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Ask HN: Why all these GitHub fake accounts starring my project
Many of the stargazers of my MLtraq GitHub repository https://github.com/elehcimd/mltraq look weird.
There is no verifiable information, seemingly from China; they have a massive count of stars/forks. My attempts to contact a few of them failed, so I tend to think these are bots.
What's their purpose?
- MartijnHols 2y agoThere are site where you can buy stars on GitHub. [1] By starring more than just customer repositories, these sites reduce the risk their customers are caught and reprimanded. Stars are often used as quick indicator of project popularity, maturity and trustworthiness. [1] https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=36151140 https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=36151140