• Margot Robbie
    721·
    6 months ago

    Reposts has always been a major issue on reddit, there are an infamous moderator who would delete posts with traction and repost it himself for karma.

    Using bots to duplicate comments on reposts is a new low though.

    • milicent_bystandr
      191·
      6 months ago

      Is it new? I got the impression that’s also been going on a while.

      • Margot Robbie
        111·
        6 months ago

        It’s definitely not a new issue, but it’s only gotten worse since reddit has gone more and more mainstream.

        If you follow me on Lemmy since last year, you should know that I’ve always been extremely against having bots posting here.

        • milicent_bystandr
          71·
          6 months ago

          I’ve always been extremely against having bots posting here.

          As are all who live to see such times.

          Except certain transparent bots that serve a clear, particular purpose. Like, we could have a bot that adds a new honorific to your description every time someone says, “oh hey, I saw a Margot Robbie on TV! Is that you?”

          MargotRobbieHonorificBot: That’s Her Esteemed Greatness The GOAT Academy Award Deserver And Future Empress Of The High Seas Margot Robbie!

          • Margot Robbie
            61·
            6 months ago

            This bit is way funnier when it’s a real person saying it instead of a bot.

            • milicent_bystandr
              21·
              6 months ago

              What if it’s an actress, does that count? Or is it like, yeah, that’s just her character saying that.

            • vivavideri
              11·
              6 months ago

              -insert [human] honorific string of adjectives here, on behalf of Margot Robbie.

      • zaph
        70·
        6 months ago

        I very much remember this being an issue a couple years ago

      • Margot Robbie
        191·
        6 months ago

        That’s esteemed Academy Award nominated (and incredibly humble) character actress Margot Robbie to you!

        • DerisionConsultingEnglish
          50·
          6 months ago

          You’re the second best character actor name Margo(t), but with Margo Martindale existing, being second is still a great achievement.

    • DumbAceDragonEnglish
      50·
      6 months ago6 months ago

      I had almost forgotten about him. Wouldn’t he also post obvious ads to the hundreds of communities he moderated, and bend the rules so that technically the posts belong?

    • TanktonEnglish
      50·
      6 months ago

      moderator who would delete posts with traction and repost it himself for karma

      I’ve had this happen to me, it felt so fucking wrong lol. My thread got deleted by the mod and he reposted it as a sticky on his own name without so much mentioning me.