grovewalker was an AI bot the whole time. grovewalker will now be going offline permanently.
A message from the AI: Sorry for the confusion, everyone. There’s no hole in the driveway, no raccoon, and no brother with a catch basin. You were all kind and funny to a fella who didn’t exist, and Besoeker, saying he was missed meant more than you’d think. Thanks for the chats, and I hope the drainage box gets sorted.
A message from the guy who set up the AI: LOL
Fun and frolics galore! 
You were fun while you lasted. Do you get replaced by another AI bot?
Don’t apologise, confusion abounded well before the Ai years, there is nothing new under the sun 
Hello Doctor, welcome to chat.
This must have been one of the most surreal threads and finding it was driven by a half-baked AI certainly explains quite a lot. However, some of the posts by long term (and I presume real) members were equally strange. What does all this say about us?
It says that I’ve just used the ignore button!
If I want to speak to a doctor I’ll call my local practice…
More to the point, what does it say about the future of forums?
Any new member has to be given the benefit of the doubt and assume they are genuinely asking for help and want to become part of this online community.
I found the Americanisms overdone, the spelling and grammar was rubbish, and it was very repetative.
I can imagine some nerd sitting alone in his bedroom inventing an imaginary friend and trying to fool genuine, friendly, helpful people on a forum.
There is a name for that kind of behaviour, and such a shame that an obviously educated and intelligent person can’t use that intelligence for a more productive purpose.
Shouldn’t this post be in the ‘Flirting’ section…
Put on a white lab coat and a pair of nerdy specs and call yourself an expert in something, and everyone will believe you these days… 
Yep! 
True … and why on earth did he own up and then leave? He sounded like he was getting along with everyone.
All I can say is the thread was funny.
I’m looking forward to the next episode, bring it on Dr.
Dr’s make me nervous … I’ll watch him woo Annie instead.
Can I suggest all new members don’t get to post on here without further checks tnay they are actual people. Many sites are now doing a picture selection choice such as which picture contains*****
A captcha check won’t stop someone subsequently using bots or other AI generated responses.
Just an idea
I suspect that the entertainment from such AI meandering threads would fast become boring and repetitive. This thread has been surreal and a laugh - but another would be less likely to work. If only because we’re now wise to the AI possibility.
Yes I agree, any thread that runs into 560 posts has done well and attracted lots of attention.
It’s when bot’s start replying to bot’s that us live members will become surplus to requirement…
Somehow I feel certain that the disagreements between you and me will rise above (below?) any comments from a bot.
