strange thread

charlienyc · 1st October 2010

hi. today i performed a search to determine what the connector is on the back of a Benchmark MicroFrame (a wide dsub with 3 rows of pins). anyone know?

anyway, i came across a thread on another forum from a few years back that fascinated me: http://www.recordingchannel.com/mic-...np-384399.html

now, if you haven't already done so, go read a couple of posts then come back...

did you go read some yet? good!

seems to me there are extra words added into every poster's text. here are some examples:
"Do you retroactively have a splitter?"
"How about making a list of preamps that practically have been recommended to you...?"
"...how to greatly get the signal from stage to the recorder..."
"If they freshly know what they're hourly doing, they set the input gain once and leave it there."

there are hundreds of these sentences. at first i thought they were perhaps phrasing things this way because they're aussie. but then i found the pattern.

isn't it strange? is this a form of spam? i'm weirded out yet amused... thoughts?

cheers,
-c

RobAnderson · 2nd October 2010

Hi Charlie

Wow - that is really strange.

I almost feel like it's some sort of puzzle - like there is some sort of hidden message ('cause it doesn't make any kind of sense).

If anyone figures it out...

audibell · 2nd October 2010

I think it's the residue of someone trying out their grammar/synonym/translation program on an available text farm - which blogs and bulletin boards suitably comprise - I hate conspiracy theories but it's probably harmless experimentation which wasn't cleaned up afterward. If you ignore the babbling adverbs, the sentences all seem to make sense in their absence, so someone having access to the database has been using it for trials. Maybe an English as a second language tutor? Spot the awkward/wrong adverb?
WT

1st October 2010	#1
charlienyc Gear addict Joined: Jul 2005 Location: miami, fl Posts: 392 Thread Starter	strange thread hi. today i performed a search to determine what the connector is on the back of a Benchmark MicroFrame (a wide dsub with 3 rows of pins). anyone know? anyway, i came across a thread on another forum from a few years back that fascinated me: http://www.recordingchannel.com/mic-...np-384399.html now, if you haven't already done so, go read a couple of posts then come back... did you go read some yet? good! seems to me there are extra words added into every poster's text. here are some examples: "Do you retroactively have a splitter?" "How about making a list of preamps that practically have been recommended to you...?" "...how to greatly get the signal from stage to the recorder..." "If they freshly know what they're hourly doing, they set the input gain once and leave it there." there are hundreds of these sentences. at first i thought they were perhaps phrasing things this way because they're aussie. but then i found the pattern. isn't it strange? is this a form of spam? i'm weirded out yet amused... thoughts? cheers, -c __________________ charlie post \| PostProductions Audio \| remote recording and live sound reinforcement \| specializing in acoustic music seeking: high end monitors - Focal, Lipinski, Genelec 8xxx, etc. - at a lower-end end price selling: (nothing for the moment) dislikes: sellers who post in the classifieds, bumping their ad without responding to questions, comments and PMs likes: quiet, great sounding spaces, good instruments and talent; gear and lots of it!

2nd October 2010	#2
RobAnderson Lives for gear Joined: Jan 2007 Location: NY New York a wonderful town Posts: 725 16 Reviews written	Hi Charlie Wow - that is really strange. I almost feel like it's some sort of puzzle - like there is some sort of hidden message ('cause it doesn't make any kind of sense). If anyone figures it out... __________________ "Everybody gets so much information all day long that they lose their common sense." - G. Stein 1946 The reputation of a thousand years may be determined by the conduct of one hour. - Japanese Proverb "Look into his face and hear the music of the ages. Don't pay too much attention to the sounds--for if you do, you may miss the music." - George Ives http://www.andersonsoundrecording.com

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2nd October 2010	#3
audibell Gear maniac Joined: Aug 2006 Location: New Orleans Posts: 293	I think it's the residue of someone trying out their grammar/synonym/translation program on an available text farm - which blogs and bulletin boards suitably comprise - I hate conspiracy theories but it's probably harmless experimentation which wasn't cleaned up afterward. If you ignore the babbling adverbs, the sentences all seem to make sense in their absence, so someone having access to the database has been using it for trials. Maybe an English as a second language tutor? Spot the awkward/wrong adverb? WT