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Automated bot post ? You cannot be serious

32 replies

Evidencebased · 16/07/2019 16:21

WTAF?

Automated bot post ? You cannot be serious
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SleeplessMomma · 16/07/2019 16:23

This one isn't any better...

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AllTheCakes · 16/07/2019 16:25

What on earth? Your stitches have burst, but not to worry, why not buy a grow bag?!

RubaiyatOfAnyone · 16/07/2019 16:26

Yes, I just opened one about a possible serious peanut allergy in a baby, to find the first post was spam from MNHQ about storage solutions for food. Hard to think how less appropriate it could have been.

MirandaWest · 16/07/2019 16:27

Automated bot posts trying to sell something are not something I am in favour of

Soubriquet · 16/07/2019 16:27

Riiiiiiight

MNHQ, I think you need to check these

Samcro · 16/07/2019 16:28

awful spam

TheOnlyLivingBoyInNewCross · 16/07/2019 16:29

WHAT THE HELL IS GOING ON? WHY AM I SEEING LINKS TO PLASTIC BOXES IN EVERY THREAD I OPEN?

First the automated links and now this - please, for the love of God, make it stop!

HeartsTrumpDiamonds · 16/07/2019 16:29

Not in favour. Honestly MNHQ what were you thinking??

AlunWynsKnee · 16/07/2019 16:30

They need to stop testing it and do more work on context I think

MirandaWest · 16/07/2019 16:30

Are these on the app? As I can’t see them on the thread you’ve mentioned (am using mobile site)

RavenLG · 16/07/2019 16:30

It's awful. I know it's a bot but some of the posts I'm seeing this on it's really out of order. You would think MNHQ would know better!

BreakfastAtSquiffanys · 16/07/2019 16:31

Bonkers

WhatTheAbsoluteFuck · 16/07/2019 16:33

Awful stop it now

SayNoToCarrots · 16/07/2019 16:33

They are on the mobile site too

mumblechum0 · 16/07/2019 16:34

Yes please stop it, it's completely inappropriate.

Bobbiepin · 16/07/2019 16:35

Its crap @mnhq please stop it

mumblechum0 · 16/07/2019 16:35

I've just reported it them :-D

PaddingtonMare · 16/07/2019 16:36

I’ve just been on a thread about a woman who’s husband has experimented with a man and an ad for a box has come up - what she going to do? Ask him to keep a lid on it? Put him in a box and dump him by the roadside?

I haven’t seen ad serving like this work unless you are a retailer with brand loyal and customers who purchase regularly (I’ve seen a lot of solutions!).

You’d be better off creating mumsnet recommends ads surely? People will be talking about their future purchases (this is real and valuable insight!!!)

Automated bot post ? You cannot be serious
caughtinanet · 16/07/2019 16:41

Is this why I've just seen what I thought was someone posting on the wrong thread about a box?

How odd

AnyaMumsnet · 16/07/2019 16:41

Hi there all,

We're trying to find why this has gone live - it was never meant to be on for logged in users, or even in whole topics. It was meant to be a very small test targeted at a few specific threads for logged out users. We've switched it off now so do let us know if you still see it anywhere.

We're really sorry about this Flowers

TroubleWithNargles · 16/07/2019 16:42

I can't see them on my chromebook either, thankfully. I'm having enough trouble with angry birds as it is.

Absolutepowercorrupts · 16/07/2019 16:58

It's still showing on threads

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AnnaJKing · 16/07/2019 16:59

I’ve tried to report this one, but the “report post” button takes me to a completely different thread (about Borax)!

www.mumsnet.com/Talk/womens_rights/3639678-Girl-murder-images-posted-to-social-media?watched=1&msgid=88594583#88594583

MumofTinies · 16/07/2019 17:04

This one was seriously inappropriate. I don't think these ads are a good idea at all.

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TheOnlyLivingBoyInNewCross · 16/07/2019 17:12

Anna - I reported it anyway even though MNHQ have tried to throw us off the scent with the Borax Grin