Comment on Protect Your Contact Information From Scammers

  1. p0ppys33dmuff1n Wed 24 Sep 2025 01:51AM UTC

    I understand being cautious, but emoji-only comments aren't at all an effective method for scammers who want to draw you in, and they know that.
    Emoji-only comments are used by all sorts of people, from shy people to those without much to say to people without the spoons to say anything, but not scammers. /not mean

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    1. MalcontentCatboy Wed 24 Sep 2025 12:41PM UTC

      I agree, all-emoji comments are probably the least likely to be a scammer or anything like that, because aside from total nonsense, they're the least likely kind of comment to get a response.

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      1. StarCoyote Wed 24 Sep 2025 02:59PM UTC

        Real. I've gotten them before and I don't reply to emoji only because I have no idea how to reply to them.

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        1. waketosleep Wed 24 Sep 2025 11:15PM UTC

          Embroidered pillow saying 'stay in there and think about what you did'

          I usually reply to emoji comments with an emoji

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          1. StarCoyote Thu 25 Sep 2025 09:22AM UTC

            Wait that makes so much sense!

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    3. tocasia Wed 24 Sep 2025 01:58PM UTC

      Seconding the spoons thing. Oftentimes I leave a string of hearts when I can't manage anything more articulate. It's important to me to let the author know I liked it, even if that's the best I can do right now.

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