New rule on Aggregators/Forwarders:
New rule on Aggregators/Forwarders:
We've had some trouble recently with posts from aggregator links like Google Amp, MSN, and Yahoo.
We're now requiring links go to the OG source, and not a conduit.
In an example like this, it can give the wrong attribution to the MBFC bot, and can give a more or less reliable rating than the original source, but it also makes it harder to run down duplicates.
So anything not linked to the original source, but is stuck on Google Amp, MSN, Yahoo, etc. will be removed.
Haha, wow you guys really need to work on your PR
There are so many good reasons to block aggregators and you picked the worst one, your bot that no one likes.
Yeah, seriously, aggregators are annoying as fuck, they're link rot waiting to happen, it's impossible to tell the quality of the source from the URL...
And the problem is of course the MBFC bot. It's a change for good, but this is what we're going with? They chose the one line that would get them backlash for an objective improvement.
Is that the bot that says how reliable a source is? I blocked that one like a day after they started using it
The bot that everyone (inc. me ) hates?
Not everyone hates it, but if it bothers you that much, you can block it.
Aside from the extremely vocal minority who seek it out to downvote it and complain about it constantly, it does seem like people don't care about it when they don't need it and appreciate it when they do. Very unscientific observation but obscure sources usually seem to have more upvotes. It doesn't need to be useful to everyone all the time to have value.
Having quick access to MBFC and Wiki links is great and useful for mods, I assume. I also like that it carves out a thread to discuss sources. Replying to the bot makes it seem much less like you're attacking the OP, which I always hated pre-bot.
Really? That's your compelling argument?
It's to difficult for your bot, that's universally hated in this community, to work with?
The bot is instituted by the Admins and with good reason.
But yes, this has been the problem that pops up recently. The bot sees "Oh, MSN, they're reliable..." but the OG source is not.
Your bot is bad and you should feel bad
I'm open to making it better, do you have suggestions?
Everytime people try to threads either get locked, ignored or the users banned.
surprisingly admins just stick fingers in ears and yell at users to just ignore the bot
https://kbin.melroy.org/m/[email protected]/t/411778/-/comment/3689270
I'm glad that the gist of the Wikipedia thing has finally been implemented, but it currently has major glean issues
I blocked that shitty bot ages ago.
Your bot sucks and you should feel bad.
Tell me, whos paying so that the admins continue to use the bot against all feedback? There's nothing short of money that makes people stick to hated ideas more. Is this how y'all try to secure server contributions?
Oh no, we wouldn't want to inconvenience the mbfc bot that that literally everyone hates and wants gone. That would be awful.
I like the bot, and I also hate amp links and url forwarders that can literally take you anywhere but where it's supposed to.
How dare you have a different opinion. It’s not hard to block the bot, I don't see why everyone gets their jimmies so rustled about it.
Solid rule. 9/10. One point deduction for making me look at Tom Cotton.
I've got to wonder why you guys are so insistent on the bot? Personally I just ignore it but the amount of noise it generates for you as mods cannot be worth the tiny amount of value it brings to a handful of users.
Good rule. Thanks for working for it.
Mostly aggregators make it more of a pain for humans trying to read and find out the source.
Drag thinks the bot smells.
Why does everyone have such an issue with something that is so easily ignored? I honestly don’t understand all the outrage over this.
Because it is a bot that
- Gives a biased opinion
- Pretends to be objective
- Was not asked for, and does not need to exist
- Forced onto the users despite many objections
One could just block it if they wished, but many users feel that their only way to give real feedback is by downvoting it. The Lemmy World admins have clearly shown they will not remove it no matter how the userbase feels.
If it simply gave the admins/mods feedback about sites, there wouldn't be very much pushback. But since it's in every story, giving an opinion of the news organization, it is attempting to influence the conversation.
You and me both! They did have a point when the bot had a donation nag on it, the bot creator heard that complaint and removed it.
Ah yes, people roasting volunteer mods about a thing they could easily ignore. We're encroaching more and more on Reddit's turf every day.
We're not roasting the volunteer mods because we can't ignore the bot. We're roasting the volunteer mods because the experience of having someone in a position of power over your environment, and having them show callous indifference to how everyone in the community sees it, and what we want them to be doing with their position of power, leads people to start roasting. Sometimes out of all possible proportion to how big a deal the thing being complained about actually is.
It's part of the healthy interplay of human society that keeps the social contract well-maintained. Take it as a sign of love, that we value this community and want it to function well.
Suuure. I've played this game enough to know that it doesn't matter what decision you make, someone is going to be loudly unhappy. This is always the case; it's not a game you can win by appealing to the true will of the shitposters, because that doesn't exist.
Love has nothing to do with it. Some people enjoy conflict.
Downvote away, my sparkly sluts.
With all the negativity in here, I just wanted to say thanks for all that you do @[email protected]
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LMFAO
May the most useful the bots been