Hello fellow Lemmings! the first version of the haiku-bot is out! anyone can add or remove it in any community by simply mentioning him and asking to subscribe:
!Haiku-bot SUBSCRIBE
when added to a community, it will read every comment (not posts currently) and if he detects the 5-7-5 syllable pattern typical of haikus will reply formatting it in a nice way! If it becomes too spammy you can remove it by just commenting:
!haiku-bot UNSUBSCRIBE
currently it can be subscribed and unsubscribed by anyone, but if this will result in a problem please let me know and I’ll allow only mods to do this! any problem, bug, suggestion, insult, anything you wish is welcome!

hope you’ll enjoy it!

  • PicoBlaanket
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    31 year ago

    Okay - What value does a haiku bot add?

    It only tells you that a post was 17 syllables…

    • and then duplicates a comment (spam),
    • and then stretches the duplicated comment vertically (spam).
    • tubbaduOP
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      41 year ago

      so you are able to not subscribe to it or even block it if you want

      • PicoBlaanket
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        11 year ago

        You did not answer the question… I asked you:

        How is a haiku bot not invasive spam?

        It’s basically the same as the “all numbers in your post add up to 69” bot.

        • tubbaduOP
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          31 year ago

          some people enjoys it, some people doesn’t. from wikipedia:

          Spamming is the use of messaging systems to send multiple unsolicited messages (spam) to large numbers of recipients for the purpose of commercial advertising, for the purpose of non-commercial proselytizing, for any prohibited purpose (especially the fraudulent purpose of phishing), or simply repeatedly sending the same message to the same user.

          the keyword is unsolicited: you don’t want it? just don’t add it to your communities. you want it? add it to your community. it doesn’t bother you at all if it’s unsolicited.

          • PicoBlaanket
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            21 year ago

            I’m asking you - what value do YOU think this Haiku bot adds?

            • tubbaduOP
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              21 year ago

              It’s funny to read comments about the most different topics formatted as haikus

              • PicoBlaanket
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                21 year ago

                I don’t understand why people are so eager to turn lemmy into the trash heap that reddit became…

                it’s a garbage dump of lame “jokes”.

            • @Alk
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              14 months ago

              I think a haiku bot is funny, especially in the right circumstances. It was one of the only bots I enjoyed seeing around reddit.