Many of the stargazers of my MLtraq GitHub repository https://github.com/elehcimd/mltraq look weird.<p>There is no verifiable information, seemingly from China; they have a massive count of stars/forks. My attempts to contact a few of them failed, so I tend to think these are bots.<p>What's their purpose?
There are site where you can buy stars on GitHub. [1] By starring more than just customer repositories, these sites reduce the risk their customers are caught and reprimanded.<p>Stars are often used as quick indicator of project popularity, maturity and trustworthiness.<p>[1] <a href="https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=36151140">https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=36151140</a>