๐HOW TO SPOT BOTS & SCAMMERS๐
::::: a VERY useful guide for V-Tubers, Artists, and Viewers (iโm so p.o-ed)::::
* not a conclusive list ! bots / scammers are capable of learning in order to avoid detection. additionally- real people may exhibit one or more of these behaviors. this is a list of red flags more than it is definitive proof someone is a bot *
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1.) Only interacts with posts that contain the words โvtuberโ, โcommissionโ and/or โartistsโ.
eg. โonce I start commissioning artistsโ โlooking for artists to commissionโ
i found that censoring ALL words can be semi-helpful , but it doesnโt work 100% of the time.
2.) Take a look at their account. Are they advertising themselves as a V-tuber but the majority of their posts have nothing to do with their personality or content creation?
eg. Lots of retweets , lots of engagement bait. Only ever interacting with vtubers and not viewers / potential audiences.
Content creators , by nature, have interesting personalities, decent senses of humor , and most of all CREATE CONTENT. Itโs why people choose to watch us. We want to share our ideas and have people get to know us. Bots only go where the money is.
3.) Spammy , complex username
eg. (i pulled these out of my ass. no offense if these are real usernames) Aurouri7791 , KyleHashimoto, xxxDemonVTUBERChase, Kitten__Tuber009, Art_Lover_v_tube
Most vtubers use easily recognizable, high value SEO usernames. Something simple and easy to search. In general, you will see a lot of Vtubers follow a โ[Name]VTโ formatting. Of course not all the time, but typically , real vtuber usernames will be perfectly legible and aesthetically pleasing.
4.) Scammers will make alt accounts to promote their โmain accountโ. It gives the same energy as a company leaving fake positive reviews. Check if thereโs something off about their posts directing you to an artistโs page. And when you go to that artistโs page, are they liking / RTing accounts that all sound the same? all have the same typing quirks? the same grammar mistakes? And theyโre ALL promoting that artist?! Usually means itโs the same person.
This one is hard to explain bc V-tubers are very thankful and loveee to promote their mamas / papas ๐w๐. That in of itself is not entirely the red flag here .. Itโs mostly looking out for signs that multiple accounts are ran by the same person.
5.) If youve ever worked at a job where the vast majority of it was using a computer (like me !) youโve probs been trained to look out for phishing emails. Same thing applies on Twitter. Misspellings, bizarrely phrased sentences. Asking you to do something- in this case , ONLY ever posting those V-tuber engagement copypastas.
Eg. โSummoning all __ vtubersโ
โpost your model below if youโre a ___ vtuberโ
THEYโRE TRYING TO BULK UP THEIR โTO SCAMโ HIT LIST.
TLDR , the 5 things you wanna check :
1. Only interacts with posts containing the Forbidden Words (artist , commission)
2. No personality. Nothing to hint at what kind of content creator they are. Organic tweets buried by retweets.
3. Spammy usernames and spelling / grammar mistakes.
4. Promoting a specific account / seems to have multiple accounts.
5. Are their posts community / audience centric, or are they just extremely fixated on โfinding more Vtubers?โ. Ask yourself: Does it seem genuine ?
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Once again, please use your own discretion. Iโm in bot HELL right now so Iโm just kind of frustrated , but please remember, new vtubers are still learning how to interact with the community. If someone does 1 or more of these, it doesnโt automatically mean theyโre an imposter.
@ArchmageElysia Yes, that'd sound good, btw I love your art style ^^ in the other hand, it might take a while until I commission someone since I decided to take a small break due to my mental health
It's painful to be the only fan of Victor (Bling 2016) since 10 years, I don't find anyone that still might be a Victor fan.
In the other hand, Victor fans, same for Bling 2916 fans are rarer than a diamond, it's to unpopular and that's painful...