just to compose/construct sentences to reach the minimum words of 150 is most probably considered a burst posting. Just like you do too, I am also someone who can keep up with several subjects at the same time, maybe it is called multi-tasking or so, but regardless of that, it is something that needs constant practice and requires you to voluntarily control your focus so that you won't mixed up all your replies.

2/3 posts each day, depending on bounty I'm enrolled in plus quotes/mentions I get during day, I try to reply each one unless overwhelmed by responses.


None, as long as response is on topic who cares?

Mods wont ban you for posting all the contents within a minute. But if you are wearing a signature, the purpose is to advertise them diligently and the good campaign managers make sure that the posts are spread appropriately so that the purpose of advertisement is fulfilled.

If the person posts in a natural way, in response to some subject, sharing information or expressing his personal opinion about something, it is really irrelevant to post too fast in several topics.

Speaking of myself, I can keep up with several subjects at the same time, so it's not difficult for me to comment on two different topics in a short period of time.

It all depends on whether the other users who are participating with you in the topic are active and respond quickly to your post.

There're still people like me who leaves gaps in their posting time even if it's on different thread not just to be considered a spam maybe it's  just some sort of hobby or maybe they just wanted their account latest/past posts to be clean just like in my case. 

I am not sure if there are any restrictions on the number of posts because I have never had issues where I am told that I have exceeded the maximum number of posts per day or week. I have done up to seven to each posts in a day when I am on holiday and have some extra time. But currently, I spend close to two to three hours on the forum and my post count a day is between 4-6.

I think the forum places more emphasis on quality and not necessarily the time gap. Although fewer time gaps are one of the main features of spammers and low-quality posters it cannot be used as a scale to judge or assess the quality of posts. My time gain depends on how knowledgeable I am about a topic. If I have a vast knowledge about some topics, my reply might take less time compared to the one that I have to make research for more understanding.

It's not an unwritten rule, but just a subjective matter.
An unwritten rule is like how someone want to send his sMerit, you can give 50 merits in one post by satoshi and no one will care about it. But if you give 50 merits in one post by brand new newbie, someone will create a new thread in Reputation.

If the user only post in the same thread, it's make sense the posts should have a gap time, but if the poster is create post in different thread/section, I don't see any difference why it's need a gap time.

There is so much to quote so I'll just reply generally. First of, by staying in this forum doesn't mean I refer this as regular job coz I am not paid staying here to be honest, and there's no campaigns yet that are accepting me, maybe due to I didn't have enough merits or so but regardless, currently I didn't have a job due to personal reasons, the same reason why I stayed home and watch over the house, and since I don't have anything to do whole day, much better if I spend it here on this forum right? instead of watching TV series whole day I'd rather make it more productive.

In regards to all of those replies, I've read all of your replies and most of you didn't matter how long the post gap is as long as the reply is relevant to topic. In short, most of you guys are actively contributing in this community and more importantly you guys have different perspective when it comes to post. See? This is the reason why I asked this in the first place, coz way back then each campaign managers have different standards when it come to post activities within a day, but now although not a lot has changed, each member here on this forum have different opinions in regards of what is considered burst posting. Therefore I conclude that it had became an unwritten rule here, correct me if I'm wrong.

I have remembered back then whenever there's a topic that I wanted to post/reply I'll write a draft ready to be posted and just wait for the time to hit 10 mins or so just because I don't want to consecutively post replies. Sometimes I would even open multiple tabs and reply at the same time but will just wait after few minutes before clicking post. Is what I did back then forbidden? To be honest there isn't anyone I knew where I could ask that question, and it's bugging me for years coz maybe I'd get banned or something.

Currently, I have lots of time browsing here in the forum seeing different topics where I can share my opinion (I have a work-from-home job), so currently, I can make up to 10 posts per day at most or depending on my mood, but that's my average. I'm pretty sure there are more users here who can post more than what I'm posting. I often see people in my current campaign posting as high as 100 posts which is what I can't do (or I can, but my post quality will decrease significantly).

For sure, we have different time gaps between posting, but what I'm following is that, the gap of my posts is at least 15-20 minutes. Sometimes, I'm making 2-3 per hour then I will stop for a few hours to do something then I will continue again.

Spammers and Burst Posters are 2 different things (at least for me).

