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I should probably stop responding to your responses, and free up your responses for the other 99 people waiting. But anyway, on the topic of bots, have you come across Watermelon? It's an account that claps on everything and reads nothing. It posts 10 minute reads daily, which I suspect are AI generated, but as I don't read them, I've not been to the bottom of the page to see if there's a declaration of that. But the engagement these posts get is incredible. Presumably because watermelon goes round liking everyone's stories all the time, so some people think it's actually reading. It shows up in the stats as a non-member, despite sporting a star, so it's hard to say whether it affects member read ratios. Maybe not. Bloody annoying if it does though. Do you have a view on this character? I'm on the cusp of wondering whether I should report.

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Susie Kearley 🐹 Guinea pig slave
Susie Kearley 🐹 Guinea pig slave

Written by Susie Kearley 🐹 Guinea pig slave

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