World News @lemmy.world jordanlund @lemmy.world 4 wk. ago

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.

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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.
The bot that everyone (inc. me ) hates?
Really? That's your compelling argument?

It's to difficult for your bot, that's universally hated in this community, to work with?
Your bot is bad and you should feel bad
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.
Solid rule. 9/10. One point deduction for making me look at Tom Cotton.
What if the Yahoo article is because the original is paywalled?
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.
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.
With all the negativity in here, I just wanted to say thanks for all that you do @jordanlund@lemmy.world
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