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December 12, 2025 at 03:21 am Reply
AdamThere are a lot of posts made at the same time about the exact same thing and written in the same style. I feel like this is either bots, or the same person trying to over publicize their idea. Am I the only one who thinks this?
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December 12, 2025 at 03:39 am Reply
object(stdClass)#575 (23) { ["ID"]=> string(5) "31034" ["post_author"]=> string(1) "3" ["post_date"]=> string(19) "2025-12-12 03:39:51" ["post_date_gmt"]=> string(19) "2025-12-12 03:39:51" ["post_content"]=> string(376) "Hi, Adam,
I guess it would help if I knew what bot spammed meant!
I do get the occasional crank message, but I try to sort things out, erase the phony stuff, and talk only with the fans who really have something to say to me. OK? -----Gordon Korman-----
" ["post_title"]=> string(5) "reply" ["post_excerpt"]=> string(0) "" ["post_status"]=> string(7) "publish" ["comment_status"]=> string(6) "closed" ["ping_status"]=> string(6) "closed" ["post_password"]=> string(0) "" ["post_name"]=> string(11) "reply-11138" ["to_ping"]=> string(0) "" ["pinged"]=> string(0) "" ["post_modified"]=> string(19) "2025-12-12 03:39:51" ["post_modified_gmt"]=> string(19) "2025-12-12 03:39:51" ["post_content_filtered"]=> string(0) "" ["post_parent"]=> string(5) "31032" ["guid"]=> string(42) "https://gordonkorman.com/reply/reply-11138" ["menu_order"]=> string(1) "0" ["post_type"]=> string(5) "reply" ["post_mime_type"]=> string(0) "" ["comment_count"]=> string(1) "0" }Hi, Adam,
I guess it would help if I knew what bot spammed meant!
I do get the occasional crank message, but I try to sort things out, erase the phony stuff, and talk only with the fans who really have something to say to me. OK? -----Gordon Korman-----
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December 12, 2025 at 03:31 pm Reply
Adamobject(stdClass)#546 (23) { ["ID"]=> string(5) "31054" ["post_author"]=> string(1) "3" ["post_date"]=> string(19) "2025-12-12 15:31:55" ["post_date_gmt"]=> string(19) "2025-12-12 15:31:55" ["post_content"]=> string(563) "Hello, and yeah, that makes sense. By the way, bot spammed means a client got in and generated a whole lot of different messages or accounts at the same time. You do have a captcha, so that probably helped. Have a nice day,
Adam
" ["post_title"]=> string(5) "reply" ["post_excerpt"]=> string(0) "" ["post_status"]=> string(7) "publish" ["comment_status"]=> string(6) "closed" ["ping_status"]=> string(6) "closed" ["post_password"]=> string(0) "" ["post_name"]=> string(11) "reply-11158" ["to_ping"]=> string(0) "" ["pinged"]=> string(0) "" ["post_modified"]=> string(19) "2025-12-12 15:31:55" ["post_modified_gmt"]=> string(19) "2025-12-12 15:31:55" ["post_content_filtered"]=> string(0) "" ["post_parent"]=> string(5) "31032" ["guid"]=> string(42) "https://gordonkorman.com/reply/reply-11158" ["menu_order"]=> string(1) "0" ["post_type"]=> string(5) "reply" ["post_mime_type"]=> string(0) "" ["comment_count"]=> string(1) "0" }Hello, and yeah, that makes sense. By the way, bot spammed means a client got in and generated a whole lot of different messages or accounts at the same time. You do have a captcha, so that probably helped. Have a nice day,
Adam
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December 12, 2025 at 04:25 pm Reply
object(stdClass)#578 (23) { ["ID"]=> string(5) "31057" ["post_author"]=> string(1) "3" ["post_date"]=> string(19) "2025-12-12 16:25:50" ["post_date_gmt"]=> string(19) "2025-12-12 16:25:50" ["post_content"]=> string(251) "Thanks, Adam. I get whole classes writing to me about one of my books, and it looks peculiar, but it\'s legit. And I love hearing from them. It\'s my business, after all. ---GK---
" ["post_title"]=> string(5) "reply" ["post_excerpt"]=> string(0) "" ["post_status"]=> string(7) "publish" ["comment_status"]=> string(6) "closed" ["ping_status"]=> string(6) "closed" ["post_password"]=> string(0) "" ["post_name"]=> string(11) "reply-11157" ["to_ping"]=> string(0) "" ["pinged"]=> string(0) "" ["post_modified"]=> string(19) "2025-12-12 16:25:50" ["post_modified_gmt"]=> string(19) "2025-12-12 16:25:50" ["post_content_filtered"]=> string(0) "" ["post_parent"]=> string(5) "31032" ["guid"]=> string(42) "https://gordonkorman.com/reply/reply-11157" ["menu_order"]=> string(1) "0" ["post_type"]=> string(5) "reply" ["post_mime_type"]=> string(0) "" ["comment_count"]=> string(1) "0" }Thanks, Adam. I get whole classes writing to me about one of my books, and it looks peculiar, but it\'s legit. And I love hearing from them. It\'s my business, after all. ---GK---
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December 12, 2025 at 08:21 pm Reply
Daniel Chengobject(stdClass)#564 (23) { ["ID"]=> string(5) "31060" ["post_author"]=> string(1) "3" ["post_date"]=> string(19) "2025-12-12 20:21:03" ["post_date_gmt"]=> string(19) "2025-12-12 20:21:03" ["post_content"]=> string(52) "Why is there an \ every time you press " ' "?
