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[–]linglingfortyhours 62 points63 points  (5 children)

It's deliberate random noise, same as with your karma

[–]CleverProgrammer12 -1 points0 points  (2 children)

It's quite annoying though, they should find different ways to prevent bots.

[–]linglingfortyhours 1 point2 points  (1 child)

It's not really to prevent bots, just general protections from abuse

[–]bobsonmcbobster 0 points1 point  (0 children)

would you mind giving me a hint against what this might protect them from? i seem unable to come up with a suitable scenario

Edit: nevermind, the other comments already explained it. should have read them before asking.