Users creating accounts only to boost Angels & Airwaves
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craola
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- Posted: 09/15/2016 05:41
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whoa that's whack. i admire the commitment though. if it wasn't for the fact that this was a 2006 release, i'd be wondering if it wasn't the band superficially inflating scores for the press factor, but 2006.... whack man.
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albummaster
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- Posted: 09/15/2016 14:43
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Agree, looks like some kind of gaming going on. Unusual to see so many ratings on less popular items that normally have a low volume of ratings. Looks like there's at least ten accounts at work here. IP addresses are different so not sure if it's one person gaming the site, or lots of people in cahoots.
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Need to do some further work to investigate what's going on...
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exileonthehell
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- Posted: 09/20/2016 02:17
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Yes, I noticed that too.
All the charts have the same album on the top "I-Empire".
And like 18 "users" gave this a 100 out of 100.
I think it's pretty suspicious, because when I last checked this album it wasn't even on the top 2000 and now it's on the top 1000 and still growing. 🤔
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Patman360
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- Posted: 09/20/2016 12:59
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| albummaster wrote: | | Agree, looks like some kind of gaming going on. Unusual to see so many ratings on less popular items that normally have a low volume of ratings. Looks like there's at least ten accounts at work here. IP addresses are different so not sure if it's one person gaming the site, or lots of people in cahoots. |
The IP addresses are coming up as areas generally close together aswell so this would appear as some sort of gaming, especially looking at how most of the accounts mentioned have rated nothing but Angels & Airwaves albums and have them at the top of their charts, as well as the close timing between the ratings.
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Norman Bates
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- Posted: 09/20/2016 18:10
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You have to admire the dedication though.
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- Posted: 09/20/2016 19:40
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who the fuck are angels & airwaves
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Patman360
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- Posted: 09/21/2016 00:09
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| dividesbyzero wrote: | | who the fuck are angels & airwaves |
Some sort of Blink-182 spin-off I believe.
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arthur237
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- Posted: 09/21/2016 14:30
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I have noticed this happening a couple of times. If you look at the ratings on the album quebec by Ween, especially the early ratings, you will see some rating manipulation
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PanduArya
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- Posted: 09/21/2016 20:58
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Oh pathetic.
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