06-29-2017, 01:44 PM
I've been checking each spambot's account, only about one in five or six had a referral and several of them were to other accounts that sounded like they'd been created by the spammer, like "babajim." We don't really need to worry about spambot concealment, they're either not posting anything (in which case there's no problem) or posting things (in which case we can see them clearly). The system doesn't care about referrals when validating accounts, it's just a way to encourage community growth. As Iron said, you can specify that someone referred you when you create your account on this forum.
"To the extent that authority depends on the ignorance of the governed, good writing will always be subversive."
