Regardless of how long it takes to notice, it's an act of deception and shouldn't be done; and it should incur permanent reputational damage on the person who does it without disclosing it.
Disclosing that it's a bot is one thing. Using a bot to pass for a a human and make (literally) thought-less posts for someone like Scoresby to waste thinking time reading and responding to is obviously extremely rude.
Regardless of how long it takes to notice, it's an act of deception and shouldn't be done; and it should incur permanent reputational damage on the person who does it without disclosing it.
Disclosing that it's a bot is one thing. Using a bot to pass for a a human and make (literally) thought-less posts for someone like Scoresby to waste thinking time reading and responding to is obviously extremely rude.