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META: The automated discussion threads do more harm than good. (sopuli.xyz)
submitted 2 years ago by MentalEdge@sopuli.xyz to c/manga@lemmy.ml
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They should not be a thing. At least not until there is already consistent active discussion threads happening for a given series. If I want to discuss a new chapter of something, and there isn't a post already, I will make one.

As it is now, the dozens and dozens of empty discussion posts only drown out the few posts by people who DO have something to say.

They also show up in my subscriptions as a wall of spam, and do the same for "all". One post is enough to facilitate discovery of the community, a dozen does the opposite.

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[–] jim@programming.dev 9 points 2 years ago (1 children)

I've turned off the bot for now.

[–] MentalEdge@sopuli.xyz 3 points 2 years ago* (last edited 2 years ago)

Good. I'm not completely against automating discussion threads, but they should be a lot less prevalent than they are now, and be set to only post series that basically never have empty threads.

[–] s20@lemmy.ml 8 points 2 years ago (1 children)

I have to agree. I applaud the idea, but I've been tempted to block the community because of the constant posts.

[–] MentalEdge@sopuli.xyz 6 points 2 years ago

The better alternative is to block the bot account, but that's not ideal either, if you want to participate in any of the series it's been set to post.

[–] ReluctantZen@feddit.nl 6 points 2 years ago* (last edited 2 years ago)

I've been thinking the same thing lately. Really clogs up the space. Glad you brought this up

[–] CaptainBasculin@lemmy.ml 5 points 2 years ago (1 children)

While I agree, some highly popular titles (stuff that most people read like Spy x Family, One Piece, Oshi No Ko) should still be automatically uploaded in my opinion. These are more likely to generate discussion then the generic "i got isekaid but i have op powers from the future" manga that's copied 1000 times.

[–] ReluctantZen@feddit.nl 7 points 2 years ago (1 children)

If they're popular, won't the chapters be posted here by a user instead of a bot if we remove the bot?

[–] MentalEdge@sopuli.xyz 5 points 2 years ago (1 children)

I do actually agree that automatically created threads that appear the moment a new chapter is out makes sense in these cases.

The post would serve as a notification of a new chapter for some, who would then use the link to read and comment, immediately.

It also removes the competition around being "the one" that posts the discussion thread each chapter.