It’s kinda annoying opening the community and seeing posts made only by a single person bot that posts so much that actually genuine content get suffucated, i think we all know who i talk about (if not, it’s Sanitation), they don’t even link the original post (which i know it’s not obbligatory but cmon…!) I can block them though so it’s only mildly infuriating, though, it makes genuine posters have less comments (and so discussion)
Please, if you are a mod and read this, i ask to take action and if you are not a mod, please feel free to discuss about that with me and everyone else

  • FriendOfDeSoto@startrek.websiteEnglish
    14·
    4 days ago

    I agree with you. I think it’s a bot and thus should be banned, as per the rules.

    Just block and move on is okay for trolls and sock puppets. I don’t think that’s a good strategy for bots. You don’t see them any more but they keep posting using bandwidth. They’re building up a profile with engagement that will make it harder to get banned down the line when they start using the account for something worse.

    • Grimy@lemmy.worldEnglish
      3·
      4 days ago

      I don’t see a rule against bots, the spam rule seems to be about crossposting.

      Edit: nvm, I can’t read. It is against the rules. Im not certain sanitation is a bot, he probably just has a reposting tool but I think he is curating what he chooses to repost.

    • huppakee@lemmy.worldEnglish
      2·
      4 days ago

      will make it harder to get banned down the line when they start using the account for something worse

      You get banned per community, afaik you can’t be banned from the total Fediverse by anyone. I dont think an account with more engagement is less likely to get banned for posting bad stuff.