# Have we been overtaken by bots? **URL:** \ **Category:** Uncategorized\ **Created:** [June 21, 2026, 11:02am UTC](https://wahoox.forum.wahoofitness.com/t/have-we-been-overtaken-by-bots/31474 "2026-06-21T11:02:54Z")\ **Posts on this page:** 20\ **Page:** 1
**Author:** ![Glen.Coutts](https://sea2.discourse-cdn.com/flex020/user_avatar/wahoox.forum.wahoofitness.com/glen.coutts/32/25318_2.png) [@Glen.Coutts](https://wahoox.forum.wahoofitness.com/u/Glen.Coutts)\ **Post date:** [June 21, 2026, 11:02am UTC](https://wahoox.forum.wahoofitness.com/t/have-we-been-overtaken-by-bots/31474/1 "2026-06-21T11:02:54Z")
It sure seems to me like a disproportionate number of the latest posts have been made by brand new users that exhibit ChatGPT or other AI behaviour in terms of either or all of: writing style, response style, and content. “Coincidentally”, I am also getting an inordinate amount of “likes” from users who have just joined (or have very recently joined) and for posts or comments in threads that are far from recent with some being several years old. Eg. I’ll check my notifications and see “robo liked 12 of your posts”, Maybe The Company needs a bot of their own to sweep the forum and keep it human. 🐐 ![IMG_0986](https://us1.discourse-cdn.com/flex020/uploads/thesufferfest/original/3X/b/d/bd84263163c9485b69f564b51fb4eb23fa3cea18.jpeg) ![IMG_0984](https://us1.discourse-cdn.com/flex020/uploads/thesufferfest/original/3X/4/4/44d1c8a6b5aadd9e3cea7ae0eaf25b5423a47176.jpeg) ![IMG_0987](https://us1.discourse-cdn.com/flex020/uploads/thesufferfest/original/3X/e/0/e006feaa6267019e25783637d3c0cee0dde0fdef.jpeg) ---
**Author:** ![AlexEllermann](https://sea2.discourse-cdn.com/flex020/user_avatar/wahoox.forum.wahoofitness.com/alexellermann/32/10972_2.png) [@AlexEllermann](https://wahoox.forum.wahoofitness.com/u/AlexEllermann)\ **Post date:** [June 21, 2026, 11:06am UTC](https://wahoox.forum.wahoofitness.com/t/have-we-been-overtaken-by-bots/31474/2 "2026-06-21T11:06:51Z")
![giphy](https://us1.discourse-cdn.com/flex020/uploads/thesufferfest/original/3X/1/c/1cabd37f66544ee3c981ad6678c94cef9684563e.gif) I don’t know if it’s bots all the way down. Being charitable, perhaps people who aren’t comfortable writing in English are using AI to help. ---
**Author:** ![Glen.Coutts](https://sea2.discourse-cdn.com/flex020/user_avatar/wahoox.forum.wahoofitness.com/glen.coutts/32/25318_2.png) [@Glen.Coutts](https://wahoox.forum.wahoofitness.com/u/Glen.Coutts)\ **Post date:** [June 21, 2026, 11:18am UTC](https://wahoox.forum.wahoofitness.com/t/have-we-been-overtaken-by-bots/31474/3 "2026-06-21T11:18:43Z")
Perhaps. But why the multiple likes on old posts. Here’s a great example. This user joined 40 minutes ago and has already liked 47 of my posts in 27 minutes of reading. 🤣 ![IMG_0990](https://us1.discourse-cdn.com/flex020/uploads/thesufferfest/original/3X/9/d/9d15c0ff2ae02a51e106d839c79462e5b0c01697.jpeg) ![IMG_0989](https://us1.discourse-cdn.com/flex020/uploads/thesufferfest/original/3X/b/b/bb746fd76a13db736f00ccad50d52bb0952eb21b.jpeg) ---
**Author:** ![richie\_engineer](https://sea2.discourse-cdn.com/flex020/user_avatar/wahoox.forum.wahoofitness.com/richie_engineer/32/23570_2.png) [@richie\_engineer](https://wahoox.forum.wahoofitness.com/u/richie_engineer)\ **Post date:** [June 21, 2026, 5:49pm UTC](https://wahoox.forum.wahoofitness.com/t/have-we-been-overtaken-by-bots/31474/4 "2026-06-21T17:49:20Z")
Also liked a lot of my comments too ---
