# Post removed from Forum; Why?
**URL:** https://forums.concretecms.org/t/post-removed-from-forum-why/9263
**Category:** Using Concrete / Help
**Created:** [July 16, 2025, 9:31am UTC](https://forums.concretecms.org/t/post-removed-from-forum-why/9263 "2025-07-16T09:31:45Z")
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### Author:  [@JayC](https://forums.concretecms.org/u/JayC)
#### Post date: [July 16, 2025, 9:31am UTC](https://forums.concretecms.org/t/post-removed-from-forum-why/9263/1 "2025-07-16T09:31:45Z")
We had an interesting post this morning regarding a french free chatgpt service. Why was it removed?
Did it pose a threat? Was it spam or advertising?
We have a current discussion about AI revolution,
> [@Concrete CMS Versions 10, 11... AI Evolution](https://forums.concretecms.org/t/concrete-cms-versions-10-11-ai-evolution/9208/8):
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> Here is an alternative view on use of AI for codeing [AI coding tools can slow down seasoned developers by 19% | InfoWorld](https://www.infoworld.com/article/4020931/ai-coding-tools-can-slow-down-seasoned-developers-by-19.html) The suggestion is that we only think AI speeds up development, but it could actually slow us down.
so why would that post be removed?
(I won’t post the link again here, otherwise my post would be flagged as spam and my account would be inaccessible.)
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### Author:  [@JohntheFish](https://forums.concretecms.org/u/JohntheFish)
#### Post date: [July 16, 2025, 12:52pm UTC](https://forums.concretecms.org/t/post-removed-from-forum-why/9263/2 "2025-07-16T12:52:22Z")
It was AI generated spam.
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### Author:  [@JayC](https://forums.concretecms.org/u/JayC)
#### Post date: [July 16, 2025, 3:29pm UTC](https://forums.concretecms.org/t/post-removed-from-forum-why/9263/3 "2025-07-16T15:29:22Z")
Appreciate your feedback. But how does one know?
I inspected the profile this morning, - it might be true that it was spam, but it was pretty and useful. So I suspect ulterior motives deleting that.
Blade Runner did not delete Rachel.
Best Jay
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### Author:  [@JohntheFish](https://forums.concretecms.org/u/JohntheFish)
#### Post date: [July 16, 2025, 3:47pm UTC](https://forums.concretecms.org/t/post-removed-from-forum-why/9263/4 "2025-07-16T15:47:44Z")
It was a first post, from a user just registered, posted very quickly, rather long, slightly out of context, with a lot of formatted content that was obviously written by an AI. It was flagged as spam by the automated spam detection, then checked by a moderator.
1. Portland Labs have a policy of no AI generated posts. As a forum member I agree with that policy, but did not originate that policy.
2. If the forum allowed AI spambots to post or human spammers to post AI generated content, the forum would soon be overrun with such and real humans would be stuck in a horrendously poor signal to noise ratio.
3. Spammers have a motive. Not to educate, but to subtly (or blatantly) spread information (or misinformation) that suits their purpose. Ask yourself, why would a spammer use an AI to create an account and immediately post here?
If you would like info from an AI about a French chat GPT service, or about why Harrison Ford didn’t delete Rachel, you can ask an AI directly. You don’t need an AI to spam it on these forums.
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### Author:  [@JayC](https://forums.concretecms.org/u/JayC)
#### Post date: [July 17, 2025, 8:24am UTC](https://forums.concretecms.org/t/post-removed-from-forum-why/9263/5 "2025-07-17T08:24:03Z")
John, thank you for your precise and meaningful answer.
I wish I could check the “mintts” or “TOR IP’s” etc.
BTW: It was actually “Dexter” not Harrison Ford.