Copybots, Offlines, etc...

For some reason, there's a word in my head:

Usenet

DongFeng5 said:

Usenet

How do you even access it nowadays? It used to be a standard part of an internet connection, but ISPs now seem to assume now all you want is the web, and not necessarily all of that.  I used to get free posting accounts, but don't know where now. Are there good autism newsgroups? Have you tried alt.support.autism ?

I'm getting really tired of these.  I'm sure you all are.

I think there should be some long-term solution to copybot. I don't mind doing a public service helping vet things, but it would be more satisfying if we could stop it.  I'm wondering what Telligent (who make the forum software) are saying about it. Is 'Telligent' the opposite of 'intelligent'?

There was another thread posted a few minutes ago.  The content is very vague and general.  The poster doesn't mention autism or anything else specific, and doesn't have a proper username.  Is it worth spending time on a reply?  Or should I first spend time searching to see if it's actually a copy of an earlier thread?  I really don't feel I have the time to waste for either. 

Then don't. I hope you would still feel able to reply to people you know or start your own conversations.

And now I can't even post this yet because I've been 'temporarily disconnected' - which happens an awful lot, too.  It's all doing my head in.

I don't think they're expecting any more long offline periods. I haven't seen a 503 error since 5 July.

Until this gets sorted out properly, I'm going to be taking time out.

Always nice to see you here.

Paging @WebPM. Which doesn't work. Paging NAS Moderator instead.

What if the copybots aren't misappropriating content at all? Perhaps the forums are a process for therapy, something akin to https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=loTIzXAS7v4

What if the copybots aren't misappropriating content at all? Perhaps the forums are a process for therapy, something akin to https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=loTIzXAS7v4