# Seeing weird bot accounts

**URL:** <https://forum.electromage.com/t/seeing-weird-bot-accounts/4787>\
**Category:** Site Feedback\
**Created:** [November 12, 2026, 9:07pm UTC](https://forum.electromage.com/t/seeing-weird-bot-accounts/4787 "2026-11-12T21:07:58Z")\
**Posts on this page:** 2\
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**Author:** ![wizard](https://forum.electromage.com/user_avatar/forum.electromage.com/wizard/32/4_2.png) [@wizard](https://forum.electromage.com/u/wizard)\
**Post date:** [November 12, 2026, 9:07pm UTC](https://forum.electromage.com/t/seeing-weird-bot-accounts/4787/1 "2026-11-12T21:07:58Z")

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Hi everyone,  
I’m seeing some weird activity here. Several fresh accounts posting “helpful” tips to old threads.

Feels like a prelude to spam or something.

I apologize for the future spam, and pings on ancient threads.

Running a public forum these days is quite a challenge.

If anyone is getting other weird signals, DMs or something, let me know.

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**Author:** ![danielgarcia](https://forum.electromage.com/letter_avatar_proxy/v4/letter/d/77aa72/32.png) [@danielgarcia](https://forum.electromage.com/u/danielgarcia)\
**Post date:** [November 12, 2026, 9:56pm UTC](https://forum.electromage.com/t/seeing-weird-bot-accounts/4787/2 "2026-11-12T21:56:07Z")

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One pattern worth checking: new accounts that register in clusters and whose very first post revives a years-old thread with a generic, link-free tip. Looking at registration timestamps and email domains side by side usually separates those from genuine newcomers. Also, a minimum-post threshold before signatures or links become visible tends to cut a lot of the pre-spam stage you’re describing.