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Not a good look, mods.
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Rule 1 Ban Count: 5
Not a good look, mods.
No one wants this bot. In the last thread asking for feedback there was an overwhelming majority that did not want it. You’re attached to it because you made it. People don’t want it. It happens. Stop it.
Good riddance.
Don't grade sources on leftness or rightness. It's relative. Aggregation doesn't fix the problem of Overton shift.
Why do you insist on fixing the bot instead of directing your energy elsewhere? Fixing the media bias bot to not have any bias is a fool's errand.
Keep it gone. MBFC and others are not a source of truth.
Adding multiple sources of bias does not produce an unbiased result.
2nd. It's just not necessary. Frankly what's more off putting is the outright bizarre insistence on the mods part and outright denial of feedback. If the bot comes back I'm blocking the community, there are other streams for news.
Edit: didn't realize the "new and improved" bot is back. Good luck yall.
Wouldn't it be easier to just block the bot?
If everyone who doesn't like the bot blocks it, people entering the community will see the bot upvoted. That will mean they assume the general consensus is that the bot is trustworthy and accurate.