submitted 1 year ago* (last edited 1 year ago) by Noerknhar@feddit.org to c/moderators@lemmy.world

9 comments fedilink hide all child comments

EDIT: question answered in commented links. Keeping it here for record keeping.

I saw that this user is constantly reposting from other instances, it's basically all they do.

I could just block them, but I was wondering

Ideally, they'd crosspost instead of repost. And I think this is against the very idea of the instance federation.

It's really more a question than a call for action.

you are viewing a single comment's thread
view the rest of the comments

[-] PhilipTheBucket@ponder.cat -1 points 1 year ago

Ideally, they’d crosspost instead of repost.

? This isn't how it works. Any repost of the same link is a crosspost. What do you even mean by this?

Why do you think this person is a bot?

[-] Noerknhar@feddit.org 2 points 1 year ago

When you crosspost, it's basically a link to the post in the "original" instance.

However, following the information in the comments, I now understand the rationale behind not doing it.

[-] PhilipTheBucket@ponder.cat -1 points 1 year ago

When you crosspost, it’s basically a link to the post in the “original” instance.

Yeah, don't do that.

Why do you think this person is a bot?

this post was submitted on 22 Jun 2025

9 points (76.5% liked)

Lemmy Moderators

920 readers

3 users here now

A community for moderators of various communities to discuss moderating. Help others and get help yourself! Remember, there are no stupid questions!

If you have general questions or things you want to share about the Fediverse, then head over to !fediverse@lemmy.world!

If you want help with making a lemmy bot, then head over to !lemmybotsupport@lemmy.world!

Rules

founded 3 years ago

MODERATORS