121

Flood of vibe-coded/slopware spam? (lemmy.blahaj.zone)

submitted 4 months ago by xgranade@lemmy.blahaj.zone to c/selfhosted@lemmy.world

32 comments fedilink hide all child comments

I've noticed a lot of posts lately that are just spam for slopware, often not even having anything to do with self-hosting. As sad as I am about it, I'm pretty close to unsubscribing to keep spam out of my Lemmy feeds.

Before doing so, though, I wanted to ask if there was any formal policy or rule for the community that could help cut down on thr spam, and if so, what would be most useful for me to do when I see a spam post? That I'd, is the Report button the right tool, is there some other way to let moderators know?

you are viewing a single comment's thread
view the rest of the comments

[+] Telorand@reddthat.com -14 points 4 months ago

On your instance, yes. Those downvotes get dropped on my side, so I can't see them, and neither can anyone else on a non-downvote instance. My proposal would address the issue of slop for everyone, whereas downvote proponents are just saying, "Yeah, well my way is better. Lemmy is only for people who do it my way."

If this thread is a lesson in anything, it's that the bad habits of Reddit carried over, and people are so fucking lazy, they can't be bothered to click the report button.

[-] punksnotdead@slrpnk.net 7 points 4 months ago

downvote proponents are just saying, "Yeah, well my way is better. Lemmy is only for people who do it my way."

If anything you're the one being obtuse and saying your way is better and that people must adapt to your way. Downvotes are the default behaviour of the software and the "reddit-like" experience of Lemmy

[-] Telorand@reddthat.com -5 points 4 months ago

If better means "more inclusive," then yes. It's better. Did I say to stop downvoting? No. Did I tell people to abandon their downvoting-enabled instances? No (though have a look and see how I've been told multiple times to leave mine).

Dunno why people are hellbent on excluding people who don't want optional downvotes when non-optional reporting exists.

But do go on about how I'm excluding the poor instances with downvotes by recommending an inclusive action that they also benefit from.

this post was submitted on 20 Feb 2026

121 points (93.5% liked)

Selfhosted

60542 readers

1374 users here now

A place to share alternatives to popular online services that can be self-hosted without giving up privacy or locking you into a service you don't control.

Rules:

Detailed Rules Post

Be civil.
No spam.
Posts are to be related to self-hosting.
Don't duplicate the full text of your blog or readme if you're providing a link.
Submission headline should match the article title.
No trolling.
Promotion posts require active participation, with an account that is at least 30 days old. F/LOSS without a paywall has exceptions, with requirements. See the rules link for details. Tags [CBH] or [AIP] are required, see the link in Rule 8 for details.
AI-related discussions and AI-involved promotional posts have additional requirements for tagging, as noted in Rule 7 and the AI & Promotional Post Expanded Rules post. )

Resources:

selfh.st Newsletter and index of selfhosted software and apps
awesome-selfhosted software
awesome-sysadmin resources
Self-Hosted Podcast from Jupiter Broadcasting

Any issues on the community? Report it using the report flag.

Questions? DM the mods!

founded 3 years ago

MODERATORS

curbstickle@anarchist.nexus

curbstickle_lw@lemmy.world