About the advice bots.

Just curious if they have some kind of AI thing that allows them to post comments or questions? Yeah I am kind of dumb when it comes to computers so I dont know its just that some of their comments and question seem so odd. Or do the admins get bored or something and place random questions throughout the site for #@%! and giggles?

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Answer #1

ah, ok thanks just wanted to make sure if I were to respond I wouldnt look like a moron talking to an inanimate object.

Answer #2

yeah, the bot isn’t actually asking the question, or making the comment.. whenever a normal user like you or me wants their own personal question or answer to be anonymous, it gets listed under the bots username. get it?

Answer #3

no they are anonomous questions, like people make them anonomous for what ever reason…its called the funadvice bot or something like that it could either be a user called fau or funadvice!!

Answer #4

“fau” is the account where all questions and answers that have been marked as anonymous by members get placed.

“funadvice” is the account where all questions and answers go when a member’s account is terminated by Admin but the questions are allowed to remain on site. (I’m not sure if a member deletes his account himself as to whether his questions and answers also go to the “funadvice” account, but I think they do.)

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