After an in depth discussion with the aforementioned YouTuber we have gained clarity into how the situation unfolded. It would be the responsible thing for us to do to update our messaging so to not cause any unnecessary strife within the community.
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We’ve traced the majority of this year’s spammy contributions back to a participant with a large online audience who openly encouraged their community to take part in spammy activities, including ideas on how to game the system. However, we know the spam issues go beyond this one example. This is an aspect of Hacktoberfest we have been working to improve since we started the program seven years ago.
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We’ve traced the majority of this year’s spammy contributions back to a participant with a large online audience and a misunderstanding in his video that the community interpreted as instruction to take part in spammy activities. However, we know the spam issues go beyond this one example. This is an aspect of Hacktoberfest we have been working to improve since we started the program seven years ago.
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After an in depth discussion with the aforementioned YouTuber we have gained clarity into how the situation unfolded. It would be the responsible thing for us to do to update our messaging so to not cause any unnecessary strife within the community.
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