**Author:** ![Anne](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/a/ccd318/32.png) [@Anne](https://wahoox.forum.wahoofitness.com/u/Anne)\ **Post date:** [June 21, 2026, 5:54pm UTC](https://wahoox.forum.wahoofitness.com/t/have-we-been-overtaken-by-bots/31474/5 "2026-06-21T17:54:16Z")
I’m really glad you raised this @Glen.Coutts and I have also had likes to old posts and seen what you described. I would hate it if when I come here I have to navigate round the bots. Do you know if the Wahoo team can do anything? Thanks for starting this thread, I’m really interested in what can be done? ---
**Author:** ![RichieS](https://sea2.discourse-cdn.com/flex020/user_avatar/wahoox.forum.wahoofitness.com/richies/32/19859_2.png) [@RichieS](https://wahoox.forum.wahoofitness.com/u/RichieS)\ **Post date:** [June 21, 2026, 5:55pm UTC](https://wahoox.forum.wahoofitness.com/t/have-we-been-overtaken-by-bots/31474/6 "2026-06-21T17:55:28Z")
The posts asking for recommendations have really caught my eye for a number of reasons. ---
**Author:** ![Mecons](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/m/58f4c7/32.png) [@Mecons](https://wahoox.forum.wahoofitness.com/u/Mecons)\ **Post date:** [June 21, 2026, 7:44pm UTC](https://wahoox.forum.wahoofitness.com/t/have-we-been-overtaken-by-bots/31474/7 "2026-06-21T19:44:25Z")
I’ve had an unusual number of likes as well. ---
**Author:** ![Glen.Coutts](https://sea2.discourse-cdn.com/flex020/user_avatar/wahoox.forum.wahoofitness.com/glen.coutts/32/25318_2.png) [@Glen.Coutts](https://wahoox.forum.wahoofitness.com/u/Glen.Coutts)\ **Post date:** [June 21, 2026, 8:04pm UTC](https://wahoox.forum.wahoofitness.com/t/have-we-been-overtaken-by-bots/31474/8 "2026-06-21T20:04:46Z")
Tagging Sir @Rupert and @Helga for possible intervention. ---
**Author:** ![dukhuntr](https://sea2.discourse-cdn.com/flex020/user_avatar/wahoox.forum.wahoofitness.com/dukhuntr/32/25075_2.png) [@dukhuntr](https://wahoox.forum.wahoofitness.com/u/dukhuntr)\ **Post date:** [June 21, 2026, 8:56pm UTC](https://wahoox.forum.wahoofitness.com/t/have-we-been-overtaken-by-bots/31474/9 "2026-06-21T20:56:59Z")
and here I thought I had a new fan… Thanks for the ego check Sir Glen. ---
**Author:** ![sc235813](https://sea2.discourse-cdn.com/flex020/user_avatar/wahoox.forum.wahoofitness.com/sc235813/32/26119_2.png) [@sc235813](https://wahoox.forum.wahoofitness.com/u/sc235813)\ **Post date:** [June 21, 2026, 9:39pm UTC](https://wahoox.forum.wahoofitness.com/t/have-we-been-overtaken-by-bots/31474/10 "2026-06-21T21:39:38Z")
I think we should start naming names. There’s at least one handle that made me think “who picks a name like that” but then thought better of saying anything b/c my handle isn’t exactly lovable either. Sam ---
**Author:** ![Anne](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/a/ccd318/32.png) [@Anne](https://wahoox.forum.wahoofitness.com/u/Anne)\ **Post date:** [June 22, 2026, 9:11am UTC](https://wahoox.forum.wahoofitness.com/t/have-we-been-overtaken-by-bots/31474/11 "2026-06-22T09:11:55Z")
@sc235813 if you are thinking of the same one as me I think Wahoo X should be very worried 😆 ---
**Author:** ![richie\_engineer](https://sea2.discourse-cdn.com/flex020/user_avatar/wahoox.forum.wahoofitness.com/richie_engineer/32/23570_2.png) [@richie\_engineer](https://wahoox.forum.wahoofitness.com/u/richie_engineer)\ **Post date:** [June 22, 2026, 9:37am UTC](https://wahoox.forum.wahoofitness.com/t/have-we-been-overtaken-by-bots/31474/12 "2026-06-22T09:37:52Z")
@dukhuntr Still a fan, Sir ---
**Author:** ![Isa](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/i/c68b51/32.png) [@Isa](https://wahoox.forum.wahoofitness.com/u/Isa)\ **Post date:** [June 22, 2026, 11:47am UTC](https://wahoox.forum.wahoofitness.com/t/have-we-been-overtaken-by-bots/31474/13 "2026-06-22T11:47:05Z")
Thank you for pointing this out, Sir Glen, though honestly I’m not expecting Wahoo to do anything as I’m so cynical I actually wondered at one point if they or some of them might be company sponsored in order to train internal AI systems. ---
