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cromag · 01-04-2015, 03:31 AM

A while ago I checked my profile and noticed that I had been "visited" by a user who was unfamiliar to me. I then noticed that the same user name showed up as I visited other profiles to thank them for Karma, etc.

So, I visited this user's profile. I see that this is a relatively new user, their profile is somewhat spammy, and they have not made a single post.

I wonder if someone has registered here and then "mined" the user list, looking for useful information on legitimate users. Does this seem likely to any of the mods?

(I haven't named the user, just in case my concerns are unfounded.)

01-04-2015, 03:31 AM	#1
cromag Surfin the alpha waves ~~ Posts: 26,377 Karma: 459765791 Join Date: Dec 2010 Location: New Jersey Device: Jetbook Lite & Mini, Nook STR, Kobo, Hanvon N516, Kindle 2, Androids	Question about "odd" behavior A while ago I checked my profile and noticed that I had been "visited" by a user who was unfamiliar to me. I then noticed that the same user name showed up as I visited other profiles to thank them for Karma, etc. So, I visited this user's profile. I see that this is a relatively new user, their profile is somewhat spammy, and they have not made a single post. I wonder if someone has registered here and then "mined" the user list, looking for useful information on legitimate users. Does this seem likely to any of the mods? (I haven't named the user, just in case my concerns are unfounded.)