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Would it be possible to create a bot that replies to youtube links with ghostarchive versions? (lemmy.ml)

submitted 1 month ago* (last edited 1 month ago) by frightful_hobgoblin@lemmy.ml to c/asklemmy@lemmy.ml

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The invidious link bot was great and well-received.

Google are blocking invidious pretty effectively now, but they can't block ghostarchive because it's not on their server

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[–] bjoern_tantau@swg-empire.de 10 points 1 month ago (1 children)

There used to be such a bot. I banned it because often it was the only comment on a post, making me believe that a person commented. But it shouldn't be too hard to write your own for whatever community you want.

[+] frightful_hobgoblin@lemmy.ml -20 points 1 month ago (2 children)

[upvote my comment if you think that's a bad reason to ban]

[–] Thorry84@feddit.nl 19 points 1 month ago

Most of the bots on Lemmy have been well meaning, but ultimately annoying.

The issue is there isn't really a lot of traffic on Lemmy. And from the people that are here a lot of them are lurkers, just consuming, maybe upvoting once in a while, but that's it. This leads bots that reply to a lot of comments/posts to become a large part of the traffic and thus the experience for the users. There isn't enough for the bots to get lost in the noise. This also leads to the user experiencing the feeling of only interacting with bots, instead of other people. Most people commenting are looking for people interaction and get annoyed when they think they have such an interaction only for it to be a bot.

Lemmy is also very focused of an audience at the moment, which leads to bots not really being necessary. People here are usually very tech savvy and know how to do most of the things. A bot that explains how to do things people already know how to do comes across as unneeded.

[–] bjoern_tantau@swg-empire.de 7 points 1 month ago

All users of my instance were unanimous in their wish to ban that bot.

[–] Carighan@lemmy.world 9 points 1 month ago (1 children)

So long as it's possible to ban the bot so I don't see the spam, sure.

[–] skullgiver@popplesburger.hilciferous.nl 10 points 1 month ago* (last edited 1 month ago) (1 children)

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[–] Carighan@lemmy.world 3 points 1 month ago

Oooh, I did not know that. TYVM!

[–] InEnduringGrowStrong@sh.itjust.works 7 points 1 month ago

Browser add-ons would be better suited for this.
Those uninterested don't get spammed and it'd work on all websites for those who want it.

[–] jewbacca117@lemmy.world 4 points 1 month ago* (last edited 1 month ago) (1 children)

Theres that bot that posts a piped link, but I blocked it because the videos never loaded

[–] frightful_hobgoblin@lemmy.ml 0 points 1 month ago

That's my point

[–] Coreidan@lemmy.world 3 points 1 month ago (1 children)

Anything is possible if you try hard enough

[–] frightful_hobgoblin@lemmy.ml -1 points 1 month ago (1 children)

You r so inspirational

[–] fjordbasa@lemmy.world 3 points 1 month ago

That’s the kind of answer you can expect when you ask in a non-technical community meant for conversational questions