**Author:** ![Glen.Coutts](https://sea2.discourse-cdn.com/flex020/user_avatar/wahoox.forum.wahoofitness.com/glen.coutts/32/25318_2.png) [@Glen.Coutts](https://wahoox.forum.wahoofitness.com/u/Glen.Coutts)\ **Post date:** [June 22, 2026, 12:05pm UTC](https://wahoox.forum.wahoofitness.com/t/have-we-been-overtaken-by-bots/31474/14 "2026-06-22T12:05:34Z")
> [@Isa](#): > > I actually wondered at one point if they or some of them might be company sponsored in order to train internal AI systems. I’ve thought the same thing 😢 Edit: I should add, I still think it. ---
**Author:** ![SirDale](https://sea2.discourse-cdn.com/flex020/user_avatar/wahoox.forum.wahoofitness.com/sirdale/32/26105_2.png) [@SirDale](https://wahoox.forum.wahoofitness.com/u/SirDale)\ **Post date:** [June 22, 2026, 1:26pm UTC](https://wahoox.forum.wahoofitness.com/t/have-we-been-overtaken-by-bots/31474/15 "2026-06-22T13:26:26Z")
Sir Rupert’s on holiday right now, so it might be a bit before he gets to it. Perhaps Helga and/or others may be of some assistance, but I’ve noticed the bot-like behavior on many forums, including some that are supposed to be closed/private. ---
**Author:** ![Glen.Coutts](https://sea2.discourse-cdn.com/flex020/user_avatar/wahoox.forum.wahoofitness.com/glen.coutts/32/25318_2.png) [@Glen.Coutts](https://wahoox.forum.wahoofitness.com/u/Glen.Coutts)\ **Post date:** [June 22, 2026, 1:54pm UTC](https://wahoox.forum.wahoofitness.com/t/have-we-been-overtaken-by-bots/31474/16 "2026-06-22T13:54:22Z")
Hey Sir Dale, it’s really just another pain point for me. Nothing must dull the suffering 😜 ---
**Author:** ![RoseYarrow](https://sea2.discourse-cdn.com/flex020/user_avatar/wahoox.forum.wahoofitness.com/roseyarrow/32/18517_2.png) [@RoseYarrow](https://wahoox.forum.wahoofitness.com/u/RoseYarrow)\ **Post date:** [June 23, 2026, 2:27am UTC](https://wahoox.forum.wahoofitness.com/t/have-we-been-overtaken-by-bots/31474/18 "2026-06-23T02:27:13Z")
![image](https://us1.discourse-cdn.com/flex020/uploads/thesufferfest/original/3X/f/7/f77e4d9ad39fb940bccc9878dd60e1e8df49ff24.jpeg) Nothing to see here… ---
**Author:** ![Fantom](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/f/ad7895/32.png) [@Fantom](https://wahoox.forum.wahoofitness.com/u/Fantom)\ **Post date:** [June 23, 2026, 11:15am UTC](https://wahoox.forum.wahoofitness.com/t/have-we-been-overtaken-by-bots/31474/19 "2026-06-23T11:15:23Z")
Hello? A human here. Hardly surprising that everyone “loves “ all your posts Sir Glenn. ---
**Author:** ![Fantom](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/f/ad7895/32.png) [@Fantom](https://wahoox.forum.wahoofitness.com/u/Fantom)\ **Post date:** [June 23, 2026, 11:16am UTC](https://wahoox.forum.wahoofitness.com/t/have-we-been-overtaken-by-bots/31474/20 "2026-06-23T11:16:52Z")
I’m just catching up. Have had some time off for surgery and desperate to start Suffering again but know I need to wait another 4-5 weeks really. ---
**Author:** ![emacdoug](https://sea2.discourse-cdn.com/flex020/user_avatar/wahoox.forum.wahoofitness.com/emacdoug/32/15557_2.png) [@emacdoug](https://wahoox.forum.wahoofitness.com/u/emacdoug)\ **Post date:** [June 24, 2026, 1:27am UTC](https://wahoox.forum.wahoofitness.com/t/have-we-been-overtaken-by-bots/31474/21 "2026-06-24T01:27:26Z")
I had a bunch of old posts get likes, too, but I just chalked it up to new or inactive users getting read up on the old news. As long as they’re friendly I’m sure GvA will make sure they suffer appropriately. [Next page](https://wahoox.forum.wahoofitness.com/t/have-we-been-overtaken-by-bots/31474.md?page=2)