/x/ - Paranormal/Schizo

Here is an example of an encounter with one of ((them)), who try and keep you addicted through micro-strategies, commonly mistaken for "bait". It is very difficult to distinguish between bait and ((their)) micro-strategies since they serve the same purpose but for a different reason. Here one of ((them)) tries to "bait" me and others by claiming that there is no arrow on the post, even though there clearly is one. This causes several people to remain for much longer on the website than they would have if not for just one reply.

it stops being addictive when all anyone posts is coal

Several signs the post was made by ((them)):
1. Usage of extremely subtle bait, however for which people still fall.
2. Long texts.
3. Media gets instantly approved. (Not certainly a sign)
4. ((Their)) post gets many replies.

>>19369
well i guess their posts dont work on me because i just dont take interest in them

i like the posts that actually have something fun to do or interesting to read

Other strategies ((they)) employ to keep you on the website longer:
1. Bans
Getting banned makes you have to type the post all over again, thus you spend TWICE the amount of time on the website. Also it is extremely easy to get banned and I have been banned many times for no reason at all.
2. Reply delay
When you reply to a post it takes a relatively long amount of time for the reply to appear, even though the post has been bumped as can be seen on the log. This delay makes you check whether the reply went through several times, thus increasing the amount of time you spent on the website.

That's also why Admin 6 cares about the PPH so much. It is a metric to see how addictive the platform is. The whole april fools event was another experiment to maximise the PPH

Notice how there are only two primary boards on this website: /soy/ and /pol/. The rest act as a decoy, they are simply there to fill up empty space. ((They)) only care about /soy/ and /pol/, which can be seen from the PPH on those boards. I do not know what percentage of the users are ((them)) but it could be as high as 90% in my opinion

Also the whole drama around the administration is entirely manufactured by ((them)), also to boost the PPH and the engagement.

Posts that I am practically certain were made by ((them))