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Yeah, same here. Not a total bloodbath, but enough of a mess that I don’t trust any single day’s data right now. The affiliate pages are definitely the ones getting slapped around the most on my side too. Google keeps doing that thing where it hides the page under AI crap, then acts like nothing happened two days later. Real useful, thanks guys. That’s how I look at it.
From what I see, Kind of feels like yeah, I’m seeing the same crap. One site’s fine, another one gets smacked for no obvious reason, and the “content quality” crowd just starts chanting like that explains anything. I mean, Honestly feels more like another shuffle than anything we can…
From what I’ve seen, yeah, it’s been ugly. I’ve got one site that looks fine in GSC and still got kicked in the teeth, so I’m not realy buying the “just improve content” sermon either. Feels like they’re testing stuff again and some of us are just the unlucky sample.
To be fair, right… Yeah, I’ve had that happen on a couple parasite setups too. Usually it’s not a clean “dropped” thing, it just gets stuck in that half-dead state where Search Console looks like it’s doing something but nothing actually moves. The weird URL/path swapping is the part that makes me side-eye it. I’ve seen that when Google seems to be bouncing between variants or just not trusting the page enough to settle on one version. Not saying that’s *definitely* it, but it’s not the normal “wait a few days” crap people love to repeat. What’s been more consistent for me is: – fresh links don’t always push it anymore – pages get crawled, but not really *processed* – some URLs come back with odd canonical-ish behavior or alternate paths – one property gets treated fine, another on the same setup just dies for no obvious reason So yeah, I don’t think it’s just crawl budget. Feels more like some internal quality/trust filter getting twitchy. And of course Google won’t say a damn thing directly, because that would be too useful. Right…
Honestly, yeah, it’s been bad lately. I’m seeing the same junk on a couple of my smaller sites too, and half the time it’s not even trying to look real. Just feels like somebody’s blasting the same trash…
Yeah, same here. Feels like the usual Google slot machine nonsense. I’ve got one site doing the exact bounce thing — up, down, back again — and another where the garbage pages are getting picked up faster than the ones that actually matter. Makes perfect sense if you’re Google, I guess.
Yeah, it’s not just you. I’ve been seeing the same junky wave on a couple of my sites too, and it’s weirdly persistent. Manual approval’s still the only thing that doesn’t make me want to throw the laptop, honestly. The “smart” filters are always acting like they’re doing something while the obvious garbage sits there waving at you.
I mean, yeah, same crap here. It’s like the spammer playbook never changes, just the usernames get more random and the links get a little less obvious. What’s annoying is the stuff that isn’t even worth calling “spam” anymore — just enough junk to look vaguely human and slip past whatever half-baked filter is in place. I’ve had better luck with dumb old manual approval than all the “smart” junk people keep swearing by. That’s been my experience anyway.
Yeah, same here. It’s not even clever spam anymore, just the same lazy junk over and over with a different username slapped on it. Filters help until they don’t, which is basically the whole story with this stuff. That’s been my experience anyway. Okay then. Obviously.
Okay then. I mean, yeah, it’s not just you. Been seeing way more of the same lazy junk lately — “nice post” crap with some random link bolted on like that’s gonna fool anybody. Feels like the bots got even dumber, which is…
I mean, yeah, same here. It’s been nonstop junk lately — the “nice post”/“great info” stuff with some sketchy link tacked on like they’re doing anything clever. Feels like the filters catch the laziest garbage and the rest just slips through anyway. Whack-a-mole is right.
To be fair, realistically, yeah, same. It’s gotten lazy as hell too — same “nice post” sludge with a garbage link slapped on top like anyone’s buying it. Tightening filters helps for about five minutes, then they just tweak the junk and keep going. Whack-a-mole is pretty much the whole job now, apparently. Sure.
Yeah, seeing it more too. Same garbage, different day — “great post” and a link to some nonsense site, like anybody’s clicking that in 2026. Feels like the filters catch the dumb ones and the slightly-less-dumb ones just keep walking through anyway. Kind of feels like Not even sure it’s worth calling it… Sure.
Personally, yeah, seeing it too. It’s been that same stupid wave of junk accounts with the generic “nice post” crap and some random link shoved in there like anyone’s falling for it. Feels a bit worse than usual lately, honestly. Either the bots got lazier or there’s just more of them. Probably both, because why not Honestly,. Right…
