https://www.reddit.com/r/ModSupport/comments/1j77sfc/suspect_botfarming_accounts/
created by drummerftw on 09/03/2025 at 13:36 UTC*
6 upvotes, 3 top-level comments (showing 3)
Hi, we identified three accounts as suspected bots and banned them from r/narrowboats, I notice they're doing the same across multiple subs. They have the same pattern of posting plausible questions, which are actually just regurgitated previous posts from the sub. They look to be karma farming. All created on the same day. Not contributing anything worthwhile to the communities.
Two have responded to the ban to ask why and request they get unbanned - so far one was convincingly human.
Have many others come across this? Even if they are human, it does look like they are doing the same thing across roughly the same range of subs. Is it plausible that a human behind the bots just deals with unban requests?
Thoughts would be much appreciated! The suspect accounts are:
[Edit: removed the account names]
Comment by CR29-22-2805 at 09/03/2025 at 17:36 UTC
2 upvotes, 1 direct replies
You may install Bot Bouncer to your subreddit here: https://developers.reddit.com/apps/bot-bouncer
When an account is classified as a bot through the app, then the account will be banned by any subreddit with the app installed.
I will go ahead and run your three suspect accounts through the app.
Note: Naming accounts violates r/ModSupport’s rules, so you might want to remove the names.
Comment by Rostingu2 at 09/03/2025 at 13:40 UTC
2 upvotes, 1 direct replies
Bot handlers can go on bot accounts. But assume if you get a response it is a human unless you have SIGNIFICANT evidence that user is a bot.
Here is how I recommend handling bots
Comment by CrystalXenith at 10/03/2025 at 10:44 UTC
1 upvotes, 1 direct replies
Bots can be human - How Disinformation Bots are Born
Also, I recommend Evasion Guard (install app from Mod Tools, so you can report them if they ban evade)
