@PostWatchBot - notify new comments of a post (lemy.lol)

submitted 1 year ago* (last edited 1 year ago) by iso@lemy.lol to c/fediverse@lemmy.world

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I think the title says it all. Basically, when a new comment appears on your targeted post, it sends you a PM about it.

Usage

Subscribe to a post: just mention the bot in the comments or send the link to the bot via PM.
Unsubscribe from a post: send PM to the bot with stop text and link of the post like stop https://lemmy.ml/post/1234
Unsubscribe completely: Send PM to the bot and add stop text to your message. It will unsubscribe you from all subscriptions.

Note: the bot sends only one notification per post. It waits for the previous notification to be marked as read for new comments.

Made with @CannotSleep420@hexbear.net's lemmy-bot project 🙏 Tomorrow I will publish the code publicly after adding README and self-hosting guide.

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[-] iso@lemy.lol 2 points 1 year ago

This feature must be implemented by built-in in the first place. But your idea makes sense too. I’ll try to discuss this with UI devs.

[-] cynber@lemmy.ca 3 points 1 year ago* (last edited 1 year ago)

I might be able to set something up with the InstanceAssistant browser extension. It would be nice to have it in the main UI, but this could help temporarily.

I'll send a PM :)

[-] smeg@feddit.uk 1 points 1 year ago

I'd second the worry about the bot comments and bot-summoning comments becoming noise, I remember all the "remind me" comments on reddit clogging up comment feeds!

[-] iso@lemy.lol 2 points 1 year ago

I'm moving bot messages to PMs right now. So there will be no bot message.

[-] smeg@feddit.uk 1 points 1 year ago

That's good, though I'd imagine people would still rather not read 100 bot-summoning comments on a popular thread. Any way to activate the bot via PM too? Or maybe by sharing somehow?