The folks over at at TechRaptor bring us word (recently updated) that Valve Implementing New Steam Comment Moderation Bot:
Steam's forums are an enjoyable place to be when you are discussing the latest happening in the gaming world. It is common to run into internet trolls and the likes, but there is nothing like keeping up with the spam comments giving people unsafe links to click through. Some of those links directed to Counter Strike: Global Offensive skin trading and gambling sites, and other non-safe places where they ask you for sensitive and personal information.
Recently, Steam users went to Reddit to report a new message that appeared to them for a few seconds whenever they comment in forum threads. Not only that, it apparently shows for users as well who are posting reviews of their recently played games.
Reportedly, the following message normally only shows for a few seconds before your comment gets approved, which means the comment moderation bot is only looking for links or any harmful content.
"This comment is awaiting analysis by our automated content check system. It will be temporarily hidden until we verify that it does not contain harmful content (e.g. links to websites that attempt to steal information)."
Valve later got back to TechRaptor with the following message:
Yes, we are scanning the forums and hiding posts that contain links to malicious sites attempting to steal user’s Steam information. We are always looking for ways to improve with new updates, fixes, and features.
Apolitical? Check. Narrowly-scoped? Check. No ideological argument or stretching of the definition of "harm" necessary? Check. Botting like a boss, guys.
[Belated Note: SoylentNews does not use automated moderation. We stick you poor folks with the work instead. --TMB]
(Score: 0) by Anonymous Coward on Thursday June 18 2020, @06:21AM (3 children)
Lagg said "boyo". Afrikaans?
(Score: 0) by Anonymous Coward on Thursday June 18 2020, @02:41PM (2 children)
It's a common slang, maybe borrowed from Afrikaans, but it's been in use for quite a while.
(Score: 0) by Anonymous Coward on Thursday June 18 2020, @04:40PM (1 child)
AC said:
Other AC said:
To GP AC:
Yeah! What up with that boyo! Have you been living under a rock or something?
In fact, IIRC the first time I heard that term was in an episode of Murder, She Wrote [wikipedia.org] that aired sometime between 1985 and 1992.
Move ahead to the 1980s, friend.
(Score: 3, Interesting) by Freeman on Thursday June 18 2020, @08:34PM
https://en.wiktionary.org/wiki/boyo [wiktionary.org]
First place I remember hearing it is from "The Bard's Tale":
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/The_Bard's_Tale_(2004_video_game) [wikipedia.org]
It's a funny, stupid funny game.
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