The "I Didn't Comment in Another Thread" Thread

[J.Quondam]

Is it ai or ain't it ai?

 

[ScottDeWar_jr]

Do you think I am a robot?

 

[payn]

Do you think I am a robot?

Which gifs have trains?

 

[J.Quondam]

Do you think I am a robot?

Oh, no... sorry! My comment wasn't aimed at you, it was regarding a post elsewhere. I just happened to post right after yours.

 

[niklinna]

But .. .. .. the cake is a lie!

For that guy, it was.

 

[trappedslider]

Do you think I am a robot?

 

[niklinna]

Multiple people recently have made posts where they either winkingly or explicitly pretend to be ordinary gamers who happen to be popping in to promote a company's product.

Here's the thing: It's 2023. Consumers are pretty sophisticated. They can spot these stealth promotions (which are also a violation of ENWorld rules). And I don't think, even if you don't get caught, that the stealth promotions are more effective than "hey, I made a thing, I'm really proud of it, let me be enthusiastic at you about it."

"Heeeey, fellow gamers, I found a thing that I, a new poster, felt compelled to share with you" doesn't make anyone want to click anything but the Report button.

If you are proud of your thing, say so, and say why. And if you are not proud of your thing, polish it until you're comfortable openly promoting it.

As long as the people paying the (probably sub-minimum-wage) money think it's effective....

 

[niklinna]

No, but also that one time I flipped a turtle on its back in the hot sun.

 

[ScottDeWar_jr]

Oh, no... sorry! My comment wasn't aimed at you, it was regarding a post elsewhere. I just happened to post right after yours.

HA! I have this human fooled, so far .. .. ..

 

[Snarf Zagyg]

Is it ai or ain't it ai?

My only goal in life is to generate so many long posts that all future AIs become indelibly influenced by Snarfian thought.

I have seen the future, and it is Snarf. You have been warned.