Spammers - those people who are just spamming worthless junk of texts just to increase their activity (and hoping to get some merits as well). Sometimes these people's post isn't constructive at all, and just posting a bunch of text with no context or meaning at all.

Burst Posters - these are the ones who are posting many times in a single day or a single week. I mean from the name itself, we can define what it is already. However, for me there are 2 types of Burst Posters. One who is posting many times in a single day or week, but his/her posts doesn't have any thought or meaning at all (considered spammer), and the other one is that, one who is posting many times in a single day or week, but all of his posts have meaning or have context.

I don't know how OP stay that long in the forum.
You might be right that he might be considering signature campaign as his job already because he's spending the same time as an employee working in an office. On the other hand, there might be a chance that he might just be AFK while working in an office? Or he spends his first hours after waking up visiting the forum and then his remaining hours on the night browsing again, but still I don't know why OP is spending that much time while I'm only spending at average or 4 hours a day I think.

Spending 8 to 12 hours for the forum means you consider this as a job  . Churning out post after post without reading the previous posts is the only red flag especially if you are wearing a signature. If you are getting paid, make sure you give ample posting gap rather than posting everything at once to fulfill the target.

I think it also depends on two things. First is the boards the posts are made, for example, altcoins discussion is the place to go to spam or burst posts and go unnoticed because there are mostly mega threads. Local boards could also be exploited because the campaign manager and other members (except the local board members) will not be able to tell if the post is constructive or not. The other thing is how the person has been on the forum, if you have been here since 2016 or longer it won’t take much time to comments on topics because most of the topics on beginner & help are repetitive.

It depends on the time you spend on the forum. I usually make about 20 posts a week and maybe 3-5 a day? I've been doing that for years, sometimes being in a campaign, sometimes not.
My posts are usually done in 2 hours max because I have other things to do and can't spend 6 hours reading and writing posts every day.

The way I see it, it doesn't matter how much time passes between your posts, because there are people who think and write fast, who open 2 discussions all at once and participate in both at the same time. There are also very active threads. A good example is wall observer that can go crazy when there's a sudden big price action and every few seconds there's a new post.
It's really easy to spot if someone is a spammer and time between posts is a secondary or tertiary indicator. You can write a post every 5 minutes and not be a spammer, because you're participating in an active discussion, or write a post every 30 minutes and be among the worst bot shit posters here.

If you get kicked out of a campaign because the manager thinks you're bursting, try to talk it through. Ask the manager to review the content of your posts and get him to tell you what the minimum required interval is. I can't help you here because I've never been warned about posting too fast, or too much.

Personally, being a manager, I wouldn't care if someone posts a lot and fast, but I would care if my campaign participants were making the required 7 day quota in 2 days. I'd probably also care if they were real spammers, writing gibberish in broken English, necro posting, quoting OP in every reply, posting oversized images, and so on.

A few years ago I was making at least 20 posts per day on the regular, and they weren't spammy (AFAIK; I wasn't getting many, if any, deleted by the mods).  Everything depends on quality as far as I'm concerned, but I don't think there's ever been a concrete definition of "burst posting".  It's just one of those things where you know it when you see it.

Also, from what I can tell it's only ever been a problem for people in signature campaigns.  I don't recall ever hearing complaints about people posting too frequently if they weren't earning money from it--unless it was truly spam, i.e., off-topic nonsense or advertising links and such.  If campaign managers are cracking down on burst posting, I'm all for it though I can't say I've found any examples of it myself lately.

Perhaps my example is not the best.

But giving the example of last week.
Last week I made 102 posts, which is an average of 14~15 posts per day. But there are days when I make less than 10 posts and I have days when I make more than 20 posts.

Honestly, I don't care much if I post a lot in a day or a little, although I like to keep track of the numbers, I just focus on posting on topics that I think I have something to say.

It's true that most of my posts are in the local tab, but my tab mates don't complain and like my participation (at least that's what they say ), so I think I make posts with some level of quality, within what it is acceptable.

I remember Poker Player asking this question last year, I think post bursting is a subjective matter. Regular members and campaign managers have their opinion of what they consider burst posting. While some regular members may think a 20 minute gap between posts is fine, campaign managers are more concerned in the visibility of the signature on different hours throughout the day.