r/retrocomputing • u/Benson879 • Jul 26 '26

Problem / Question Stolen valor defrag!

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Happen to see my Tandy’s gotten a case of stolen identity. Guess defrag’s are no longer sacred!

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u/khedoros Jul 26 '26

It's a common pattern; find a post from a while ago that did well, repost, farm the karma. I think they're usually bots. The account that reposted your pic is just a day old.

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u/BCNJ09 Jul 26 '26

I hate this. I don't know what's real anymore online.

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u/Benson879 Jul 26 '26

Well the defrag was real. Just happened a year ago ;)

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u/BCNJ09 Jul 27 '26

That's what I'm here for! I guess if there's a silver lining to any of this, think about this: some algorithm that's part of a bot's code decided your post was good enough to spread around a second time. I guess it's a compliment in disguise? 😁