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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.
Is it new? I got the impression that's also been going on a while.
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.
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!
This bit is way funnier when it's a real person saying it instead of a bot.
What if it's an actress, does that count? Or is it like, yeah, that's just her character saying that.
-insert [human] honorific string of adjectives here, on behalf of Margot Robbie.
I very much remember this being an issue a couple years ago
Esteemed, world-renowned actress Margot Robbie?!
That's esteemed Academy Award nominated (and incredibly humble) character actress Margot Robbie to you!
You're the second best character actor name Margo(t), but with Margo Martindale existing, being second is still a great achievement.
My apologies
yep that's really her
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.
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?