First of all, L4s (sorry misspelled in titel) is not a real user, so no harm done here.

It’s an automatic bot xposting from reddit, making this community just as bad as r/technology, which kind frankly only revolves around politics and social media platforms.

I’ve had the user blocked 2 weeks now, and this community is muuuuch more enjoyable and is actually about technology now.

Just wanted to share a positive experience.

  • sndrtj@feddit.nlEnglish
    156·
    1 year ago

    L4s should be banned. Who controls it? What is their agenda?

    • El Barto@lemmy.worldEnglish
      161·
      1 year ago

      Their agenda is “noble” (keep the content flowing here), but the reality is what the OP mentioned. I stopped going to the technology reddit sub because it was tiring to sift through the doomscrolling.

        • APassenger@lemmy.worldEnglish
          7·
          1 year ago

          Or segment into more than 1 bot. 1 tries to only surface tech, another is less choosey. Then we block per taste. I’m not talking about 5 bots. 2, maybe 3.

          • beckerist@lemmy.worldEnglish
            31·
            1 year ago

            I hear you but as a bot writer, it’s not that simple. No one is going to write multiple bots when one would suffice. It’s easier to limit one bot than make more

            • threelonmusketeers@sh.itjust.worksEnglish
              1·
              1 year ago

              as a bot writer

              Ooh, how does one make a Lemmy bot? A couple of communities I moderate could benefit from a bot to post regular threads based on a template or respond to comments that contain key phrases.

              • beckerist@lemmy.worldEnglish
                2·
                1 year ago

                I’m pretty new to Lemmy but it’s probably pretty similar to other platforms. Email me, [my username] @ gmail

                I can at least get you started if not just make it for you. Might as well learn how since I’m here!

                edit: I got it, it’s easy. Email me and we can chat. I can even host it for you until the code is complete.

                • threelonmusketeers@sh.itjust.worksEnglish
                  1·
                  1 year ago

                  I can at least get you started if not just make it for you. I can even host it for you until the code is complete.

                  Thanks so much for the generous offer!

                  Email me and we can chat.

                  Would you be opposed to chatting publicly, perhaps on !lemmy_dev@programming.dev or !lemmybotsupport@lemmy.world? The communities aren’t very active, but seem like suitable places to discuss this topic. I can’t imagine that we are the only people interested in this, and I feel that fostering some open-source bot development could be beneficial for the fediverse as a whole.

    • inverted_deflector@startrek.websiteEnglish
      2·
      1 year ago

      Yeah we shouldnt mirror reddit posts. If its not busy enough in a sub instance to foster news and discussion then it isnt busy. Growth should be organic.