" ["post_title"]=> string(5) "reply" ["post_excerpt"]=> string(0) "" ["post_status"]=> string(7) "publish" ["comment_status"]=> string(6) "closed" ["ping_status"]=> string(6) "closed" ["post_password"]=> string(0) "" ["post_name"]=> string(11) "reply-11161" ["to_ping"]=> string(0) "" ["pinged"]=> string(0) "" ["post_modified"]=> string(19) "2025-12-12 20:21:03" ["post_modified_gmt"]=> string(19) "2025-12-12 20:21:03" ["post_content_filtered"]=> string(0) "" ["post_parent"]=> string(5) "31032" ["guid"]=> string(42) "https://gordonkorman.com/reply/reply-11161" ["menu_order"]=> string(1) "0" ["post_type"]=> string(5) "reply" ["post_mime_type"]=> string(0) "" ["comment_count"]=> string(1) "0" }Why is there an \ every time you press " ' "?
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December 12, 2025 at 10:39 pm Reply
object(stdClass)#551 (23) { ["ID"]=> string(5) "31061" ["post_author"]=> string(1) "3" ["post_date"]=> string(19) "2025-12-12 22:39:26" ["post_date_gmt"]=> string(19) "2025-12-12 22:39:26" ["post_content"]=> string(113) "Fumble fingers? "'" There, I did t. No /. -G-
" ["post_title"]=> string(5) "reply" ["post_excerpt"]=> string(0) "" ["post_status"]=> string(7) "publish" ["comment_status"]=> string(6) "closed" ["ping_status"]=> string(6) "closed" ["post_password"]=> string(0) "" ["post_name"]=> string(11) "reply-11162" ["to_ping"]=> string(0) "" ["pinged"]=> string(0) "" ["post_modified"]=> string(19) "2025-12-12 22:39:26" ["post_modified_gmt"]=> string(19) "2025-12-12 22:39:26" ["post_content_filtered"]=> string(0) "" ["post_parent"]=> string(5) "31032" ["guid"]=> string(42) "https://gordonkorman.com/reply/reply-11162" ["menu_order"]=> string(1) "0" ["post_type"]=> string(5) "reply" ["post_mime_type"]=> string(0) "" ["comment_count"]=> string(1) "0" }Fumble fingers? "'" There, I did t. No /. -G-
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December 13, 2025 at 07:32 pm Reply
Adamobject(stdClass)#548 (23) { ["ID"]=> string(5) "31067" ["post_author"]=> string(1) "3" ["post_date"]=> string(19) "2025-12-13 19:32:07" ["post_date_gmt"]=> string(19) "2025-12-13 19:32:07" ["post_content"]=> string(44) "Ok, thanks. Just wanted to make sure.
" ["post_title"]=> string(5) "reply" ["post_excerpt"]=> string(0) "" ["post_status"]=> string(7) "publish" ["comment_status"]=> string(6) "closed" ["ping_status"]=> string(6) "closed" ["post_password"]=> string(0) "" ["post_name"]=> string(11) "reply-11165" ["to_ping"]=> string(0) "" ["pinged"]=> string(0) "" ["post_modified"]=> string(19) "2025-12-13 19:32:07" ["post_modified_gmt"]=> string(19) "2025-12-13 19:32:07" ["post_content_filtered"]=> string(0) "" ["post_parent"]=> string(5) "31032" ["guid"]=> string(42) "https://gordonkorman.com/reply/reply-11165" ["menu_order"]=> string(1) "0" ["post_type"]=> string(5) "reply" ["post_mime_type"]=> string(0) "" ["comment_count"]=> string(1) "0" }Ok, thanks. Just wanted to make sure.
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December 15, 2025 at 09:26 pm Reply
Korman Junkieobject(stdClass)#561 (23) { ["ID"]=> string(5) "31084" ["post_author"]=> string(1) "3" ["post_date"]=> string(19) "2025-12-15 21:26:37" ["post_date_gmt"]=> string(19) "2025-12-15 21:26:37" ["post_content"]=> string(118) "for me, sometimes posts i do don't appear right away, so I repost--only for the OG to appear! it could be that.
" ["post_title"]=> string(5) "reply" ["post_excerpt"]=> string(0) "" ["post_status"]=> string(7) "publish" ["comment_status"]=> string(6) "closed" ["ping_status"]=> string(6) "closed" ["post_password"]=> string(0) "" ["post_name"]=> string(11) "reply-11176" ["to_ping"]=> string(0) "" ["pinged"]=> string(0) "" ["post_modified"]=> string(19) "2025-12-15 21:26:37" ["post_modified_gmt"]=> string(19) "2025-12-15 21:26:37" ["post_content_filtered"]=> string(0) "" ["post_parent"]=> string(5) "31032" ["guid"]=> string(42) "https://gordonkorman.com/reply/reply-11176" ["menu_order"]=> string(1) "0" ["post_type"]=> string(5) "reply" ["post_mime_type"]=> string(0) "" ["comment_count"]=> string(1) "0" }for me, sometimes posts i do don't appear right away, so I repost--only for the OG to appear! it could be that.
