3 ms·
You can use RES and ignore the bots, then you'll never see them. If you don't want to use RES, you could always just block them through reddit and get the same
by hn8788 5y ago
You can use RES and ignore the bots, then you'll never see them. If you don't want to use RES, you could always just block them through reddit and get the same effect. It's not hard.
- SquareWheel 5y agoThere's hundreds of bots, and thousands of users who trigger them. You can't possibly block everyone typing /u/SaveVideo, or responding "Good bot/Bad bot" in the comments. Reddit's tools are not up to the task.
- vorpalhex 5y agoIf everyone is using a bot, sort of seems like it might be important...
- crtasm 5y agoCan RES change comment counts? E.g. I see "post title, 1 comment", click to see what someone said but it's a bot. Blocking (ignoring?) the bot on reddit doesn't change the "1 comment" part.
- hn8788 5y agoI don't think it does, but I've never considered it that much of an issue to spend 2 seconds clicking the back button if there are no visible comments. It's not like you know who's posting anyway, so it's always a crapshoot whether it's going to be a bot, relevant comment, or just someone posting something like "+1" or "^^This".
- uh_uh 5y agoIt is bad if you have to do extra steps for non-annoying UX. Non-annoying UX should be the default and annoying stuff should be opt-in. Reddit is such a disaster nowadays, especially with the "new" design, it's just a matter of time until it will get disrupted.