Comment on Do we need more users ?

solidheron@sh.itjust.works ⁨3⁩ ⁨weeks⁩ ago

• TerranFenrir@lemmy.ca ⁨3⁩ ⁨weeks⁩ ago

  Here’s the thing imo. Bots used well can be really useful. The most attractive part about Reddit/Lemmy though is the comments. Seeing what people have to say about stuff is quite nice.

  BUT. I can see how bots can be super helpful to subscribe to content where community interaction isn’t that important (like art posted by artists on Instagram, Twitter and so on). The main attraction is the art itself. Not the comments.

  This way, I can see what my favorite instagram artists are up to without selling my soul to zuck.

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  • solidheron@sh.itjust.works ⁨3⁩ ⁨weeks⁩ ago

    Yeah I did plan to interact with whatever gets cross posted from reddit

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• InternetCitizen2@lemmy.world ⁨3⁩ ⁨weeks⁩ ago

  Maybe limit the bot to only copy the top post that week.

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  • solidheron@sh.itjust.works ⁨3⁩ ⁨weeks⁩ ago

    Yeah it’s weird that top post for the day doesn’t work

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• gandalf_der_12te@discuss.tchncs.de ⁨3⁩ ⁨weeks⁩ ago

  i think if you copy posts/images manually it’s better because it shows that there’s a human actually wanting that community active, so other people can see that and engage as well. if a bot does it, it’s just a “flood” for no reason.

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  • Die4Ever@retrolemmy.com ⁨1⁩ ⁨week⁩ ago

    Also you can control the pacing better. A bot will nuke the comments/posts ratio into the ground and that turns everyone away when all they see are a ton of 0 comment posts

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