Competitive Spying

[Shawn Gossman]

How do you feel about competitors who join your forum to spy on what your forum is doing?

Sometimes, you can notice this by visiting their forum and seeing posts they have made that are really close to topics you have created. If you create very unique topics not found on other relevant forums, it's even easier to spot when a competitor does it.

How do you feel about this sort of thing? Do you think it's fine? Wrong? Should be stopped?

 

[AWS]

I'm flattered. Means the site is worth watching. I've been inspired by what I see sometimes. I will normally start my version of the post with "I read this at this site and..."

 

[Shawn Gossman]

I'm flattered. Means the site is worth watching. I've been inspired by what I see sometimes. I will normally start my version of the post with "I read this at this site and..."

I too am fine with it, myself.

Steal away. I'm already seeing it on other forums, haha.

That must mean I am inspiring people.

 

[Cedric]

I will steal everyone's content.

Not but, it happens when I'm browsing forums, and I see a topic that I'd like to discuss on mine. I tend not to post the same topics, or give it a twist to make it different where possible. One thing I never do is when someone makes a topic per example an hour ago, and immediately posting the same one on mine. I try to differentiate myself from others as much as possible.

 

[Shawn Gossman]

I will steal everyone's content.

Not but, it happens when I'm browsing forums, and I see a topic that I'd like to discuss on mine. I tend not to post the same topics, or give it a twist to make it different where possible. One thing I never do is when someone makes a topic per example an hour ago, and immediately posting the same one on mine. I try to differentiate myself from others as much as possible.

I think we all do that.

In the world of internet 3.0, what's original anymore?

 

[Cedric]

I think we all do that.

In the world of internet 3.0, what's original anymore?

Nothing really. You can try to give it a unique twist, but chances are it's been done before a long time ago.

 

[Mike30]

Well, I would say it is not competitive spying. I would say copycats with lack of creativity.
Each person has their own things(experience/expertise), that belong to them and no one else. They just decide to copy others out-right.

We all learn from each other, that's what humans do by nature. You may grab one or two things/ideas, but anything after that it's a poor copycat.

 

[Shawn Gossman]

Nothing really. You can try to give it a unique twist, but chances are it's been done before a long time ago.

Even AI is using the same thing as other people did.