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Pretty sure AI scrapping bots keep taking down the forums

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I go to a few other forums and they have similar issues.

Another thing that the tech bros have wrecked.
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I'm 99% sure this is the problem.

Another forum I visit is also getting blasted by AI scrappers.
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If you scroll down to the bottom of the main page, it says this:
Most users ever online was 40550 on Sun Mar 16, 2025 3:08 pm
That was a year ago, but that's not good.
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Dominus Atheos wrote: 2026-06-03 03:23pm If you scroll down to the bottom of the main page, it says this:
Most users ever online was 40550 on Sun Mar 16, 2025 3:08 pm
That was a year ago, but that's not good.
Yeah, I noticed that. I think the real max was a few thousand in the mid 2000s.

Dead Internet theory is true. The entire internet is becoming bots talking to each other.
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I guess they are done with us for a while. The board's been acting normal
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LadyTevar wrote: 2026-06-07 10:23pm I guess they are done with us for a while. The board's been acting normal
I'm watching the AI bubble on the verge of popping (people started asking if AI was actually profitable). Hoping it happens and this sort of shit dies with it.
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bobalot wrote: 2026-06-07 11:41pm
LadyTevar wrote: 2026-06-07 10:23pm I guess they are done with us for a while. The board's been acting normal
I'm watching the AI bubble on the verge of popping (people started asking if AI was actually profitable). Hoping it happens and this sort of shit dies with it.
This is one bubble I'm hoping pops soon, with big flashback on the TechBros
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