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[Meta] There seems to be a downvoting bot around here. Every thread and every single comment has at least one downvote. Is there any way to fix this? (sh.itjust.works)

submitted 10 months ago by slevinkelevra@sh.itjust.works to c/cat@lemmy.world

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[–] slevinkelevra@sh.itjust.works 7 points 10 months ago (1 children)

Gotta be several accounts though, right?

[–] Sal@mander.xyz 27 points 10 months ago (2 children)

There is one account that has a single comment from 5 months ago that is downvoting most posts and comments. That one is very suspicious

Other than that... No other accounts are as obvious. A few do have some reoccurrences but most of those votes do seem organic on first inspection.

[–] brbposting@sh.itjust.works 12 points 10 months ago

We’ll look really silly when it turns out they just have the highest standard in the world for what constitutes adding to a discussion.

[–] slevinkelevra@sh.itjust.works 7 points 10 months ago* (last edited 10 months ago) (1 children)

Thanks for the feedback. I was just thinking that because most posts get several downvotes (at least 3) once they reach a certain popularity.

[–] Sal@mander.xyz 11 points 10 months ago

A botnet could have many unique accounts, and some could even appear like users. So I can't rule it out. I also haven't done a deeper dive into the accounts.

But when a post gets popular I would expect it to get at least a few downvotes, regardless of what it is.