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[–] Appoxo@lemmy.dbzer0.com -5 points 2 months ago (1 children)

Tbh I always ignored users like you because they added nothing to the conversation and were annoying.
My usual response was "Neat. Now report it and stop posting and bragging" or people callung the sleuth bot for reposts.
Considering how often Lemmy has posts reposted (I can see the same meme twice or thrice per week in the same community instance. My default sorting is 'rising').

[–] Belgdore@lemm.ee 14 points 2 months ago (1 children)

I generally agreed with this sentiment, but the fact that admins and mods didn’t care makes me understand why they felt the need to point it out in the comments.

As long as the mods and admins care about removing bots instead of just wanting an inflated user base I think the comments about bots should stay confined to posts like this one where they are on topic.

[–] MorrisonMotel6@lemm.ee 5 points 2 months ago (1 children)

the fact that admins and mods didn’t care makes me understand why they felt the need to point it out in the comments

That is EXACTLY why I did it. I thought that if I could get more users to report those accounts, and if they did, the mods and admins would do something about it.

Not coincidentally, /r/wholesomememes was the worst of all the subs. The overwhelming majority of obvious organized bot rings were operating there. The mods told me they knew and didn't care because it was an opportunity for users to see content they hadn't seen before (completely missing the point)

[–] Melatonin@lemmy.dbzer0.com 1 points 2 months ago (1 children)
[–] MorrisonMotel6@lemm.ee 2 points 2 months ago

That's funny. It's a play on an album name and motel 6