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submitted 1 year ago by Kidplayer_666@lemm.ee to c/meta@lemm.ee

Most postings on lemmy are simply Reddit “archive” bots. Why is this so prevalent?

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[-] kd637_mi@lemmy.sdf.org 15 points 1 year ago

I disagree, it just leads to spam and people blocking the bots, and therefore the communities. I think things will grow organically at whatever speed. People have to realise this isn't Reddit, and likely won't ever be as big, and that it's good that it won't be.

[-] ImplyingImplications@lemmy.ca 9 points 1 year ago

I disagree, it just leads to spam and people blocking the bots, and therefore the communities.

Yes, I've blocked a number of start up communities because they've flooded my feed with posts. Some of them even seemed interesting and I subscribed...only to immediately unsubscribe and block after seeing it has 10 posts an hour with 0 engagement.

[-] eee@lemm.ee 6 points 1 year ago

I think things will grow organically at whatever speed.

No it won't. Social networks require a critical mass to get started. It's why platforms like Uber throw money at drivers and consumers at the start - without a critical mass, it won't work. Spez and his team had conversations with each other using sock puppet accounts during the early days of Reddit.

[-] kd637_mi@lemmy.sdf.org 8 points 1 year ago

Fair enough, I feel that there are enough people on Lemmy now that it is past the getting started phase though. If new people come on and see bot after bot I feel that it will be a worse experience than having fewer communities with organic engagement.

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