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I said they were profligate in their posting, not spamming. Say, for instance, users with 1.6k posts in around 60 days. Personally I feel they have been spamming, but the mods think differently and that’s fine. However they are pretty universally regarded as posting and commenting to an unhealthy degree.
Lemmy is a small, but growing community that needs more content to compete with Reddit. Prolific posters are actually something to celebrate for helping the community grow. In my personal opinion.
I actually wish there were more prolific posters and more posters in general.
And of course, we can always block posters if we don't want to view their content. :)
It doesn't need your posts, as evident by the massive amounts of downvotes your propaganda receives. No one is celebrating you.
Well if my posts don't matter to people here, then you have no reason to be upset by them. Thank you!
Ah, right, I left that off of my script notes! It's one of your classics. I'll be sure to keep that one in mind moving forward.
I, for one, am happy to see people treating your posted content the way they do: like spam and propaganda. If you keep it up, you'll reach your next major milestone of 50,000 downvotes. Truly something to aspire to.
No aspirations. I just post what I find interesting. Thank you! :)
You sure find propaganda and spamming interesting. You're prolific in posting it, that's for damn sure.
Luckily, they get downvoted so fast that they never cross the feeds of those browsing hot and top. As long as that's happening, I'm happy and content.
Meh, most people I know sort by "new."
But if you think downvoting keeps my articles from being seen, then that means there's no reason for you to be upset by me posting.
Because no one is going to see it, right? Thanks!
Oh, sorry, I think you're confused again; I'm here to help show the few people who do see your posts that you've got a clear agenda and pretty much only post propaganda and otherwise spam the politics community. Luckily, the downvotes show that much of the active community here is already aware, but in case they don't understand why you're getting downvoted, I want to show them why. I don't care about anything else past letting that be known.
Oh, and I like keeping track of the rotation of like 10-15 talking points you have. Keeps things interesting and entertaining.
I'm not confused at all. You're totally welcome to do that. LIke I said, I think it's great you're passionate about something, and I'm glad that I can be a part of it.
Especially since I'm going to continue posting what I find interesting. Thank you, friend! :)
Okay, as long as we're clear that I don't care about your thoughts or opinions we're good here! I'll see you on your next inflammatory propaganda post, but I'll probably wait for you to say your go-to "I don't write the [propaganda], I just post the [propaganda], take it up with the [publisher/mods] if you don't like it" lines there first.
I don't believe my posts are either of those, but you are free to believe what you want to believe.
I respect your right to have your opinion, even if it differs from mine. Thank you! :)
I do, and Lemmy agrees, so I'm happy with that. Everyone can have an opinion, but like most of Lemmy, I don't respect yours because it's based in propaganda and right-wing talking points.
As you point out, not all of Lemmy agrees with you.
Some seem to be interested in the articles I post. So no worries.
Thanks for the interesting discussion, friend! :)
Oh, right, like 4 other third party protest voters, too. Can't forget them! Too bad there's so few of them here, otherwise you might not always swim in downvotes.
If there are so few of them here, then there shouldn't be an issue with me posting. And I'll continue to do so. Thank you! :)
There really are very few of them if your posts are staying in the negative like that. You'd think you protest voters would be able to at least help eachother out, but I guess that's why third parties will never have a chance under the EC.
It’s the two-party duopoly’s fault! They hateesss usss!
Meh, I'm ok with it. Thank you! :)
Don't worry, that's evident by your account approaching 50,000 downvotes in two months. You don't need to say such obvious things.
Crazy, right?!
But I guess if I'm getting that many downvotes, some people are seeing me. Enough for me to get all those downvotes. And they are interested in me enough to not block me!
That's interesting. Thanks for the shoutout! :)
Trust, I know that you've got a major case of main character syndrome, but unfortunately it's not that a lot of people are seeing you, it's that you post so much propaganda and spam that it really starts to add up.
I mean, right now you're averaging 13 downvotes for every submission and comment you have. 473 posts, 2890 comments, and about 45,000 downvotes total, and that's all in the last two months since you created your account here. Those are some insane numbers. That's like a downvote every two minutes for the last two months.
