this post was submitted on 23 Jun 2023
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And yes, to refute some comments, this publication is being upvoted by bots. A single computer was needed, not "thousands of dollars" spent.

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[–] Clompsh@mander.xyz 6 points 1 year ago (2 children)

I mentioned Reddit in an application. I feel like that would come up in legitimate applications at the moment. Is it easy to tell the bots from actual applicants?

[–] stupidmanager@insane.dev 4 points 1 year ago

In my case, yes. I asked for a reason written in code (working or not). Since I intend to be a DevOps focused instance, there’s no excuse. Most humans would read the application and I don’t feel bad for denying based on this requirement.

Also helps that after 8 of those bots apps, the message is very similar. If there was a human in that mix, they can dm me and ask for reconsideration.

[–] Clompsh@mander.xyz 2 points 1 year ago

I somehow missed your first bit about asking for it specifically to not be about reddit. That makes sense.