Disclaimer: The issue here is not completely related to the bot presence, but more about the justification used. People would probably be less annoyed if the mods stated “this is our decision, and it is final”, rather than to try to use admins as an excuse.

As usual, for people looking for other world news communities

https://lemmy.world/comment/12825224

https://lemmy.world/comment/12834553

For other threads about the MBFC bot:

    • Unruffled [he/him]@lemmy.dbzer0.com
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      13 days ago

      Seems harsh tbh, if Jordan was the only mod then it would be his sole decision but afaik that’s not the situation. There are six mods in that community and presumably they operate on a consensus basis with a decision like this. The bot was obviously implemented by the instance admin. So where’s the lie exactly?

      Also people can block that bot if they don’t want to see it. Some people are just obsessed with it for some reason. It’d be interesting to know what percent of LW users have blocked it - that’d give a better idea of how unpopular it is or whether it’s a vocal minority issue. Any stats on that @MrKaplan@lemmy.world ?

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        12 days ago

        There are six mods in that community and presumably they operate on a consensus basis with a decision like this.

        I’ve been a part of and seen dysfunctional mod teams in the past. There’s no guarantee of consensus. There’s not even a guarantee of all six mods being aware that there’s a dispute - especially since Lemmy’s mod tools are not the greatest.

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        13 days ago

        288 of local users that are also subscribed to !world@lemmy.world blocked the bot, which is about 1.2%.

        when it comes to the topic of lying, it seems more like a misunderstanding from what i’ve heard after these comments were written.

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            12 days ago

            I don’t block the bot because people sometimes respond to it with things that are worth interacting with. Yet I hate the bot. The bot is overwhelmingly downvoted (which people who block it could not do) in just about every instance it pops up.

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      14 days ago

      I decided to post it here in the context of the other threads linked at the end of the post.

      This bot has been under heavy criticism for a few months now, but mods still impose it to the community.

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        13 days ago

        Given the tiny percent of subscribed users who are bothered enough to actually block the bot, I don’t know if “heavy criticism” is really accurate here. Its more of a (very) vocal minority trying to push their minority view on the vast majority who either like it or don’t care. A 1.2% block rate is an amazingly good result for a bot I’d have thought.

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          13 days ago

          Subscribed users doesn’t seem the best metric to use here compared to active users

          That community has 1800 daily active users. If 288 of them block the bot, that’s 16%. Also, the 288 are local users, what about remote users?