• @jordanlund
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    -163 months ago

    Do not attack other users, that includes bot accusations.

    • Todd Bonzalez
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      113 months ago

      So if I see a bot, I should treat it like a real person, because calling out bots is an “attack”?

      What else is an attack? Calling out trolls? Do we need to act like they’re acting in good faith?

      What about disagreement? Am I going to get in trouble for telling you that you’re doing a bad job as a mod for running protection for bots and trolls?

      • @jordanlund
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        -43 months ago

        If you see what you think is a bot, report it and let the mods handle it.

        • Todd Bonzalez
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          53 months ago

          So if I see propaganda, and my peers are falling for it, you expect me to say nothing and delegate power to you, so you can sanitize your community. But my peers? They can stay fooled…

          No. If I see something, I’m going to say something, because people should share with the community (not just its leaders) when they see something suspicious.

          Propaganda only works if we don’t call it out. Bots are run by people with agendas, and everyone here is target.

          • @jordanlundM
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            13 months ago

            You can counter something without accusing them of being a bot or a foreign agent, but yes, also report it.

      • Socialist Mormon Satanist
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        So if I see a bot, I should treat it like a real person, because calling out bots is an “attack”?

        The problem is that a lot of people cry “bot” or “troll” anytime they disagree with what a poster has posted. I’ve been accused of being a bot too. And a troll. Many, many times.

        But I’m not a bot. Or a troll. And that’s why it’s uncool.

        • SatansMaggotyCumFart
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          43 months ago

          When you do a hundred posts and comment a day it’s understandable that people would confuse you for a bot.

        • Todd Bonzalez
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          23 months ago

          I’m not a troll

          That’s actually not for you to decide. If your behavior is constantly inflaming the community, people will brand you a troll and it doesn’t matter how “uncool” you find the label.

          As for “bots” that’s a pretty generic term inorganic content. A bot could be an LLM, or some guy in a cubicle posting from a script. If you’re constantly wandering from thread to thread pushing the same agenda, regardless of the thread topic, people will call that out as suspicious.

          Tl;Dr: Bots and trolls have recognizable patterns, so avoid doing things that make you look like a bot or a troll.

          (And no, I’m not calling you specifically out as a bot or troll, I’m just explaining where the suspicion might come from)

          • Socialist Mormon Satanist
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            -113 months ago

            That’s actually not for you to decide. If your behavior is constantly inflaming the community

            That actually IS for me to decide. If my intentions are pure, and some people in the community get inflamed, that’s on them. Doesn’t make me a troll.

            Tl;Dr: Bots and trolls have recognizable patterns, so avoid doing things that make you look like a bot or a troll.

            That’s not for you to decide. Your air of superiority in your post could def lead some people so say you sound like a troll or a bot. Does that mean you are one?