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    February 04, 2020

    Xbox One - Thank you Falconbox

    Thank you Falconbox

    Posted: 04 Feb 2020 10:23 AM PST

    It is with a heavy heart that we announce the passing of our good friend and colleague, /u/Falconbox. A man who simply loved gaming, and giving back to the communities which gave him so much joy, Falconbox was a moderator with Reddit for over 6 years. He volunteered countless hours to help build, structure, and run subreddits such as /r/XboxOne, /r/PS4, /r/PS5, /r/Battlefield_One, /r/BattlefieldV, and more.

    From all of us here, and every team you've touched, we wish to thank you for every minute of your dedication. As well as every second of your friendship.

    It is with great dismay that we share Falconbox took his own life. We do so in hopes to spread awareness and prevention of further pain.

    If you, or anyone you know are suffering, there are resources at your disposal.

    National Suicide Prevention Hotline:Phone: 800-273-8255

    Online chat: https://suicidepreventionlifeline.org/chat/

    Website: https://suicidepreventionlifeline.org/

    Crisis Text Line Text: HOME to 741741 (available 24/7)

    Website: https://www.crisistextline.org/

    If you wish to donate to his family in any capacity, please use the following link: GoFundMe

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    An Explanation on Bots & How to Prevent Them From Stealing Your Code

    Posted: 04 Feb 2020 07:19 AM PST

    Yesterday I noticed a fellow Redditor posted a now deleted post on how some users in this community have fabricated the story about the existence of bots in order to validate their reasoning for not redeeming the code in time. To both that user and to any other users out there who feel the same, here is why...

    What is a Bot?

    First I'll start off with explaining what a 'bot' truly is, as commonly referred to here on Reddit:

    A bot is any autonomous script that has the ability to complete a specific task without command.

    Do Bots Exist on Reddit?

    In the case of Reddit, r/xboxone specifically, the bots that are implemented into these forums automatically scan for keywords found in both text and images.

    A good example would be: You post a giveaway for an Xbox redeemable code in this community, in the title of the post you typed the word "giveaway" Therefore, a bot known as the 'AutoModerator (AM)' that was set up by the moderators of this community instantly scans through the text of the post looking for certain keywords or phrases. The AM receives a hit on a keyword in the title of your post, that word is "giveaway." In return the AM will proceed to comment the typical giveaway script which specifies the rules and restrictions that the OP and user must follow. This whole process happens instantaneously.

    How Do Bots Work

    Within anywhere from a few minutes to couple hours of work, a person or a 'hacker' (as some may call them) can use a language such as Python. By using the Python, a user can implement certain script lines (or 'code') that have to the ability to scan each text post within a few milliseconds/seconds, similar to that of the AutoModerator. When this script is running, the bot is looking for any inclusion of 25 characters in the order of XXXX-XXXX-XXXX-XXXXX-XXXXX. this is the exact order of how redeemable Xbox codes are provided .

    That bot would then copy any text in that order and then by using another script will visit the redeem section on Microsoft's website and redeem it to the account specified by the script creator. Typically the script creator will have that specified account as their own which would allow for them to accumulate multiple game codes or subscriptions without moving a finger. Now, if the creator of the script would like to go even farther, they could create a script that could scan images for certain keywords in a specific order once again.

    Example: this could be compared to the likes of various mobile applications such as Google Lens which has the ability to scan nearly any text and image found within an image and then convert the text found into actual font characters.

    Once the bot has successfully found and copied the text from an image which is most likely a redeem card, the same end process would repeat which will result in the script creator receiving new game or subscription.

    How Fast Can a Bot Claim a Code?

    No matter which method is used, be it the text found in a Reddit post or text pulled from an image, this process all occurs instantly...or at least faster than the average human can pull up the redeem section on the site, app, or console themselves and type in the 25-digit code.

    How to Get Rid of Bots?

    Being that Reddit is a public site that is available to millions of users, bots will most likely always exist. Now of course, Python isn't the only module that can complete tasks such as these, but it potentially could be the most common.

    How to PROPERLY Giveaway Codes

    In order to improve the likelihood of your charitable gift actually reaching a legitimate user, you could always:

    Type out the code, but then delete a character (or multiple) from the code and replace the missing character with an "_ OR — OR []" (Underscore, hyphens, or brackets)

    If you're looking to do an instantaneous first-come-first-served giveaway, then simply type the missing character(s) into the comment section below your post.

    If you want to increase your inability for bots to grab your code, say something such as "The missing letter is the first letter in the word __" or even something more complex as "The missing letter is the third letter in the team name of the 2020 Super Bowl winning team."

    Lastly, the absolute BEST method to give away a code is to make a post without typing the code out or posting an image of it without censoring more than 4 characters. Once that is done, type in your post "first one to PM me gets the code." Now, before you give out the code so easily, make sure the user PMing you doesn't have an extremely low karma rating (any negatives and/or under 10 karma). If you'll like to go a step farther, check their comments to see if they only comment on giveaway posts, i.e. a giveaway hunter. Once they meet all the requirements, feel free to shoot them a PM with the code, that way no bot can claim it.

    (Side note: almost every code ends with a 'Z'. Never just cover up the Z at the end as script creators can have their bot auto-insert a Z if the last digit is missing)

    No matter which method you choose, either one should be a sure method to deflecting away bots. Hopefully this helps all that are apart of this community :)

    TL;DR - How bots work on Reddit, how they're made, and most importantly HOW TO PROPERLY GIVEAWAY CODES

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    submitted by /u/Frocharocha
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    submitted by /u/HappyDoomKitten
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