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[-] ulu_mulu@lemmy.world 16 points 1 year ago

Can you please stop posting users numbers until the bot situation is under control? Putting it like you're doing is misleading, half of them are bots (if not more).

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

When will the bot situation be under control?

I’m not denying the bot situation. These posts are for record keeping, and people in this thread seem aware of the bot situation. We need to get more eyes on this.

You’re welcome to start a conversation about how to solve the bot issue. I’d love to participate.

[-] ulu_mulu@lemmy.world 13 points 1 year ago

Post user activity instead? That has been suggested many times already as a far more reliable metric.

Not knowing when the bots will be under control is NOT a good reason to post misleading info, and you should know it.

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[-] sangel@lemmy.world 9 points 1 year ago

once a few of the reddit mobile apps switch users will flood in.

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[-] nucleative@lemmy.world 9 points 1 year ago

Welcome all you noobs

(don't hit me, I just got here too)

[-] Prometheus@lemmy.world 3 points 1 year ago

Yeah, I'm here since we were at 5-10k.... Like, two weeks ago lol

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[-] CrypticFawn@lemmy.world 9 points 1 year ago

Tbh it seems to be mostly bots adding to that growth. Don't get me wrong, I'd like to see the fediverse grow, but if it's overrun with bots... no one will want to stick around.

[-] abhibeckert@lemmy.world 3 points 1 year ago

So far it looks like most of the bots are just signing up - not posting anything.

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[-] stusic@lemmy.world 7 points 1 year ago

I realized yesterday that i haven't been on Reddit for 3 days, but have been on Lemmy every day. It's refreshing.

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[-] phamanhvu01@lemmy.world 6 points 1 year ago* (last edited 1 year ago)
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[-] Dark_Blade@lemmy.world 6 points 1 year ago* (last edited 1 year ago)

It's mostly bots, but so is Reddit. The real question is, how many of these are active participants and contributors who'll generate content and start communities?

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[-] deadweight753@lemmy.world 6 points 1 year ago

I just joined. Done with that godforsaken website Reddit. It’s taking a little getting used to, but I know I eventually will get a hang of it. I’m willing to put my time into this.

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[-] average650@lemmy.world 6 points 1 year ago

As has been asked every time, how many are bots?

[-] MicroWave@lemmy.world 4 points 1 year ago

Yeah there are some irresponsible instance owners out there letting bots register.

[-] Dawn@lemmy.world 9 points 1 year ago* (last edited 1 year ago)

yeah, the largest one is k6qw, with 52 thousand users, but only 4 users online atm compared to lemmy.world, 42.8 thousand users, 5.63 thousand online

edit: source: https://lemmy.fediverse.observer/list

[-] Poiar@lemmy.world 4 points 1 year ago

Honestly, if these instances don't get their act together, I'd vote on my instance to defederate from it.

I'm usually not one calling for defederating, it seems like a liability, though.

[-] Coeus@coeus.sbs 3 points 1 year ago* (last edited 1 year ago)

My thought were the same way about not wanting to call for defederation, but after thinking about it and owning an instance of my own now, I realize that that is the whole point. Instance owners can block entire instances from federating with them. If every instance blocks an instance that is a bad actor then they literally can't federate with anyone and that solves the issue.

[-] devfuuu@lemmy.world 3 points 1 year ago

The beauty of the fediverse and the power of ownership is being able to take decisions like these.

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[-] SilentSeven@lemmy.world 6 points 1 year ago

My first lemmy post. Here as a reddit refugee. Looking forward to watching a new community develop as reddit seems intent to go down the road of enshitification. I bailed on FB and Instagram as they enshitified. Reddit looks to be next.

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[-] bacrack@lemmy.world 5 points 1 year ago
[-] caut_R@lemmy.world 5 points 1 year ago

I also made a new account yesterday cause I noticed that it already looked much better than when I last checked. If some of my niche hobby subs move over here I‘d definitely spend more time in the ‘verse.

Performance and design are other big factors I‘m not a fan of right now, I hope someone with expertise in these fields can help the project out, but it‘s already servicable.

[-] cod@lemmy.world 3 points 1 year ago

Create your own niche communities then! If others find that it exists, they’ll post to it. If everyone waits for someone else to start the niche community, no one will start the niche community.

What niche hobbies are you waiting on communities for?

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[-] psychothumbs@lemmy.world 5 points 1 year ago

There are dozens of us! Baker's dozens! (We come in 13s)

[-] Sophos@lemmy.world 5 points 1 year ago

Yes. This is the future I want. I hope to help make the lemmyverse a verse worth inhabiting.

[-] PutangInaMo@lemmy.world 4 points 1 year ago

Well they have porn so I'm here for it

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[-] ignism@lemmy.world 5 points 1 year ago

Every time I read these posts I can't help but be sceptical: It's bots, bots everywhere.

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[-] Pixlbabble@lemmy.world 4 points 1 year ago

Lest not forget that Reddit used bots when it went live to drive users there. I don't know what I mean it was just a thought.

[-] ToastyWaffle@lemmy.world 4 points 1 year ago

Hell yeah brother, cheers from Iraq

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[-] Pixlbabble@lemmy.world 3 points 1 year ago

Ahh bots, the bane of the internet.

[-] misterturbo@lemmy.world 3 points 1 year ago

Count me in.

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