haui_lemmy@lemmy.giftedmc.com 5 weeks ago
Crazy idea: use a bot? A lot of communities already do it to help with lack of folks where the techies dont regularly post. You can still get your news here and you will likely attract other folks like you (maybe tell them over on other places that we now have sports news). Just trying to help
possiblylinux127@lemmy.zip 5 weeks ago
Please no
That’s not real content. It is just lots and lots of spam.
Knock_Knock_Lemmy_In@lemmy.world 5 weeks ago
For news and sport it could be useful.
Tag it as bot generated. Don’t allow bot comments.
possiblylinux127@lemmy.zip 5 weeks ago
Also limit the number of posts
haui_lemmy@lemmy.giftedmc.com 5 weeks ago
Thanks for your opinion. Do you post in that community? Do you have a better idea? If you can answer both questions with no I would ask what differs your post from spam.
possiblylinux127@lemmy.zip 5 weeks ago
I’m not a sports fan what so ever but in other communities bots have been tried and it didn’t go well.
Zagorath@aussie.zone 5 weeks ago
The !dailygames@lemmy.zip bot works very well.
haui_lemmy@lemmy.giftedmc.com 5 weeks ago
Okay, where did you get that info? Do you know what the term anecdotal evidence describes?
gamermanh@lemmy.dbzer0.com 5 weeks ago
So don’t let your account see bot accounts
That’s a you problem
4am@lemm.ee 5 weeks ago
The point is that most people won’t participate in a community that’s the same bot, posting headlines over and over, with 1 upvote and 0 comments, day in and day out. I’ve blocked so many of those (especially the ones who’s RSS feed only refreshes like once a day and they vomit like 30 stories at once into some community that shows up in my All feed blocking out everything else for miles of scrolling.)
You need users expressing their interest via posting. It’s community editorializing that makes platforms like this interesting, from Slashdot and Fark all the way to Lemmy today.
possiblylinux127@lemmy.zip 5 weeks ago
Exactly this
I don’t want to see 20 posts with no comments.
gamermanh@lemmy.dbzer0.com 5 weeks ago
Disable bot accounts for yourself if you don’t want to see them, like I already said