The accounts are often used to post spam, scams, misinformation and for other nefarious purposes.
If you check [OP’s profile](https://np.reddit.com/u/HelenBakere), you will likely see many posts and comments based on past popular contributions from authentic Redditors, but the OP is not invested in these communities and they will only regurgitate content as long as it takes to build up enough karma/post history to make the account appear legitimate.
Please [report these accounts to the admins](https://reddit.com/report), to moderators, and do not upvote reposts like this one.
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# OP is very likely a repost bot
These bots steal content and repost it to build karma. For example, this post is stolen from **[this original post](https://np.reddit.com/r/buncomfortable/comments/tj8j80/nothing_like_a_scratchy_doormat/)**.
The accounts are often used to post spam, scams, misinformation and for other nefarious purposes.
If you check [OP’s profile](https://np.reddit.com/u/HelenBakere), you will likely see many posts and comments based on past popular contributions from authentic Redditors, but the OP is not invested in these communities and they will only regurgitate content as long as it takes to build up enough karma/post history to make the account appear legitimate.
Please [report these accounts to the admins](https://reddit.com/report), to moderators, and do not upvote reposts like this one.
Mods, if you’d like to receive modmail for these posts instead of this comment, [send a DM to me here](https://www.reddit.com/message/compose/?to=exponant&subject=Modmail%20Request&message=buncomfortable).
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Mine does this too! Tried putting something softer down over the door mat but nope, he just digs at it and pushes it off