I updated my profile to incorporate some of the stats you mentioned. Thanks, friend! :)
You should totally keep them updated as they increase. Not only for me, but also so people immediately see how much of a main character you are.
Good suggestion. I actually don't keep track of those stats, but since you do, could you update me regularly on them? Thanks for your help! :)
Well, I'm sure I or someone else here will post them again because it's such an incredible achievement. You've definitely got the #1 most downvotes on Lemmy, at least from what I've seen. I'll include it with your greatest hits like "I only post the propaganda, I didn't write it!" or "bring it up to the mods [so that I can hide behind them]"
Doesn’t bother me at all.
In fact, if people are getting so worked up just because I go against the status quo, that means I must be doing something right!
So thanks for the stats—I may even add that info to my profile! (EDIT: Profile updated.)
Feels pretty awesome, actually. Thank you! :)
Now you're using direct Trump quotes on top of just having main character syndrome? Are you Trump himself, or just following in his footsteps?
Either way, it makes my job easier if you add it to your profile. I'll still post them because most people avoid your profile altogether.
Thank you! :)
Are you 12?
No.
This is a pretty standard far-right talking point, but makes no sense. By this logic, every serial killer and rapist must be "doing something right" just because they are going against the status quo and people don't like them.
Thanks for your opinion! :)
Do you recognize no difference between logic and opinion? How about mathematics? Is 2+2=4 a matter of opinion?
They absolutely abhor logic
Hmmm, as of right now, your comment is negative. Strange how things turn out sometimes.
But of course that wouldn't stop you, right? Just like it won't stop me.
Why would it? Downvotes aren't really important.
I just post the links to articles, I don't write them, so downvotes don't affect my life at all. Nor should they affect yours. Thank you!
It really is strange that all of my recent (meaning, last hour or less) comments to you would go negative right after I brought it up, including in a chain of comments that goes 15 deep. It's almost like someone lost an argument, got butthurt, signed into an alt account and downvoted the other person. I wonder who would do something like that.. could it be the same person who I called out for doing this same exact thing in the past, where they downvoted my comments far below where most people would care to interact?
Nonetheless, if I have to take 2 downvotes here and there, it's fine, because it will never reach your 50,000, alt accounts or not.
Well, I don't have any alt accounts and I haven't signed out, so I don't know.
But like I said, downvotes don't matter to me. Don't let them get to you either. Thank you! :)
Uh huh, I totally believe someone that posts propaganda day-in and day-out only has one account. Surely a propagandist vote manipulator would never make it as obvious to downvote someone's deeply nested comments into the negative minutes after that same someone pointed out the huge, unbelievable amount of downvotes the propanda poster had, because that would be quite the coincidence. They would never be that stupid, right?!
I'll be fine, true, because I will never be able to match your 50,000 downvotes even if I tried as hard as I could. It's a feat to be so universally disliked.
You believe me. Yay! Thank you! :)
Nah, just kidding. I fully believe that's exactly what you just did, and that you tried to gaslight me over it. Sorry, I know comprehension isn't your strong suit, I shouldn't joke with you like that.
Wow, speak of the devil! Lemmy growing for the sake of growing just recreates Reddit. Every forum is dominated by a super minority of posters, a small minority of commenters, and a super majority of lurkers. Nothing has changed about that since the Usenet days you claim to be old enough to remember.
Posts without thought or of low quality encourage people to go elsewhere. The answer is not more crap posted by more people, it’s quality posts from diverse users with healthy and good faith discussions. So basically the opposite of what you do with the volume and choice of articles you share, and your rampant attempts to stifle and distract from constructive discussions in the comments.
Poorly sourced and written articles presenting issues without context are not only actively harmful to this community but harmful to the prospect of Lemmy and the fediverse as a whole. The fact that this is something you don’t recognize surprises me not at all.
Meh, I don't write them. And they don't seem poorly written to me. Thanks! :)
I mean, how could we tell if you’ve ever even read them as you refuse to discuss them or even talk about why you thought they were interesting enough to share?
Also, considering your frequent errors and comment editing and what you chose to share, I don’t believe we share equivalent standards on writing or journalistic quality.
Good thing I don't write the articles then, right? Can you imagine how error-prone they'd be?! lol
And hey, at least now you know I'm not a bot. Thank you! :)