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An automod is making posts asking for moderators in subs where the mods have either been purged or left reddit on their own accord. The predictable result is a flood of copypasted applications from bots.

https://archive.fo/gqkPc for non-reddit link and posterity.

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[–] TheGreatFox@lemm.ee 27 points 1 year ago

According to the /r/ModCoord thread, those are humans, kind of - the first one was a friend of the only active former mod that had an AI write that text for the lulz and posted it. The second was someone that copied it, hoping for exactly this result. And then, with two identical posts, the memelords took over.

[–] saltesc@lemmy.world 25 points 1 year ago (1 children)

A diverse pool of candidates. Going to be tricky. I did notice no one expressed a passion for ants, though.

[–] VanillaGorilla@kbin.social 6 points 1 year ago

What they need is an anthologist.

[–] FlyingSquid@lemmy.world 17 points 1 year ago* (last edited 1 year ago) (2 children)

Haha.

I also possess 0 years of experience already running this subreddit, which I feel sets me apart from other applicants

I love stupid bots.

https://archive.fo/gqkPc

Edit:

I also possess 10 years of experience already not running this subreddit, which I feel sets me apart from other applicants

Who coded this?

[–] wahming@monyet.cc 23 points 1 year ago

You see stupid, I see intentional irony

[–] zabil@lemmy.world 11 points 1 year ago

I would think these are people trolling the request. Good on them

[–] donio@lemmy.world 8 points 1 year ago* (last edited 1 year ago) (1 children)

To clarify these are not bots but users expressing their opinion in this fashion. The r/modcoord thread where I saw this has some comments with the background. /r/ModCoord/comments/15rvzb0/mod_team_for_rthingsforants_just_got_removed/

[–] PeleSpirit@lemmy.world 6 points 1 year ago

This one is the best but I don't think it's a chatbot

Allow me to mod this community. I have experience in banning the shit out of people, such as u/ModCodeofConduct, and have an itchy trigger finger. I am also in possession of a powerful microscope to help find Spez's tictac cock. Lastly, I would reinstall the mods, except for the one who passed away and was still kept on in memory and honour of them, you heartless shitlings.

With this, I hope you can understand just how suitable I am for this community, despite only having learned of it at the same time of you removing the dead mod, and accept me as a new mod.

[–] Oha@lemmy.ohaa.xyz 7 points 1 year ago
[–] Pandoras_Can_Opener@mander.xyz 7 points 1 year ago* (last edited 1 year ago)

I wonder if there are real users among those who actually are long term subscribers. Because the idea of the users uniformly organizing and doing the same task like ants has a certain appeal.

That's ok, many of the current mods are bots or use bots to neglect their responsibilities.