Can this be a coincidence?

[Naniwa]

Is this a coincidence? You do the math. I?m a computer science major so hear me out. Every time Mumsnet is shut down there seems to be some really weird posts that both appear and disappear! And then the situation stabilises.

Doing a quick search on Google on any of the words or even phrases in these posts will give you thousands of results.

So this is what I?ve been thinking with frankly, frightening repercussions. I think these posts are nothing more than complex AI (which is a computer science acronym for Artificial Intelligence) that most likely takes all of the power of the main server to compile. That is why these posts are so weird. No one even writes them! They are the product of autonomous code. If this post gets deleted then you know why!

[stripeybump]

Is this some kind of conspiracy theory thing? What weird posts have you noticed?

[stripeybump]

Also, if you're a CS major, have you not heard of spambots? That's what you're describing.

[ChippingIn]

Is it possible to post that in English?

[Solo]

Repeats what ChippingIn said.

[DontGoCurly]

Eh, conspiracy theories much OP ??

A huge forum like MN would need regular housekeeping, it's totally normal.

[TheCompanyofWolefs]

golly.

[LoopyLoopsTootyFroots]

Come again?

[Salmotrutta]

It's elves.

Are you Fahrenheit under a name change by any chance................. ?

[DontGoCurly]

OP

[Salmotrutta]

Actually I think you hail from the US of A - see the use of "Math" and "major".....................

[Salmotrutta]

- you're probably right DontGoCurly!

[CocktailMumma]

erm???

Wondering if I am thick or its time for my bed?

I'll stop bluffing - am thick!! Dont get what you're on about really at all.

Should we be worried?

[AgentZigzag]

If you think this will get deleted, are you subtly trying to tell us you're an AI?

[MumblingRagDoll]

Huh? What's an AI?

[LoopyLoopsTootyFroots]

Umm, is (what's he called-the oddball?) really a robot?

[GypsyMoth]

I remember last December mumsnet went offline..... Then magically, when it came back, there was a SNOWMAN on the logo! Was a scary moment!

And once, the logo was red!

[LoopyLoopsTootyFroots]

or an alien?

[Salmotrutta]

Do you mean Gabby/robin/somethingelseI'veforgotten?

Or that mad Fahrenheit from last weekend?

[DontGoCurly]

heheh no I don't think we should be worried.

As much as I'd like to blame some MN posts on machines I think the more likely explanation is a much higher footfall of traffic, hither-to-fore many more trolls.

Thusly, much more work for the Admins to do rather than sinister censorship!!!
Obviously !?

[DontGoCurly]

[BodyofChristLegsofTinaTurner]

Oh yes, Gabby is most definetly A.I. (but in all seriousness, I think Gabby is an older, possibly retired man. I presume English is not his first language either).

He never posts past an acceptable senior bedtime, i.e. nineish, and knows a lot about daytime t.v.

[LoopyLoopsTootyFroots]

Ah yes, Gabby.

[Salmotrutta]

Before I takes meself off to Bedfordshire there is something you have all missed...........

The OP's name is an anagram of:

I wanna!

So what, indeed, does he/she want?

Just think about that Gentle Reader...............