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Is this for real or a bug? (lemmy.zip)
submitted 3 days ago by to c/pcmasterrace@lemmy.world
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All posts in the front-page are from the same user! They don't see to be a spammer or anything, but either this is a bug or maybe the rest of the community needs to step up a bit?

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[–] [S] 1 point 2 days ago (1 child)

I see comments from the account as well, so I'd be on the fence about calling them bots.

I don't mind people having some automation to help a community grow, I just think that maybe the pace could be a brought down a bit?

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  • [–] [S] 1 point 1 day ago (2 children)

    They are a real user who uses automated tools to mass “crosspost” content from Reddit.

    The problem is, they’ve muddied their account to the point of both being a bot and a user. IHMO that makes their account a bot account with a user who chimes in sometimes. If they don’t want to be a bot account, they shouldn’t be running automated tools on it.

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  • [–] [S] 2 points 1 day ago

    That's not how Lemmy.World defines a bot account.

    From the Lemmy.World Terms of Service under Bot Usage and Guidelines:

    "Automations used only for scheduling posts do not require marking the account as bot if the account is otherwise used by a human."

    That's exactly my setup. I use automation to schedule posts, but I use the account myself for comments, discussions, moderation, and everything else.

    You can dislike high-volume posting, but that's a separate discussion from whether the account is a bot. Even Lemmy.World's own policy draws that distinction.

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  • [–] [S] 1 point 1 day ago (1 child)

    I don't mind reposts from Reddit, and I don't even mind the automated set up. I just think it needs to be toned down a bit so that it gives the chance to others to contribute as well.

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  • [–] [S] 1 point 23 hours ago

    My only complaint is that they aren’t properly tagged (imho) as a bot account. I blocked them soon after they said what they were doing because my entire feed was 95% them, including stuff like “I don’t understand this tool”

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