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Can we please just get rid of the propaganda bot instead? It's bad at what it claims to do, and does nothing to stem the flow of disinformation here.
If you really want users to think about their sources, then you should have a dedicated source discussion thread for every post.
The bot actively and objectively makes Lemmy a worse platform. I've personally stopped recommending Lemmy to friends, and the bot is the top reason. (The other reason is the power users who astroturf the various news communities with their pet issues. Hopefully that will change after the election.)
So the reason you don’t recommend Lemmy is a bot that you can block if you don’t like it? That seems a little much, IMO
Yes.
I guess I’m confused. Why don’t you just block it? What offends you about it so much that you not only don’t want to see it, you don’t want anyone else to see it?
https://ponder.cat/comment/589276
You know how I can tell someone is full of bullshit. When they start claiming they’re talking for everyone. From the comment you linked to:
That’s patently untrue and weakens every argument you have about it. The funniest thing to me about all the anti-botters is that you all never bother to come up with a suggestion on how to improve it or change how it’s implemented. It’s this knee jerk emotional reaction that you then spend paragraphs rationalizing to each other.
Within the constraints we have with Lemmy as the platform it is, the options for mods are limited for now. How do you propose addressing the issues that the bot attempts to solve if you get rid of the bot?
https://ponder.cat/comment/592277
Scintillating conversationalist! Great, so you’re one of the only folks I’ve seen step forward with help. Still doesn’t change the fact you claim to be speaking for “everyone” when you, in fact, do not speak for everyone.
Apology accepted. Have a good one.
Fuck me for caring about this platform, right?
So you seem really angry about something and I was literally just asking for clarification on why you felt the way you did. Sorry for taking an interest
For a second I thought you were talking about our favorite high-traffic poster, who is now queue flooding 15 articles a day.
Which one? There's a bunch of them. Although I suspect that a lot of them are the same people using alt accounts.
Which one is the favorite? I'm starting to see more and more voices that aren't quite as mainstream (yet) as Lemmy would like, so I think the diversity of thought and opinion is awesome.
A dedicated source discussion thread for every post would have to be automated and, ideally, link to a source that checks the bias and credibility of the source...
You just suggested what we're already doing...
People can link their own sources. There could be a dedicated community to keep track. Literally anything is better than the half-assed bot telling everyone what to think.
Your opinion is bad.